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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My personal theory of why people get upset at VT is because in some quarters it is viewed as beneath their child. To get waitlisted is viewed an insult. But VT knows if it is being viewed as a last resort break glass for emergency safety school. Why would they take that kid over a kid that really wants to be there?

VT has a lot of good programs for a good in state price. Lot of people are very happy to take that ticket with no complaints and aren’t shy about letting VT know that.[/quote]

Level of applicant's interest was not considered by VA Tech this cycle.  This can be found in the common data set published on their website.   We are in state (have lived in VA for 20+ years) and would have passed on schools with lower acceptance rates for the in state tuition. So we did not look at the school as a safety. We will probably be paying out of state or private tuition now. I am sure we are not the only family in this situation, especially those interested in engineering. This was not unexpected as we went thru this with a 2021 hs grad.  However, it is frustrating to see in-state kids be accepted to schools like ND, GA Tech and CMU (all with lower acceptance rates) and not get into what we consider the state flagship for engineering.  [/quote]

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