<p>Oh hey,</p>
<p>I’m in the honors program! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>As to your initial question, dfmlege is quite correct. It might have changed since I applied, but they have a minimum GPA and SAT/ACT score that you need to even apply. If you meet that minimum (which is around 3.75 GPA and 30 ACT- idk about SAT cause I’m from the West), then it’s really based on AP and extracurricular. </p>
<p>THEY LOVE AP CLASSES!!! The people in the honors program are usually double majors- meaning that you need a lot of credits coming in to double major and graduate in four years. They also love EC’s but I don’t know the extent to which they do… Personally, I had a ton (14 years soccer and Idaho state ski team, nuclear research, international soccer…and oooh this could go on forever)</p>
<p>Finally, show them you’re creative/different. They emphasize diversity (academically and personally, not racial). Many people in the program have weird double majors- like engineering and music, or poultry science and architecture. I’m doing materials science and math. The point is that they want people with a wide variety of interests.</p>
<p>Also you get to take all math classes in a classroom, not in the empo! Also, apply for housing, I didn’t, but I wish I did.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, honors is very hard to stay in if you’re engineering (3.5 GPA). It’s doable- or else I wouldn’t be in it- but very time consuming. </p>
<p>I really encourage you to visit VT and schedule a meeting with the director Dr. Papillon- he was the reason why I chose to come to VT all the way from Idaho.</p>
<p>Peace!</p>