VT Decisions out Tomorrow!

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Anonymous wrote:DS got into Engineering School! Super excited

Congratulations new Hokie!!

Thanks!!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by some of the Tech results. I know a few kids that have gotten in w/o being top students or having any significant/special ECs. I keep hearing that Tech is the new UVA? (And I have no dog in this fight. My kid isn't in the mix this year and will not be applying when they are. )

But they kids are all super happy (as it was their first choice, all) and I'm excited for them. I'm sure they'll do great things.

Yes, VT is the top choice for many students, whether for STEM or humanities. It’s just a great school that has a ton to offer. I hope they return to using ED after this year so that all those kids can express that it’s their first choice.

Does that make a difference? Posters last night said VT doesn't yield protect.

They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is. Some posters call it yield management (vs. yield protection).. potaytoe, potathtoe..

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They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

[Anonymous]

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They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

[Anonymous]

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They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

[Anonymous]

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They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

TJ Class of 23 reported destinations. Doesn't it seem odd though that THE polytechnic school in the state enrolls less than a liberal arts school a quarter of its size or a neighboring state public school from the premier technological high school in the state? Guess the don't have an issue enrolling high stat kids.
UVA 44
UMD 29
WM 24
Tech 23
UIUC 18
Purdue 17
https://issuu.com/tjtoday/docs/2023seniorissue

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by some of the Tech results. I know a few kids that have gotten in w/o being top students or having any significant/special ECs. I keep hearing that Tech is the new UVA? (And I have no dog in this fight. My kid isn't in the mix this year and will not be applying when they are. )

But they kids are all super happy (as it was their first choice, all) and I'm excited for them. I'm sure they'll do great things.

Yes, VT is the top choice for many students, whether for STEM or humanities. It’s just a great school that has a ton to offer. I hope they return to using ED after this year so that all those kids can express that it’s their first choice.

Does that make a difference? Posters last night said VT doesn't yield protect.

They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is. Some posters call it yield management (vs. yield protection).. potaytoe, potathtoe..

Funny that you don't seem to rant about this on the UVA threads. Plenty of high-stats kids EVERYWHERE are denied these schools. Get used to it and stop repeating your constant tirade.
DP

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They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

+1000
PP is just the same old sour grapes poster who can't get over the fact that his/her kid was rejected - along with thousands of others. It's really painfully pathetic everytime they post.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised by some of the Tech results. I know a few kids that have gotten in w/o being top students or having any significant/special ECs. I keep hearing that Tech is the new UVA? (And I have no dog in this fight. My kid isn't in the mix this year and will not be applying when they are. )

But they kids are all super happy (as it was their first choice, all) and I'm excited for them. I'm sure they'll do great things.

Yes, VT is the top choice for many students, whether for STEM or humanities. It’s just a great school that has a ton to offer. I hope they return to using ED after this year so that all those kids can express that it’s their first choice.

Does that make a difference? Posters last night said VT doesn't yield protect.

They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is. Some posters call it yield management (vs. yield protection).. potaytoe, potathtoe..

they have a published policy that they DONT yield protect. They look at historical yield, look at how many seats they have and accept the number of kids their think will fill those seats. yield is about 27% so the accept accordingly. should have been 26k this year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

TJ Class of 23 reported destinations. Doesn't it seem odd though that THE polytechnic school in the state enrolls less than a liberal arts school a quarter of its size or a neighboring state public school from the premier technological high school in the state? Guess the don't have an issue enrolling high stat kids.
UVA 44
UMD 29
WM 24
Tech 23
UIUC 18
Purdue 17
https://issuu.com/tjtoday/docs/2023seniorissue

WM isn't a liberal arts school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:they have a published policy that they DONT yield protect. They look at historical yield, look at how many seats they have and accept the number of kids their think will fill those seats. yield is about 27% so the accept accordingly. should have been 26k this year.

sorry you're saying that because Tech's yield is about 27%, they will send acceptances to 26k this year? Thought they said they had like 50k applications - isn't that acceptance rate of over 50%?

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Anonymous wrote:I haven't read all the replies. DD w/drew her VT app because she ED'd elsewhere. But I'm curious if anyone felt the short essays played a deciding role in your kid's application? I thought DD had 3 pretty good ones and 1 was really a derivative of another and not particularly interesting.

Yes. I do think they played a role. Posted earlier about our kid being deferred who later withdrew and went elsewhere. 4.2 GPA and 1400 SAT. Good ECs but the essays were really off the mark. Younger sibling with slightly less good stats but much better essays got in the following year.

[Anonymous]

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They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

Or you don't understand yield protection. You assume that a 4.0 kid is a book worm that only cares about GPA and does nothing else. Low/moderate stat kids who play a sport or 200+ hours of community service or 'leadership' experiences are penny a hundred. Almost all high stats kids have those qualifications too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

TJ Class of 23 reported destinations. Doesn't it seem odd though that THE polytechnic school in the state enrolls less than a liberal arts school a quarter of its size or a neighboring state public school from the premier technological high school in the state? Guess the don't have an issue enrolling high stat kids.
UVA 44
UMD 29
WM 24
Tech 23
UIUC 18
Purdue 17
https://issuu.com/tjtoday/docs/2023seniorissue

WM isn't a liberal arts school.

WM is a Liberal Arts school. Yes, there is a business school, but you have to apply in your second year.

https://www.wm.edu/as/undergraduate/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

They don't have a published policy of yield protection but there's plenty of anecdotal evidence here on DCUM about high stats kids (who have absolutely no reason to f'up their essays, have strong ECs, high GPA/SAT (above VT's 75th percentile) get rejected, especially from TJ. If that's not yield protection, I don't know what is.

How about too many kids applying for CS and engineering?

Isn't that the same thing? If 100 kids with 4.0 (assuming that's the only metric for the sake of simplicity) apply to a program with a cap of 80, they have to reject 52 kids so they can accommodate their institutional priorities. It would be something like 48 seats for high academics, 32 seats for institutional priorities (first gen, women, minorities, etc; say 40%) resulting in 52 of the 4.0 crowd getting rejected or waitlisted. VT would likely try to identity the most likely to attend (which is what yield protection is about) rather than just admit the top 52 based on whatever criteria.

DP- High stat kids are a dime a dozen and need to stand out another way. When you realize stats aren’t how decisions are made you’ll understand yield protection isn’t real.

TJ Class of 23 reported destinations. Doesn't it seem odd though that THE polytechnic school in the state enrolls less than a liberal arts school a quarter of its size or a neighboring state public school from the premier technological high school in the state? Guess the don't have an issue enrolling high stat kids.
UVA 44
UMD 29
WM 24
Tech 23
UIUC 18
Purdue 17
https://issuu.com/tjtoday/docs/2023seniorissue

WM isn't a liberal arts school.

WM is a Liberal Arts school. Yes, there is a business school, but you have to apply in your second year.

https://www.wm.edu/as/undergraduate/

I believe lot of people don't realize Liberal Arts includes the sciences and mathematics. I think they translate Liberal Arts to Humanities.