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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re applying this strategy for VA Tech year. Definitely going TO. Love this thread.[/quote]

My kid wanted to do that out of Langley and the CC told them that VTech expects to see scores from the strong NoVa publics. :([/quote]

That is completely contrary to what our experience has been.  We already have had two waitlisted with gpa AND test scores at or above top 75%. Yes we have done the tours and demonstrated interest. Acceptance to UF, Ga Tech and others with lower acceptance rates. Va tech is the goldilocks of admission these days. Your application needs to be just right. [b]Not too high,[/b] not too low. [/quote]

No. You need the stats [i]and[/i] a thoughtful application. 
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Exactly.  There seems to be a disconnect among some of these parents.  Just having the high stats doesn’t entitle one to admittance - anywhere.  My high stats kid got into VT but it was also his first choice school and he showed it - everything from applying ED to writing his essays about subjects relevant to VT.  It was clear he wasn’t using them as a throwaway application, as some of these kids clearly are.[/quote]

+1 It's sad. Time for them to land the conspiracy theory helicopter. [/quote]

I don’t have any kids who have applied yet. But it’s very clear from Scattergrams that some schools yield protect the very top applicants. It’s time for you to look at the data. That doesn’t mean all schools do yield protect (many do not) or that all parents are correct when they believe their child was yield protected. But some do and some are. I suspect it’s just one or two posters trying to gaslight people on here that it doesn’t exist. [/quote]

Did you read all those applications cover to cover?[/quote]

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