***OFFICIAL Virginia Tech Regular Decision Class of 2017 Decision Thread***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Virginia Tech
1

<p>Freshman decisions are out 500pm ET today. Only decisions here. Use the discussion thread to talk.</p>

<p>DON'T FORGET TO REMOVE SPACES</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:*</p>

2

<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1950
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.98weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: APES, another college course, the rest are electives
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Red Cross (secretary), a few other clubs
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Service with clubs, Habitat for Humanity
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Not very good.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them but assuming they were good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see, but assuming it was very good.
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: Wildlife Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New England
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity: White and American Indian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ *] Strengths: NHS
[ *] Weaknesses: essays, SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: a bunch of other state schools</p>

<p>I left some blank to protect my identity.</p>

3

<p>Sorry, this if for my son so I don’t really have all the stats handy:</p>

<p>UW GPA is around 3.68 (4.0)
SATs: 1910
ACT: 31
AP: School doesn’t offer many but he has taken AP Euro History, AP US Govt, AP Human Geography.
Honors courses for everything else.
Three years XC</p>

4

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT I: 520 V 650 M
Unweighted GPA:3.3
Senior Year Course Load: AP Govt/Ap Computer/Stats/Honors English/Honors Pre-Calc
Extracurriculars: Football/Lacrosse/Golf
Job/Work Experience: 10 hours per week Summer 2012
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours
Teacher Recommendation: Came from Principal
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
State: Maryland
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks: Father and grandfather legacy
Strengths: Dual-enrollment intro engineering at UMd last summer, science fair first-place winner
Weaknesses: SAT verbal, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Excellent recommendation, legacy</p>

5

<p>For my son: Accepted
SAT: 1480/2230
Full IB Diploma (only 2 exams so far both 6’s)
AP Scholar with Honors
*** taking 2 more AP exams this year
NHS, NSHS, TriM NHS
Marching, Jazz, Pep, Wind Emsembles
Foreign Language EC’s including study abroad
White
Male
No hooks</p>

6

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 720 M, 720WR</p>

<p>GPA (on FCPS scale): 3.66</p>

<p>That’s all I feel like posting now. Ask me if you want more info
I’m also doing Corp and both my parents went to tech. My semester grades were mediocre. Probably waitlisted and won’t get in because of my bad grades.</p>

7

<p>My decision is not up…anyone know why…?..</p>

<p>Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using CC</p>

8

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (M680 CR680 W760)
SAT II: Literature (800), Math 2 (770), French (720)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% for sure, not sure if I’m in top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World (4), Lang (4), AB Calc (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Orchestra, Advanced Information Systems
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Treasurer), National English Honor Society, National French Honor Society, Asian American Students Association, National Honor Society, Environmental Club
Job/Work Experience: Had summer job before senior year at local restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
Summer Activities: Writing, travel
Essays: Great!
Teacher Recommendation: Great!
Counselor Rec: Great, too, I suppose, even though she doesn’t know me as well.
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Business
State: VA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Low?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really.
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: GPA, SAT scores, essays.
Weaknesses: Lack of extracurriculars.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT II’s? No reason in particular, my stats were higher than the average.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to GMU, UMW, Shenandoah. Waitlisted for UVa.
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: Congratulations to everyone else who got accepted!!</p>

9

<p>My DD was accepted!!</p>

<p>I’m so happy for her but more for me cause we are VA residents. Oh, she was denied admission to UVA. So i’m happy she was accepted into a top tier 1 school.</p>

<p>Congrats to everyone!!</p>

10

<p>D from CA, Architecture, 27 ACT (Math 29-strength), 3.9 GPA, 2 AP’s, 4 years Italian, solid rigorous high school schedule all 4 years, Fin aid pkg $3,500 the rest in loans and pkg came before acceptance for a $40,700 out of state school cost. Virg Tech her 2nd choice school but will be very excited to go if the decision on Cal Poly SLO does not come in before May 1.</p>

<p>Accepted to USD ($25,000 grants on a $58,000 school cost) and waitlisted at SLO (first choice).</p>

11

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1800 (Critical Reading: 610, Math: 490 lol, Writing: 700)
[</em>] ACT: 26
[<em>] SAT II: None
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/164 (Top 15%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP U.S. History (3) and AP English Language (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Government, AP Statistics, AP English Language, AP Environmental Science, and Anatomy and Physiology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None… A few local and regional awards, but nothing “major” (Outstanding Community Service- Kiwanis; Good Citizenship Award- American Legion, etc…)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club Int’l (Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Committee Chair), Christian Club (President, Vice-President), Student Government Association (Class Representative), National Honor Society, Cross-Country (Captain)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Academic Tutor (Math Subjects… ironic considering my math SAT score, but I promise that does not accurately reflect my math skills!)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life, church youth group, state wide and international mission trips, and so on and so on…
[<em>] Summer Activities: VA Girls State, many mission trips
[</em>] Essays: Just talked about the aspects that I loved about VT (the spirit, atmosphere, academics, uniqueness). I talked about the tightrope walker that I saw when I first visited. Very well done & lots of time spent on them.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t send any
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes- haven’t received any notice yet
[</em>] Intended Major: English because I had my strongest test scores in this subject lol
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VIRGINIA! :smiley:
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: less than 40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, nothing else really stuck out
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I had a lot of demonstrated interest. My essays were very detailed about my love for the school. I was one of only two people from my school who applied. Extracurriculars were very strong (didn’t list them all above)
[<em>] Weaknesses: Test scores, most definitely. Not sending recommendations.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because I’m an above average student from my area. Compared to NoVa applicants, I’m not competitive, but my SATs, GPA, and extracurriculars are great for my small, redneck area.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: James Madison, Lynchburg, Longwood, Clemson, Campbell, College of Charleston, University of Richmond, and William and Mary ;)[/li] [/ul][ b]General Comments:** I am super excited for this acceptance! The system crash earlier tonight really freaked me out, but I’m glad to have this decision :slight_smile: Honestly, I’m an undecided Hokie. I’ve narrowed my list down to VT, JMU, U of R, and W&M. I love them all, but I do want to attend a big, public school, so maybe I’ll see some of you all in the fall! Best wishes, y’all <3 & remember: “What is a Hokie?” ;)</p>

12

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT I: 610 CR 590 M
Unweighted GPA: 3.76
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Honors Physics, International Affairs, English, Spanish 5/Discrete Math
Extracurriculars: 4 years basketball, chess club
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: very little
Intended Major: Communications
State: VA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks: Mother and Brother legacy</p>

13

<p>Yeah!!! My son is a Hokie!!!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M: 630 CR: 630
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): weighted: 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of 500+ class
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc B/C, AP Statistics, AP Gov, College Comp, Honors Physics, electives
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):3 yrs. XC & Track, NHS, Beta Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Jr. Volunteer at hospital, other stuff that goes with above clubs
[</em>] Summer Activities: none
[<em>] Essays: wrote a short poem about why I want to be a Hokie - nothing grand
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 sent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes - only loans offered
[</em>] Intended Major: Transfer to Engineering after 1st semester
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] School Type: Large public HS
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection:[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Strong course work over 4 yrs w/trend upwards in 10 & 11th. SAT scores meshed with grades - I was not ‘lopsided’ like some of the stats you see.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs probably needed to be higher for Enginr. college
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above strengths. Consistent grades/coursework over the years
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: JMU, VCU, GMU
[/ul]</p>

14

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1320, 580V, 640M
[</em>] ACT: 31</p>

<p>[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): about 20 out of 400
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): none (yet)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Senior Year Course Load: Band, Calc AB/BC, Hon Engl, AP Gov</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[li] School Type: Public </p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks: Dad Legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NCSU acccepted[/li][/ul]</p>

15

<p>Kebauc - were you accepted into the Engineering program for Fall?</p>

16

<p>Engineering, yes. (DS son was accepted, not me :))</p>

17

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>SAT 1300+
GPA 4.0 unweighted
3 AP Classes.
Out of state- NC
Accepted to engineering. </p>

<p>Hokie hokie hokie hi!!</p>

18

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1850, 650V, 550M, 650CR
ACT: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): none (yet)
Senior Year Course Load: Calc, AP Gov, Honors English
Intended Major: Business
State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type: Public
Hooks: None
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted USC & UNCW/waitlisted Clemson & Villanova</p>

19

<p>DS accepted to Engineering! Woo hoo! OOS.</p>

<p>Also accepted NCSU, Fordham, UNCW, U Del engineering, GMU, C of C. Denied at UVA ( :frowning: ).</p>

20

<p>Accepted </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 700 (Math), 600 (Verbal), 650 (Writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): History (4); Biology (4); 3 other AP classes are being taken my senior year and I will take those exams this May.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Leadership roles the last 3 years in high school for 2 different clubs. Girl Scout Gold Award. National Honor Society. Debate Club Award
Job/Work Experience: Full time summer work; weekend part time job while school is in session for three years
Volunteer/Community service: over 250 hours of community service during high school</p>

<p>Intended Major: Accepted into General Engineering. Will declare specific engineering major the end of Freshman year. Not sure which one I will choose.
State: Virginia
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Causasian
Gender: Female
Hooks: Dad is an alumni - but I was told that being a legacy isn’t a big deciding factor from the VT Admissions person who visited my school.</p>

<p>Other: Also accepted at VCU, Penn State, and NC State</p>