<p>hi fenwaysouth and welcome to Hokie nation. First I want to thank you for your responses to my questions regarding being an injured athlete and how to handle notification to coaches. And second, I am hoping I can return the favor and answer your questions regarding VT. My daughter is a sophomore civil engineering major and member of Hypatia.</p>
<p>I found during the application process that VT didn’t go out of its way to sell you on the school. There seems to be a very low key approach to attracting students (unlike the more hard sell of PSU). But once your son is actually attending, I don’t think you will be disappointed with the experience. I find communication to be excellent, especially during orientation. </p>
<p>My daughter was accepted RD Engineering but almost instantly was contacted by Hypatia and invited to come down for a weekend. One example of how VT, which started out low key and not proactive, turned out to be very proactive and interested in accepted students. In comparison, PSU’s women in engineering group never contacted DD and never responded to requests to attend a class. One student did take time to meet with us and was personally very generous with her time but the univeristy itself was terrible with responding to our questions.</p>
<p>So my recommendation mirrors the other posters. VT is a wonderful school and we’ve been so pleased with our DD’s experience there. Academically, socially, preparation for interviews, availability of internships, job fairs - it has all been so positive. She actually has landed her “dream” internship for this coming summer.</p>