Definitely work on getting more A’s and less B’s. When I got into VT (10 years ago, it is MUCH HARDER now), you could get in easily with about a 3.5 and about 1100 on SAT’s. By the time I graduated 5 years later, it took around a 3.9 and a 1250 on SAT’s. If you are interested in a particular major like Engineering or Architecture, try to take some classes that will look good on your application like Technical Drawing, or higher level math classes. If you can take AP Courses, or take classes through your local community college, this cna help too. By the time I got to VT, I didn’t even have to take English because my high school offered it through the community college. Also try to get at least two years of foreign language in so you don’t have to take that while there. Not only will having these out of the way will allow you more time to focus on other classes once you get there, it will also show in your high school transcript that you took the initiative to get these classes taken care of in preparation for college.

You should probably try to get your grades up during junior year (and senior year). At least try to make a mix of A’s and B’s. Take some AP courses, although you needn’t take so many that you cannot stand it. Also, make good SAT scores that fall at least in the middle 50%.of the scores for Virginia Tech. Write a good college essay, although you needn’t worry about that until next year. And do some extracurricular activities.

If you want to go to the engineering school, you may have to do a lot better than most of the students. The same applies if you are out-of-state.

Interested in the VTCC (virginia tech corps of cadets)?

Check the corps box on your college application. There are many scholarships available and even an overnight program where you can come and see how the corps works for a few days.

The corps “method” gives you an edge, but it’s at least a 6 week commitment into the program. www.vtcc.vt.edu.

But if you just want to be a plain college student, then you can still ask me questions.

I got in with a gpa >3.5, decent SAT score (check the minimum, the scale is different now) and a variety of leadership, extracurricular and volunteer activites (softball, rifle team, NHS, BGCA, etc).

Get the best grades you can possibly get, do the best you can on the SATs and go for an interview. Calling to make an appointment for an interview is really important – it’ll show them that you can take initiative, that you’re really interested in Tech and it’ll give them a chance to get to know you better.

But don’t get too overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done for you to get in – it can backfire when the stress gets to be too much. Just work hard but don’t be too hard on yourself. And if you don’t get in, you might end up at a school that fits you better (smaller classes, smaller campus, etc.). If you’re not happy at that school, you can always apply to Tech as a transfer student. So don’t worry yourself too much about it. Just work really hard, stay focused and believe that everything will work out for the best. Good luck.

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