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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tech is a really weird school right now. There is just no telling if kids are going to get in so it's hard to get excited about it. A place like UVA or W&M, you kind of know based on you stats if you will have a shot. With Tech, it a total crapshoot.  I know kids who were WL there but got into UVA and i know kids who got into Tech who would never have been competitive for UVA (and they didn't even bother to apply). Just no telling really. That said, it's a good school. Alot of people do stick with their HS groups from what my kids say though.[/quote]

I don't think it's a good thing that VT admissions is so unpredictable.  (Saying it's a "total crapshoot" is taking things a bit too far, however.)  A lot of that unpredictability is VT playing games with its yield rate.  For example, waitlisting unhooked students with very high stats for some majors, while accepting unhooked students with notably lower stats for the same majors, because VT believes the former will likely choose higher ranked options.  What's more important to VT, having the highest yield rate possible, or being more straightforward in its approach? [/quote]

DP.  There is a reason ED exists.  ALL schools favor ED applicants because they know they'll attend if accepted.  If your kid really wanted to go there, s/he should have expressed that through ED.  They aren't playing any games that *every single other school* is playing.  [/quote]

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