Chances of getting into Virginia Tech Engineering/University studies

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a Junior in high school. I attend WT Woodson high school in Northern Virginia.
I have not taken the SAT/ACT yet (taking SAT on Saturday).</p>

<p>Due to outlying circumstances (Father passing away, lots of sickness, surgery) I received a very poor freshman GPA of 2.9. (I don't want to make excuses. My poor grades are my fault, but I want you to know there is an explanation for this.)
My Sophomore year was much better and I managed to get a 3.75 GPA. Since freshman year was so bad, my cumulative GPA after 10th grade was around a 3.35. After the 1st quarter of Junior year, my GPA for this year so far is a 4.2. If all goes well, my 11th grade GPA for the year will stay roughly around a 4.0. Hoping I stay on top of things, I want to get around a 4.0 or higher senior year (especially 1st quarter to show colleges when applying). </p>

<p>If this helps in any way; Freshman year I took 3 honors, Sophomore year I took 1 honors 1 AP, Junior year I took 3 APs 1 honors, and senior year i plan on taking 4 APs and 1 honors. I plan on graduating with an CTE advanced diploma (CTE from taking an engineering class) and with having 7 math courses under my belt ( alg 1, geometry, alg 2, precalc, calc ab, calc bc, ap statistics). </p>

<p>Sorry for having you read so much, but now on to the question. Will colleges take in to consider an upward trend when reading my application? I really want to attend Virginia Tech which has an average GPA of around 3.8 (highly unlikely for me to get this after a very poor freshman year). Do you think colleges will notice that my grades have been improving over the years 2.9 to 3.75 to 4.0 (in process) to 4.0 (if all goes well)? </p>

<p>This has really been stressing me out since we got our transcripts last week.</p>

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<p>I would say Virginia tech is a mid match. And apparently AOs will appreciate the upward trend of your GPA. Besides, Why not take a SAT test to boost your chance?</p>

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<p>Admissions will definitely notice the upward trend in your grades. I was just reading the Head of Admissions blog (College of William and Mary website) about this very issue today. When they see an upward grade trend it is noted as a positive, especially if the course work remains or increases in challenge level. Additionally, work with your school counselor to note on your record or by special letter the personal issues you had to deal with your Freshman year. It’s not making excuses, your circumstances certainly had an effect on your ability to focus and learn. Admissions officers always ask that if you have these types of circumstances, they want to know. I hope you feel a bit more relaxed now.</p>