<p>I am currently a freshman starting my second semester in lynchburg college. Lynchburg college is a small liberal arts school located in lynchburg, virginia. I am really interested in engineering and we don't have an engineering department in our school. We have a 3-2 program where i can transfer to uva for my senior year. The only problem is i want to transfer earlier than that possibly after my sophomore year. This is mainly because my physics teacher is very bad and i don't want to get behind. I want to transfer to Va tech and i was wondering if i would be behind everybody else. In my first semester i took physics I, Calculus I, composition I, history I. My second semester i will be taking physics II, calculus II, composition II, history II, spanish II, chemistry I. If i continue to take the usual course of classes till the end of my sophomore year and i transfer to va tech would i be behind everybody else? I would like to transfer after my freshman year but my gpa is low so i need to beef it up with my sophomore year. What gpa would i need to transfer to Va tech or another engineering school like that?</p>
<p>I live near george mason university and i was wondering if i could take a couple of courses over the summer after my freshman year.</p>
<p>1) Do you have an engineering area in mind?
2) Can you take summer courses at your current school?</p>
<p>Do you have an engineering area in mind? - If your selected engineering area only needs Chemistry I…You could take that during the summer. I would not take Chemistry AND Physics the same semester.</p>
<p>Can you take summer courses at your current school? I would also see if that History course could be taken during the summer at your school (physically) or maybe online because some schools offer the “general education” courses online.</p>
<p>Either way, I would lighten that load this semester if you plan to beef up that GPA. Remember, your goal is to get admitted into the last 2 years of the program so whether or not it takes you after 2 years or after 3 years or somewhere in between should not be a high priority.</p>
<p>Also (for any engineering major): Always “stagger” your Calculus/Physics courses. Physics I usually requires Calculus I and Physics II usually requires Calculus II, so your combo SHOULD have been Calculus I/Chemistry I (semester 1), Calculus II/Physics I (semester 2) and Calculus III/Physics II (semester 3).</p>
<p>I MIGHT go as far as saying take Differential Equations before Physics II (because of the electric circuits) but that is for another thread.</p>
<p>i don’t want to take summer courses at my school because of two things. I want to also work over the summer and george mason university is right next to my house and my school has very few courses relating to physics and engineering.</p>
<p>are you sure i can’t take physics and chemistry at the same time. I think i can do it.</p>
<p>also what gpa would i need to have to get into VA tech? Are there any other good engineering schools that you would recommend that i try to get into.</p>
<p>our school for some reason recommends taking in this sequence</p>
<p>No clue as to what GPA you need to transfer. To take any engineering classes at VT you need to have taken the ‘intro to engineering’ classes first. So if you come in without anything that will count for them you’re going to be significantly behind. SOME CCs do have a class that will transfer (at least I know that the New River CC does) but check to see if your school has any. With that in mind, it isn’t too important to take all of your chemistry/physics classes now, since it is unlikely you could come in without that class and graduate in two years. And by unlikely I mean Will Not Happen. I can’t give you a bare bones outline for engineering students at VT, but I can tell you what my suggested schedule was to stay on track for 4 years.</p>
<p>For an MSE major at VT, after their freshman year that should have had:
Chem 1 + lab
Intro to Engineering 1/2
English 1/2
Linear Algebra
Vector Geometry
Calc 1/2
Physics 1
2 electives</p>
<p>After sophomore year they should have also had
Three in major classes (intro to MSE, professional development, Metallurgy)
Chemistry 2
Electrical Theory
Statics
Deforms
Multivariable Calculus
Differential Equations
Physics 1
Another two electives</p>
<p>So basically, if you’re asking if you can transfer here after your sophomore year and graduate in 4 years (total) the answer is probably no. To even come close you would have to take summer classes, which you should avoid at all costs since you should be interning during that time. If you can find some way to take the intro to engineering classes before your Junior year (first year at VT) then you should be able to graduate in 3 years (at VT) pretty easily. You’d basically be the same as every other sophomore but instead of having to take some of the physics/chemistry classes you could knock out later electives or have easier semesters.</p>
<p>i’ve decided to try and transfer after my freshman year which will be at the end of this coming spring semester. If i do really well i think i can pull of a 3.34 for the year. if i transfer after my freshman year, will i have a chance of finishing in four years? Also over the summer i was thinking about taking intro to engineering course either at george mason university or Northern virginia community college. How can i find out if the credits will transfer.</p>
<p>You’d have to talk to an adviser or someone at VT to know if they’d transfer. If you’re able to take them this summer you might be able to get through in four years. You would basically be in the same position most other sophomores are, assuming your classes transfer just fine. If you can’t take them this summer it’s highly unlikely you’ll get through in four.</p>