Virginia Tech Experience

Unlike other Hokies, I did not tour Virginia Tech before applying. In fact, I didn't even know where Virginia Tech was before I started applying for colleges 2 years ago. I just knew this school was for me. It felt like a place where I could dream big. Getting a postcard from a senior Hokie before coming to Virginia Tech made it all the more incredible. Two years later, I will write these postcards for our new accepted Hokies myself. I also have done community service related activities every semester, from Women’s Resource Center to being a note taker for Services for Students with Disabilities this year. I strive to make my life about the school motto, Ut Prosim. The only way to make Virginia Tech a more heartwarming place is by participating in the community.
Multiculturalism is the support for the presence of different ethnical groups within our community; like when everyone was on the Drillfield fighting for Muslims on our campus.
Many people have asked me in Georgia, do you feel safe on Virginia Tech campus? I really feel the ignorance when I hear questions like this. Virginia Tech is being remembered for what happened years ago. I want be able to change my school’s representation from my own actions. Although Virginia Tech is not as diverse as other tech schools, but students are able to create a bound with what we have. The first step to diversity is accepting other cultural values; that is why we have events like International Food Festival in the
spring.