VT acceptance/deferral/rejection thread 2025

[Anonymous]

1500
3.9 UW
private OOS
v strong ec

In engineering honors college

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think acceptances will rise. Was a bloodbath at UMD, UNC and UVA for OOS students whose stats a few earlier would have got them in.

Huh? Then apply in state? 4.0 and 1500 have been getting denied from state schools for at least the past 5 years. Not a recent phenomenon nor a bloodbath. So silly.

My kid rejected UMD class of 2029 in state MD had higher GPA and more APs and better ECs than my class of 2024 kid wfo got into UMD out of Churchill.

UVA and UNC unhooked OOS was also very hard.

It leaves kids with 4.5-4.8 in my kids school picking between Pitt, Penn, VA Tech, Towson, Loyola, UDELL, which accepted a lot of W school kids.

VA Tech if no financial aid or merit is a bit cheaper Pitt and Penn and Towson, Loyola are safeties.

So VA Tech is popular.

If turned down VA Tech that UDELL is slowly becoming popular as they give good merit A students and not that far a drive.

Unlike VA some states like NJ, CT, MA, DE and MD only have one flagship in state. VA has three great state schools and even JMU number 4 is decent.

VA Tech is fast becoming the hot school. With common app and better marketing to OOS they are greatly increasing applications.

NYU, Villanova, Georgetown, Fordham, Syracuse, Boston College, Wake Forrest where a high GOA went in past who just missed IVY league are all nearing 100k a year making places like VA Tech seem like a bargain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Reddit mega thread people posting merit aid. Seems in state hard to get but already heavily discounted, OOS a few people got $3k a year.

But several international students reported $45,000 a year.

Kinda annoying

What school?

Virginia Tech is giving $45k international

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think acceptances will rise. Was a bloodbath at UMD, UNC and UVA for OOS students whose stats a few earlier would have got them in.

Huh? Then apply in state? 4.0 and 1500 have been getting denied from state schools for at least the past 5 years. Not a recent phenomenon nor a bloodbath. So silly.

My kid rejected UMD class of 2029 in state MD had higher GPA and more APs and better ECs than my class of 2024 kid wfo got into UMD out of Churchill.

UVA and UNC unhooked OOS was also very hard.

It leaves kids with 4.5-4.8 in my kids school picking between Pitt, Penn, VA Tech, Towson, Loyola, UDELL, which accepted a lot of W school kids.

VA Tech if no financial aid or merit is a bit cheaper Pitt and Penn and Towson, Loyola are safeties.

So VA Tech is popular.

If turned down VA Tech that UDELL is slowly becoming popular as they give good merit A students and not that far a drive.

Unlike VA some states like NJ, CT, MA, DE and MD only have one flagship in state. VA has three great state schools and even JMU number 4 is decent.

VA Tech is fast becoming the hot school. With common app and better marketing to OOS they are greatly increasing applications.

NYU, Villanova, Georgetown, Fordham, Syracuse, Boston College, Wake Forrest where a high GOA went in past who just missed IVY league are all nearing 100k a year making places like VA Tech seem like a bargain.

Keep the names of Villanova, Georgetown, Fordham, Syracuse, and Wake Forest (one 'r', not two) out of your mouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reddit mega thread people posting merit aid. Seems in state hard to get but already heavily discounted, OOS a few people got $3k a year.

But several international students reported $45,000 a year.

Kinda annoying

What school?

Virginia Tech is giving $45k international

I agree, that's annoying. I don't understand how the school can justify that expense when there are high stats in-state denied as well as full pay OOS. 45k is giving more than free tuition to the international.

[Anonymous]

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Decision
GPA
SAT
Intended Major
Private/Public high school
In or Out of State

In
PWCS public school
GAP-4.1
ACT - 28
Major - Engineering

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reddit mega thread people posting merit aid. Seems in state hard to get but already heavily discounted, OOS a few people got $3k a year.

But several international students reported $45,000 a year.

Kinda annoying

What school?

Virginia Tech is giving $45k international

I agree, that's annoying. I don't understand how the school can justify that expense when there are high stats in-state denied as well as full pay OOS. 45k is giving more than free tuition to the international.

Assuming donor wanted funds specifically used for the purpose increasing school's profile internationally.

[Anonymous]

Virginia Tech is giving $45k international

Just because someone posted something on reddit, it doesn't make it true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reddit mega thread people posting merit aid. Seems in state hard to get but already heavily discounted, OOS a few people got $3k a year.

But several international students reported $45,000 a year.

Kinda annoying

What school?

Virginia Tech is giving $45k international

I can't find this on reddit. And Virginia Tech's CDS indicates they don't give anything to internationals. Thoughts? Is VT sliding aid to internationals under the rug, or is the reddit poster lying?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wait list - engineering

In state
1490 SAT
4.2 WGPA
11 APs (4s and 5s) including Physics and Physics C, Calculus AB, Computer Science Principles and 1, plus core classes starting in 9th.

Was also deferred EA at UVA. I'm shocked.

That is incredibly shocking! Engineering is so competitive now. Your student sounds stellar ❤️

Why? The WGPA is low

Actually, no. In addition to the many AP courses in math and sciences, he also took multiple art classes, culinary, and two years of technical drawing, all of which were unweighted.

AB calc, not BC. Any Cs?

I’m not the person you’re asking, but I am the PP who was called a liar multiple times earlier. My DC is in Calc BC (with an A) and has not earned any C’s.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think VT yield protects. They admit by major. And in state there are hundreds of kids applying from big high schools; they simply can’t admit every qualified person strictly by stats because much of the state would be underrepresented. My son was admitted with high stats and most of his friends were waitlisted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reddit mega thread people posting merit aid. Seems in state hard to get but already heavily discounted, OOS a few people got $3k a year.

But several international students reported $45,000 a year.

Kinda annoying

What school?

Virginia Tech is giving $45k international

I can't find this on reddit. And Virginia Tech's CDS indicates they don't give anything to internationals. Thoughts? Is VT sliding aid to internationals under the rug, or is the reddit poster lying?

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[Anonymous]

3.8 UW
1310 SAT
Va public
Business major
Accepted (will probably turn this down as my dad doesn’t even really like the school)

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Accepted
4.2W/3.8UW
Test Optional
Psych Major
FCPS
In State

This with slightly lower GPA is a very standard acceptance from VT.

Congratulations, nonetheless.

DP, but the above seems a little rude?

My DD has similar stats to yours PP, waitlisted. This year all her friends are. It sucks so bad.

She killed the 4 essays and really put time into them. She volunteers, Major leadership, Job for 4 years, year round sport. business major.

I’m sorry to read this. She sounds amazing. And you’d think that would be a great fit with the four essay topics.

Thanks for these words. This whole process has been so disheartening. She is well within the range for VT at our school and she has taken business coursework for all 4 years plus ap econ and been very successful in business extracurriculars. So many deferrals to go along with this, from schools she is way in the green on the scatterplot. But what I thought helped more than anything was her attention to detail on those very difficult essays.

Congrats to those who got in. I really enjoyed our visit there and thought it was a wonderful school.

In state?