VT is Out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My VT accepted kid student portal says Honors acceptance by end of this month.

Be aware that the Honors decisions are a little puzzling. They have no clear criteria for the Honors program listed anywhere, and based on the students my Hokies know who were admitted to Honors, it's difficult to tell what criteria were used (just meaning that it's not based strictly on academic stats). There's no separate honors application, so decisions are being made on factors from the regular application.

It's been of no consequence that they didn't get into honors. The dorms housing Honors LLCs are not any nicer than others, both my Hokies have been able to tap into research experiences, and so far, they've gotten all the classes they wanted/needed such that there's not loss on any early registration benefit. I'm sure there are some good points to it, but unlike other schools where Honors seemed like it was a real game changes, I don't sense that's the case at VT.

I have Hokies too and agree with this assessment. Mine have had all the opportunities in the world at VT without being in the honors college. Probably because the school is full of very smart kids so it's not like you need a separate "cohort" to make that happen. Everyone is smart. I just don't see what more honors could offer there, or at most good schools.

[Anonymous]

Everyone going slower than me is an idiot.

Anyone going faster than me is insane.

[Anonymous]

Anyone in at VT EA?
Congratulations!
Mind sharing stats please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone in at VT EA?
Congratulations!
Mind sharing stats please?

In 3.9 (weighted) gpa 1370 sat (submitted). Not engineering or business. FCPS. ECs include job and volunteering leadership roles. Two varsity sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Va tech typically a harder admit oos? It’s hard to tell from these responses!

not sure if it's harder, feels easier i think... it's very popular this year from our mcps school, 1.5 times more than last year.

Why was that?