VT is Out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OOS, Arch, Art, Design School, 4.35 GPA from public school, submitted 1390 SAT, did spend time and effort on essays

My DC applied to this school and was waitlisted. 4.85 WGPA, higher SAT, spent a lot of time on essays. Also OOS. Who knows?

Maybe the essays just weren't good enough?

[Anonymous]

DD was admitted OOS for non-engineering STEM with high stats (1580, NMSF, 19 AP/DE five of which are math beyond AP, etc).

That said, we told her VT has their own perspective on who they admit and high stats don’t guarantee admission. Of all the schools she applied to I thought it was the most likely to decline her based on the fact that they seem somewhat less stats driven than a place like Pitt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In OOS, Arch, Art, Design School, 4.35 GPA from public school, submitted 1390 SAT, did spend time and effort on essays

My DC applied to this school and was waitlisted. 4.85 WGPA, higher SAT, spent a lot of time on essays. Also OOS. Who knows?

Maybe the essays just weren't good enough?

Which is a stupid reason to base an admissions decision on. 4 short essays as VT does shouldnt be the end all be all factor after 3+ years of hard work in high school.

Also let’s not forget, VT has stated they have a huge % first gen college student goal. That works against many kids in the NOVA area whose parents are college grads.

[Anonymous]

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/09/admissions-fall-census-2022.html

A goal of 40% URM and first gen students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Of all the schools she applied to I thought it was the most likely to decline her based on the fact that they seem somewhat less stats driven than a place like Pitt.

Funny our HS college counselor has always said the opposite. VT is mostly about GPA and stats-least holistic out of all VA schools.

[Anonymous]

I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

+1

[Anonymous]

In ENG
FCPS DS 1550 3.7 unweighted. Many AP's no hook, not many EC's

[Anonymous]

I have a junior with VT on the list, OOS. Can anyone comment on the extent to which visiting campus might or might not play a role, maybe in writing the essays? I see that, technically, VT doesn't consider interest, but I am skeptical of whether visits find their way into an algorithm, for example, or of course the essays.

Just wondering how hard to push to get there for a visit. We may have to visit in summer, obviously not ideal (and this is not my first rodeo). Kid has a major EC competition happening over spring break and there are no other days off due to said EC. Anyone know just how empty VT is in summer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

But they're not ALL getting waitlisted. Some are. Many are accepted. They're not here complaining about it.

VT has a weird admissions pattern, I admit. But if it were really yield protection, you'd see an actual pattern to it, not just unusual misses.

If they were yield protecting, they'd track demonstrated interest, offer Early Decision, look for LOR. They do none of that. You can't yield predict without it. You can, however, make some weird choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

But they're not ALL getting waitlisted. Some are. Many are accepted. They're not here complaining about it.

VT has a weird admissions pattern, I admit. But if it were really yield protection, you'd see an actual pattern to it, not just unusual misses.

If they were yield protecting, they'd track demonstrated interest, offer Early Decision, look for LOR. They do none of that. You can't yield predict without it. You can, however, make some weird choices.

Sounds like darts were involved.

[Anonymous]

Any comments on major to apply for? If freshmen all get general engineering, does it matter which one they select (assuming they can justify that selection in a why major essay)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

But they're not ALL getting waitlisted. Some are. Many are accepted. They're not here complaining about it.

VT has a weird admissions pattern, I admit. But if it were really yield protection, you'd see an actual pattern to it, not just unusual misses.

If they were yield protecting, they'd track demonstrated interest, offer Early Decision, look for LOR. They do none of that. You can't yield predict without it. You can, however, make some weird choices.

Sounds like darts were involved.

Or crappy algorithms. Same result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

Based on my kid's FCPS HS, some friends' FCPS HSs, and the FCPS HS at which I teach, the Naviance scatterplots show that most high stats kids are getting accepted to VT. A few naysayers on DCUM keep posting otherwise to stir the pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how anyone can read this thread and not come to the conclusion that VT yield protects. What's more likely? That, or ALL of these high stats kids getting waitlisted wrote crappy essays? SMH.

Based on my kid's FCPS HS, some friends' FCPS HSs, and the FCPS HS at which I teach, the Naviance scatterplots show that most high stats kids are getting accepted to VT. A few naysayers on DCUM keep posting otherwise to stir the pot.

Same. And the higher stats ones who don't get in don't have strong community service records (or considered VT such a safety that they acknowledge they didn't work on the essays much).