<p>Luckily, Virginia Tech takes many things into consideration besides test scores, because my son was in the same boat. He only scored a 24 on the ACT too and didn’t have much better luck on the SAT - despite taking the ACT three times and the SAT twice. For some reason, he has always has trouble with these tests. Never has trouble with actual classwork!</p>
<p>The good news is - he WAS accepted! He applied for COE but was admitted under his second choice major, Meteorology. Besides being a weather fanatic, many of the classes required first year under this major will transfer over to COE so he can still transfer to COE if he does well in those classes and fulfills the other requirements for transfer.</p>
<p>How is your GPA, etc.? I think what helped my son was his GPA and class rank. He has a 4.35 GPA and is ranked 9th out of 409 in his class. All AP and advanced classes, extra-curriculars, lots of community service, first generation student. I am sure his test scores are part of the reason he ended up with his second choice major (COE is extremely competitive) - although his test scores did not keep him from being admitted as an Engineering major to Clemson, WVU, UT, UK, JMU and ODU. The important thing for him was that he got IN. Now that he has his foot in the door, he has options and can do what he needs to do to achieve his goals. </p>
<p>Looks like you have better luck score-wise with the SAT. Go ahead and take it - and even take the ACT again. Can’t hurt. Also, Tech uses your best scores across multiple tests so taking the tests multiple times should help! </p>
<p>Bottom line is test scores do matter, but they are definitely not a deal breaker! Good luck!</p>