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[quote=Anonymous]We have a family friend that graduated from VT engineering about five years ago. She said that maintaining a 3.0 GPA needed to matriculate to her intended engineering major was a constant source of stress for her and her classmates. I think that she struggled to even graduate with a 3.0 GPA. She did get an internship and was hired through the internship with an excellent company and has been promoted a couple of times, so even a 3.0ish GPA in engineering from VT will set a student up for success.

My kid also intends to major in engineering and I am worried about meeting the GPA requirement to apply to his intended engineering major. We are in state and VT is their first choice, but I would be happy if they chose an OOS or private school with a direct admit to engineering.

Responding to the post above, engineering is stressful everywhere.  It is not the major you choose if you are trying to avoid stress.  Virginia Tech engineering in-state is a good value financially, but you have to evaluate the tradeoff between financial value and being direct admit at another school.  Also a 3.0 GPA is not necessarily a bad GPA for engineering.  Key is to get project team experience and internships.
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