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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this is relevant, but I was waitlisted at VT with a 4.5 weighted gpa (4.0 UW). I am ranked number one in my class, captain of 2 varsity sports team, and founder of the only student-led club in my school. This was my safety school and this decision came as a devastating surprise. At the time of the decision (it was the first to come out) I was terrified I would not get into a single school. Now, 2 months later I have been accepted into UVA, Notre Dame, William & Mary, and Georgetown. I was waitlisted at UPenn and Duke as well. Still, my waitlist from VT deeply upsets me. Does anyone know why this happened?[/quote]

Your supplemental essays were probably not very good. VT cares a lot about the answers to those 4 questions. If not that, then perhaps you are a lying troll?[/quote]

Yield protection most likely. A bunch of very high stat kids from our HS are waitlisted at V Tech the last couple of years. Most view it as a safety however and have no intention of attending. I think V Tech just wised up to this fact. Just unfortunate. Cannot blame the school or kids, just the whole ratings game that needs to be played.[/quote]

Personally, I think this is why VT should reinstate the ED. I know ED can be disadvantageous for certain people, but there are many high-stat Virginia kids whose first choice is VT.[/quote]

DP.  Absolutely agree.  The posters on this thread have clearly stated that VT was a "safety" for their kid (or so they thought), so I don't have a whole lot of sympathy.  But ED clearly signals that the school is your FIRST choice.  It's a wonderful tool and I hope they reinstate it.  Otherwise, they won't have any idea who truly wants to go there and who thinks they are entitled to an acceptance even though they have no intention of going.  [/quote]

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