Top 10 best college campuses in the United States

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Anonymous wrote:Just toured Virginia Tech--it was way better than we expected. Wouldn't rank it in top 10 prettiest, but it was pretty good. Maybe the "best" rank includes on-campus offerings. VTech has tons of on-campus food and amenities to accommodate 40,000 in the middle of Blacksburg.

Va Tech is the traditional college Gothic architecture set against vast mountain-scape. It gets high praise for good food. But what other “on-campus” amenities are you raving about? We also toured recently, it is beautiful, DS would love to attend, but I couldn’t get a feel for what else there is (much less “tons”).

DP. There are hundreds of clubs, club sports, and organizations available as well as lots of outdoor activities in the mountains (hiking, camping, rafting, climbing, caving, etc). Residential life includes lots of LLPs, if that's your thing. There is Greek life for those interested, but less than 20% go Greek, so the majority of students don't rush. Honestly, it's a little surprising that you toured the school but didn't ask about these things while you were there. There's also google...

but everyone moves off campus sophomore year and takes a shuttle bus to campus. that seems weird to me.

right. plus none of those accolades speak to what makes VT a "best" college campus. Yes, it's pretty.....and?

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Anonymous wrote:Excellent troll job- liberty, JMU and VT all ranked in the top 10

What is your point, exactly? I don't know anything about Liberty, but JMU and VT both have great campuses.
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JMU has a major highway bisecting it! Not my idea of an idyllic campus.

People who make silly statements like that have clearly never even been on campus. The highway is a complete non-issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Just toured Virginia Tech--it was way better than we expected. Wouldn't rank it in top 10 prettiest, but it was pretty good. Maybe the "best" rank includes on-campus offerings. VTech has tons of on-campus food and amenities to accommodate 40,000 in the middle of Blacksburg.

Va Tech is the traditional college Gothic architecture set against vast mountain-scape. It gets high praise for good food. But what other “on-campus” amenities are you raving about? We also toured recently, it is beautiful, DS would love to attend, but I couldn’t get a feel for what else there is (much less “tons”).

DP. There are hundreds of clubs, club sports, and organizations available as well as lots of outdoor activities in the mountains (hiking, camping, rafting, climbing, caving, etc). Residential life includes lots of LLPs, if that's your thing. There is Greek life for those interested, but less than 20% go Greek, so the majority of students don't rush. Honestly, it's a little surprising that you toured the school but didn't ask about these things while you were there. There's also google...

but everyone moves off campus sophomore year and takes a shuttle bus to campus. that seems weird to me.

You mean just as they do at the vast majority of large schools? Oh. The campus is still the campus whether one lives on or off.

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Anonymous wrote:Just toured Virginia Tech--it was way better than we expected. Wouldn't rank it in top 10 prettiest, but it was pretty good. Maybe the "best" rank includes on-campus offerings. VTech has tons of on-campus food and amenities to accommodate 40,000 in the middle of Blacksburg.

Va Tech is the traditional college Gothic architecture set against vast mountain-scape. It gets high praise for good food. But what other “on-campus” amenities are you raving about? We also toured recently, it is beautiful, DS would love to attend, but I couldn’t get a feel for what else there is (much less “tons”).

DP. There are hundreds of clubs, club sports, and organizations available as well as lots of outdoor activities in the mountains (hiking, camping, rafting, climbing, caving, etc). Residential life includes lots of LLPs, if that's your thing. There is Greek life for those interested, but less than 20% go Greek, so the majority of students don't rush. Honestly, it's a little surprising that you toured the school but didn't ask about these things while you were there. There's also google...

but everyone moves off campus sophomore year and takes a shuttle bus to campus. that seems weird to me.

right. plus none of those accolades speak to what makes VT a "best" college campus. Yes, it's pretty.....and?

What accolades are you searching for here? Do tell.

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Wow--check out #8:

https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-visit-east-coast-7484124

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Anonymous wrote:I would say NYU #1

Ugh. Urban "campuses" are the worst.

Uh.. maybe for your kid, but we are not talking about your kid.

They are insanely popular overall.

Not among my students at my kids' school - most are seeking out suburban and rural campuses. You must be talking about your own kid and their peers.

Who the F prefers middle of nowhere??

My kid. He lived Colgate and Bucknell since the kids stayed on campus on the weekends. He did not like UVA and the sprawl.

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JMU has a highway running through the middle of it! Not a great campus. Wasn’t impressed by Va Tech either.

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Anonymous wrote: JMU has a highway running through the middle of it! Not a great campus. Wasn’t impressed by Va Tech either.

Oh boy, another person making this claim. Hint: the highway at JMU does not bisect the quad or any part of the campus. It merely separates the lovely West Campus from the more modern East and has several pedestrian bridges and tunnels to easily access either side. It is a complete non-issue for anyone who actually attends JMU.


And Virginia Tech is a beautiful campus full of gothic architecture and surrounded by mountains.