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VMI's application procedure is the same whether you are applying for the first time, as a transfer student, or as an international student.

Required Documents

Optional

Personal Statement - Applicants are encouraged, though not required, to submit a personal statement:

All items must be mailed to admissions either with your application or after you have submitted your online application. 

 Ways to Apply 

  • Online  - Available to Seniors 1 September 2013

  • Download application, complete and mail with other required documents
  • Call 800-767-4207 to have a paper application mailed to you  

All applicants, including transfers, must submit the following items in addition to the formal application (additional items required for transfers will be explained upon receipt of the application).

Deadlines

Early Decision: November 15  
Regular Decision: February 1 

New cadets, whether first-time freshman or transfer students, are enrolled only at the beginning of each new session in August. Application for early decision may be made from September 1 until November 15, and application for regular decision may be made from September 1 until February 1. 

Application Fee

There is an application fee of $40. Please include a check payable to VMI with your completed application and forms.  

This is a non-refundable fee. 

Test Scores

Standardized test scores (SAT I and/or ACT) must be reported directly from the testing agency if not included on the high school transcript.

Decisions

Applicants meeting the November 15 deadline for early decision will be notified no later than December 15. Beginning January 1, on a rolling basis, decisions will be made on all applications for regular decision and those applicants deferred from early acceptance. 

A waiting list may be necessary.

Reservations

Accepted applicants will be sent "conditional" appointments which are tentative pending establishment of a reservation. A reservation requires submission of satisfactory medical and dental reports, a signed acceptance of the appointment, and payment of a $300 advance deposit. 

The advance deposit is deducted from the total charges for the first year of enrollment. It is refundable if requested in writing before May 1, or if the applicant is found physically disqualified.

Conditions
VMI reserves the right to cancel any appointment or reservation if the recipient is found to be physically disqualified or if a subsequent academic or conduct record is found unsatisfactory. Entrance requirements must be fully met before the date of matriculation. No one will be admitted on probation.