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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Copied from Reddit below:

[i]Seems like a lot of yield protection boys, lemme list me and my friends stats (we're all in-state, and we all got waitlisted)

Me - 1540 SAT, 3.94/4.49 gpa. Decent ECs, few board positions and founded a club

Friend 1: 1570 SAT, 3.93/4.48 gpa. Better ECs than mine, a few awards and a paid internship.

Friend 2: 1530 SAT, 4.0/4.5 gpa, way better ECs than mine, ISEF alternate, national level debater, president of a couple clubs and internships.

Friend 3: 1530 SAT, 3.93/4.48 gpa, on par with me for ECs, a couple board positions and Tennis varsity captain.

What a joke.[/i][/quote]

VT knows these kids won't attend as their first choice.

&lt;div id="divenrollment.B10_FreshmanProfile" data-applicationUrl="https://research.schev.edu/" data-report="enrollment.B10_FreshmanProfile" data-autoSizing="height" data-linkParams="{'lbUNITID':'233921', 'lbREPYEAR':'2021'}" &gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;[/quote]

But they likely would be happy to attend as their best value once they get all their acceptances.[/quote]

And if they knew that upfront, they should have applied ED. Part of what is coming home to roost is the arrogance of high-stat kids (and their parents?) to collect acceptances from colleges they know they won’t attend. This is not a game. If a smart student can’t realistically identify a college that will accept them and their family can afford, they may lack common sense. Perhaps, parents need to be more involved in the application selection and strategy process. [/quote]

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