VBI has allowed me to build lasting friendships and significantly helped my debate skills. It allowed me to run new arguments without the fear of looking bad or anything because my lab leaders were extremely patient and the people in my lab were super nice. I'm so glad to have made long lasting friendships here and I'll never forget about my experience at VBI!!

VBI provides great personalized feedback and helps create a curriculum that fulfills your needs

You learn so much from it, like much more then you would think because everyone there is so good at something and together you just get so much new knowledge. Along with that, it is just so much fun and such a blast to make new friends, and you get so many opportunities to spend time with them like the fun day and omegathon 😁

I think VBI is a great place regardless of skill level - it's a good mix of fun and locking in.

I was glad to be able to interact with so many different instructors with different backgrounds. No matter progressive or traditional arguments, I got help and was able to work on both. I'm so grateful that VBI let me work with so many different people with amazing knowledge and perspectives.

My past two summers at VBI taught me so much about debate skills and their application. I found the experience invaluable and would recommend to any upcoming debater!

You need to do it. No other camp makes you learn debate this quick with leaders that are this good. Also it is a good first camp where it's super fun while also learning a lot.

It's worth it. Being able to forget about the world and focus on debate for 2 weeks made me grow more and faster than I have in the past years. I also loved meeting so many new people from different schools, events, and states.

I did not know anything about debate before I came to VBI, but as I leave this camp, I feel so confident about my skills. I not only felt like I learned a lot about debate but also how it can be such a fun thing that connects you with so many great people. The staff and program have everything you need to succeed.

This is the best camp you could decide to go to. The overall experience blended with the debates is the perfect blend for an educational environment. By the end of your experience, you would have learn so much seemlessly that you are practically a different person. VBI was an emotional and education rollercoaster for me.

Whether new or old debaters, I think VBI is really accepting and accommodating. There were new things I learned that I've never even heard about and I think I learned a lot in the past two weeks. It's a camp where if you put in work, you see the fruit of your efforts. I love how friendly and how helpful everyone was, as well as how everyone really tried their best to make sure everyone was satisfied.

People will think debate camp is boring but it actually is interactive and you start looking forward to it everyday, there are also things like omegathon that are mad fun.

Even though it seems like a rigorous debate camp, it's so much more! There's such amazing team bonding with your lab and the camp as a whole, you meet people all over the country with different argumentative interests, coaches, and personalities. VBI was a unique experience that I will cherish.

It is a game changing experience for those truly interested in rapidly improving while making life long friends. I'll never forget my summer at VBI!

It's helpful because of the many forms of support it provides—lab is the backbone of your experience, your mentor is like an older teammate to help you, and socrates, along with other resources, can help clarify anything you may be confused about.

Even though it is only 2 weeks, I've grown and learned a lot. I've met so many people that I will keep in touch with, and overall had an incredible time.

Go for it. Attending VBI the past two years has not only immensely helped my understanding of debate, but also helped me make so many friends and learn from so many new people that my life would not be the same right now without it.

VBI has a range of instructors suited for any educational need. Socrates and frequent practice rounds make VBI a unique experience and allow debaters to refine skills and seek out a diverse selection of knowledge.

VBI provides the perfect balance of lab instruction, practice rounds, one-on-one instruction, and drills. This balance will quickly help you improve at debate, all while having an enjoyable experience that allows you to make friends.

I would tell any prospective students that VBI is an amazing choice for camp, and the wide array of instructors with many different skill sets is useful to anyone in debate.

I think VBI embodies the perfect bland of competitive spirit and friendship. For debate you meet people all over the country with different argumentative interests, coaches, and personalities. VBI was a unique experience that I will cherish.

I would say that VBI is an amazing opportunity to grow massively as a debater and surround yourself with like minded students and incredibly talented coaches who have been in your shoes.

When I was first doing research on major debate camps, I encountered many recommendations; however, no recommendation stood out to me more than VBI.  The camp promised a lot, and it did not fail to deliver in the slightest bit.  I could not have made a better decision than to attend VBI.

VBI is a great place and what sets it up from other camps is the amount of one on one help that is available to you.

VBI offers a rigorous debate curriculum but also ample time to socialize with others and have fun.

VBI will teach you everything you need to know if debate no matter where your starting from, they will indulge your individual interests and ensure that you leave a better debater then when you came

There's so much freedom and a building environment that allows you to grow. I've laughed and smiled so much here and made my happiest memories.

As someone with a small debate support system, VBI made me self sufficient and ready for the season in a way I don't think I could've done on my own. The instructors genuinely love their job and it really did feel like a family, as corny as that sounds.

I've improved more than I ever have at VBI because of the consistent practice!

VBI has taught me so much about debate, and has inspired me to take my future into my own hands.

VBI has a lot of variation! Like instead of just straightforward classes each day with main teachers, we are allowed to select specific classes with people who are specialized in that subject whcih allowed for a lot of choice in what we wanted to learn and higher quality teaching on each subject!!

The practice. You don't just sit in a class and listen to someone talk. You are able to try different arguments in a round which helped me a bunch.

At VBI, I found a new sense of appreciation for debate. I feel so much more prepared and motivated for high school as well. Everyone was super helpful and made me feel extremely welcomed, even if I didn't know them at all. It was also great because my circuit is primarily lay and middle school is just lay, so VBI helped me with tech debate.

It is genuinely one of the best and most heartwarming experiences ever. Everyone treated you like family and the two weeks fly by. You make so many new connections with people you never knew before and it's one of the best camp experiences ever

Go here. Your experience doesn't matter. You're going to get better. I came in without much experience in the varsity level, and came out knowing prog, much better link weighing, much better lay debate, and wasn't horrible compared to some TOC teams. VBI is going to make you better, come here if possible.

VBI is so so so great because every student, regardless of their skill gets support and instruction that's tailored to their needs. I've always felt like I belonged even though I barely knew anyone, and everyone was so supportive. VBI gives you a choice to choose what classes you want to take, so it's very flexible and well organized

It is a rigorous camp that will provide you with numerous opportunities to grow. They meet you where you are.

VBI is very helpful and personalized for everyone, they tailor the experience to you and are very good at making sure you are keeping up.

This camp gives you some things you can't get out of any other debate program, real one on one improvement

VBI has very particular coaching which allows students to get one on one coaching and attention for the skills they want to develop, and has a very inclusive and welcoming environment to learn while also being highly stimulating and teaching you a lot.

VBI is the place to go because nowhere else will you find such a perfect balance between improving your debate skills, learning about new topics, and having a blast with the fantastic community.

It's an amazing camp with a variety of instructors, it's super fun and you meet some very amazing and talented people. I would definitely recommend!