Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA, USA
Public
4 Year

Nicole's Review

Review of Virginia Military Institute

from Onalaska, TX

Describe your college in three sentences.

What an amazing institute! VMI is not for the faint of heart and spirit. Beautiful campus, awesome faculty and stunning parades!

Do you have any tips for prospective students?

Read admissions instructions carefully and be prepared for a thick stack of health paperwork. An alumni interview is not required, but I suggest you have one. I interviewed with alumni and made a friend, probably for life.

Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?

Faculty tells you to come to VMI prepared to work hard!

Describe the dorm life at your college.

LOL, if you don't mind sleeping on a rack with a 2 inch mattress then VMI is for you! Barracks life is not a typical dorm, but a brotherhood.

Describe the food and dining at your college.

I ate in the dining hall and the food was good and plentiful.

What’s there to do for fun at your college?

Rats get to strain. PT, PT, PT, PT, sports and club sports.

Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?

Alumni joke and say VMI is a wonderful school to have graduated FROM. The experience is not typical college life, but a commitment, mind, body and soul to a meaningful education and Brother Rats.

Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus

Deeply historic and rooted into civil war traditions. Rats march across the battlefiled of Newmarket.

Which types of students will excel at your college?

Serious, loyal and hard workers.

Are you involved in any clubs or activities?

Corps of Cadets is the life of a VMI cadet. Sports, PT, PT, PT and PT.

How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?

Cadets do not lie, cheat or steal. Enough said!