VT for Humanities

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not like VT isn't a party school for many of its students. So's UVA for that matter.

JMU and VT are on par when it comes to partying. They're on the fun side of the ledger. If you don't want to have any fun, go to W&M, Mary Washington, or CNU.

Just had to get a dig in still.

I'm not wrong.

Oh please you're just trying to start drama

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a liberal arts and humanities student (double major) at VT and she is having a fantastic time. The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences attracts a lot of incredibly talented students. She's double majoring in International Relations and Russian and one of her roommates is an Art History and PPE double major. The other roommate is a National Security and Foreign Affairs major with a language minor.

There are so many majors within this college to choose from, and the School of Visual Arts is fabulous too.

I always find it kind of funny when people assume VT is simply engineering or business - it's so much more than that. Everyone socializes together, there is no "segregation" based on major or college. My DD has attended lots of theater productions, art exhibits, Hume Center lectures, sports events, trivia nights, etc. It just really is what I consider the quintessential college experience, regardless of major.

Agree with this poster. My son is a rising senior at VT, majoring in English/creative writing. He's currently in London for VT's London Calling study abroad program and is having a fantastic experience. https://liberalarts.vt.edu/beyond-the-classroom/study-abroad/english-study-abroad.html

Virginia Tech is an excellent school - it's not just for STEM kids!

+1000 to both PPs. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience for my liberal arts/humanities student. And so many study abroad programs to choose from!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do all Virginia public college responders tend to put down other options in the state?

I think that’s only one person. Just ignore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do you mind sharing stats OP? Why is W&M a long shot?

Because: NOVA public school
system and competition against peers from school then region &
how W&M (all VA public unis) allocate space. I have seen kids with very high stats from DC's school not get in W&M. My DC is not the highest, not the lowest overall but in the scatterplot from school is not competitive on paper. It is insane. Will definitely thrive in seminar style courses but has a couple of B grades in math/ science.

A couple Bs wont be a deal breaker if he applies ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do all Virginia public college responders tend to put down other options in the state?

Not sure it’s any less helpful than hardcore boosting across the board. I’ve never seen the words “great” and “excellent” abused with such frequency in a thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do all Virginia public college responders tend to put down other options in the state?

Not sure it’s any less helpful than hardcore boosting across the board. I’ve never seen the words “great” and “excellent” abused with such frequency in a thread.

Ha - try getting through any of the dozens of threads about virtually identical SLACs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do all Virginia public college responders tend to put down other options in the state?

Not sure it’s any less helpful than hardcore boosting across the board. I’ve never seen the words “great” and “excellent” abused with such frequency in a thread.

Boosting without facts (just asserting without evidence that something is "great") is not useful, but the put downs are toxic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do all Virginia public college responders tend to put down other options in the state?

Not sure it’s any less helpful than hardcore boosting across the board. I’ve never seen the words “great” and “excellent” abused with such frequency in a thread.

Boosting without facts (just asserting without evidence that something is "great") is not useful, but the put downs are toxic.

DP. When people post about the experiences their own kids have had at VT, I find that extremely helpful and useful. Those are the facts I'm interested in - firsthand experiences. So, if someone states their kid had an excellent experience and tells us why, I take that to heart.