<p>First of all, I don’t work in admissions, so I don’t know any more about this topic than you. However, I would guess that even if UVa came out with an agreement before May 1st for the Engineering School, it wouldn’t be very meaningful for at least a year since no one would know what the requirements were beforehand. </p>
<p>UVa obviously has a “target” to meet for the enrollment of community college transfers, as does Tech. I think these agreements are merely tools to help four-year schools meet their “targets.” UVa is free to accept a transfer student even if he or she does not meet all of the terms of a transfer agreement. The Data Digest indicates that UVa accepted 71 transfers to the E-School last year, and 44 of those enrolled. I have no idea how many, if any, of those transfers were from community colleges.</p>