So, when I return back to school in Spring '12, I'm thinking that I might go to Virgina Tech instead of NCSU. Right now, I'm doing CSC through Distance Ed.

I did like NCSU while I was there, but Virginia Tech might be a good change of scenery.

Thoughts?

8/9/2010 8:06:05 AM

It's because they have a better football team, isn't it?

8/9/2010 8:41:00 AM

better change of scenery? have you been to that shithole of a town?

8/9/2010 8:58:07 AM

No, which is why I'm asking for opinions

8/9/2010 9:00:03 AM

is it the "change" thats important or the "scenery" thats important.

You'll know when you get there, that the scenery is not an improvement, but obviously, it would be a change.

If you want both, try GT instead of VT...

[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 9:03 AM. Reason : hotlanta]

8/9/2010 9:02:10 AM

if you want both go to UVA...Charlottesville is absolutely beautiful, the school is very good, the girls are hot, the weather is perfect, i could go on and on

8/9/2010 9:06:28 AM

What do you mean by change of scenery? Blacksburg VA sucks for a mountain any town.

8/9/2010 9:23:37 AM

More emphasis on 'change' than 'scenery'

Also, I'm struggling to find a list of colleges that will offer instate tuition to vets, if anyone can help out, that'd be super.

8/9/2010 9:30:20 AM

i disagree. i think the Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Roanoke area is quite nice!


go for it! the hokie stone is a nice change from the brick

8/9/2010 9:32:37 AM

Blacksburg yearly weather: http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/golf/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/24060?from=tenDay_bottomnav_undeclared

Raleigh yearly weather: http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/golf/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNC0558?from=search

have fun w/ the average lows in the winter...oh and by the way...a lot of the campus is really open and up on high land which equals really freaking cold wind in the winter (via my cousin who just graduated from there)


if the only reason you want to go there is change of scenery then that's fine. an nc state education and a virginia tech education make no difference, both are good schools. i say go for whichever is cheaper for you.



[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 9:41 AM. Reason : d]

8/9/2010 9:39:24 AM

If I can survive a Korean winter, Virgina will be fine.

8/9/2010 9:47:03 AM

if you do go there, make sure to get an Annie Oakley from Macado's and say what's up to Bill and Mike at The Rivermill

8/9/2010 9:56:24 AM

blacksburg does have some scenery, the town is fun as hell, but the winters are brutal.
I'm not a fan of UVa, but that's probably more for sports than anything else.
If you go to Tech though, watch out for the crazy asians.

8/9/2010 10:25:19 AM

Quote :

"VIRGINA WILL BE FINE."

8/9/2010 10:38:23 AM

Oh you want to attend vet school...UVA is def out then. Yeah Va Tech has great scenery and its a college town so its fun if you still like to party. You will be probably be making trips to Roanoke to find other activities.

8/9/2010 10:43:14 AM

My Bro-in-law went to VT. He took me up there a couple years ago to the VT/UVA game. I thought it was a pretty cool town, what I saw of it.

8/9/2010 10:49:11 AM

right on bro

8/9/2010 11:23:38 AM

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"You will be probably be making trips to Roanoke "

doubtful

Blacksburg is a college town and has everything to offer that this label implies

not sure what you'd be looking for in Roanoke besides shitty country acts or monster trucks at the civic center

8/9/2010 12:04:26 PM

thats funny because Raleigh is a college town and aint got jack shit

You go to Charlotte, Durham, or Greensboro to have your fun



i love blacksburg tho, ive been through it and i just like the scenery



[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 12:15 PM. Reason : j]

8/9/2010 12:14:14 PM

Raleigh is not a college town. Chapel Hill is a college town.

8/9/2010 12:29:39 PM

Quote :

"thats funny because Raleigh is a college town and aint got jack shit"

How are you defining a 'college town'? Just because a college exists in a city/town doesn't automatically give it that 'college town' seal of approval. When I think of that term, I think of an area that does its best to cater to the college community and capitalize on what it has to offer. Raleigh has been anything but this.

The Hillsboro Street Revitalization is the first thing I can remember the city doing that was directly beneficial to the college since I started in 2001.

[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 12:30 PM. Reason : ^Yeah, basically that.]

8/9/2010 12:29:52 PM

**SPOILER ALERT**


I think BHS was kidding around

8/9/2010 12:31:46 PM

I respect your position

in that sense you are right

i, however, do take things in the literal sense

but i would hardly consider raleigh a college town at all based on your suggestion

fair play

personally, if there is a college in it it is a college town, thats why we rank them from best to worst raleigh is one of the worst and I feel as if you are excusing it by excluding raleigh from the status of a college town


[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 12:47 PM. Reason : ^ha i wasnt]

8/9/2010 12:46:01 PM

I'll be just a little more specific.

Chapel Hill is a college town.

Raleigh is a town with a college in it.

In Chapel Hill, Blacksburg, Clemson, University Park (Penn State), etc....the college dominates the town. When you think of the city, the University in the city is usually the first thing you think of.

When a normal person thinks of Chapel Hill and Blacksburg, they think of UNC and Virginia Tech. When a normal person thinks of Raleigh, they think of the state capital of North Carolina.

8/9/2010 1:01:50 PM

lol

nobody calls it University Park

8/9/2010 1:09:51 PM

I lived in Blacksburg for 2 years and now in Roanoke for a year while my wife got her Masters. We loved Blacksburg and only moved to Roanoke to be closer to work. Just a few comments from a local:

- The weather is really not much different from Raleigh.
- It seems like there are more attractive girls at VT than NCSU.
- There are only a few bars (5-6) but they are all pretty cool.
- Tail gating is pretty impressive.
- All of the basic restaurants and shopping are covered between Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
- Theres not much reason to go to Roanoke unless you want to go to a trendy bar or restaurant or for some of the festivals held there (microbrew festival, wing festival, etc). It is only 45 minutes away if you do want to go.
- Really no concerts, shows, art type things if thats your thing (its not mine).
- A lot of good hiking in the area.
- No Cookout

If I was in the position I am assuming you are in (single, over 21). I think I would attend VT over NCSU for scenery and social atmosphere. I can't comment about any prestige, cost, education quality as I didn't attend VT.

[Edited on August 9, 2010 at 1:16 PM. Reason : spelling]

8/9/2010 1:12:54 PM

^^

Ha...I was unsure and just looked at what wikipedia had down for it. Oh well.

8/9/2010 1:13:56 PM

great apple picking in Troutville

and it's fun to hear the non-locals try to pronounce Botetourt

8/9/2010 1:16:02 PM

lol @ University Park

8/9/2010 1:17:25 PM

^^^^ i live in blacksburg right now and that is a valid assessment.

8/9/2010 1:54:05 PM

Check out the sycamore on Henderson Lawn.

o wait...

8/9/2010 2:01:09 PM

Quote :

"lol @ University Park"

State College, PA

8/9/2010 2:20:30 PM

the sycamore had a good life 100+ years

8/9/2010 3:05:26 PM

^^ exactly. My dad graduated from PSU, and I never heard him call it anything other than State College.

8/9/2010 3:06:31 PM

For the record, Durham is not a college town. It actually sucks to go out if you're traditional college age (the bars cater to the Duke staff, faculty and grad students). And people do not usually come to Durham for fun from out of town, unless you're talking about the Performing Arts Center. And that's fine by me.

8/13/2010 5:31:14 PM

Quote :

"Chapel Hill is a college town. Raleigh is a town with a college six colleges in it."

8/14/2010 12:28:08 AM

Quote :

"if you want both go to UVA...Charlottesville is absolutely beautiful, the school is very good, the girls are hot, the weather is perfect, i could go on and on"

or they could save money and just go to UNC. Its pretty much the same thing, even has the same level of douchebaggery.

8/14/2010 1:07:31 AM

Does VT have this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8oeCJH4cyk

8/14/2010 1:36:14 AM

^^ excellent contribution buddy

8/14/2010 9:21:45 AM

just beware that porous, exploding Hokie Stone

8/14/2010 11:07:55 AM

Today, we are all Hokies.

8/14/2010 11:26:07 AM

^^^ Just trying to save the guy out of state tuition.

8/14/2010 9:13:24 PM