Transfer Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Virginia
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<p>Applying to SEAS (engineering) for sophmore year</p>

<p>Freshman at Virginia Tech
In-state applicant
Female
3.1 GPA (14 credit hours, but ALL math/science because i tested out of the 3-credit freshman english...lowest grade was B- in a geology class, but had B in chem/calc II/vector calculus, and A- in engineering class/chem lab)
next semester: 17 credit hours (mulitvariable, eng class, C++ class, Java class, linear algebra, physics/lab)
will have completed all requirements for transfer to e-school</p>

<p>3.6 HS GPA (4.2 senior year...had a rough junior year, talked about it in essays)
1380 SAT
8 APs (world history, US history, eng language, physics, calcAB, us gov't, comp. gov't, eng lit)</p>

<p>good ECs (girl scouts, key club historian senior year, NHS, lots of community service, tutored at local elem. school every saturday for all four years of high school during school year, SGA senator at VT, had job all four years of HS, tutoring at mathlab next semester, member of society of women engineers)
good recs, good essays
first generation</p>

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<p>---bump---></p>

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<p>--bump--- anyone?</p>

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<p>you know, a crappy move would be to rethread this...but, i already submitted a chance before, but it was before i knew my final semester grades, and i hate a ton of transfer threads....just give me a guess haha</p>

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<p>I feel your frustration. Look at my thread: 40 views (20 of them are mine), and no response. I posted specific, personal information that basically anyone from my college can pinpoint who it is. It's not that I care about my privacy, but I will be deleting it tomorrow if noone replies relevantly. Oh well.</p>

<p>I wish I could tell you've got a good shot, but that's not for me to say. I'm hoping to get in myself...</p>

<p>I'll pray for you though :-)</p>

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<p>hey, i'm sitting in my dorm room right now at vt, sincerely thinking about what would happen if i were actually admitted to this school of your obvious obsession (not that it's a bad thing).</p>

<p>i have a 3.19 gpa from fall semester. i still need to do the essays, and later today i'll be working on em. 3.43 gpa from hs, 9 ib classes, 1140 sat. lowest grades were the b minuses.</p>

<p>we're probably not getting in, since lowest gpa recommended (per its common data set) is a 3.3, and advisors and roberts said that they admit between a 3.5-3.7... i showed roberts my unofficial transcript for last semester and he still encouraged me to apply (this was via email) so i dont know what that would be worth, but i guess he gave the best possible advice he could in his position, so i will take it.</p>

<p>there are certainly things i'd miss about vt if i left. but there are certainly things i'd look forward to experiencing if i went to uva. it's interesting to think about two undergraduate college experiences...</p>

<p>but one thing i must ask, why do you want to leave virginia tech for uva's enge? it is clear that vt's engineering is one of the strongest in the nation-- heavily recruited, highly ranked. in fact, my relative who does really well for himself with a bachelor's EE and a corporate-funded master's EE (both from vt). he swears in the few times in his life that he was job searching (from his first job to finding one w/less stress to moving back to his old one that gave him a considerable salery increase as incentive to return) that his hokie status gave him the leg up on the gmu and uva applicants.</p>

<p>and as biased and narrow-viewed as this story is, for what it's worth, my cousin graduated from uva with an EE eight years ago and has not found nearly as much luck as my uncle did eight years after he graduated.</p>

<p>if i were to stay with the sciences/architecture/engineering, then i would definitely bite the bullet about being in this area and be happy that i'm learning in one of the best hard science institutions.</p>

<p>but since i'm moving to a liberal arts major, i feel that it would be best to move to c'ville. (i'm trying to get into their highest recognized school)</p>

<p>between studying here and uva for my major, i honestly doubt it will make much of a difference, with the biggest concern is attaining the graduate degree from darden.</p>

<p>however, i am constantly irked by the environment of vt. i am not shy to admit that i am a suburbanite. i simply love the fact that i can enjoy the city and still sleep in a quiet, clean, spacious neighborhood. at the same time, i pretty much dislike the countryside. talladega nights highlighted many aspects of america that i don't associate myself with. as such, i dislike the fact that aside from parties, there really isn't much else to do here. i feel like i'm part of a student body that has too large of a percentage of those who would fit into the "southern christian conservative" mold. i hate to admit it, but it disgusts me. not to mention the feeling that the school has resentment because many didn't get into uva and is making up for it through football...</p>

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<p>why are you dropping out of engineering with a 3.2 cum?? Or is your major-GPA lower? My overall is a 3.1, but my major-GPA is a 3.22, thanks to a B in calcII and in chem (both 3 credits i would assume you know).<br>
Anyways, I hate the fact that its just math/science here. There really isn't much else you can take, and force add is impossible. I also like the overall atmosphere at UVA much much better. I want to be able to take free electives, and VT curriculum doesn't do that. I actually believe that with a more balanced classload, I will do much better than a 3.1.
As for chances, yes, our 3.2s are on the low side. But, we are engineering remember. And IS (atleast I am). For me, I emailed Paxton Marshall (dean of admissions for e-school) and he said a 3.0 or better from VT is very competative. Their numbers are high becuase theres a lot of CC transfers (that obviously overall need a higher GPA) and theres OOS students (again, much higher numbers). But that's for the e-school. The thing is that they make spit out those numbers, but as Paxton said, you need to take into consideration the types of schools people come from. Especially at a school like UVA, theres great variation in the types of schools people are coming from, its hard and unfair to just say "well I don't have a 3.4-3.6 so I won't get in". However, I know for CAS they prefer third-year transfers, whereas e-school they actually somewhat prefer second-years just because its easier to fullfill every requirement the earlier you start.<br>
I just have an upperhand in admissions because I had a solid HS career (except for a blip in junior year, with personal reasons I explained in esssays) as I ended up with a 3.6 and a 4.2 senior year. Also, I'm a chick =P
I definently wouldn't not apply, as you're coming from a highly regarded (and highly weeding!) institution. Convince them engineering is wrong for you and UVA is a perfect match, and I think you could do well. I'd be happy to help you with an essay, but mine are complete/submitted, soo. Finally got that done, now I just have to sit back and wait =) good luck</p>

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<p>i was a chem major.</p>

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<p>Ahh, I just saw the VT and then switch to CAS and sort of jumped the gun. Too many people around here are dropping engineering, so I'm just figuring. I would still apply, and just see =)</p>

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<p>with starting salary and employment opportunity in mind, i still can't see leaving this 17th ranked enge school to uva's 34th (?) ranked enge school will be beneficial. </p>

<p>i mean, you decided to study enge, right? then why not stick on that path and not dabble in classes that you don't need to become an engineer?</p>

<p>i have no idea how IS will play a part in this application process... but whatever. there's definitely things i'll miss about tech. nice people, great food, very chill.</p>

<p>almost worry about what it's like over there...</p>

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<p>Well, in rankings UVA is #20-something and VT is #60 something. Much bigger difference I would assume. Also, in my field (EE) UVA is ranked right behind VT, so it's not that big of a deal rankings wise.<br>
As for classes, I'd recieve the same basic needed classes for EE, its just that I have a ton of other interests/strengths in school. I think its stupid to waste them. Plus, i'm looking to go to grad school for business, and I think UVA would better prepare me for that.
Also, for starting salary, UVA is actually higher than VT. But thats not the important thing to me. I like UVA's atmosphere much better, and I like the curriculum.<br>
As for IS, it will help a ton. They try to take 2/3 IS, so it will give you an extra boost.</p>