What colleges are the rest of TJ students (not in the top 20%) going?

[Anonymous]

I’ve seen impressive admission stats of the top TJ graduates. But I want to know what colleges the rest of the students (the middle 50%, the bottom 25%) are going. Would they have fared better admission wise if they stayed at their home schools, assuming they’d be bigger fish in a smaller pond?

[Anonymous]

The usual UVA, JMU, GMU, VT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The usual UVA, JMU, GMU, VT

Not UVA outside of the top 20%. Maybe VT for non-engineering

[Anonymous]

Middle 50% (top 21%-70%):

William & Mary, VaTech, Maryland, U of Washington, GW, Syracuse, Minnesota, Pittsburg, Emory, Florida, UNC, Tufts, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Davis, Texas, Wisconsin, BU, BC, Illinois, GaTech, Tulane, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Villanova, West Point, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The usual UVA, JMU, GMU, VT

Quite a high percentage go OOS. The in state numbers are limited below UVA, W&M, VT. From 2015-2022, the top in-state for those reporting destinations were:

459 UVA
241 W&M
212 VT
62 VCU
55 GMU
8 JMU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The usual UVA, JMU, GMU, VT

Not UVA outside of the top 20%. Maybe VT for non-engineering

Definitely not a TJ person who posted the above. Barely anyone from TJ gets in to Tech. It’s mysterious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The usual UVA, JMU, GMU, VT

Not UVA outside of the top 20%. Maybe VT for non-engineering

Definitely not a TJ person who posted the above. Barely anyone from TJ gets in to Tech. It’s mysterious. [/quote

Interesting for the self-proclaimed STEM university and the STEM high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The usual UVA, JMU, GMU, VT

Quite a high percentage go OOS. The in state numbers are limited below UVA, W&M, VT. From 2015-2022, the top in-state for those reporting destinations were:

459 UVA
241 W&M
212 VT
62 VCU
55 GMU
8 JMU

VCU may mostly be the direct admit for medical school program. It is interesting that VT is not higher given its size and STEM focus.

[Anonymous]

Last year had UVA (49), W&M (26), VA Tech (7), VCU (10), GMU (10).
I think the middle of the road kids get shut out at UVA and VA Tech and go to OOS schools - Purdue, UIUC, Michigan etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year had UVA (49), W&M (26), VA Tech (7), VCU (10), GMU (10).
I think the middle of the road kids get shut out at UVA and VA Tech and go to OOS schools - Purdue, UIUC, Michigan etc

So you are saying VT only had 7 because they largely didn't admit TJ students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year had UVA (49), W&M (26), VA Tech (7), VCU (10), GMU (10).
I think the middle of the road kids get shut out at UVA and VA Tech and go to OOS schools - Purdue, UIUC, Michigan etc

So you are saying VT only had 7 because they largely didn't admit TJ students?

Yes, VT for some reason doesn't take a lot of TJ kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year had UVA (49), W&M (26), VA Tech (7), VCU (10), GMU (10).
I think the middle of the road kids get shut out at UVA and VA Tech and go to OOS schools - Purdue, UIUC, Michigan etc

So you are saying VT only had 7 because they largely didn't admit TJ students?

Yes, VT for some reason doesn't take a lot of TJ kids.

No. VT takes TJ students. You cannot read too much into the numbers above.
1) These are self-reported numbers. Only around 80% of chose to disclose. That means 90 kids didn't say where they were going.
2) Many who got into VT decided to go elsewhere

[Anonymous]

What are the GPA weight distributions at TJ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year had UVA (49), W&M (26), VA Tech (7), VCU (10), GMU (10).
I think the middle of the road kids get shut out at UVA and VA Tech and go to OOS schools - Purdue, UIUC, Michigan etc

So you are saying VT only had 7 because they largely didn't admit TJ students?

Yes, VT for some reason doesn't take a lot of TJ kids.

No. VT takes TJ students. You cannot read too much into the numbers above.
1) These are self-reported numbers. Only around 80% of chose to disclose. That means 90 kids didn't say where they were going.
2) Many who got into VT decided to go elsewhere

That is a pretty big sample size unless there is any evidence that there is a tendency for the remaining 20% to not report they are going to specific schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Last year had UVA (49), W&M (26), VA Tech (7), VCU (10), GMU (10).
I think the middle of the road kids get shut out at UVA and VA Tech and go to OOS schools - Purdue, UIUC, Michigan etc

So you are saying VT only had 7 because they largely didn't admit TJ students?

Yes, VT for some reason doesn't take a lot of TJ kids.

No. VT takes TJ students. You cannot read too much into the numbers above.
1) These are self-reported numbers. Only around 80% of chose to disclose. That means 90 kids didn't say where they were going.
2) Many who got into VT decided to go elsewhere

The 7 is the self-reported enrolled count to VT. We don't know how many applied and were admitted.