@elysium305 - sorry you won’t be attending VT but totally understand your decision. There isn’t just one school that you will be happy at and I’m glad you have other good options. It was stressful for my son during the semesters he was working towards trying to transfer into engineering (not that it’s that much better once you get into it :)). But he knew that if he got the classes and the GPA he would get in. Now that they’ve upped the GPA and added the caveat that there’s no guarantee you will get in even taking the prereqs and making the grades, it’s more of a gamble. My guess is they’re watching their enrollment numbers in COE closely so as not to over load it, and admitting transfers into the program is one way they will manage that. Anyhow, best of luck to you and hope you enjoy your time in college wherever you go!