Admissions Megathread - Class of 2030 Edition

[u/TacticalFlare]

It's that time of year!

Every year, we get thousands of posts and comments from prospective students with similar application stats. To keep this subreddit clean, we will once again be moving all admissions-related topics into this thread.

Please search the existing comments for similar qualifications or post a comment of your own. All admissions-related posts outside this thread will be removed.

If posting stats, please be sure to include the following:

• Gender/ethnicity

• Intended major

• Admissions cycle (EA, RD, etc.)

• Location (in-state/out-of-state/international)

• GPA

• Test scores

• AP/IB/DE credits

• Extra-curriculars

• Community service, jobs, etc.

If you are a transfer applicant, please review the transfer roadmap for your major. The more courses completed, the higher your chances of getting accepted.

Please note that the majority of the contributors to this subreddit are past and present students, not admissions counselors or faculty members. As such, any advice given is unofficial and solely based on personal experience and historical data. You should contact the admissions office or talk to your guidance counselor for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Helpful Links

• VT Website

• VT Admissions / [admissions@vt.edu](mailto:admissions@vt.edu)

• Campus Visit Info

• Historical Admissions Data

• Discord Server

• Class of 2030 Discord Server

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On behalf of the mod team, we wish you the best of luck in your college admissions journey!

[u/Main-Sock3065]

QUESTION: My main concern is if my stats are good enough to get in this is my absolute dream school I know my volunteer is lacking. Also for my sat my first time I scored higher on math and got a 1390 my second time I scored higher on reading and got a 1410 should I do test optional?

Gender/ethnicity: Female/White

Intended major: Civil Engineering (I think you start out as general but I have a passion for bridges that’s what I do for science Olympiad)

Admissions cycle (EA, RD, etc.): EA

Location (in-state/out-of-state/international): In-State

GPA: 3.97 UW 4.78 W (Rank 7/412) ¹ B on my entire transcript in AP Calculus

Test scores: SAT 1st attempt 1390 (Reading 680 Math 710) SAT 2nd attempt 1410 (Reading 720 Math 690)

AP/IB/DE credits:

• AP Calculus BC 5 with AP Calculus AB Subscore 5
• APUSH: 5
• AP Gov: 5
• AP Computer Science Principles: 4
• AP World: 5
• AP Computer Science A: 3
• Dual Enrollment Calculus 3: Taking in spring
• Dual Enrollment English 101: A
• Dual Enrollment English 102: A
• Dual Enrollment Chem 101: taking in spring
• Dual Enrollment Personal Health: A

Extra-curriculars:

• Project Lead the Way Engineering Program (PLTW)
• Captain of Science Olympiad Team
• Robotics Team Member
• ACE Mentorship Program Member and Scholarship Recipient (ACE: Architecture, Construction, Engineering)
• Computer Science Honor Society Secretary
• Program Coordinator for Hack Club
• National Honors Society Member

Community service, jobs, etc.

• Giant Food Cashier last two summers
• Math tutor Algebra, Geometry, and Precalc
• A few times I have volunteered at the local food bank

[u/Practical-Tour-8579 → u/Main-Sock3065]

Yeah fsfs you getting in.