<p>Agreed.
Direct quote from Assoc. Dean Paxton Marshall: “I don’t know the average gpa for SEAS transfers, but it wouldn’t mean too much anyway because of the great variation in the quality of colleges attended. If you have a 3.0 or better from VT I think you will be very competitive, especially if you have good grades in math and science courses.”
Now, I know that this is just for SEAS, but in reality, it applies to all of the schools. How can a 3.1 from WP compare to a 3.1 from a CC? Obviously WP has more demands to it, much like a successful engineering school like VT. It just goes to show that GPA in admissions isn’t everything when it comes to transfers. Its a bit different in HS since there really arn’t that many different levels of high schools. Yes there’s the elite, but on general, most are the same. However, with transfers, you have students coming anywhere from big name 4-yr schools to smaller 2-yr junior colleges.
geoffa - I think you have an excellent shot. I’m visiting this weekend and hopefully will be able to give you a bit more insight from there. I’m meeting with P. Marshall (see above) definently on Friday, and i’m hoping I can maybe squeeze in a visit with Dean Roberts for overall transfer info.
Good luck!</p>