VA Tech Releasing Some Decisions at 5 pm Today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Email, plus acceptance. Engineering.

Asian/White male, public nova HS.

Some stats:

770 math, 730 verbal

4.3 weighted, 7 APs (jr and sr year, only honors 9th and 10th)

One recreational sport, one non-school instrument, summer camp leadership/counselor, less volunteering than avg for this area

[Anonymous]

We had no idea that it was forthcoming, but DS (DCPS) was accepted to Accounting! Thrilling news - and not the same type of super-high grades and scores (he actually applied test-optional) that everyone is posting here.

His interest in / background for the Corps of Cadets likely helped, I suspect. Well this certainly gives us some stuff to think about over the holiday!

[Anonymous]

If your kid received the first email,but no updates to the portal, do you think it means they have a decision but it is a rejection?

[Anonymous]

If your kid received the first email,but no updates to the portal, do you think it means they have a decision but it is a rejection?

No, the email specifically says not receiving an offer in this batch is not a reflection of your status in the applicant pool.

[Anonymous]

Accepted! 3.95 weighted, public, 1150 SAT!

[Anonymous]

I think they are rolling out acceptances in batches. It isn't a rejection until late Feb.
as per email:
Please note the following:
If you do not receive an offer of admission, it is not a reflection of your status in the applicant pool. There will be many more offers extended to applicants after today's round of offers.
Given the attention we want to give your Ut Prosim Profile, it can take a great amount of time to review our volume of applications.

[Anonymous]

Pasting this in here from the Tech website:

Who was included in the first round of offers?
Because we want to review each application with care and because of the increasing number of applications Virginia Tech receives each year, our application review process will take some time. However, as they are reviewed, we will have a pool of offers ready to release. Given that, we decided to inform those whose applications we have reviewed with offers as soon as we were able to do so. Please note that all Early Action applicants can expect to receive a decision by late-February and all Regular Decision applicants can expect to receive a decision by mid-March. Our team is working hard to notify you even sooner and we will send another email when we plan to release additional decisions to keep you and your family members informed of what to expect as we move forward.
How many offers were released?
About 25% of our first-year offers have been released with this round, leaving the majority of intended additional offers to be made in the spring.
How many rounds of decisions will be released and when will the next round be released?
We do not have a set number of rounds of decisions that we anticipate to release at this time. We will send another email when we plan to release additional decisions to keep you and your family members informed of what to expect as we move forward.
When will I receive an offer packet in the mail?
Offer packets to those admitted will not be sent by mail until late-February
When will I receive financial aid information?
Due to changes made to the FAFSA, financial aid packages will not be available until later in the spring as institutions will not have access to data from the FAFSA until late-January at the earliest. For any applicants who are admitted, we will send an email when your financial aid package is available in your Applicant Portal.
Why didn’t I receive a decision?
Given the attention we want to give your Ut Prosim Profile, it can take a great amount of time to review our volume of applications. We have not finalized all decisions at this time. We had a small pool of offers that were ready to be released so we decided to inform those applicants as soon as we were able to do so. Please note that all Early Action applicants can expect to receive a decision by late-February and all Regular Decision applicants can expect to receive a decision by mid-March.
If I didn’t receive a decision, does it mean I will not be offered admission?
If you do not receive an offer of admission, it is not a reflection of your status in the applicant pool. There will be many more offers extended to applicants after this week’s round of offers.
I was offered admission. What are my next steps?
You can find your next steps listed in your Applicant Portal.

[Anonymous]

Is anyone having trouble getting into the portal? Got the email but the portal is not loading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pasting this in here from the Tech website:

Who was included in the first round of offers?
Because we want to review each application with care and because of the increasing number of applications Virginia Tech receives each year, our application review process will take some time. However, as they are reviewed, we will have a pool of offers ready to release. Given that, we decided to inform those whose applications we have reviewed with offers as soon as we were able to do so. Please note that all Early Action applicants can expect to receive a decision by late-February and all Regular Decision applicants can expect to receive a decision by mid-March. Our team is working hard to notify you even sooner and we will send another email when we plan to release additional decisions to keep you and your family members informed of what to expect as we move forward.
How many offers were released?
About 25% of our first-year offers have been released with this round, leaving the majority of intended additional offers to be made in the spring.
How many rounds of decisions will be released and when will the next round be released?
We do not have a set number of rounds of decisions that we anticipate to release at this time. We will send another email when we plan to release additional decisions to keep you and your family members informed of what to expect as we move forward.
When will I receive an offer packet in the mail?
Offer packets to those admitted will not be sent by mail until late-February
When will I receive financial aid information?
Due to changes made to the FAFSA, financial aid packages will not be available until later in the spring as institutions will not have access to data from the FAFSA until late-January at the earliest. For any applicants who are admitted, we will send an email when your financial aid package is available in your Applicant Portal.
Why didn’t I receive a decision?
Given the attention we want to give your Ut Prosim Profile, it can take a great amount of time to review our volume of applications. We have not finalized all decisions at this time. We had a small pool of offers that were ready to be released so we decided to inform those applicants as soon as we were able to do so. Please note that all Early Action applicants can expect to receive a decision by late-February and all Regular Decision applicants can expect to receive a decision by mid-March.
If I didn’t receive a decision, does it mean I will not be offered admission?
If you do not receive an offer of admission, it is not a reflection of your status in the applicant pool. There will be many more offers extended to applicants after this week’s round of offers.
I was offered admission. What are my next steps?
You can find your next steps listed in your Applicant Portal.

But some did not receive letters?

Why send a letter to applicants not included in this round?

[Anonymous]

But some did not receive letters? Why send a letter to applicants not included in this round?

Probably to assuage any concerns about rejections as kids/parents hear about acceptances.

[Anonymous]

My sons letter was in junk mail

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

But some did not receive letters? Why send a letter to applicants not included in this round?

Probably to assuage any concerns about rejections as kids/parents hear about acceptances.

That doesn't make sense.

Sending a letter to kids with no decisions, when most of the other kids who got the letter also had a decision makes it seem like a rejection

[Anonymous]

VT seems really bad at managing their application process.

[Anonymous]

This action looks like a move away from the deferals seen in the past

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This action looks like a move away from the deferals seen in the past

So if your kid got the first email, but no follow on acceptance, is it basically a soft rejection?

If not, then why send the email to a few kids who are not getting accepted? Just don't send them a letter.