Insights on VT admissions

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Anonymous wrote:We were there this weekend too! We are from Maryland so my kid will be at out-of-state student. The campus has such a good vibe. Too bad it was so cold this weekend. Now, is there any way to get to that school without having to drive on 81? That road, all the trucks, blech.

So many OOS kids, I’m still amazed by that. My DD met people from Texas, Mass, Florida, CA, and more. As for 81, I agree - at least it’s a beautiful drive though. All those redbud trees!

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Anonymous wrote:We were there this weekend too! We are from Maryland so my kid will be at out-of-state student. The campus has such a good vibe. Too bad it was so cold this weekend. Now, is there any way to get to that school without having to drive on 81? That road, all the trucks, blech.

We’re you there Saturday? The whole three seasons in a day definitely seemed to be in effect this weekend. We came down Saturday night for the Sunday session and it was snowing and very windy. Sunday morning was grey and windy. By the afternoon it was sunny, perfect blue sky, and 62 degrees.

DP. We got there Friday night (freezing!) and were there on Sat - such wacky weather! But very pretty on the drive home later Saturday. That’s April for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone estimate what the average stats are for kids from FCPS?

also curious

I think it is too early to know. I don't think we saw last year's by county stats until the fall.

thanks. our oldest is in 10th grade but we were hopeful VT would be a safety for our kids -- looks like it's not a safety for much of our area.

DP. It’s not a safety for anyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We were there this weekend too! We are from Maryland so my kid will be at out-of-state student. The campus has such a good vibe. Too bad it was so cold this weekend. Now, is there any way to get to that school without having to drive on 81? That road, all the trucks, blech.

We were also at Hokie Focus. My DD learned from a current student that there is a Megabus from Dulles airport to VA Tech. I have not confirmed but it sounds good to me!

DP. Yes! I have another kid at JMU who used the Mega Bus (I think it’s called the Virginia Breeze?) when he was a freshman and had no car. It saves all of us a lot of time in the road. My DD will use it too - there’s also an Amtrak train from Roanoke which sounds fun too.

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Anonymous wrote:We were there this weekend too! We are from Maryland so my kid will be at out-of-state student. The campus has such a good vibe. Too bad it was so cold this weekend. Now, is there any way to get to that school without having to drive on 81? That road, all the trucks, blech.

We were also at Hokie Focus. My DD learned from a current student that there is a Megabus from Dulles airport to VA Tech. I have not confirmed but it sounds good to me!

I just confirmed on us.megabus.com. It is a 5 hour trip from Dulles to Blacksburg VA Tech campus. No stops. Approx. $42. That is good news!

I wonder why it’s 5 hours if there are no stops? Should be four.
DP

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone estimate what the average stats are for kids from FCPS?

also curious

I think it is too early to know. I don't think we saw last year's by county stats until the fall.

can anyone report the stats from last year? Or where is this info available?

Be careful to look at the stats as a range not a cut off and also by major.
As I have reported before, my high stat child was waitlisted for CS. If you are a high stat kid and actually really want to go to VT for CS, you better apply ED - that is what we were told. Now how many 1600-range SAT kids want to apply to VT ED is another matter.
Also if you look at the data, 90% of CS spots are offered OOS. It is a major they can get higher revenue from.
So be careful if you are from VA and thinking CS is a viable option - not only will your high score potentially not help you, they are possibly likely to hurt you. Unless you go ED.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone estimate what the average stats are for kids from FCPS?

also curious

I think it is too early to know. I don't think we saw last year's by county stats until the fall.

can anyone report the stats from last year? Or where is this info available?

Be careful to look at the stats as a range not a cut off and also by major.
As I have reported before, my high stat child was waitlisted for CS. If you are a high stat kid and actually really want to go to VT for CS, you better apply ED - that is what we were told. Now how many 1600-range SAT kids want to apply to VT ED is another matter.
Also if you look at the data, 90% of CS spots are offered OOS. It is a major they can get higher revenue from.
So be careful if you are from VA and thinking CS is a viable option - not only will your high score potentially not help you, they are possibly likely to hurt you. Unless you go ED.

Same for engineering. Someone up thread commented on how many OOS people they ran into. I think many in state kids were WL. That's our NOVA experience and of friends and neighbors.

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Anonymous wrote:Apply as a geography major - they need geography students.

Awesome major.
- a Geography grad from another school

What do you do after getting an undergraduate degree in Geography? Is it more about Geology?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid applied EA, got in, was so excited, pretty quickly accepted the offer. I am thrilled!! I think VT really wants kids who want VT and understand the school's mission and purpose.

Anyone care to elaborate?

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Anonymous wrote:Apply as a geography major - they need geography students.

Awesome major.
- a Geography grad from another school

What do you do after getting an undergraduate degree in Geography? Is it more about Geology?

It tends to be more about geospatial data analysis, environmental analysis. The major is in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid applied EA, got in, was so excited, pretty quickly accepted the offer. I am thrilled!! I think VT really wants kids who want VT and understand the school's mission and purpose.

Anyone care to elaborate?

They are very service oriented, "Ut Prosim" (that we may serve) is their motto. They are also currently very focused on growing their enrollment of 1st Gen and URM.

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Anonymous wrote:We were there this weekend too! We are from Maryland so my kid will be at out-of-state student. The campus has such a good vibe. Too bad it was so cold this weekend. Now, is there any way to get to that school without having to drive on 81? That road, all the trucks, blech.

We were also at Hokie Focus. My DD learned from a current student that there is a Megabus from Dulles airport to VA Tech. I have not confirmed but it sounds good to me!

I just confirmed on us.megabus.com. It is a 5 hour trip from Dulles to Blacksburg VA Tech campus. No stops. Approx. $42. That is good news!

I wonder why it’s 5 hours if there are no stops? Should be four.
DP

The MegaBus route is not a non-stop trip from Blacksburg to Dulles; it also includes other stops, e.g. Harrisonburg (JMU) and Lexington (VMI, W&L).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apply as a geography major - they need geography students.

Awesome major.
- a Geography grad from another school

What do you do after getting an undergraduate degree in Geography? Is it more about Geology?

No, not Geology at all. With a Geography degree you can be a cartographer, GIS specialist, geospatial analyst, imagery analyst, geopolitical analyst, teacher, and more. I worked in the IC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apply as a geography major - they need geography students.

Awesome major.
- a Geography grad from another school

What do you do after getting an undergraduate degree in Geography? Is it more about Geology?

https://geography.vt.edu/ProStudents/Undergraduate.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IF VT is that good why is is ranked so low compared to UMD, Penn state, Upitt

Don't know that this is accurate. I know kids that got in to UMD, PSU, and Pitt, but not VT. It's a great culture and a special place for those that call it home.