Pathways 2025 Application

Pathways for Future Engineers Program at Virginia Tech - Program Participant Application - 2025

Eligibility: Only students living in the State of Virginia who did not have either parent graduate from a four-year degree or equivalent degree in an any country are eligible to apply to the Pathways Program.

Proof of eligibility may be requested. 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.

Summer Camp Dates:

Rising Seniors (class of 2026): Sunday, June 15th to Saturday, June 28th 2025.
Rising Sophomores and Juniors, (class of 2027, 2028) June 23rd to Saturday, June 28th 2025.

Application Components:

Participant Application, including 4 essays
Transcript
List of Current Classes

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS is Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 11:55 pm . Decisions will be emailed by May 1st.

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)

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?

Have you participated in a previous Virginia Tech program? If yes, please specify what program(s).

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 2025?

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 2023 - May 2024)

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 2024-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, 2024)

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, 2019-2023)

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.