🏠 Housing
What kind of place was it?
Student Residence
How much was the rent per month?
Around 550$/Month
Where was it located?
On Campus
How can someone find this place?
On the university website, housing section
Would you recommend it?
The housing was really great, we had a special accomodation because instead of having a tiny 2-person bedroom we got a huge 4-person bedroom and it was way better in my opinion, in addition its even cheaper than the classic bedrooms on campus. I would definetely recommend having housing on campus as it is so much more practical than off-campus.
🍻 Social Life
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
Being 20, I didn't get the full social life experience because I couldn't go in the best bars in town but I still managed to attend some parties and make some friends there so overall social life is really great on campus. You have many student clubs that you can join to connect even more easily with people around commons interests.
🎓 Uni life at Virginia Tech
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
Operation Management is a really interesting class I took, there was some stuff I already studied before but also lots of new stuff. A class I would not recommend is Legal and Ethical Environement of Business because it is really dense in terms of knowledge and you learn about the american legal system which can be interesting for general knowledge but not really interesting.
Do you have some tips?
The campus is really great, there are multiple sport infrastructures, gyms, volleyball courts, basketball courts. There is a a huge library where you can easily find a place to work anytime during the day. The registration was easy, I never ran into something that I couldn't understand, it was well guided. I would definitely pick Virginia Tech again.
✈️ Travel
Best trips to do?
The best and easiest trips to take from Blacksburg are usually hikes 20-30 min away from town. In terms of biggers trips you can go to Washington or even NY pretty easily by car or bus and even train.
🌆 Blacksburg (VA) vibe
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Blacksburg (VA)?
Top of the stairs is the place to go party especially on tuesday nights. Taco Bell is a really nice place to eat late with friends. Also the asian restaurant Hefun is so good and really cheap.
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