Reply to College Search for "Just Average" Student

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "College Search for "Just Average" Student"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was this kind of student and went to Virginia Tech, but I know times have changed and it's much harder to get into now. It's worth a look/try though. Penn State and GMU are other excellent suggestions.[/quote]
A Northern Virginia student applying to Tech needs at least 1250 SATs and 3.9+ GPA.  [/quote]

But for a transfer student it's a GPA of 2.5. From VaTech's web page.

As a TransferAdmission is offered on a competitive basis to transfer applicants as long as space is available in their chosen fields of study. Students are considered transfer applicants if they have formally enrolled at another college or university and attempted 12 or more hours at any time following graduation from high school.

Please note: The most important factors considered for admission are: completion or substantial progress toward completing prerequisite courses, particularly freshman English, math , and science appropriate for the intended major; and overall GPA in college course work. Although the admissions committee considers applicants with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale), most competitive applicants will present a GPA of 3.0 or better. In majors where applications exceed available space, such as business, communication, and engineering, the competitive GPA may be even higher. Also note that transfer applications are no longer accepted for majors in Architecture or Industrial Design.

Transfer applicants who have successfully completed the equivalent of Virginia Tech’s core curriculum requirements, especially those who have completed two years at a Virginia community college, will receive preference in the admission process. Applicants are encouraged to visit Virginia Tech’s Transfer Equivalency Database for course equivalents at Virginia community colleges or other two- and four-year institutions.

Transfer applicants, including those who have completed an associate’s degree, must:

have completed all entrance requirements, or the equivalent in a college program, for all entering students (see Freshman Academic Requirements).
be in good standing at all colleges and universities attended.
in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, present credentials of “B” or higher in courses of Freshman English, Mathematics (as required by the specific major) and Science (as required by the specific major). Applicants who have successfully completed the equivalent of Virginia Tech’s core curriculum, especially those who have completed an associate’s degree at a Virginia two-year college, receive preference in the admission process. See the Transfer Guide for more information.
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics