VT is Out

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Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.

Engineering instate…

Did they think kid will not attend and only applied as a back up school?

"Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admiss...orner.html"

Lying liars!! 100% lies.

One look at TJ scattergram would put to rest this lie.

The top TJ students who all get into T20, get accepted to UVA and are rejected by V Tech.

VT is not doing anything wrong, as none of these kids have any intention of going to V Tech. That is fair. What is wrong is the lying to the face by VT that they do not yield protect.

We applied in 2025 cycle and after looking at the scattergram did not apply to VT. Got in to a HYP and UVA and he would nearly certainly have been rejected by VT.

If none of those kids have any intention of going to VT, why are they applying?

Do you think perhaps they also didn't put much time and effort into the VT essays?

I know VT admissions staff personally. It is related to my job. They do not yield protect. They do not care about yield - it is not a ranking motivator for them. If it were, they would have kept ED - best yield protection there is.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest question: how many of these waitlisted or rejected stellar students would have gone if accepted?

I have no more insight into VT admissions than your local skunk. I have huge sympathy for in-state students with first rate ability who absolutely wanted VT because it meets their interests and talents.

All the folks writing how shocked they are with results don’t say if their kid would actually have gone. Many have their sights set on something else; they just expected the admit.

My guess is VT is saving some seats for other regions of the state.

They are have also been expanding class size, which isn’t all great bc housing is becoming a high profit private enterprise. To be fair, this is true at other universities too.

To enthusiastic, in-state students with academic excellence, I hope you are admitted.

Well said. Every single year around this time, the same types of parents show up with the same rants. Never fails.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations to those who were admitted and for those on the waitlist who really want to attend, I hope the waitlist moves!

We have a VT senior. It’s been a life changing experience for her. Excited for the next chapter but will miss going to Blacksburg from time to time.

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We also have a VT senior who has had the best four years! It's been everything she had hoped and more. I'll also miss visiting Blacksburg, but we'll have one last hurrah in May!

[Anonymous]

VT knows it is not the first choice for the top kids and hence has to play these games. So someone who is high stats is at a disadvantage when applying to VT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:VT knows it is not the first choice for the top kids and hence has to play these games. So someone who is high stats is at a disadvantage when applying to VT.

Huh. Guess I'll pass that along to all the high stats kids from my DC's high school class who hope to go there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.

Engineering instate…

Did they think kid will not attend and only applied as a back up school?

"Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admiss...orner.html"

Lying liars!! 100% lies.

One look at TJ scattergram would put to rest this lie.

The top TJ students who all get into T20, get accepted to UVA and are rejected by V Tech.

VT is not doing anything wrong, as none of these kids have any intention of going to V Tech. That is fair. What is wrong is the lying to the face by VT that they do not yield protect.

We applied in 2025 cycle and after looking at the scattergram did not apply to VT. Got in to a HYP and UVA and he would nearly certainly have been rejected by VT.

^^ Annnnnnd here s/he is. The TJ parent who comes back year after year to post this rant. So predictable.

That TJ parent is a complete liar. I am a TJ parent and can see the scattergram. There are some red X's in the sea of green, but we all know that VT cares deeply about their short essays and will reject people who don't take the time to polish their answers (despite being very high stats).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.

Engineering instate…

Unfortunately, not shocking at all. While great stats, in-state engineering at any public is always a very hard acceptance, given the cost/benefit.

($ pulled from internet)

VT Tuition and fees instate = $13,934 + $3,188

Lehigh 66,000 + fees

Bucknell Tuition & Fees: Approximately $70,576.
Engineering Merit Scholars Program offers select students an annual scholarship of $40,000

RPI $64,400 + Fees $1,632

+2.5

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.

Engineering instate…

Did they think kid will not attend and only applied as a back up school?

"Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admiss...orner.html"

Lying liars!! 100% lies.

One look at TJ scattergram would put to rest this lie.

The top TJ students who all get into T20, get accepted to UVA and are rejected by V Tech.

VT is not doing anything wrong, as none of these kids have any intention of going to V Tech. That is fair. What is wrong is the lying to the face by VT that they do not yield protect.

We applied in 2025 cycle and after looking at the scattergram did not apply to VT. Got in to a HYP and UVA and he would nearly certainly have been rejected by VT.

^^ Annnnnnd here s/he is. The TJ parent who comes back year after year to post this rant. So predictable.

That TJ parent is a complete liar. I am a TJ parent and can see the scattergram. There are some red X's in the sea of green, but we all know that VT cares deeply about their short essays and will reject people who don't take the time to polish their answers (despite being very high stats).

Yep. That parent is so recognizable. Every.single.year. they show up and pretend their kid is currently applying when they actually applied several years ago and were rejected. I wonder about their mental health.

[Anonymous]

A lot of tippy top students take a shot at T20, have UVA as a backup and throw in an application to VT as a super safety. VT got tired of this about 5-6 years ago. Now VT has to thread the needle pretty carefully to pick up those that really want to come there.

[Anonymous]

I shake my head at anyone who actually considers VT a "super safety." Wow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.

Engineering instate…

Did they think kid will not attend and only applied as a back up school?

"Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admiss...orner.html"

Lying liars!! 100% lies.

One look at TJ scattergram would put to rest this lie.

The top TJ students who all get into T20, get accepted to UVA and are rejected by V Tech.

VT is not doing anything wrong, as none of these kids have any intention of going to V Tech. That is fair. What is wrong is the lying to the face by VT that they do not yield protect.

We applied in 2025 cycle and after looking at the scattergram did not apply to VT. Got in to a HYP and UVA and he would nearly certainly have been rejected by VT.

^^ Annnnnnd here s/he is. The TJ parent who comes back year after year to post this rant. So predictable.

That TJ parent is a complete liar. I am a TJ parent and can see the scattergram. There are some red X's in the sea of green, but we all know that VT cares deeply about their short essays and will reject people who don't take the time to polish their answers (despite being very high stats).

Yep. That parent is so recognizable. Every.single.year. they show up and pretend their kid is currently applying when they actually applied several years ago and were rejected. I wonder about their mental health.

What triggered you? Calm down! Are you always this much of a drama queen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I shake my head at anyone who actually considers VT a "super safety." Wow.

Not anymore, but it used to be for the top 30% of TJ kids 7-8 years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.

Engineering instate…

Did they think kid will not attend and only applied as a back up school?

"Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admiss...orner.html"

Lying liars!! 100% lies.

One look at TJ scattergram would put to rest this lie.

The top TJ students who all get into T20, get accepted to UVA and are rejected by V Tech.

VT is not doing anything wrong, as none of these kids have any intention of going to V Tech. That is fair. What is wrong is the lying to the face by VT that they do not yield protect.

We applied in 2025 cycle and after looking at the scattergram did not apply to VT. Got in to a HYP and UVA and he would nearly certainly have been rejected by VT.

^^ Annnnnnd here s/he is. The TJ parent who comes back year after year to post this rant. So predictable.

That TJ parent is a complete liar. I am a TJ parent and can see the scattergram. There are some red X's in the sea of green, but we all know that VT cares deeply about their short essays and will reject people who don't take the time to polish their answers (despite being very high stats).

Yep. That parent is so recognizable. Every.single.year. they show up and pretend their kid is currently applying when they actually applied several years ago and were rejected. I wonder about their mental health.

What triggered you? Calm down! Are you always this much of a drama queen?

Hmmm. They didn't seem triggered or dramatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of tippy top students take a shot at T20, have UVA as a backup and throw in an application to VT as a super safety. VT got tired of this about 5-6 years ago. Now VT has to thread the needle pretty carefully to pick up those that really want to come there.

+1 my son applied five years ago. When looking at his school scattergrams, there was a very clear pattern of acceptance in the upper quadrant. His year there were a lot of surprises of higher stat kids getting waitlisted or denied. Ever since ( I have a couple younger kids), the VT results are hard to predict and that upper quadrant of the scattergram is a real mix. Nobody should count on it as a safety

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My student would have gone. Only real good engineering school instate and $$ is an issue for us.

My question is why ask interested field of study for engineering-just make it generic. I think doing mech engineering is the issue.

For all those applying next year choose the least popular engineering major!! Those that chose a different option than mech engineering got in. Wish we had thought of that!!

Mistake here- VCU and GMU also have good engineering programs.