Pathways 2023 Application

Pathways for Future Engineers Program at Virginia Tech - Program Participant Application - 2023

Eligibility: Only students living in the State of Virginia who had neither parent graduate from a four-year college are eligible to apply to the Pathways Program. Admission into the Pathways Program allows for immediate inclusion into year-round virtual activities, occasional on-campus visits and the two-week summer residential camp held in-person on the Virginia Tech campus. If you are a current or previous Pathways Camp participant please click here.

Summer Camp Dates: Sunday, July 16 through Saturday July 29, 2023

Application Components:

Participant Application, including 4 essays
Transcript

You will receive an email confirmation once you complete the application. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS is 11:55 pm Saturday, April 1, 2023. Decisions will be emailed with in a week of receiving.

If you have any questions, please email Perry Martin at pathways@vt.edu.

First Name

Preferred Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Mobile Phone Number

Evening Phone Number

Email (this will be our main form of communication)

Parent/Guardian Email

Relationship to your Parent/Guardian:

Gender (optional)

Ethnic Origin (check all that apply)

Do you identify as Hispanic/Latino?

Yes

No

Did either of your parents/guardians earn a four-year bachelor degree?

Yes

No

High School Name

CEEB (hidden)

High School City

High School State

How did you hear about the Pathways for Future Engineers Program?

How you heard about Pathways:

Are you involved in a technology or engineering program during the regular school day or after school hours?

Yes

No

If yes, please provide the name of the program and a brief description of activities that you have completed or will complete.

What grade will you enter in the fall of 2022?

10th

11th

12th

Please list any STEM extracurricular activities (summer programs, clubs, etc.) in which you have participated or are participating and the duration of involvement. (ex. First Robotics, Sept 2019-June 2021)

Please list any leadership roles that you have held or currently hold, the corresponding organization, and the duration of involvement. (ex. President, National Honors Society, Sept 2018-present)

Please list any academic achievements and/or other honors and awards, the corresponding organization, and the year in which it was received. (ex. Scholar Athlete, School Athletics Department, 2020)

Please list any extracurricular activities in which you participated for 2 years or more and the duration of involvement. This may include activities that you were involved with before high school IF your involvement continued into high school. (ex. Girl/Boy Scouts of America, 2017-2022)

Please list all other extracurricular activities.

Essays
Your response for each essay question should not exceed 120 words. Draft in Microsoft Word or another word processing program to check for spelling, grammar, and word count. Then copy and paste into the fields below.

What areas of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics interest you the most? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? How does engineering align with your goals? What challenges do you believe you will face to achieve your goals? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

What societal problems do you think will most benefit from the work of engineers? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Outside of academics, what are you passionate about? Would you consider yourself an expert in this area? How do you pursue your passion or become an expert? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Transcript
Please upload a current grade transcript. This does not have to be an official transcript. If you do not have a transcript ready to upload now, you will receive instructions with your email confirmation on how to send it later.

Current Classes
If your grade transcript does not include the classes you are currently enrolled in, please upload a list of those classes here. If you have any current grades in those classes, please include them.