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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing the host says on YCBK that is very true is “respect the competition”. Sure, your kid is great but there are tons of great kids for a million reasons and they can’t all get a spot. [/quote]

+1 [b]VT clearly doesn't just want the highest-stats kids[/b]. They have a threshold, probably a mix of grades, scores if available, and aspects of the transcript that align with the major, and above that threshold the essays hold huge weight.

DS got in a couple years ago. Not the highest stats but strong in math and related subjects, applied to a major where that mattered (not engineering), used the essays to show deep involvement in service + how the major at VT supported his career goal. He essentially used the "goal" questions as a "why VT" opportunity, which was recommended by an admissions officer in an info session. He explained his career goal, what he'd done to inform his choice of that major and why he wanted the VT program. [/quote]

Does not compute. System malfunction.[/quote]

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