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Virginia Tech: https://vt.edu/academics/majors.html

History of the College:

 Established on October 1, 1872 by Addison “Add” Caldwell
 Addison Caldwell walked 26 miles from Craig County to enroll as the first student at
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
 Since then, Virginia Tech has been fulfilling the role of a leading land-grant university
 The tiny college, originally housed in the old Olin and Preston Institute near what is now
Alumni Mall, has grown into a world-class university.
Description of College:
 At Virginia Tech, we’re reimagining how education and technology intersect. This
approach transforms the ways we teach and learn, perform research, and engage with
communities around the world. We push the boundaries of knowledge in order to make a
difference in the world. Members of the Hokie Nation have a clear vision of how we can
serve in our personal, professional, and civic pursuits. We are a force for positive
change, driven by our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).
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Application Materials:
You should also include the requirements for admission (average SAT/ACT scores, average
GPA, etc.), deadlines, early decision/early action opportunities, etc.
 http://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Virginia-Tech-SAT-scores-GPA
 SAT Range 1170-1380
o 87% of applicants submitting SAT
 SAT Reading 25th: 590
 SAT Math 25th: 580
 SAT Composite 25th: 1170
 SAT Reading 75th: 670
 SAT Math 75th: 710
 SAT Composite 75th: 1380
 ACT Scores: N/A
 Average GPA: 3.95


Women Men Total

Applied 10,227 14,773 25,000

Accepted 7,699 10,019 17,718

Acceptance Rate 75% 68% 71%

Enrolled 2,712 3,217 5,929

Percent of Admitted Who Enrolled (Admission Yield) 35% 32% 33%

Test Scores Required

High School GPA Required

High School Class Rank Neither required nor recommended

Completion of College Preparatory Program Required

Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Demonstration of Competencies Neither required nor recommended

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Academics:
Types of majors offered, degrees; if they offer such opportunities as an honors program, double
major, study abroad, liberal arts, internships, etc.
 Engineering
 Business
 Management
 Marketing
 Related Support Services
 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
 Social Sciences
 Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
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Surrounding Area Activities: https://www.housing.vt.edu/conference/area_attractions.html

 Golf
o Virginia Tech Golf Course - 540- 231-6435
o Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech - 540- 633-6732
o Blacksburg Municipal Golf Course - 540- 961-1137
o Castle Rock Golf Course - 540- 626-7276
 Outdoor Activities
o Jefferson National Forest - 540- 552-4641
o New River Outdoors - 540- 921-7438
o Cascade Falls - 540- 552-4641
o Tangent Outfitters - 540- 626-4567
o Claytor Lake State Park - 540- 643-2500
o New River Junction - 540- 639-6633
 Museums
o Wilderness Road Museum - 540- 674-4835
o Smithfield Plantation - 540- 231-3947
o Museum of Geological Sciences - 540- 231-6894
o Virginia Museum of Transportation - 540- 342-5670
o Dixie Caverns - 540- 380-2085
o National D-Day Memorial - (866)935-6700
o Mill Mountain Zoo - 540- 343-3241
o Natrual Bridge - (800) 533-1410
o Harrison Museum of African American Culture - 540- 345-4818
o O. Winton Link Museum - 540- 982-5465
 Sports and Other Activities
o Salem Red Sox - 540- 389-3333
o BreakZONE - 540- 231-4476
o NRV SuperBowl - 540- 382-5525
o Cox's Golf Driving Range, Putt-Putt, and Batting Cages - 540- 951-0948
o Motor Mile Speedway - 540- 639-1700
o Blacksburg Farmers Market - 540- 239-8290
o Franks Theatres Cinebowl & Grille - 540-750-4588
 Arts
o Music at Virginia Tech - 540- 231-5335
o Theatre at Virginia Tech - 540- 231-5335
o Perspective Gallery - 540- 231-4053
o Armory Art Gallery - 540- 231-5547
o Summer Arts Festival - 540- 231-5921
o Taubman Museum of Art - 540-342-5760
 Area Calendars
o Montgomery County Calendar of Events - 540- 382-3020
o Downtown Blacksburg, Inc. - 540- 951-0454
o Next Three Days
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Financial Aid and Scholarships:

 Undergraduate students may be eligible to receive financial aid through Federal Direct
Student Loans, Federal and/or State Grants, Scholarships, and alternative options such
as Parent PLUS and alternative/private student loans. To apply for financial aid, students
should complete a FAFSA at fafsa.gov . The 2019-20 FAFSA opens on October 1st and
our priority deadline is March 1, 2019.
Career Services:
 Empowering students to pursue a path to a fulfilling career requires more than simply
helping them earn a degree.
 At Virginia Tech, our Career and Professional Development advisors help Hokies
explore potential careers and majors, land internships, and tailor résumés for future
employment. Whether you need a 10-minute walk-in meeting or a scheduled
appointment, we are available and ready to help you.
 No matter your major or academic level, we aim to help students explore career options,
seek real-world experiences, secure post-graduation employment, and plan for graduate
or professional school. In fact, by the time graduation rolls around, 93 percent of our
grads have had a career-related experience while at Virginia Tech, such as paid
internships, part-time and full-time jobs, or research experience.
 We’re here to serve you and start you on your path, from success at Virginia Tech to far
beyond.
Social Activities:
 Your room is just the beginning of your on-campus experience. Common spaces for
studying and social gatherings, community kitchens, and outdoor amenities, such as
volleyball courts, provide fun and creative places to see old friends and make new ones.
 Hokies are encouraged to build community, often by fusing their passions with people lit
by a similar flame. Because learning happens both inside and outside the classroom, co-
curricular engagement is critical to the student experience and to student success.
o GobblerConnect is the place to start your search for where you’ll thrive. Search
hundreds of campus organizations and use this central hub to find events and
activities all year long.
o Gobblerfest kicks off each fall semester. The annual festival connects students
with the wide array of campus activities and opportunities to engage the
surrounding community.
o VT Engage is our service learning and civic engagement center. Our motto at
Virginia Tech — Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) — is the foundation of the
university, and we take it seriously. It means something unique to each person
on campus, and VT Engage works to connect students, faculty, and communities
together, allowing individuals to put our motto into action.
 Nearly 20 percent of the undergraduate population participates in one of our 55 chapter
fraternity and sorority life communities.
 Sports are also a great way to connect with your fellow Hokies. From the variety of
options in our Recreational Sports Department to signing up for the student ticket
lottery to attend NCAA games, you’ll become immersed in Hokie Nation in no time.
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On Campus Living:
 The 47 on-campus residence halls are home to about 9,300 students and are kept safe,
clean, and well-maintained by Virginia Tech’s Housing and Residence Life.
 If you’re a first-year student, you are guaranteed university housing and required to live
in the residence halls unless you are a transfer student or an exception is approved.
 All residence halls have laundry rooms that have been equipped with Laundry Web.
Laundry Web won’t fold your clean clothes or iron your shirts, but it can reserve a
washer or dryer that you want to use, tell you how many machines are in use, or send
you a text when your laundry is done.
 Virginia Tech is also home to 15 living-learning communities, each of which weaves
together what you study, where you live, and who you live with to provide a unique
experience that challenges traditional expectations of campus life.
Meal Plans:
 Major Flex Plan about 10 meals per week
 Mega Flex Plan about 12 meals per week
 Premium Flex Plan about 14 meals per week
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Evan Langebeck

Mann

English II

18 November 2018

The College of Virginia Tech

The history of Virginia Tech is very unique. The College of Virginia Tech was

established on October 1st, 1872 by Addison Caldwell. Addison Caldwell, also known as “add”,

walked 26 miles from Craig County to enroll as the first student at Virginia Agricultural and

Mechanical College. The tiny college, originally housed in the old Olin and Preston Institute near

what is now Alumni Mall, has grown into a world-class university. Since the start, the college

has been fulfilling the role of a leading land-grant university.

Virginia Tech in a basic view is the chance to create the technological future. At Virginia

Tech, the focus is to reimagine how education and technology intersects. By using this approach,

it transforms the ways in which everyone learns, performs research’s, and engages with the

communities across the world. Here they push the boundaries of knowledge so that they can

make a difference in the world. The members of the Hokie Nation have a clear vision of how

they can serve in their personal, professional, and civic pursuits. Together, the college are a force

for positive change, driven by their motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

In order to apply to Virginia Tech, you should consider the following information. The

average GPA of the recently accepted class was 3.95. The average acceptance rate for women is

75% while the average acceptance rate for men is 68%, this leaves a total average of 71%

acceptance rate. Of the women who were accepted, only 35% actually enrolled, and for men only

about 32% were admitted. This gives an overall enrolled rate at only 33% of those accepted to
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the school. Your scores from the Sat, High School GPA, and Completion of College Preparatory

Program are required in your application. The average SAT score for the reading section is 630,

the math section is 645, and overall the average SAT score is 1275. For early decision/early

action opportunities…

The academics that Virginia Tech are most well known for are Engineering, Business,

Management, Marketing, Related Support Services, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human

Sciences, Social Sciences, and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. Of these majors, Virginia

Tech is best known for their Engineering courses.

There are many social activities nearby the Virginia Tech campus. There are outdoor

activities, museums, arts, area specific events, and Sports and other activities. Some of the art

activities involve, music, theatre, summer festivals, and Galleries. For sports there are the Salem

Red Sox, BreakZone, NRV SuperBowl, Cox’s Golf Driving Range, Putt-Putt, and Batting Cages,

Motor Mile Speedway, Blacksburg Farmers Market and Franks Theatres Cinebowl & Grille.

When it comes to financial aid and scholarships, you don’t have the largest selection to

choose from. For undergraduate students, they may be eligible to receive financial aid through

Federal Direct Student Loans, Federal and/or State Grants, Scholarships. A few alternative

options such as Parent PLUS and alternative/private student loans. In order to apply for financial

aid, you should complete a FAFSA. The 2019-2020 FAFSA opens on October 1st with the

priority deadline being on March 1, 2019.

The Virginia Tech career services main purpose is to empower students to pursue a path

for a fulfilling career that is more than simply just helping to earn a degree. At Virginia Tech, the

career and professional development advisors help students explore the potential careers and

majors, help to land an internship, and help tailor résumés for their future. It does not matter
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what major or academic level you are, they still aim to help students explore career options and

seek real-world experiences. They also help secure post-graduation employment, and plan for

graduate or professional school. In fact, by the time graduation rolls around, 93 percent of the

graduates have had a career-related experience, such as paid internships, part-time and full-time

jobs, or research experience.

Like there are some off campus activities, there are also some on campus activities. There

are common spaces to study and have social gatherings, community kitchens, and outdoor

amenities. These outdoor amenities are such as volleyball courts provide fun and creative places

to see old friend as well as make new ones. The students are encouraged to build the community

by using their passions with people who have similar passions. This helps learning happen both

inside and outside the classroom for co-curricular engagement which is critical to a students

experience and success. Some clubs are the GobblerConnect, Gobblerfest, and the VT Engage.

The GobblerConnect is the place to start your search to find where you’ll thrive. The Gobblerfest

kicks off each fall semester with a wide array of campus activities and opportunities to engage

the surrounding community. The VT Engage is the service learning and civic engagement center.

The motto at Virginia Tech is the “UT Prosim (That I May Serve) which is the foundation of the

university. It means something unique to each person, and the VT Engage works to connect

students, faculty and communities together by allowing individuals to put the motto into action.

Almost 20 percent of the undergraduate population participates in at least one of the 55 chapter

fraternities and sorority life communities. Another great way for the community to connect is

through sports, there are a variety of options in the Recreational Sports Department to sign up for

the student ticket lottery.

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As a freshman, you are guaranteed university housing and are required to live in the

residence with very few exceptions. There are 47 on-campus residence halls which house about

9,300 students that are kept safe, clean, and well-maintained. All residence halls have laundry

rooms that have Laundry Web which can reserve a washer or dryer that the resident may want to

use, it can also tell you how many machines are in use, or even send a text when your laundry is

done. There are also 15 living-learning communities, each which weaves together what you

study, where you live, and who you live with. This provides a unique experience that challenges

traditional expectations of campus life.

There are three meal plans available for students on-campus. There is the major flex plan,

mega flex plan and the premium flex plan. The major flex plan, the smallest meal plan, includes

about 10 meals per week. Meanwhile, the mega flex plan contains about 12 meals per week and

the premium flex plan, the largest, includes about 14 meals per week.
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Works Cited

“Home.” VT Virginia Tech, vt.edu/.

“Virginia Tech SAT Scores and GPA.” How to Get In: UCSB Admission Requirements,

www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Virginia-Tech-SAT-scores-GPA.