Quick Questions Thread - Page 9

chuy · 09-17-2008, 12:56 AM

Yeah, it's much easier to transfer out than in.

college332 · 09-17-2008, 03:36 PM

thanks a lot

stone_cutter · 09-17-2008, 04:44 PM

I know VT doesn't require/reccomend a teacher rec, but should I send one anyways?

college332 · 09-17-2008, 07:45 PM

just wondering.. how hard would it be to switch into engineering? math is my best subject so if i major in chemistry or something and do very well could i switch majors into ChemE or some engineering without too much trouble if i then decide thats what i want to do for sure?

HyunwooP · 09-17-2008, 09:15 PM

its toughhhh. you should just take all the freshman engineering classes like chem, math 1205 or 1206, linear algebra or vector geometry, and all that good stuff and then spring semester you're allowed to take Eng. Exploration which is what engineering kids take fall semester. After passing that you can apply to transfer into engineering. I'm pretty sure that's how its done.

college332 · 09-18-2008, 07:00 AM

thanks a lot.. one more question- what do you know about vts biochemistry/chemistry/biology departments and the professors and their overall quality. thanks

strat15 · 09-22-2008, 06:14 PM

transferring into engineering is not hard at all. all you have to do is pass math 1205, chem 1356 with lab, engineering exploration with a c, math 1114, and eng 1105. after that, if you get at least a c in the engineering class, your automatically in.

college332 · 09-22-2008, 07:38 PM

thanks and would i be a semester behind?

chuy · 09-22-2008, 08:12 PM

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transferring into engineering is not hard at all. all you have to do is pass math 1205, chem 1356 with lab, engineering exploration with a c, math 1114, and eng 1105. after that, if you get at least a c in the engineering class, your automatically in.

I'm about 90% sure that's patently false. If your advisor told you this go to another adviser and ask them, the advisers are sketchy at best and absolute morons at most common.

Transferring into engineering is hard and if you do you'll probably be a semester/year behind assuming you don't take summer classes, which you shouldn't be because you should be doing internships.

HyunwooP · 09-23-2008, 11:10 AM

i'm transferring into engineering right now because i didn't know if it was for me and didn't just apply for it. Word of advice if you're not sure what you wanna do but engineering is a high possibility, just apply engineering if you've got the grades. Like Chuy said, transferring into engineering makes you like a year behind unless you have AP credits covering requirements like chem and english and you take classes a semester early that aren't restricted to engineering majors. The main problem for me was i couldn't get into chem and chem lab first semester. Also the engineering exploration class you can only take spring semester if your not engineering and the seats are limited and it's seated by fall semester GPA.

For me, even with all my ap credits, i will be two class behind but i'll be finishing my physics a semester early so one class behind.. which will require me to take summer school.

Overall transferring sucks but you can do it if you have your heart set to it

chuy · 12-01-2008, 03:50 AM

Bump to get this visible again.

stone_cutter · 12-02-2008, 10:11 PM

Does anyone know when VT starts sending out letters for regular applicants?

chuy · 01-31-2009, 01:15 PM

Bumping for people who are just now getting in. Give the rest of the thread a read too, lots of good info.

chuy · 04-12-2009, 12:55 PM

Another new admissions bump.

m1ns0o · 04-13-2009, 10:36 AM

hey i'm trying to transfer into architecture but i know its very hard. if i don't make if for the summer classes, can i still apply for architecture for the upcoming fall semester? and if i don't even make that, what should i do lol. i'm pretty much set on majoring architecture