What Virginia Tech Engineering is REALLY Like 

yay congrats! glad this helped :)

yay go hokies!

yay congratulations!! I know it might seem daunting but no need to be scared! every freshman coming in is in the exact same boat that you’re in. if you have any questions or anything, let me know and i’d be happy to help!

I just got in! How did you like it this past year?

@@ninalatimore1307 Honestly, I really like the hall I'm in, Hoge Hall, which is for those that are apart of the Galipatia LLC. However, I'm actually leaving the Engineering program at the end of the Spring semester so that I can move into Biological Sciences. (Not that engineering was hard or anything, I originally applied with some heavy doubt that this was what I wanted to do.) However, I think you'll really enjoy it! We have mask policies on campus to help keep everyone safe and there are COVID-19 randomized tests, but they're not too bad. Food is also really great! Congratulations, you'll have a blast! Overall, it's been fun!

so exciting!! good luck this semester!

Ayyye hokieeeees. Junior Civil Engineer at VT here ;D

@@fuzzypicklesgaming439 hey, im an incoming freshman and VT for civil engineering, how would you say your experience has been for your major?

@@stevenhernandez7135 the freshman math and physics and chemistry intro classes are pretty annoying, but the higher level civil engineering classes are extremely helpful in gearing you up for the real work world. My best advice is to try to get summer internships, go to the career fairs, also never cheat on any assignments. I'm graduating in May

@@fuzzypicklesgaming439 hey thanks, and congrats on getting to graduate

hey! I was VP of the student council at my high school, co-president of the christian club, VP of chem honor society, member of spanish, math, and national honor society, I sang in choir and played piano for 12 years, and I volunteered at my church. I honestly didn’t have much engineering related extra-curriculars but I think the fact that I had a lot of leadership and that I attended the C-Tech summer camp at VT reaaaally helped with my application! and I actually didn’t apply anywhere else haha I was dead-set on going to VT!

Leah Thomas thanks for replying! I’m not currently involved in a lot and am grateful for some guidance on what to put my time into!

@@francessmith9533 consistency is key! it's really good to join a club and then stick with it throughout highschool so you can join the leadership team when you're an upperclassman!

Yay did you get it?

You get in?

You get in?

You get in?

I actually don’t know what the acceptance rate is for the college of engineering but I do know it’s lower and more competitive compared the other colleges at VT! In high school, I had a 4.5 GPA, 1400 SAT score, and I was pretty heavily involved in my school and community. I was VP of student council, VP of chem honor society, president of my school’s christian club, member of NHS, math honor society, and spanish honor society. I also played piano and was in choir for twelve years, volunteered at my church, and I had an online business for some time. When it comes to college admissions, consistency is key. I know it sounds like I was doing things all over the place, but I made it a point to stick with each thing for years to show commitment and because I loved doing it! if you’re an underclassman in high school, I’d recommend joining a few clubs and if you like it, continue to stick with it and hopefully you can gain a leadership position as an upperclassman!

also i’d like to point out that your stats may look different than mine and mine might look completely different from another VT engineer and that is totally fine!! I know college admissions is scary and stressful, but please don’t compare what you’re interested in and value to what another person is doing :) good luck with everything!

personally, I felt like earning an honors diploma proved to be a lot of extra work on top of the pretty rigorous engineering requirements. I know some people who are doing both, but I didn’t want to overload myself. I didn’t stay in hillcrest so I don’t know too much about the structure of the program, but being in hypatia definitely has it’s advantages since it is completely engineering focused. there are lots of networking opportunities and professional development all related to your major which I found helpful. I don’t know about how nice the interior of hillcrest is but it is probably one of the farthest buildings on campus and it’s on top of a hill so it’s kind of a hike haha

forgot to mention this, but the reason I chose hypatia was so I could be involved in that community but also be in honors (but you can’t live in hillcrest and be part of hypatia). I hope this helped!

I got into both, and chose tech! For me, it was a hard decision because i’ve never been a completely STEM person, and wanted to explore the arts and humanities even if i wasn’t going to rely on them as my main career. I didn’t like the idea of going to a tech school, or being completely surrounded by it. However, tech’s engineering is much better, and it’s more hands on versus theoretical. That kind of engineering would be more fun for me, and make me like it more, which was a win over the UVA’s diversity. Tech is so much more advanced in research, and it would be way more fun. Also i liked the idea of being the majority (engineer at tech) versus minority (engineer at UVA). Tech also has more diversity within engineering fields, so that would be more fun than at UVA. Also the people at UVA tend to be more preppy, and the vibe is def different. At tech people tend to be more down to earth, and you can relate to them more as an engineer, since they’re most likely also an engineer.

yes! the student success center offers free tutoring for many different courses!

yes you can as long as you’re not in the engineering LLC!

hello! I actually do not know too much about the transfer process :( I do know that you’ll have to reapply to the college of engineering to be accepted but I don’t know what else is required. hopefully the admissions website will be more helpful than me haha

check this out: eng.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions-information/transferring.html

yes! I know people who do both!

hi, yes I am! it definitely is a majority white school but there are a lot of vibrant and active minority student organizations that you could get involved with to find community!

I also have the same concerns too. As an asian, and given the current pandemic, I am worried about facing racism at the school by the community. May I know if you have encountered racism at the school and how you have dealt with it? Thank you for your video.

hi katie! that is a very real concern and I really hope and pray that you and other asian students won’t face any backlash at school when we go back :’( since this is a bit of a heavier topic, feel free to DM me on instagram and we can talk more there (@leahrebecca)

@@LeahThomas00 Leah, you are so kind. Thank you for offering to share more, privately. I have DMed u!

Hey! How much did you get on the sat to get in there?

@@SuperMan-uj7dh Eh, like 1900 out of 2400

Super Man hey! I got a 1400/1600

Leah Thomas I got a 1250 while having a 3.89 gpa. Got my decision yesterday and I’m really excited

@@GabrielHernandez-bj4iu you got your decision yesterday?