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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a female graduate of VT engineering, but a while ago, though it sounds like the ratio hasn't changed. I have no idea what the vibe is like now, but some things that probably haven't changed because the ratio hasn't. (one caveat is chemical engineering which skews more female than other specialties--an across the board average isn't relevant once you are past freshman year). I chose ME, which was slightly lower than the 25% average. I think there were about 20 women in my graduation year of a bit more than 100 people. You will be a visible minority in you engineering classes, about 3-4 in any given class, which might be a new experience for your daughter--but on the flip side, the women tended to be pretty friendly with each other and were more close knit than I think the male students were with each other. I think engineers across the board are pretty direct communicators, which might be jarring if you aren't used to that. I'd also say that VT is not known for hand holding it's students--you really have to be a self starter, ask for help when you need it, find some people in classes to study with if that might help you, etc. I do think the main thing is, if she likes engineering and this is what she wants to do, she'll do great. Va Tech has a lot of opportunities for engineering students-I loved my time there, and the projects I worked on. It's a big campus with lots of opportunity to socialize outside of engineering--my college best friends were not engineers, but people I met in the dorms my sophomore year.[/quote]
Thanks, this was helpful! I have a female junior OOS considering VT for engineering, most likely ME.[/quote]

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