Any word on VT waitlist moving?

Anonymous wrote:Is it me or is VT a school where you don't want to be a small fish in a big pond.

It is a huge school with lots of opportunities, but the opportunities seem to be concentrated in the top 20-30% of the class with most others getting something but the bottom 10-20% just struggle.

Not sure where you're getting that, but okaaay...

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04/15/2026 13:13

Subject: Any word on VT waitlist moving?

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I heard someone is not accepting because they didn't get much $. Maybe your are next to be called from wait-list in May?

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04/15/2026 17:07

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Anonymous wrote:I heard someone is not accepting because they didn't get much $. Maybe your are next to be called from wait-list in May?

Doesn’t work like that. They accept a certain number over for yield - knowing a good percentage will not accept. UVA is typically 9000 ish admits for 3900 spots. VT probably somewhere similar ratio. The WL comes into play when they don’t meet that overall goal or if certain majors/ programs don’t.

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04/15/2026 17:14

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard someone is not accepting because they didn't get much $. Maybe your are next to be called from wait-list in May?

Doesn’t work like that. They accept a certain number over for yield - knowing a good percentage will not accept. UVA is typically 9000 ish admits for 3900 spots. VT probably somewhere similar ratio. The WL comes into play when they don’t meet that overall goal or if certain majors/ programs don’t.

Agree. And to be more specific: UVA's yield is historically around 40% (much higher instate) and Tech's is in the low 20-25%. They assume 75-80% will say no. Typically they will have multiple waitlists - in-state and out-of-state for each of the different schools/colleges - and will go the different wait-list as needed to complete the class.