I grew up in WV and assumed I was going to WVU. Then I got to see the -- Galenahokie 08/10/2018 07:35AM
When you visited VT, or brought your kid, what was the thing that sold it? -- HokieSignGuy 08/09/2018 07:41AM
All the dirt walkways on campus were now graveled. ** -- MikeVT85 08/10/2018 02:01AM
Forestry major from Maryland............................................... -- VTHokieTom 08/09/2018 2:03PM
My Dad said 'This is where you are going". With a sis in college and -- DonHo-kieHi 08/09/2018 12:46PM
I am a 3rd generation Hokie, so I made my mind up to attend VT... -- MP4VT2004 08/09/2018 12:39PM
Several of my favorite high school teachers were VT grads. ** -- BusLoadaBozos 08/09/2018 12:29PM
I liked the girls at Hillcrest. ** -- IB4TECH 08/09/2018 12:07PM
It was a done deal. Grfather, father, 2 uncles..I grew up going to the Burg -- King Jaffe Joffer 08/09/2018 11:43AM
Friends, girls and jungle juice. ** -- 1400E 08/09/2018 11:00AM
Value proposition... -- No1Hokie 08/09/2018 10:55AM
ROI! I preach this and parents are horrified that I'd take cost into -- Thankful Hokie 08/13/2018 10:10AM
I decided to attend VT prior to even visiting the campus. -- VTHokie2000 08/09/2018 10:47AM
First time I saw campus was at orientation. ** -- DHokie 08/09/2018 10:43AM
My oldest moves in a week from today. -- GoTechGo 08/09/2018 10:36AM
Slightly different perspective on campus visits -- Hokie Fiji 08/09/2018 09:59AM
Seems odd. What is his reason for being so firm in his conviction of W&M? ** -- HokieSignGuy 08/09/2018 10:47AM
It's not UVa -- Hokie Fiji 08/09/2018 11:18AM
Sort of reminds me of my little sister -- HokieAl 08/09/2018 11:31AM
Yeah... the independent streak is probably genetic -- Hokie Fiji 08/09/2018 11:55AM
The beauty of the campus and the mountains ** -- OrlandoHokie 08/09/2018 09:46AM
Outdoor guy - forestry major - and it was way the heck out there in the 70s -- `lag 08/09/2018 09:42AM
It was the students and overall atmosphere -- HokieAl 08/09/2018 09:22AM
Honestly, it was all we could afford; I started to love VT after graduation -- WestyHokie 08/09/2018 09:22AM
Even out of state was quite affordable in the mid-80's -- statmanfromHCyrs 08/09/2018 10:13AM
For me as an out of stater starting in 1984, VT was about $300 a year more -- Late 80s Hokie 08/09/2018 12:33PM
I knew a former co-worker, who had a nephew living with him and his wife, -- VTHokie2000 08/09/2018 11:28AM
That worked well for me, except some classes transferred as electives -- WestyHokie 08/09/2018 11:42AM
I think that's changed now -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 12:18PM
I thought a lot of undergraduate degrees at VT now take either 4.5 or 5 yrs -- VTHokie2000 08/09/2018 11:46AM
When I first started at Tech, I thought '5th year senior' meant 5th year as -- statmanfromHCyrs 08/09/2018 1:31PM
Prob do; I did it in the 80s ** -- WestyHokie 08/09/2018 11:50AM
I graduated in 2000 and did it in 4 years (not completely by choice -- VTHokie2000 08/09/2018 12:10PM
I've always thought of VT as one very large family. -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 09:42AM
I was going, nothing to sell -- TomTurkey 08/09/2018 09:07AM
I already had decided to go to Mt. Holyoke in Mass. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 09:00AM
I was that guy on the drill field playing softball you winked at -- 48zip 08/09/2018 10:00AM
Lol. read that wrong. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 09:11AM
Is she going to be working at Deloitte? ** -- Stork 08/09/2018 10:18AM
No, another one. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 10:27AM
Well congratulations to her. -- Stork 08/09/2018 10:36AM
Oh, wow. The CDC sounds interesting. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 10:38AM
No. She was a Geography Major. GIS. -- Stork 08/09/2018 4:35PM
Isn't Deloitte more of an accounting firm? ** -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 10:47AM
That's what I thought. I think they might be doing consulting now though. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 10:50AM
I'm sure BAH still gets plenty of very high quality individuals. ** -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 10:51AM
I'm sure they do too. I just heard some had left. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 11:05AM
You read it right -- he was asking about either situation, you OR your kids ** -- Nova Hokie 95 08/09/2018 10:17AM
Wow. I really envy kids that figured out what they wanted to do with their -- HokieNoVA 08/09/2018 09:23AM
I figured it out in eighth grade -- Nova Hokie 95 08/09/2018 10:16AM
Me either...lol ** -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 09:37AM
45 here and still trying to figure it out. ** -- HokieinTampa 08/09/2018 09:31AM
Yep. 51 and I know exactly what I DON'T want to do when I grow up. ** -- vt90 08/09/2018 09:41AM
65 and retired, so it's no longer a problem for me ** -- TomTurkey 08/09/2018 10:26AM
Have you decided what you want to do when you grow up? -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 10:50AM
Gave up on growing up. Beginning descent into 2nd childhood. ** -- TomTurkey 08/09/2018 10:53AM
Coworker's daughter had same experience visiting UVA. She's now a Hokie, to ** -- Thankful Hokie 08/09/2018 09:14AM
I concur! ** -- Thankful Hokie 08/09/2018 09:09AM
I'm a dyed in the wool Hokie. The 1850s dorms ultimately -- Thankful Hokie 08/09/2018 08:55AM
Mine visited VT every year of his life for 18 years ... -- vt90 08/09/2018 08:49AM
I'm going to need a detailed description of the move in next week. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 09:15AM
I will simply be mopping up my wife's tears all weekend ... -- vt90 08/09/2018 09:16AM
On the other hand, I'm counting down the days until my daughter goes back. -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 09:19AM
Moved original post.** -- GoTechGo 08/09/2018 10:32AM
I'm guessing she's just as anxious as you are. Once I got to Blacksburg -- 48zip 08/09/2018 10:24AM
Ayep... I have a senior at ODU and I already started packing for her -- vt90 08/09/2018 09:24AM
Lol ** -- GFallsFan 08/09/2018 09:53AM
You're living my dream. I teared up a little ** -- Thankful Hokie 08/09/2018 09:08AM
I was accepted early decision before ever setting foot on campus -- 48zip 08/09/2018 08:49AM
Same here but history may have been a better fit -- TomTurkey 08/09/2018 10:31AM
I was (and still am) undecided between CE and Arch. -- 48zip 08/09/2018 10:49AM
What that CE a graduate of VT? -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 10:54AM
No. -- 48zip 08/09/2018 10:59AM
Structures for me. Got old and tiresome after a while. -- TomTurkey 08/09/2018 10:52AM
Same here ** -- Hokerer 08/09/2018 10:29AM
Same, save for the early acceptance -- Nova Hokie 95 08/09/2018 10:25AM
I think after visiting schools, I actually liked JMU’s campus the most... -- hokiemas 08/09/2018 08:43AM
Looking back, I think I ended up at VT by default -- Tafkam Hokie 08/09/2018 08:31AM
Delta Whamma House ** -- Brown Water 08/09/2018 08:17AM
For me it was the acceptance letter lol. PRAISE JEEBUS!!! -- HokieinTampa 08/09/2018 08:02AM
Same here, the acceptance letter. Had never been to VT before orientation. ** -- HokieNoVA 08/09/2018 09:10AM
For me, it was the Kroger ** -- darnellm 08/09/2018 07:58AM
Used to pass the campus every time I visited my grandfather -- EDGEMAN 08/09/2018 07:58AM