Anonymous wrote:My kid was high honors at NOVA and as a result VT, UVA and W&M were their safety schools.

What does that have to do with this thread? No one cares.

For DS, he applied to JMU, GMU, and UDel as back ups. Not sure which would have ultimately been the choice because he did get into VT

Anonymous wrote:My kid was high honors at NOVA and as a result VT, UVA and W&M were their safety schools.

My kid is a NMSF, 1570, 20+ AP/DE with math through linear algebra and differential equations, female math major. We consider VT to be quirky in their admissions so not a safety.

Alternatives are other state flagships.

GMU

Second GMU

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid was high honors at NOVA and as a result VT, UVA and W&M were their safety schools.

Go away. You're rude and unhelpful.

I would hazard a guess that the rude poster doesn't actually have any children.

For us it was Penn state

I would consider GMU as a good alternate if VT does not work out. They have good Engineering and CS. For kids in the higher stats quartile, I would consider GMU a safety. But if the stats are lower, then GMU might become another "target" and not a safety

Anonymous wrote:My kid was high honors at NOVA and as a result VT, UVA and W&M were their safety schools.

Go away. You're rude and unhelpful.

Depends on the kid's major.

My kid was high honors at NOVA and as a result VT, UVA and W&M were their safety schools.

JMU, but they notify so late that it's good to have another safety that has rolling admissions or a December notification.

For engineering in state, vcu

VT non-engineering is much easier than VT engineering. JMU does not offer specific engineering degrees, so I am guessing srudent is not an engineering applicant.

If VT is your DC’s #1 choice, what is your safety? Most kids we know are either going to JMU or going out of state to a flagship if VT is a deny.