<p>Yourfriend,</p>
<p>I would like to share my current situation with you. It pertains to this exactly.</p>
<p>I applied to Virginia Tech with a 4.055 GPA from a small Southeast Virginia high school. My SAT scores were slightly above average, but my math was about 10 points short for the engineering cutoff. I was admitted into University Studies as well and I received an e-mail from the lady over General Engineering with an attachment for switching. You need a few classes your freshman year:</p>
<p>1st Semester:
Chemistry 1035
Chemistry 1045 Lab
Freshman English
Math 1205 Calculus I
Linear Algebra
Engineering Exploration ENGE 1024</p>
<p>2nd Semester:
Engineering Design ENGE 1114/1104
Freshman English II
Math 1206 Calculus II
Vector Geometry
Physics
Physics Lab</p>
<p>Since engineering is a restricted major (you will learn about those at orientation), you cannot transfer in without those classes. Or you can attempt to find a loophole like I did.</p>
<p>At first I was sad that I wouldn’t get to transfer to engineering until Fall 2011. But then I found an alternate approach. I live near a Virginia Community College. I took an engineering equivalence class for ENGE 1024 over the summer and then set up my Virginia Tech classes with the other requirements for 1st semester. I kept my GPA above a 2.0. I passed all of my credit hours and they allowed me to transfer after Fall semester. I am currently an engineering major.</p>
<p>Of course I hate being an engineering major and I’m switching to Biological Sciences, but nevertheless I still got into General Engineering after 1 semester and I was right with the students who were admitted GE. If you live around a Virginia Community College, see if you can take an equivalence course over the summer. It will help you out. Also, if you can take anything like Calculus I/II over the summer, it would help you a lot. The 2nd semester for GE majors is kinda frustrating. I had class everyday of the week. Most of my classes were 8 a.m. and it sucks. Don’t let me discourage you. You might love it.</p>