VA Tech EA

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t looking for religious discrimination (other than Muslim) they want racial/LGBTQ examples (not Asian) Those are the “good” ones.

So true. There are very specific answers they’re looking for. Woe to the student who doesn’t have a good discrimination/victim story to tell.

Pro tip to next year's parents.. Make up a story for the next year. They have no way of checking.

Meh, my kid wrote about being a young conservative in today's society...accepted. It was a safety and they spent a total of 30 minutes on the essays, they will be attending another school but I do believe they are looking beyond race for what it's worth.

That was brave of your kid, considering how liberal most colleges and adcoms are. Good for him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess in this day and age, I would be concerned about any HS student that couldn't share their own experience or perspective on question #2, or who wouldn't be comfortable going to an educational institution that acknowledges the value of various perspectives and life experiences. I see the answer as simple as "I know it when I see it kind of thing and here's what I think."

Another minority parent

As i read the question, they are not asking about their perspectives. But rather, their experiences. And if they have not experienced it, how are they to answer it?

Look, I get that kids struggling with that are privileged. That includes my own child (who is not in HS yet). And I don't have an issue with wanting a diverse student population. But, I don't know that we should be dinging kids who have had the benefit of not experiencing discrimination. We should also hope that NO ONE experiences discrimination. I realize that is not the case. But, I'm not sure how this questions contributes to that goal.

Totally agree. It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket. And this should be the last thing we should be hoping for.

[Anonymous]

It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about? Being discrimnated against is "victimhood?" Instead of playing the victim yourself, how about just opening your eyes to events in our country. Just TODAY, the House passed an Equality Act that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orentation and gender identity. That legislation is not likely to pass in the Senate. If your kid can't write a 120 word essay based on discrimination they've experienced or seen, perhaps your attitude is the problem.

[Anonymous]

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It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about? Being discrimnated against is "victimhood?" Instead of playing the victim yourself, how about just opening your eyes to events in our country. Just TODAY, the House passed an Equality Act that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orentation and gender identity. That legislation is not likely to pass in the Senate. If your kid can't write a 120 word essay based on discrimination they've experienced or seen, perhaps your attitude is the problem.

So you mean biological boys can continue to win physical competitions over biological girls? Gosh, I can’t imagine why that legislation will not be passing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Guessing here, without direct knowledge, that a high stats ED kid stands a far better chance of admission than EA. They are really trying to shift to becoming a school of opportunities for those who haven’t had opportunities. If you are high stats and committed, that’s one thing. If you’re using it as one of 5 safety schools, they’d rather skip over you and offer the opportunity to someone who needs it. There are some casualties here: high stats kids for whom VT is first choice but they didn’t apply ED. Chances are good those kids will be accepted through the waitlist; sadly many move in.

Keep in mind also, they will be reabsorbing those who deferred this year. Likely many more than usual.

+1 They've made it clear that increasing enrollment of first-gen and underrepresented groups is a huge priority. If you aren't that and VT is your first choice you really should apply ED. My son didn't want to commit to ED because he wanted to give UVA a shot (rejected there). I was really nervous about that decision but it worked out OK as he did get in to VT.

VT grad from the 90s here. There were a lot of first gen students when I went there. They were southern white people from small, rural VA towns like Galax, Tazwell, and Richlands. First gen doesn’t always mean minority.

[Anonymous]

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It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about? Being discrimnated against is "victimhood?" Instead of playing the victim yourself, how about just opening your eyes to events in our country. Just TODAY, the House passed an Equality Act that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orentation and gender identity. That legislation is not likely to pass in the Senate. If your kid can't write a 120 word essay based on discrimination they've experienced or seen, perhaps your attitude is the problem.

How does writing an essay on something like this, esp if you have not experienced it or seen it firsthand, contribute to helping the problem? You don't think kids will embellish their experiences just to check that box????

I can write an essay on just about anything and telling you what you want to hear. Any halfway decent writer can . . .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about? Being discrimnated against is "victimhood?" Instead of playing the victim yourself, how about just opening your eyes to events in our country. Just TODAY, the House passed an Equality Act that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orentation and gender identity. That legislation is not likely to pass in the Senate. If your kid can't write a 120 word essay based on discrimination they've experienced or seen, perhaps your attitude is the problem.

How does writing an essay on something like this, esp if you have not experienced it or seen it firsthand, contribute to helping the problem? You don't think kids will embellish their experiences just to check that box????

I can write an essay on just about anything and telling you what you want to hear. Any halfway decent writer can . . .

Well, if you've read these boards much, people are in utter denial, so willfully obtuse they couldn't dream up a fictional scenario. It's beyond them, hence the ballyhooing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about? Being discrimnated against is "victimhood?" Instead of playing the victim yourself, how about just opening your eyes to events in our country. Just TODAY, the House passed an Equality Act that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orentation and gender identity. That legislation is not likely to pass in the Senate. If your kid can't write a 120 word essay based on discrimination they've experienced or seen, perhaps your attitude is the problem.

How does writing an essay on something like this, esp if you have not experienced it or seen it firsthand, contribute to helping the problem? You don't think kids will embellish their experiences just to check that box????

I can write an essay on just about anything and telling you what you want to hear. Any halfway decent writer can . . .

Well, if you've read these boards much, people are in utter denial, so willfully obtuse they couldn't dream up a fictional scenario. It's beyond them, hence the ballyhooing.

Frankly, if you really can't think of a single thing that you either experienced or witnessed, whether in person or even on a national level, you could write a great essay on how difficult it was for you to write the essay and reflect on that fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Son’s classmate got into Cornell and UVA. Waitlisted at Tech.

Not possible. If Cornell ED, they would have had to pull the other school's apps. Cornell RD is not out yet.

I think you’re allowed to ED at an Ivy and still apply to a state school. Just not a bunch if other schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

It seems like now a good discrimination/victim hood anecdote is the golden ticket.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about? Being discrimnated against is "victimhood?" Instead of playing the victim yourself, how about just opening your eyes to events in our country. Just TODAY, the House passed an Equality Act that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orentation and gender identity. That legislation is not likely to pass in the Senate. If your kid can't write a 120 word essay based on discrimination they've experienced or seen, perhaps your attitude is the problem.

How does writing an essay on something like this, esp if you have not experienced it or seen it firsthand, contribute to helping the problem? You don't think kids will embellish their experiences just to check that box????

I can write an essay on just about anything and telling you what you want to hear. Any halfway decent writer can . . .

Yep. No doubt most of these essays are simply made up by applicants.

[Anonymous]

are we expecting RD decisions anytime soon?

[Anonymous]

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That was brave of your kid, considering how liberal most colleges and adcoms are. Good for him.

Don't you think that most people who work in education realize that who a student is when they show up at school isn't necessarily who they will be when they leave it? I think they are more interested in people who can express themselves and write well than people who align with their personal beliefs, at least at a big public school like Tech.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess in this day and age, I would be concerned about any HS student that couldn't share their own experience or perspective on question #2, or who wouldn't be comfortable going to an educational institution that acknowledges the value of various perspectives and life experiences. I see the answer as simple as "I know it when I see it kind of thing and here's what I think."

Another minority parent

As i read the question, they are not asking about their perspectives. But rather, their experiences. And if they have not experienced it, how are they to answer it?

Look, I get that kids struggling with that are privileged. That includes my own child (who is not in HS yet). And I don't have an issue with wanting a diverse student population. But, I don't know that we should be dinging kids who have had the benefit of not experiencing discrimination. We should also hope that NO ONE experiences discrimination. I realize that is not the case. But, I'm not sure how this questions contributes to that goal.

Your child has never seen anyone discriminated against because of color, gender, age, disabilities, LGBT status, political views, socioeconomic status...?

NP. My kid spends all his free time in front of a computer.. So, no. Not IRL. On Youtube? of course!

The question didn't say in the past year. Your kid is likely 17.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Son’s classmate got into Cornell and UVA. Waitlisted at Tech.

Not possible. If Cornell ED, they would have had to pull the other school's apps. Cornell RD is not out yet.

I think you’re allowed to ED at an Ivy and still apply to a state school. Just not a bunch if other schools.

If accepted ED, student has to pull applications from ALL other schools immediately.
Re Cornell, I believe 2 of the schools there have earlier notification dates than the others. Also could have received a likely letter.

[Anonymous]

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That was brave of your kid, considering how liberal most colleges and adcoms are. Good for him.

Don't you think that most people who work in education realize that who a student is when they show up at school isn't necessarily who they will be when they leave it? I think they are more interested in people who can express themselves and write well than people who align with their personal beliefs, at least at a big public school like Tech.

Well, let’s hope so. Sadly, I don’t have as much faith in adcoms as you apparently do!