VT admission question: If one applies for a restricted major(ie.Architecture)

[al pie hokie]

and you are NOT accepted, can you list GENERAL Admission as a 'back up'?
My daughter is a jr. in HS and we are curious

[TechMomof2]

Info several years old, but students who applied for restricted major who were not accepted were not given chance to pick something else. It's easier to get in under 'University Studies' and then pick major.

and you are NOT accepted, can you list GENERAL Admission as a 'back up'?
My daughter is a jr. in HS and we are curious

[JoesterVT]

Info several years old, but students who applied for restricted major who were not accepted were not given chance to pick something else. It's easier to get in under 'University Studies' and then pick major.

The old tried and trued method is to apply for something that is hurting for people, take general stuff the first year or so and do very well, then transfer into the desired field. Since the vast majority of your regular Joes and Janes end up changing majors anyway, this is a pretty good way to go.

[CSSVT]

The old tried and trued method is to apply for something that is hurting for people, take general stuff the first year or so and do very well, then transfer into the desired field. Since the vast majority of your regular Joes and Janes end up changing majors anyway, this is a pretty good way to go.

Difficult for Arch though since you have to use one year to get accepted INTO the actual Arch program. Great way of going about it for those in things like Engineering....quick way to a 6 year plan for those looking for Arch. Best way to do this (kind of) is to do University Studies and basically treat it as if it's your first year in Architecture. She'll likely have to force ad herself into some of the classes and do a lot of time in the Guidance office to get them to work their magic and get her in...but it's probably the best way to get accepted as something other than Arch and still be on track for 5 years.

By the way, my kids go to the same high school that I went to. In my graduating class in 1977, out of 550 students, there were 55 kids that actually went on to VT. I was one of them. 35 kids went to UVA.

Fast forward to graduating class of 2011. Out of a graduating class of roughly 530, there were only 19 graduates from our high school that attended VT and 33 attended UVA. There is something wrong here. UVA is still keeping up with offering the same amount of kids, but VT is not.

VT likely offering more out-of-staters than UVA....and accepting more.

[typed by ben]

Difficult for Arch though since you have to use one year to get accepted INTO the actual Arch program. Great way of going about it for those in things like Engineering....quick way to a 6 year plan for those looking for Arch. Best way to do this (kind of) is to do University Studies and basically treat it as if it's your first year in Architecture. She'll likely have to force ad herself into some of the classes and do a lot of time in the Guidance office to get them to work their magic and get her in...but it's probably the best way to get accepted as something other than Arch and still be on track for 5 years.

she can also do both summer sessions

i did US first year, then foundations lab during the summer (kick ass summer btw) and graduated in 5.

however, it is worth mentioning that probably 75% of foundations students have to repeat, whether they take it during the two normal semesters or summer sessions.

dont worry about coursework. worry about getting into foundations. the coursework issue will take care of itself.

[hokiebob01]

and you are NOT accepted, can you list GENERAL Admission as a 'back up'?
My daughter is a jr. in HS and we are curious

The son of a friend applied for Engineering and was offered a spot in University Studies with a chance to transfer into Engineering after 2 years if he is successful enough.

[GFallsFan]

The son of a friend applied for Engineering and was offered a spot in University Studies with a chance to transfer into Engineering after 2 years if he is successful enough.

See my explanation below. It shouldn't take two years.

[hokiebob01]

See my explanation below. It shouldn't take two years.

I probably misunderstood the father, I'm sure your explaination of the process is more complete than mine.

[HokieintheHill]

...you are automatically considered for University Studies if you are not competitive for that major.

[GFallsFan]

and you are NOT accepted, can you list GENERAL Admission as a 'back up'?
My daughter is a jr. in HS and we are curious

Here's how you do it: apply for engineering/arch. All applicants if rejected for their desired major will be automatically reviewed for University Studies. If you desire engineering and got offered US, then you would sign up for all classes that engineers would normally take EXCEPT for the one restricted class, Intro to Engineering. If you have good grades after Fall semester (probably a 3.0 or above should be good enough, but this is not cast in stone) then you can take the 1st semester of Intro during the Spring semester of freshman year. There will be lots of kids trying to do this so make sure your grades are good. The 2nd semester of this class can then be taken during one of the summer sessions. After you have taken the entire year of the Intro class, then you re-apply to the Engineering school and you will get in to general engineering if you have at least a 2.0. If you have any trouble getting a spot in the Intro class, do not worry. A comparable and transferrable course is offered at a lot of the state community colleges. You could do it there and transfer the credit. Some kids do this at NRCC during freshman year, although I do not know how they do this as the CC is about 8 miles away and requires a car. Seems like it would be a lot easier just to go to summer school.

Anyway, the end result is that you could be in engineering and right on schedule by the time you start sophomore year.

As for architecture, it is a little harder to transfer in there. This past spring they had 52 request to transfer in and 23 or such were accepted. I have to think that this should also not be a problem if you have at least a 3.5 or above...which if you are going to be an architect, seems like a no brainer that you should have that.