Prospective Students
Thinking about Computer Science at Virginia Tech?
Here's a video made by a few CS students recently that gives you some idea what we are all about.
For more videos about the department, including interviews with faculty and with employers that hire VT CS grads, please visit our YouTube page.
If you are wondering why study CS at all, the ACM has a helpful page on computing degrees and careers, which includes topics such as:
- Top 10 Reasons to Major in Computing
- What Computing Professionals Do
- Skills You'll Learn if You Study Computing
- Cool Computing News, including employment outlook
The videos produced by the University of Washington give a good sense of why computer science is such a fascinating and promising field, and describe some career paths that are open to computer science graduatess.
For recent news and discussion about our department, check out the CS Department Blog.
Another source of information is the Office of Admissions at Virginia Tech.
If you are coming to Virginia Tech as an undergraduate, take a look at the quick links to the left. If you have questions, please contact csundg@cs.vt.edu. If you would like to visit our campus, make sure to read the information on Visiting the Department.