I’ve enjoyed reading this thread @Gudmom Congratulations to your D on an excellent choice. My S is finishing up his freshman year of engineering at VT. He was rejected by Cornell. We were disappointed at the time, but in hindsight it was lucky. VT is the right place for him.
He made the 3.0 GPA cut for guaranteed choice of engineering major next year at VT, with room to spare. Your D will not have a problem.
If it’s not too late, she should apply for Hypatia. I was worried that Galileo might be engineering overkill for my S, but he has thoroughly enjoyed it and took advantage of all the opportunities that came with the program. They’re all in it together. Highly recommended.
So in case anyone is interested in an update…D is home for break. Her calf muscles are tremendous (in a good way). She put on a much needed 10 lbs, eating the top-rated VT food, including crepes for breakfast just like here at home…and the locally sourced ice cream and chocolate milk from VT Ag school cows…her wardrobe is slowly turning maroon, and she just watched an entire football game, screaming when VT dropped the ball, screaming again when they recovered a fumble, and jumping around the room when they beat UVA, making it 14 years, 11 months, and I-don’t-remember-how-many-days since UVA won a game against tech…
She never watches football. Her dad he’s season tickets, brother is a huge sports guy…I’ve never seen her like this. And she is looking at 4 A’s and a B going into finals…I think she made the right choice! ?
And years from now, your daughter will probably still be happy to have been a Hokie! My VT engineering grad emailed me to ask if I was watching the game and when I said we were, we followed along together. Exciting game but they’ve had a tough season. But they DID beat his big brother’s school today! Glad your daughter is doing so well. Thanks for the update!