VT or UVA engineering

<p>@ReachForDreams‌ Oh my god! Thank you so much. That is awesome. Since getting a high GPA is challenging, I am just curious if getting those big internship/research opportunities highly based on GPA? Also, if you know, I would like to know approx. how much software companies pay VTech students over the summer (just as a comparison to other colleges). Thanks for the information. Oh, and I forgot: when do students start getting these opportunities for CS majors? is it possible for a freshmen to get all of this? Once again thank you so much. Would you recommend a freshman to attend the fall fair or wait till the spring fair to have a real chance? You just tipped my scale. Thanks!</p>