Class of 2028 - Virginia Tech - RESULTS ONLY

Date Applied: 10/15
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: B.Arch.

GPA: 4.45W
SAT/ACT: 1370 (submitted)
Rank: No ranking
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 11
Any impressive extracurriculars: Multi-year varsity team captain, summer job with leadership, outside sport with competitions at the regional and national level
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): A few school awards
State residency: OOS

Date Notified: 2/2
Decision: Accepted

GPA: 3.6 UW / 4.78 W
SAT/ACT: 1430 (submitted)
Rank: N/A (School doesn’t rank)
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 9AP
Any impressive extracurriculars: FIRST Robotics team Captain , Founder of a CS related club - 2 years.
State residency: Out of state

Date Notified: 2/2/24
Decision: Accepted (Engineering)

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Date Applied: 10/29
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: data analytics

GPA: 3.9/4.4
SAT/ACT: 1550
Rank: not given
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 3 CC ( no dual enrollment offered) 12 AP
Any impressive extracurriculars: standard, lots of service
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): none
State residency: in state

Date Notified: 2/2
Decision: Accepted but not honors college

Any merit aid: without honors college not considered for merit
Any need aid: n/a

Date Applied:
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Comp science

GPA: 3.4UW
SAT/ACT: 1490
Rank:None
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 1
Any impressive extracurriculars: National level athlete
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc):
State residency: International

Date Notified: Feb 3
Decision: Accepted (Engineering)

Any merit aid:None
Any need aid: None

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Date Applied: 10/31
Early/Regular: Early Action
Desired Major/School: Mathematics, College of Science

GPA: School doesn’t do GPA (44/45 IB Predicted)
SAT/ACT: 1560
Rank: School doesn’t rank
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: Full IB Diploma (6 IB Subjects)
Any impressive extracurriculars: Fundraising STEM Magazine, Research at Top 5 University in India, EulerCircle Math Program, Competitive Mathematics (Euclid, Hypatia, Fermat Contests at University of Waterloo), Cinematography with UNESCO, Yoga

Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): None
State Residency: Overseas U.S. Citizen

Date Notified: 12/21
Decision: Accepted!

Any merit aid: None
Any need aid: Yes

Date Applied: 11/15/2023
Early/Regular: Early Action
Desired Major/School: Aerospace Engineering

GPA: 3.74UW / 4.06W
SAT: 1480 Superscore (720E, 760M)
Rank: N/A
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 4 APs before 12th, 10 APs total
Any impressive extracurriculars: Eagle Project building 30 bird / bat nest boxes, BSA + Life Scout (almost Eagle) + Senior Patrol Leader, NASA competition (did not win), aviation photography, orchestra 9-10 third chair + 12 years violin
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): N/A
State residency: OOS (Southern California), Semi-competitive public HS

Date Notified: 02/02/2024
Decision: Accepted

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Date Applied: a few days before 11/15
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Finance/Pamplin

GPA: 4.48
SAT/ACT: 33
Rank: 25/450
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 9 APs
Any impressive extracurriculars: frankly, nothing super impressive - 2 yr capt lacrosse team, swim team, NHS, summer job
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): no
State residency: NC

Date Notified: 12/22/23
Decision: Accepted (notified 2/2/24 of acceptance to Honors College)

Any merit aid: None yet
Any need aid: Won’t qualify

A little surprised to get a “decision” today
 we thought this was a target so we’re a little disappointed in the waitlist decision.

Date Applied: a few days before RD deadline
Early/Regular: Regular
Desired Major/School: Engineering

GPA: 3.8/4.2
SAT/ACT: 1550
Rank: 30/550
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 9 APs
Any impressive extracurriculars: lots of band/music ECs
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): no
State residency: CA

Date Notified: 2/23/24
Decision: Waitlisted

Date Applied: 1/15
Early/Regular: RD
Desired Major/School: Architecture

GPA: 4.4UW/5.2W
SAT/ACT: 1490
Rank: 2/70
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 9 AP, 3 DE
Any impressive extracurriculars: Captain of two varsity sports, lots of community service, youth council for our hometown, few athletic awards
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc):
State residency: NC

Date Notified: 2/23
Decision: Accepted with honors college invitation

Any merit aid: not sure yet
Any need aid: will not qualify

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Reminder that this is a results ONLY thread. Please take questions and discussion to one of the other VT threads. Thanks for your understanding.

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Date Applied: 12/14
Early/Regular: Regular
Desired Major/School: Applied as a neuroscience major (School of Science) but I wanna do biomedical engineering, too!

GPA: 3.78 UW, 4.09 Weighted
SAT/ACT: N/A
Rank: 4/115
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: APs=7/8
Any impressive extracurriculars: Research at USC twice (Through SHINE and Bugs Jr.) – President of three clubs, secretary of two, Girls Who Code programs
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): First generation, low-income! Failed calculus but learned from it, persevered through a lot of stuff : p
State residency: CALIFORNIAAAA RAHHHH

Date Notified: February 23
Decision: Accepted!

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Date Applied: early january (idk exact date, but only a few days if not day before the deadline)
Early/Regular: regular decision
Desired Major/School: microbiology major :relieved:

GPA: 3.9W, 3.8UW
SAT/ACT: 1390 SAT, no ACT (submitted)
Rank: 51 of 379
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 2 AP classes, taking/took 3 AP exams, taken 3 dual enrollments and several college prep courses
Any impressive extracurriculars: top 10% of class grades 6-9, received reward for highest GPA of class of 2024 female class for grades 6-8, marching band, concert band, wind ensemble, choir, 7 honors societies, GSA president, part-time job (full-time over the summer), and sOO much more :melting_face: i made a post with the specifics
Any hooks: first gen, was homeless, disabled, lgbtq+, out of state, low income (only parent is a single mom with approx 30k annual income), qualified for max pell grant + free school lunches
State residency: PA

Date Notified: 2/23/2024
Decision: accepted to my dream school!!! :sparkling_heart:

Any merit aid: TBD
Any need aid: TBD but i need as much aid as possible!

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Date Applied: September
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Computer Engineering

GPA: 4.2
SAT/ACT: 1480
Rank: none
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 14
Any impressive extracurriculars: Nothing crazy but had activities and internship with clear IT focus
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): Lots of IT knowledge
State residency: VA

Date Notified: February
Decision: ACCEPTED to Engineering

Any merit aid: no
Any need aid: no

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