I have never been to Washington State, but if you haven’t visited Virginia before, you may want to do this before you commit. The weather is ENTIRELY different from what I understand you are probably accustomed to (I had a friend in lived in Portland Oregon, and I would assume the weather is similar). The people at VT are awesome though, the sports are even better, and the town of Blacksburg is the best town in America– I left Blacksburg after I graduated, worked for a year about 1/2 away, and missed it so much that I went back for another 3 years to live up there before my new job made me HAVE to leave. If you do attend, plan on getting sucked in and not wanting to leave because it is extremely hard once you get there. Either way, good luck!