Virginia Tech reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(2,898 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

81% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Virginia Tech has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Virginia Tech employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Dec 18, 2016

RA

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Lot of RA and TA opportunities. Research experience is good Lot of RA and TA opportunities. Research experience is good Lot of RA and TA opportunities. Research experience is good

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4.0
Dec 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Some great research being done at the institution with lots of opportunities to get involved. Very supportive atmosphere. The higher ups in the Mechanical Engineering department are focusing on larger and larger grants, so there are partnership opportunities with industry available.

Cons

The GRA contract process can be a bit stressful as you have to renew your contract every semester. If you have an advisor who isn't on top of his/her paperwork, then you can find yourself in a last minute scramble to get funding. Constant writing of proposals and publications is a must in order to assure that your lab gets sufficient funding.

5.0
Dec 16, 2016

Graduate Assistant

Recommend
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Pros

There are a lot of great professors who have great work opportunities for their assistants. Pay is very good considering the work load.

Cons

You'll most likely have to grade papers, which is incredibly boring

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