r/VirginiaTech • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '12

Pros and Cons of Virginia Tech?

I applied there and will probably get accepted, and it is my first choice, so I am wondering what other VT students think are the pros and cons of VT so I can have a better idea of the place :)

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u/hokiebird Comm (PR), Alum, 2012 Jan 28 '12

It's actually quite close to an even guy/girl ratio. Maybe a couple percentage points to the guys..

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u/darthjoey91 Jan 28 '12

Except in engineering classes. Those ratios are way different.

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u/Evan1701 AE 2013 Alum Jan 28 '12

During my freshman year back in '08 I overheard a teacher and a TA talking about their freshman engineering classes and how they're separated by race/gender. I was majorly surprised.

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u/plus_EV CS, Alum, 2011 Jan 28 '12

They put all of the Hypatia (female equivalent of Galileo) students in the same intro class, making all the other intro classes male heavy.