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…

I’m so sorry. That is surprising!

That is honestly embarrassing for VT. Why wouldn’t someone like that get in, especially in state? Appalling. I don’t even have a dog in the fight but…

You know they can't take everyone with those stats, right? They have a certain number they can accept. Some kids won't get in. There's nothing "embarrassing" about it, except for parents/kids who think this school is a safety.

They don't "TAKE everyone". Last year they had a yield of 23%.

Vtech Waitlist 2026 FAQ - [url]https://admit.vt.edu/www/documents/2026%20FY%20Waitlist%20FAQ.pdf
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What are my chances for selection from the waitlist?
We cannot make a final decision until all the responses from applicants offered admission are returned. Therefore, we cannot
answer questions about your chances of being selected for admission at this time. This year Virginia Tech received more than
58,000 applications and we expect 7,251 students to accept our offer and enroll. If we have fewer than 7,251 students accept our
offer, we will offer admission to some of the students who chose to remain on our waitlist.

What is Virginia Tech’s history of selecting students from the waitlist?
In 2025, we were able to offer 4,485 applicants from the waitlist. In 2024, we were able to offer 1,517 applicants from the waitlist. In
2023, we were unable to offer any applicants from the waitlist. In 2022, we were able to offer 2,458 applicants from the waitlist. In
2021, we were able to offer 3,286 applicants from the waitlist. In 2020 we were able to offer 3,961 applicants from the waitlist. In
2019 we were unable to make any offers. As you can see, the number of students ultimately receiving offers from the waitlist is
highly unpredictable and varies each year.

Vtech is saying they received 58,000 applications and expect 7,251 acceptances, which is ~12.5%
They don't say how many students they sent acceptances.

I wonder why they don't share that when you can google and find it on their website.

57,756 applications last year
31,515 accepted

If 4,485 were waitlist acceptances, that means 27,030 accepted before.

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If you want to see the admissions statistics, they're on this site: https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#university

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

I think it's an easier admit from OOS - they want those tuition dollars! My DD got in last year from MCPS but rejected from UMD.

Works both ways. My niece (in-state VA) was rejected from VT last year but in at UMD. Went elsewhere.

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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…

I’m so sorry. That is surprising!

Truly surprised by this….perhaps they didn’t think he will accept…

Does VT play the yield protection game?

Nope. This has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum. They state right on their website that they do NOT yield protect. They probably were inundated with other students with equally good or better stats.

Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/counselor-corner.html

As well as some with worse stats, who got in anyway. Stop acting like the high stats applicant got drowned in a sea of high stats applicants.

Stop pretending you don't have sour grapes. Are you the parent who comes back year after year to moan that your "high stats" kid didn't get in? Please get over it.

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DS got an admit!! 4.2, 1560, NMSF.

OK rigor. Ok EC’s. very strong essays - probably aligned to VT values.

Good luck to all! This was his number 1 choice and a couple of rejections last week were very discouraging.

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🎉Congratulations 🎊

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Interesting VT came out early. Wonder if UVA will follow?

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DD got in for engineering from MCPS. 3.8uw/4.75w; 1380 SAT. Very excited - this was one of her top choices and a bit of a reach.

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Do they reject any applications? or move everyone to waitlist?

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DC in engineering. NOVA competitive school, very high rigor, 4.0w, 1550 SAT, 800 math, ok ECs but no engineering type EC, good essay.

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DD is in! Will join her Hokie sister. 3.8 uw / 4.3 w. 1460 SAT. NMSF. Varsity athlete, lots of volunteering and part time job. She did attend the C-Tech^2 engineering summer program this summer. We are so relieved and happy, especially after UVA ED deferral really knocked down her confidence.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is in! Will join her Hokie sister. 3.8 uw / 4.3 w. 1460 SAT. NMSF. Varsity athlete, lots of volunteering and part time job. She did attend the C-Tech^2 engineering summer program this summer. We are so relieved and happy, especially after UVA ED deferral really knocked down her confidence.

Great!

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VT admits by major, not just by school, some majors are much more competitive than others.

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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…

Me again as there have been many comments-thanks for support. 14 IB/AP classes, we’re still in shock here.

Varsity athlete, lots of volunteer work, ECs related to personal engineering projects. I will say-think essays were okay-not exceptional. But still aligned with VT values. Only thing truly lacking was real leadership.

In to Pitt (honors and 20K merit a year) in to UTK , in to Alabama. Waiting on UVA, GT and northeastern.

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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…

My kid has similar stats including IB and engineering, also wait listed.

Ugg so sorry-it stinks-just sad and mad.