Under no circumstances will refunds be provided after May 1. Application Policies. Early Decision Deadlines. Early Action Deadlines. Regular Decision Deadlines. Appeals Policy Submitting an Appeal for Freshman Admission The appeal will only be accepted from the student, not from a parent or guardian. The appeal form, which includes an opportunity to upload an appeal letter, must be received within 30 days of receiving the notification of the original decision.
You can get a copy of the form by emailing appchange vt. The appeals process is NOT a re-review process of the existing applicant file. The appeal must contain NEW information that was not included in the initial application.
Examples of new information might include incorrectly reported test scores for students who opted to have their test scores considered in their application review, or if grades on your Self-Reported Academic Record SRAR were incorrectly recorded.
Statements of continued interest, updated extracurricular involvement, and letters of recommendation are not considered new information. Senior grades will not be considered, and high school transcripts are not used in our application review process. Test scores earned after the last testing window for each decision plan will not be considered. The appeal should include an explanation of why the new information was not submitted originally.
The Admissions Committee will notify you of its decision by email. Submitting an Appeal for Transfer Admission The appeal will only be accepted from the applicant, not from a parent or guardian. The appeal form, which includes an opportunity to upload an appeal letter, must be received within 45 days of receiving the notification of the original decision.
Transfer appeals must be made on the grounds that inaccurate or incomplete information was considered in the review process, either from the Common Application or Self-Reported Academic Record SRAR ; however, as it is the responsibility of the applicant to self-report academic information fully and accurately, appeals made on the basis of errors in initial self-reporting may or may not result in a change to the final decision outcome.
Appealing students whose applications were canceled must provide documentation that the cancellation was in error and that all steps for completing the application process were followed by the required deadlines. Appeals will NOT be considered from students who claim to have been unaware of the expectations and deadlines of the transfer admissions process, as reported on the Transfer Application Checklist. All applicants acknowledged in the Common Application prior to submission that they would review and follow this resource to ensure the application process was completed in the required timeframe.
New grades which were unavailable at the point of the original application review will not be considered as grounds for appeal alone.
Please note the following : No applicant can officially meet all requirements for guaranteed admission until the degree is conferred with a final GPA. All applicants were initially reviewed for GAA eligibility as well as competitive admission to their intended program.
The most commonly applicable GAAs are available for review here: vt. Application Changes If you need to make a change to your application, do not start another application. If you have questions about residency, please see our residency page. Change in housing status off-campus to on-campus or on-campus to off-campus All freshmen students are required to live on campus unless given specific permission by Student Programs.
You will need to contact them directly at housing vt. Change of date of birth Change of social security number Withdrawing your application Please specify if you are requesting a refund of your enrollment deposit.
Refunds are only available to freshman applicants who withdraw their enrollment deposit before May 1 and transfer applicants who withdraw their applications before June 1. Early decision applicants are not eligible for refunds.
Applying for Early Action Early Action is available to all freshman applicants. What does that mean for my Fall application to the university? How will this change affect my offer of admission? We will accept the grading policies that high schools and colleges put in place. I am considering delaying my entrance into Virginia Tech. How does the deferral process work? A student offered admission may request a deferral of up to two years before entering Virginia Tech.
The deadline for requesting a deferral is June 15, Email appchange vt. In order to be considered for a deferral, a student must first accept the offer of admission and pay the nonrefundable deposit fee see number three above. A deferred student may take college courses up to 30 credit hours during this time with the understanding that poor academic performance in those courses may negatively impact the offer of admission. Transfer students are able to apply for a deferral. You should also consider financial aid deadlines that may impact your decision to attend Virginia Tech.
Spring application dates also vary by department. For more details check with your proposed department or visit the Graduate School admissions page. International students must meet stringent admission deadlines because of the time it takes to process immigration paperwork and complete the visa process. Will you do a pre-review of my application with a copy of my transcript s and ETS scores?
I will submit official copies if I am accepted. We do not pre-review applications. We will evaluate your application materials once you officially apply to the Graduate School. The minimum cumulative grade point average for admission is 3.
Please contact the department to which you wish to apply for additional information. Can I apply to more than one department? Yes, you may apply to more than one department. Applicants must complete an application for each department and pay the application fee for each department applied to.
How long does it take to process an application? It depends. Some departments hold applications and process them all at one time; in such cases the processing time may be longer. With the department's recommendation, the Graduate School will make the final decision, and a letter from the dean of the Graduate School will be sent to inform you of the decision.
How can I find out the status of my application? After we receive your application, you will be sent an e-mail with instructions on how to check your application status on the Web. Please allow for processing time as you are monitoring the status. How will I know if my application is incomplete? The checklist on the application describes each component that is required by the Graduate School , such as test scores or transcripts.
Once we receive your application, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to check your application status. Due to the large volume of applications received, we kindly request that you utilize the online tracking system.
Have you received the letters of recommendation from my references? Recommendation letters are handled by individual departments. Please contact the department to which you have applied to check on the status of your recommendation letters. When can the Graduate School tell me if I have been accepted? Your application undergoes a thorough holistic review by the Graduate School and by your proposed department.
After the review committee meets, a recommendation is sent to the Graduate School. You will be notified by postal mail of the final decision. The Graduate School is unable to release admission decisions over the phone or by email.
Why was my admission denied? Admission can be denied for several reasons. Some of the most common reasons:. How can I get additional information about departments when applying? You can visit our Colleges and Degrees page as a gateway to specific departmental web pages.
You may also choose to browse the catalog. How do I reapply if my application has been denied? The Graduate School will hold denied applications for one year. If you wish to be reconsidered within this period, you must contact your academic department. The Graduate School can only honor requests from the department for an application decision to be appealed.
You also will need to supply any additional information you can to strengthen your application new test scores, reference letters, statement of purpose, etc. My application was denied for one department. Can I apply to another? Should I apply to another? You can apply to another department if you are not accepted to your first choice, but students are advised not to "shop" for departments that will accept them.
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