Virginia Tech SAT Scores

[Anonymous]

OP this board is full of anecdotal and misinformation. Tech admits about 50% of applicants. Look at Naviance data for your DCs high school as well as their published stats online.

https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/snapshot.html

https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/06/em-fall2022snapshot.html

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/virginia-tech-3754/applying

https://www.niche.com/colleges/virginia-tech/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At VT, this will depend on two issues:

1. Did you and your child's other parent go to college?
2. Is your child an URM?

Those two things will matter a lot.

Does it help if only one parent went to college? Sort of a half-way first generation?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would you go test optional with a 1230 SAT and 3.7 w GPA?

They ain’t getting in. This is awful

THIS is awful. What a gross way to talk about a child's performance. It's a kid. And those stats are only AWFUL among the weird snobs on this board. It's an A- GPA FFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At VT, this will depend on two issues:

1. Did you and your child's other parent go to college?
2. Is your child an URM?

Those two things will matter a lot.

omg no LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you go test optional with a 1230 SAT and 3.7 w GPA?

They ain’t getting in. This is awful

THIS is awful. What a gross way to talk about a child's performance. It's a kid. And those stats are only AWFUL among the weird snobs on this board. It's an A- GPA FFS.

Bingo this

OP those stats are fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter had a 33 ACT (equivalent to 1510 on SAT) and a 3.5 from a DC private and was waitlisted last year. So, I don't think these stats will cut it. Sorry to be a downer.

I can’t speak to VT, but 33 ACT converts to a 1460 SAT, roughly - the range is 1450-1480. A 34 converts to a 1500 and 35 is a 1540. Just want to clarify in case folks are relying on data.

According to Princeton Review, a 33 ACT converts to a 1490-1510 SAT. But, not worth arguing over.

Actually, the PP above who said a 33 ACT is 1450 to 1480 SAT is correct. You should look at the ACT website for the SAT conversion. I know because my DC recently took the ACT. See link.

https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-SAT-Concordance-Tables.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter had a 33 ACT (equivalent to 1510 on SAT) and a 3.5 from a DC private and was waitlisted last year. So, I don't think these stats will cut it. Sorry to be a downer.

Are you a Virginia resident family? Just curious because my DC has a 3.6 un-weighted and 1450 SAT (from a DC private) and is hoping there might be a shot at VT? And I wouldn't mind the tuition.

Yes. We live in northern VA. But she applied to a small program. Maybe that had something to do with it.

Can I ask which program?

[Anonymous]

I'm having a hard time seeing how so many students have over a 4.0 gpa in Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm having a hard time seeing how so many students have over a 4.0 gpa in Virginia.

Weighted GPAs in public school: full grade boost for an AP and half grade boost for an honors class.

[Anonymous]

https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index

use the filters on the left. very useful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm having a hard time seeing how so many students have over a 4.0 gpa in Virginia.

Weighted GPAs in public school: full grade boost for an AP and half grade boost for an honors class.

Still. My child has a lot of those and with b pluses and A minuses, they aren't there.

[Anonymous]

I just don't see much of Virginia being terribly academic. I can't believe the biggest school in the state has OVER a 4.0 GPA as its average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP this board is full of anecdotal and misinformation. Tech admits about 50% of applicants. Look at Naviance data for your DCs high school as well as their published stats online.

https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/snapshot.html

https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/06/em-fall2022snapshot.html

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/virginia-tech-3754/applying

https://www.niche.com/colleges/virginia-tech/

How do you get naviance data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm having a hard time seeing how so many students have over a 4.0 gpa in Virginia.

1/3 of y daughters graduating class in FCPS. Honors and AP get extra weighting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At VT, this will depend on two issues:

1. Did you and your child's other parent go to college?
2. Is your child an URM?

Those two things will matter a lot.

Does it help if only one parent went to college? Sort of a half-way first generation?

Nope. Both parents need to be non-college educated to qualify as "first generation."