My oldest son is an incoming freshman majoring in Political Science. He is a third generation Hokie and the 8th member of our family overall to attend Tech. We only live about an hour and fifteen minutes from Blacksburg and visit campus frequently, so he’s pretty familiar – but also excited about his own journey.
He is participating in Honors College and will be living in the Honors Residential Commons at East Ambler-Johnston. He has experienced a bit of difficulty in connecting with potential roommates. For some reason there is apparently no filter or toggle to indicate his attachment to the HRC within the housing system. He has been approached by a few guys who have viewed his profile and inquired about rooming together only to discover that they are not in HRC. Not a big problem, however. He recognizes that “luck of the draw” will mean introduction to a new acquaintance and he has already forged friendships with the guys who contacted him previously. Also a pretty decent cohort of kids from our hometown (around 10 or so) coming along with him.
We’re all looking forward to this new chapter in our family’s Virginia Tech story and making new friends through our son’s attendance. Go Hokies!