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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listing the VA public Us by median GPA (from SCHEV), Only UVA, W&M, VT have medians above 4.0. Although VT's is impacted a lot by higher GPA for engineering admits so outside of that I'd say it falls with the big "middle-sh" group that has medians in the 3.7-3.8 range.

UVA 4.4
W&M 4.33

VT 4.04
JMU 3.88
CNU 3.78
GMU 3.76
UMW 3.73
VCU 3.73
VMI 3.70
Longwood 3.69

UVA Wise 3.55
ODU 3.40
Radford 3.40

Virginia State 3.03
Norfolk State 3.01[/quote]

What a strange place to put the gap—see correction above[/quote]

VT should get its own line with a gap on either side. You are going to need the WM/UVA scores to get into engineering /CS and other hardcore STEM. You will be fine with JMU/CNU scores for less popular humanities.   So, it could really go one either tier. All depends on the major applying for. [/quote]

Not really.  Look at their own website/[/quote]

VT has become much more competitive in the past few years. They switched to the Common App last year, and this (combined with the test optional) has led to a deluge of applications. But VT don't look at teacher recommendations or the common app personal statement. They have four questions, each needing a 150-200 word answer. The process is at odds with other schools (W&M) that look at recommendations, common app essays and additional essays (around 500-1000 words). All in all, hard to tell how VT is evaluating applications now.

Our experience this year as VA instate:

UVA Denied (30% acceptance for instate), VT Waitlist (45% acceptance for instate), full ride at a Top 20 Liberal Arts College (less than 10% acceptance for Honors program), and UNC Accepted as Out of State (around 6% acceptance for Out of state) -- Go figure!!

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You’re just making up numbers now.[/quote]

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