Virginia Tech Post-Offer Decision Making and if Accept What Next? 2020

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Hint for dorm room prioritization:

GitHub has floorplans for all of the dorms that were available as of 2006. Some of the uses noted on the plans have shifted (Pritchard’s lounge configuration is different now), but the majority of the room info is pretty accurate. You can see location of specific room numbers as well as approximate size in relation to other rooms. There are definitely certain rooms that are larger than the average dimensions that housing lists. Son and roommate did that research and landed a 13x13.5 room.

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My daughter found out yesterday that she was accepted into an LLC that is in West AJ. So I guess that’s where she’ll be.

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So our D has spent many hours online researching her list of colleges she has offers from (8 in all) and narrowed to her final 2 - VT and Purdue for Engineering. In a separate thread I shared her final rationale but she has chosen VT and is super excited to become a Hokie (ordered a ton of VT gear!)
She has now applied for Hypatia LLC for Women in Engineering and is waiting to hear back. Really hope start of the year is not impacted by COVID-19 but we will see.

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Great news!! Check out Alumni Hall (there is a website and store in Blacksburg) … they have some of the best gear.

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@cbl1 - Alumni Hall has temporarily shut down due to Covid19. Campus Emporium is good as well campusemporium.com

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Yea I tried the retail store last week and was disappointed… they do have a website. But your right campusemporium good.

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They actually shutdown their website as well! Good news is that it says they plan to reopen in May.

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Wow. I guess there website must ship from stores for each school.

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My OOS daughter committed last night! She has been accepted to Hypatia. We are all so proud of her and excited for her future!!

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Congrats!

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I was wondering if there is any way to decline an LLC after accepting the offer. I did not think my decision thoroughly and accepted the LLC offer on impulse. However, after further thought, I realized that I don’t want to be part of the LLC.

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I’m sure it shouldn’t be an issue. Just contact them.

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I was able to leave the LLC. How does regular housing work? Do we get to pick the hall that we are in based on space, and time of selection based on the signing date of the housing contract, or are we assingned randomly to any hall? Also, what halls have the most freshman?

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Most halls are freshman. You will get an assigned time to choose. Usually your time will be sometime in July.

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@broseff As mentioned above, most halls are freshmen. Those that would have a larger than normal % of upperclassmen would be West AJ and Lee, both of which are heavy with LLC’s that either offer or require a 2 year commitment.

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I just saw on VT’s website that Freshman Orientation is going to be virtual this summer.

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My daughter isn’t going to be happy about that virtual orientation!

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South Carolina let the cat out of the bag yesterday on a FB live that they will be doing the same thing. I think most large schools will have to go this route if they want any hope of opening in the fall. Imagine if they had live orientations and someone by chance got infected. Might ruin it for them

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Has anybody on this thread applied for the Galipatia (Hypatia/Galileo) LLP? If so, how long did it take to get a response? My son is hoping to hear in time for his May 1st decision.

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For the current cycle for LLP they are to notify on or before May 1 - so worst case you should hear May 1 for a fast same day decision.