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If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Virginia Military Institute?
It is a very fun and inviting college. It can be difficult your first year, but it is worth it. By the end of your 4 years you will have made so many new and great friends along the way.
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VMI is a MILITARY college. Student life is highly regimented with students or 'cadets' wearing uniforms, attending military duty, living in a barracks with a very Spartan life style. Both the academics and the lifestyle required of a cadet are challenging which tends to reduce graduation rates. A student must succeed not only in class, but in a challenging extracurricular environment.
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