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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VT doesn't post scores for individual majors, but it IS more difficult to get in as an engineer major than most other majors. If you kid isn't in VT's range ([b]3.78-4.23 GPA[/b], 1160-1340 SAT for c/o 2017) I'd advise applying under something easier like sociology or undecided (university studies) and transferring into engineering. It is much easier to do this and I have a lot of friends who did this when I was at VT.

At orientation, they will set you up with a schedule based on your chosen major, but you can easily look up the general engineering courses (everyone in engineering is general until after freshman year when they choose a discipline) and drop/add into those courses after orientation. You'll need department approval for the ENGR department courses, but this happens often.[/quote]

side question - my son is a sophomore so we're just checking out the college landscape right now.  do colleges use the weighted GPA over the unweighted GPA these days?  [/quote]

Some high schools don't weight. Most (if not all) colleges take into account the grading scale of each individual school when considering applicants.

For example, my high school had a 10-point grading scale, 90-100 A, 80-89 B, 70-79 C and so on, but I found out that many schools have a 7 or 8 point grading scale, 92-100 A, 84-91 B or whatever. The admissions committee factors this in when they consider an applicant. Same would go for whether the applicant has a weighted or unweighted GPA.[/quote]

Thanks!  [/quote]

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