North Carolina State
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Anonymous
| What’s it like at this school? Planning a visit over thanksgiving break. |
Anonymous
| We visited last April and DS loved it. It is very "campus-y" surrounded by city. Campus is very large- there is a separate campus that hold the textile school and also where the on campus hotel is (which is a great hotel by the way). The main part of campus has a great feel to it, awesome rec center- go in for a look it is not part of the tour but they happily let you in to walk around. The tour was great too- took about 90 mites. Started in the student center up on the top floor for a presentation, then broke off into smaller groups. Lots of walking so wear comfortable shoes. Students on campus were super friendly, generally a great vibe. |
Anonymous
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I'm an alum. I loved going to NC State. Students are 80% NC residents, 20% OOS. Very strong STEM programs, but also has Management, Education, and more.
Is there a major / field your DC is interested in? The proximity to RTP was great for internships and senior design project. As a senior, I had a part time job at Research Triangle Institute (that started the summer before my senior year). My roommate did her senior design project at IBM. She was from NoVa and didn't think she would have had the same opportunities at VaTech. |
Anonymous
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It's the Virginia Tech to UNC's UVA.
The big advantage over Virginia Tech is its location in the Research Triangle Park and being with 10-20 minutes to two other major research universities - UNC and Duke. It's also located in a rapidly growing city - Raleigh. VT is very much isolated in this regard. |
Anonymous
It depends on what you go to the schools for. Beings closer to other research universities doesn't matter if you're a business major. Also, the locations are vastly different. VT is in the new river valley, secluded from big cities, a true college town. Blacksburg is VT is Blacksburg. NCST has more of a city feel and as PP said several other large universities nearby. I'm not saying one is better, its a personal preference. |
Anonymous
Being in a rapidly growing city is already a big advantage for business majors. It means students can hold professional internships throughout the semester instead of being confined to summers/winters. "True college town" is simply gate-keeping. Berkeley is the quintessential college town, and it's next to an international city. Cambridge/Boston is another major city that's considered one of the best college towns in the world. Austin, Madison, Boulder are additional examples of popular college towns. Universities in major cities have their own district/neighborhood that caters to the university population, like the U-District in Seattle. There's nothing about being hours away from civilization that enhances the college experience. It only leads to an over-focus on college life (toxic Greek Life) and heavy drinking (because there's nothing to do - see UIUC, Dartmouth, W&L). |
Anonymous
| My nephew goes there and when we visited, I was so impressed with the campus feel. The main campus is super walkable to a cute commercial district. Academically it’s probably like VT compared to UVA, but the campus and town is way, way better. Their architecture program is very, very well-regarded (I’m sure other programs are, too, but I’m only familiar with that one due to some contacts in that space). |
Anonymous
Very good school in a great location. But a relatively unappealing campus in terms of buildings/architecture. (See #41 in the linked list.) https://www.complex.com/style/ugly-college-campuses/north-carolina-state |
Anonymous
| Super fun spirited vibe on a walkable campus with lots of brick; great college town/strip that students can walk to for coffee, fast casual, etc. Entire new campus devoted to engineering and textiles with major business relationships for top notch internship placements. Raleigh itself is a fabulous city with lots to offer and just couple hours from the beach or the mountains. Not a bad drive from the DMV either. |
Anonymous
DC did not like it for this very reason. Very spread out, you have to take buses everywhere, including to sporting events. Way too big and suburban feeling for some. |
Anonymous
| Any merit aid for OOS students? |
Anonymous
| A lot of low life rednecks but other than that they have a good agriculture program |
Anonymous
You're trashy. |
Anonymous
| First woman that is going to circumvent the moon is a triple NCSU grad! |