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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VT alum here. You can pick a second-choice major. I would advise applying under university studies ("undecided") and transferring into engineering (looking up the required eng'g curriculum and drop/adding appropriate courses during freshman year) if your DC is not admitted into the Engineering school right off the bat. Science majors such as chemistry and physics like you proposed are also highly competitive at VT and the College of Science is not a cake walk to get admitted into either.

If you apply Early Decision, yes, you must fork over the deposit, but if DC decides not to go to VT, you forfeit that deposit. However, I caution you from doing this. Every Early Decision admit takes away a spot from a Regular Decision applicant because VT assumes ED admits will enroll. It's not like VT is going to come after you if you forgo the deposit and DC enrolls elsewhere, but that will absolutely be a factor if DC tries to transfer into VT.

[b]A little insight - it's not just undergraduate admissions that keeps applicants' records, but the entire university. Each applicant is assigned a 9-digit ID number when they apply, and that number carries over if they enroll as their student ID number. Even if they don't enroll, that 9-digit identifier is linked with that applicant in a university database. If DC applies ED (i.e. makes a commitment to attend VT) and does not enroll, this will absolutely be taken into account in future graduate admissions as well. The university will look up that applicant, find their existing ID number, and read up in the details of their profile.[/b]

-worked in a university administration office during all 4 years of undergrad[/quote]

Can you provide me a link to the policy for this?  I looked and could not find one.  I say this especially because the Va Tech spokesperson at the on campus presentation only mentioned the forfeiture of the deposit and kind of shrugged when he said it- indicating to me that he didn't take it very seriously.  I would think they would want all the ramifications out in the open and transparent.  [/quote]

PP here. There is no policy on this. This is knowledge that I gained in the 4 years I worked in a university administration office. They are not going to tell the public this, sorry. The spokesperson who gave you the presentation likely doesn't know about this. The campus tours are done by students and likely won't know either.[/quote]

I guess I am cooling to Va Tech if they will not be transparent about their policies.[/quote]

PP for the last time. Great! More space for kids who actually want to go to Tech.

Also, I would appreciate it if you would stop referring to the university as "Va Tech." Appropriate abbreviations are VT, VPI, VPI&SU, Tech, or Virginia Tech. [/quote]

Good luck at that crusade! - not sure if DCUM is place to start enforcing this naming orthodoxy  - VPI&SU is my personal favorite[/quote]

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