Virginia Military Institute

Pros: Small and intimate
Cons: freshman year will be hard

I am going to be a freshman this fall of 2000. I feel that my choice of attending VMI is the best choice of my life. I feel for some one like me who barely made it out of High school with a "B" average is going to succeed a lot more in life...

Pros: Close knit family with classmates, organization, better grades, required study time, no partying.
Cons: Not being able to leave much, first year is like prison, always wear uniforms.

As for taking a walk on the wild side, you will not be doing this at the Virginia Military Institute. If you are wanting a college with "no rules", where you can be free and party, then you definitely come to the wrong place. However, if you are ...

Pros: Teaches teamwork, dedication, and perserverence
Cons: A limited academic environment, extremely homogeneuous culture that often teaches contempt for those that think differently

VMI is a very unusual school that will,as it has me, teach you many things about yourself and about life. So long as you have the ability to be unselfish and dedicated, it may well be a wise choice, but a handful unhonest and corrupt administrators has...