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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In state DC also got waitlisted with straight As throughout high school, highest rigor across all subjects, NMSF and 1570 on SAT. Solid extracurriculars. Interested in VT, not first choice, but then doesn’t have one clear first choice and would be happy to go to a number of schools. The WL is so perplexing. Doesn’t VT want to take academically strong kids, especially in state ones? What is the mission of the school if they don’t want to take kids who will clearly be able to handle a challenging workload? Happy for kids who got in, but not understanding what is the point of a state school yield protecting. [/quote]

What you just described is a dime a dozen. Your fundamental miscalculation is assuming that the applicant pool isn’t largely comprised of qualified students, just like what you just described. They have more qualified kids than seats. It’s not yielding protection and it’s not that your kid wasn’t qualified. Your kid was boring. Lots of qualified yet boring kids don’t get in. [/quote]

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I was going to tell that PP her kid sounds great - like so many other applicants.  Some parents seem to think VT should take ALL the qualified applicants, regardless of how much space they have in each program.  That's not how it works.  Some of these kids will come off the waitlist, but otherwise, the competition for a finite number of spots is fierce.[/quote]

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