Incoming Hokies can apply for up to three Living-Learning Programs before June 6, 2025, to personalize their Virginia Tech Experience! LLPs offer Hokies:
- A home to find a community that shares their interests — more than half of VT students participate in LLPs!
- Enhanced support, faculty interaction, and mentorship
- Spaces renovated with living and learning in mind - community kitchens, maker spaces, studios, community lounges and classrooms
- Increased access to social events, professional development, and academic opportunities
Key Deadlines
Your Hokie can find information about submitting their housing contract and applying for LLPs in their Admissions offer packet!
- Housing contracts are due by June 1, 2025
- LLP applications close on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Applications will be reviewed approximately every two weeks. If a Hokie in your life has not heard within two weeks of submitting their application, they can contact livinglearning@vt.edu. Offers may expire! If a Hokie you know receives an offer, they should pay close attention to the dates provided in the offer email.
Featured Programs of the Day
Virginia Tech has programs for Hokies interested in everything from art to engineering, and we are highlighting a few each month for you to learn more about! You can find a full list of LLPs at Virginia Tech on our website.
🧘 Aurora
Aurora is a community for exploring different religions and traditions, preparing students to live and work in diverse spaces.
🏡 This community housed in Harper Hall is for students of any major who want to learn more about the traditions of their peers.
✅ A place for students to find belonging on campus whether they identify as religious, secular, spiritual, or are figuring it out
✅ Participate in the weekly Aurora Hour and take RLCL 1014: World Religions in the Spring semester
🌄 The Roost
The Roost is a community for individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder, those exploring diverse recovery concepts, and students advocating for recovery.
🏡 Located in Payne Hall, a suite-style residence hall, this community empowers students’ stories by nurturing holistic well-being and encouraging strong peer connections.
✅ Students immerse themselves in a distinctive college experience rooted in a substance-free community and self-discovery
✅ Access to the Recovery Lounge, a dedicated space for our program with a full kitchen, living room, and dining area
✅ Access to 1:1 recovery support with full-time faculty members
✅ Required Recovery Seminar Series (75 minutes each week) and community events
🌱 Thrive
A community dedicated to personal growth at VT! Thrive welcomes students of all majors and all years to live and learn together.
🏡 Located in Slusher Tower, Thrive offers students the freedom to have the “traditional college experience” while also being part of a smaller community that feels like family.
✅ No required classes
✅ Optional family dinners on campus every other week and community gatherings each week to build friendships, learn, and have connect with peers
✅ Opportunities for leadership and peer mentorship – every first-year student is paired with a peer mentor to support them throughout the year
✅ Offers Hokies a home to find friends, feel supported, and have fun together while learning more about themselves and what it means to be a student at VT
🔗 Learn more about other LLPs
Learn about communities for Hokies interested in data analytics, the sciences, and engineering.
Learn about VT's residential colleges.
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