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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, sorry to say it but the second I saw your post I thought 4.1? That means either very little to no rigor in her courseload or subpar grades for those schools, or both. I almost never see a GPA like this on these boards for people who are aiming for the schools you named. Sure, maybe it happens if the kid has really cool EC's, or exceptional LOR's, or very high test score, but absent those the profile looks weak. Lots and lots of 4.0 UW white kids get rejected from their state flagships these days - you'd be surprised. [/quote]

This is not true for Virginia Tech other than Engineering. Even for Business, kids with a 4.1 [i]think[/i] they are going to get in. And certainly for political science. I don't think it is at all unreasonable for the OP to expect her child would be accepted at Virginia Tech. Based on my child's acceptance there last year, as well as that of a bunch of his friends - every single one under 4.0W, not one with an SAT over 1400, and a few of them Political Science - I would have expected this student to be accepted as well.

Maybe Tech had a higher yield than expected last year? Or maybe OP's child didn't take a lot of time on the short essay questions? I have heard they take them very seriously. In any case, the lesson here is that you really can't count on any school to behave consistently.[/quote]

Yep. Those short essay questions seem to matter a lot. Maybe the OP’s daughter considered VT a safety (since they were also gunning for WM and UVA), and didn’t put in a lot effort into those short essays. I am the PP with the kid that got in with a 3.9 and 1370 SAT. VT was their top choice, and they spent a lot of time on that application. Also had 8 AP courses in all five main subjects. [/quote]

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