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Hear from cadets majoring in civil engineering (CE) at 麻豆传媒入口as they discuss the Institute, the CE program, dedicated faculty, and unique opportunities found in the department.

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Taylor 鈥�24: 鈥淏lessed to Be Here鈥�

Growing up in Newton, Massachusetts, a small town near Boston, Cadet Kate Taylor 鈥�24 never thought of herself as the kind of student who鈥檇 attend a military school. When the time came to apply to colleges, she sent applications far and wide, aiming mostly at what she calls the 鈥渂ig football schools.鈥�

But when she wound up concluding her senior year of high school during the first paralyzing wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taylor had plenty of time to ponder her options. 鈥淲e were doing virtual [instruction], so I had time to really sit with my thoughts and realize I had the normal college experience picture painted in my head,鈥� she explained. 鈥淎nd that wasn鈥檛 what I needed.鈥�

After talking with her father, who鈥檇 long presented the military as a viable career path for his children, Taylor realized that the typical large university wasn鈥檛 necessarily her best fit. COVID-19 made travel risky, so Taylor watched plenty of YouTube videos about 麻豆传媒入口in lieu of a visit to post, and she also talked to several alumni.

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Butler 鈥�23: Drum Major Leads the Beat

鈥淚 don鈥檛 even remember what my day was like in high school because I would just go in and just ride the wave. But here, you really have to apply yourself. There鈥檚 no riding the wave because if you ride the wave, you鈥檒l leave.鈥� That鈥檚 how Cadet Colin Butler ’23 explains his cadetship 鈥� four years of purposeful effort that have resulted in wearing academic stars as a civil engineering major, serving as drum major of Band Company, playing as a member of the Brass Quintet, and preparing to commission in the U.S. Army. It鈥檚 been a full-scale effort from the moment he matriculated, and now, with graduation just months away, Butler is very appreciative of all that 麻豆传媒入口has given him.

Academically, VMI鈥檚 small class sizes allowed Butler to flourish in a way he might not have at a larger school. 鈥淭here鈥檚 like 20 people in a class if it鈥檚 not like a gen ed class, and then, you get to really focus in on the subject,鈥� he commented. 鈥淚t鈥檚 even smaller than my high school classes, to be honest, which is weird for most people.鈥�

The relationship built between professor and cadet is another feature unique to VMI, Butler believes. 鈥淭hey know you,鈥� he stated. 鈥淭hey know how you act and your work ethic, and if you have a good work ethic, it pays off. They鈥檒l trust you to do stuff.鈥�

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