We are from MA and my friend’s D is a freshman at VT. I asked her your questions.
- not her major so no idea
- food is very good. She said housing is a bit of a pain. Her D committed to an off campus house for sophomore year in the fall of freshman year as was told that was the only way to be guaranteed somewhere to live. Friendships have since changed but she is already in a lease with the original girls for next year. The house is in not walking distance to campus so they are trying to figure out if she needs to bring a car next year.
- Her D mostly stays on campus but says there is tons to do. Blacksburg is a great college town so they basically consider it an extension of campus. She has done some local hikes as well.
Her mom’s biggest complaint is that it’s very hard to get to from MA. They have tried flying, taking the train and driving and they all have their pros and cons. They are doing a 4 day road trip this weekend to go pick her up. Other than that they love the school. Campus and area are beautiful. Classes have been challenging.
Good luck with the decision!