Class of 2029 - Virginia Tech - RESULTS ONLY

This thread is for the high school class of 2025 to share their Virginia Tech admissions decisions. Please NO DISCUSSION on this thread. RESULTS ONLY.

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

GPA:
SAT/ACT:
Rank:
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken:
Any impressive extracurriculars:
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc):
State residency:

Date Notified:
Decision:

Any merit aid:
Any need aid:

Date Applied: 11/1
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Neuroscience

GPA: UW: 3.93 W:4.95
SAT/ACT: TO
Rank: Top 12%
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 7AP’s, 7DE
Any impressive extracurriculars: Band/Theater/Varsity Golf/Founder Bake Club
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): Spoke of working with kids with special needs and community service program and a connection to cousin in same major
State residency: NJ

Date Notified: 2/15/25
Decision: Accepted with Honors College

Any merit aid: Small $3k VT Scholar
Any need aid: Standard Unsubsidized $5.5k Loan

Date Applied: 11/11
Early/Regular: Early
Desired Major/School: Architecture

In State
Major:Architecture
3.88 UW
4.44 W
1380 SAT - submitted
9APs, 15 honors, 1 dual enrollment
Good rec letters
Great personal statement, average mini-essays
Eagle Scout, HS Crew (4 years), NHS, PT job, lots of volunteer hours

Date notified: 2/15/25

Date Applied: 11/1
Early/Regular: EA
Desired Major/School: Physics

GPA: 3.8 UW 4.31 Weighted
1490 SAT
Rank: probably top 10%
10 APs
Crew, Ski racing
no real hooks
Catholic high school, some leadership, NHS, volunteering, summer lifeguard job
MA resident OOA

Date Notified: 2/16
Decision: none yet

Any merit aid: 3K per year, VT scholars
Any need aid: no

Date Applied: January 15
Early/Regular: Regular
Desired Major/School: College of Engineering interest in Aerospace Engineering

GPA: 4.3 W (school does not do unweighted)
I actually have a couple C’s in my maths and science classes, my school just heavily weighed classes
SAT/ACT: TO
Rank: 38 (out of 608, I transferred to a new hs end of junior year)
Number of APs/dual enrollments taken: 1 summer college course
Any impressive extracurriculars: Mostly STEM clubs (robotics, SHPE, coding), JROTC (1 award)
Any hooks (first generation, residency, awards, etc): First generation, 1 certificate of coding in java, 1 certificate of biliteracy french + english
State residency: Out of State (NJ)

Date Notified: March 28
Decision: Leaning toward acceptance, undecided

Any merit aid: 10k per year VT Scholars
Any need aid: 7.3k pell grant per year