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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guessing here, without direct knowledge, that a high stats ED kid stands a far better chance of admission than EA. [b]They are really trying to shift to becoming a school of opportunities for those who haven’t had opportunities[/b]. If you are high stats and committed, that’s one thing. If you’re using it as one of 5 safety schools, they’d rather skip over you and offer the opportunity to someone who needs it. There are some casualties here: high stats kids for whom VT is first choice but they didn’t apply ED. Chances are good those kids will be accepted through the waitlist; sadly many move in.

Keep in mind also, they will be reabsorbing those who deferred this year. Likely many more than usual.  [/quote]

+1  [b]They've made it clear that increasing enrollment of first-gen and underrepresented groups is a huge priority[/b].  If you aren't that and VT is your first choice you really should apply ED.  My son didn't want to commit to ED because he wanted to give UVA a shot (rejected there).  I was really nervous about that decision but it worked out OK as he did get in to VT.[/quote]

Don't know if that is really true but if it is - those who came with pitchforks at magnet high schools need to understand that the equity movement cannot be just contained to one high school. It will spread to VT and UVA and all of higher education slowly but surely.[/quote]

It's true. It's on their website to have 40% of their incoming freshman class in 2022 be first gen or URM.[/quote]

At least 40%.

How do you explain to a teen, with above those stats, that she isn't "good enough" for the school she wanted because her skin is the wrong color??  Now the teen thinks that no matter what she does, she won't be "good enough" for anyone.  This topic isn't discussed in our house, and maybe that is the problem, but I certainly wasn't going to be the one to bring this harsh reality up. She is a passionate young lady, who loves to study, and has always initiated her interests on her own - we never pushed for anything, and maybe we should have, but we didn't (know any better), because we (the parents) are first generation.  But second generation?  Eff them, they get nothing.  How on earth do I explain this to her??  She thinks her hard work and passion means nothing and has no place, and that none of it matters.  Her stats are well outside and exceed the scattergram.  She never thought hey would say no to her, because she showed interest and has everything they should want - any school really, but she wants this one, and we are having her make her own decisions.  This school was her decision. She is really lost right now. [/quote]

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