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Student Spotlight: Janine

Janine

What are your major/majors & minors?

I am a double major in Marketing Management and Communication Studies.

When entering Virginia Tech, what majors/themes were you considering?

When entering Virginia Tech I was completely undecided but strongly considering Engineering because I really liked math. 

How did you explore majors at Virginia Tech?

This will sound a little crazy, but I printed out a list of every single major that Virginia Tech has to offer then I would put a star next to every major that had specific things I wanted. (like lots of interaction with other for example). This helped me narrow down my interests a bit and forced me to research every major here. 

When did you declare your major? (end of freshmen year, sophomore year, etc.)

I declared my major right before the start of my Sophomore Year. 

Why do you love Virginia Tech?

I love Virginia Tech because it has given my some of the most important things in my life. It brought me to my friends, my majors, my mentoring positions, and many other things that I could not imagine life without.

Briefly describe your favorite moment at Virginia Tech.

It was the very first snow of my Freshman year. My friends and I woke up early, got breakfast at our favorite diner, then came back to our dorm and built a massive blanket fort with Christmas lights and everything. We stayed in that fort the whole day and watched movies and talked about our family traditions around the holidays. That was my favorite moment because that is when I knew Virginia Tech was home.