STEP 2026 Application

Summer Transition Engineering Program (STEP) 2026 Participant Application

Program Dates: Sunday, June 21 through Saturday, July 18, 2026.

Application will not be reviewed until ALL application components are completed.
You will receive an email confirmation once you complete the application. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS is 11:55 pm on Friday, May 29, 2026.

Decisions will be emailed by Monday, June 1, 2026.

If you have any questions, please email Christina Martin at chsmit21@vt.edu.

Part I. Personal Information

First Name

Preferred Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Cell Phone Number

Email Address (this will be our main form of communication, so please be sure to check this regularly for updates)

Virginia Tech Email Address (if not previously entered above)

Phone Number

Virginia Tech Student ID# (Ex. 9064-12345)

Virginia Tech PID (Ex. hbird123) - The PID is located within VT email address - hbird123@vt.edu

Intended Engineering Major

Do you plan to enroll in Math 1225 (Calculus 1) in Fall 2026?

Yes

No

If you plan to enroll in Math 1225, have you taken the ALEKS placement exam?

Yes

No

I do not plan to enroll in Math 1225 in the Fall 2025 semester.

If you have taken the ALEKS placement exam, what is the highest score you have received? If you have not taken the exam, please indicate that below.

How many ALEKS attempts have you used? Please leave at least 1 attempt for after the STEP program.

One

Two

Three

Not Applicable (not intending to Calc 1 during fall semester)

Did either of your parents/guardians earn a four year Bachelor Degree?

Yes

No

Did you submit a FAFSA form to Virginia Tech's Office of Financial Aid?

Yes

No

Are you an international student?

Yes

No

Part II: High School Information

High School Name

High School City

High School State

Current or Last Math Class

Current or Last Math Grade

Part III: Parent or Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian/Mother Information:

Name (First and Last)

Phone Number

Email Address

Employment / Job Title

What is the highest level of education that your parent/guardian/mother completed?

Did not finish high school

Graduated from high school

Attended College but did not complete a degree

Completed an Associates Degree

Completed a Bachelors Degree

Completed a Masters Degree or beyond

Parent/Guardian/Father Information:

Name (First and Last)

Email Address

Phone Number

Employment / Job Title

What is the highest level of education that your parent/guardian/father completed?

Did not finish high school

Graduated from high school

Attended College but did not complete a degree

Completed an Associates Degree

Completed a Bachelors Degree

Completed a Masters Degree or beyond

Leadership/Academic Achievements

Resume

Please upload the following information in PDF format:

Please provide a resume listing your academic organizations, clubs, and awards. Also include activities such as athletics, leadership positions, community service, church activities, etc. in which you have participated.

If you do not have a resume ready to upload now, you will receive instructions with your email confirmation on how to submit it later.

All upload files should be saved as a PDF and titled (LastName.FirstName.Resume). For example, John Doe's resume should be uploaded as Doe.John.Resume

Essay
Please provide an essay (no more than 500 words) answering the following questions:

What are your strengths as a student?
What would you say are areas in which you need improvement?
Why do you want to participate in STEP?
What do you hope to contribute to the program as a participant?

Draft your answers in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or another word processing program to check for spelling, grammar, and word count. Then copy and paste into the field below.

Agreements:

By checking this box, I am electronically signing this online application and acknowledging that the information I have provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

By checking this box, I fully understand that by submitting this application to the Student Transition Engineering Program (STEP) that I agree to participate for the full duration of the five-week program.

By checking this box, I hereby give STEP permission to use data from the program (surveys, photos, etc.) for funding, academic publications, and other such reports.