Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (StudentsReview)

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	C-	Research Availability	D+
Research Funding	F	Graduate Politics	C-
Errand Runners	B	Degree Completion	C-
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	D	Sufficient Pay	D
Competitiveness	C-	Education Quality	C+
Faculty Accessibility	D+	Useful Research	C-
Extracurriculars	A-	Success-Understanding	B
Surrounding City	B+	Social Life/Environment	A-
"Individual" treatment	F	Friendliness	D+
Safety	C-	Campus Beauty	A
Campus Maintenance	A	University Resource/spending	B-

Describes the student body as: Afraid, Approachable Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

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Lowest Rating Research Funding	F

Highest Rating Campus Beauty	A

He cares more about "Individual" treatment than the average student.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
Basically, they'll admit a group of students into their pH D programs based on how many slots they "think" they need filled, give all of the students funding for a year, and then discard the ones they don't like or don't have long-term funding for with little ceremony.

Completely cruel, and self-serving view towards students by many of the Biology sub-departments (Microbiology, Molecular Plant Sciences, and PPWS are especially bad). Ultimately, you are a dreadful little inconvenience that gets in the way of their hard-hitting research.

Apply elsewhere if you can!

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