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Transcript: https://www.admitsee.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-west-virginia-university University of West Virginia By:Zoe Taylor & Hailey Satmaria 10. Apart from their stellar athletic achievements, WVU also has 22 Truman Scholars, 40 Goldwater Scholars, and 24 Rhodes Scholars in their alumni network. Academics (cont.) The WVU football team has won 15 conference championships. Also the women's soccer team won 6 big conference titles in four seasons Greek life The two most popular sports are basketball and football average yearly tuition:out of state is 21,432,in state is 7,632 some examples of sororities: Kappa Kappa Gamma Zeta Phi Beta Pi Beta Phi Zoe Taylor Hailey Satmaria The restaurants that are on campus include Hugh-Baby's BBQ and burger shop, Two Birds Chicken, Little Donkey, Taziki's, Panini Pete's and Juice Bar. Fun Facts Athletics Fifteen colleges with about 200 bachelor's, master's,doctoral and professional programs ect some examples of fraternities: Phi Sigma Kappa Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Chi The minimal SAT total is 910 Academics: Some professional athletes from the school are Adam Jones, Tavon Austin, and Geno Smith. History WVU's Mascot Founded in 1867,the University of West Virginia is a public all-man school. The school was officially opened on September 2,1867 for any student. On December 4,1868 the school was named the University of West Virginia. The First building that was constructed was the university hall made in 1870. The hall was named after the first university president,Martin hall. In 1873 the Woodburn Seminary building was destroyed by a fire. In 1889 the first 10 women stepped foot on campus. In 1891 a girl named Lyon was the first female to get a degree at WVU. The coast of parking ranges from #0.50- $1.50 per hour but the colisem is free though there are 23 fraternities and 11 sororities The types of financial aid (other than scholarships) are grants, employment, and/or loans Map or the University Mountaineer things that students can do nearby are farmers markets, malls, art museums, and the metropolitan theater the available scholarships are biostatistics chair and collegiate sports journalist scholarships 1. WVU students celebrate their school’s athletic victories by setting up a couch either in a dumpster or on the street. Wonder where that came from… 2. At every West Virginia University home game, the crowd sings the John Denver’s classic song “Take Me Home Country Roads”, and has been since 1972. 3. WVU has a few celebrity alumni, including Taylor Kinney, Cheryl Hines and Steve Harvey! 4. The Milan Puskar stadium is named after the co-founder of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Milan Puskar, who was a huge WVU fan. He donated $20 million to the school and was the greatest private donation ever received then. 5. Don’t be too surprised to hear loud shots being fired at a WVU home game. The Mountaineer mascot fires a musket every time the team scores! 6. WVU has a strong athletic programs that has produced many of the greats, including Steve Slaton, James Jett, Sam Huff and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry West. 7. Did you know rifle is also a NCAA sport? The WVU rifle team has won 17 NCAA Rifle Championships. 8. Being the mascot of WVU is no easy take. The position is given to a student after a long application process that results in not only the mascot role, but also a scholarship=! 9. Be careful around the mascot, the rifle they carry around is real! Student Life (cont.) average cost of books are 1,050 Thank You Rules average cost of room and board is 9,872 Critical Thinking The most popular majors and programs offered are engineering, business, management, Student life If you have a GPA below 2.0 you will get a letter in the mail. This letter informs students about their academic status. It explains what is meant by probation and provides information on resources available to help them improve their performance. It also includes the standards procedures concerning suspension. If you don't get off of suspension, you will have to leave school. During academic probation, you must enter into a contract with the center for learning. The student placed on the contract must fulfill all conditions of the agreement. The minimal ACT score that you need is 19 The average amount of students in one class is about 30 to 40 students some of the sports available at WVU are basketball, baseball, dodge ball, flag football, soccer, and more The cost of dorm ranges from about $3,551- $2,370.There are many types of dorms for example single rooms, triple suits, and many more Clubs: Student Government (SGA) Agriculture and Resources Economics American Fisheries Society Block and Bridle Club American Society of Interior Designers Each semester is 220 meals for $300 dinning dollars for each of the four semesters. For the whole year though is $2,478 dinning dollars The minimum GPA that is required is 3.25 There are many opportunities for studying. You can study abroad in bahrain,you can get an internship in clinical psychology,
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