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[quote=Anonymous]Virginia Tech grad here needs to point out that the comment about confederate loving garbage are misplaced.  The current elected officials struggling with accusations of racism are UVA grads and grads of VMI.  Virginia Tech has enough horrific baggage to carry around but that isn't a Tech problem.

The location of Tech is a plus and minus. It was OOS for me.  Grew up in Maryland and the close proximity of College Park was a huge strike against it for me.  I wanted to be a good drive away but something that could be done easily in a day.  I really live UVA but it is as close to the DC area as I would want my kid to be.  I want them to be "away."  I don't want them coming home with bags of laundry every weekend.  Every couple months--yes---but not every weekend.  Of course, my kids aren't there yet so I may feel differently when they are...

An important thing to consider about Virginia Tech is that is has a huge sense of place.  If you have visited, you will understand.  It isn't like you get there and feel isolated.  And having gone there, it was so great to go tubing on the New, go mountain biking at Pandapas pond, and to have a fun college town.  For a confirmed City Rat, it would be dreadful but I would argue UVA and UNC would be as well.  City Rats should probably go to Georgia Tech or Pitt--those are near real cities.  The rest of the schools I mention are really more country schools.  Some want that and others don't.  I never regret going to Va Tech from out of state.   [/quote]

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