Some of the “must find your off campus housing in October of freshman year” is a little manufactured, but you will be wise to start reviewing VT’s off campus housing resources early. If you can add an extra day when you come for orientation you can take a couple hours and pretty much see everything that’s available. There are several new student housing developments coming online as well, so the crunch might not be as bad as in prior years. Be prepared for sticker shock for some of the developments.