Miserable - Financial Aid Advisor Virginia Tech Employee Review

2.0
Jan 7, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are amazing and most are super helpful. Hour for lunch.

Cons

The pay is horrid Monotonous blocks of never ending phone calls, emails and walk-ins that can get uncomfortable on a good day and nasty on a bad day. Tons of information thrown at you that’s ever changing Working on some Saturdays anyone? University is closed the week between Christmas and New Years but you’d better save enough leave because you HAVE to use your leave for this and it can’t be unpaid or else you’ll screw up your benefits. Enjoy paying for you’re own parking permit at $300+ each semester.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

- easy work - Flexible timing and can work remotely

Cons

- Assigned a deadline of 2 weeks to grade about 72 or 144 assignments. Should have proper time management skills while managing the academics. Although it is easy work.

5.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The experience was great. The PI was amazing and kind and I learned a lot, definitely would do it again. It yielded great results for me such as publication. I recommend for medical school or graduate school.

Cons

Difficult to justify if you don’t plan to have a research career, graduate or professional school because the pay is lower than other positions available in Blacksburg.

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