Anonymous wrote:I don't mean to be rude at all, but you can't be surprised by 3.5 being waitlisted at VT.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the frustration is that the school has a 57% acceptance rate and kids stats are in the top quartile. It's understandable.

VT certainly no longer has a 57% acceptance rate. It's now 13%, and for STEM-oriented students, that number is sure to be even lower.

It's not that low, even if it feels like that when when your kid doesn't get in. There was just as much complaining last year and these were the in-state acceptance rates...

College of Engineering = 45%. (If take out 1st gen/URM, it's 41%)
College of Architecture = 41%, (39%)
College of Business = 35% (28%)
College of Natural Sciences & Environment = 59% (59%)
College of Science = 59% (56%)
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences = 46% (39%)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences = 63% (60%)

Interesting to see that Business has a lower acceptance rate than Engineering. That's the only college with a <40% acceptance rate for in-state students. It definitely got more competitive in the last few years. College of Business was 57% for in-state/not 1st gen/not URM in 2020-21 but then dropped to 35% -->30% -->28%.

But even within Business acceptance rates vary a lot. BIT=28%, Management=31%, Marketing=38%, Hospitality & Tourism=40%, Accounting=47%. There's a listing of "Dean of Business" which may be the "undecided" option, that has a 19% acceptance rate. So, if you want the business school, don't apply undecided! Apply as an accounting major. Easy to change your major within the business school.

No reason to parse out first gen/URM in your numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the frustration is that the school has a 57% acceptance rate and kids stats are in the top quartile. It's understandable.

VT certainly no longer has a 57% acceptance rate. It's now 13%, and for STEM-oriented students, that number is sure to be even lower.

It's not that low, even if it feels like that when when your kid doesn't get in. There was just as much complaining last year and these were the in-state acceptance rates...

College of Engineering = 45%. (If take out 1st gen/URM, it's 41%)
College of Architecture = 41%, (39%)
College of Business = 35% (28%)
College of Natural Sciences & Environment = 59% (59%)
College of Science = 59% (56%)
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences = 46% (39%)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences = 63% (60%)

Interesting to see that Business has a lower acceptance rate than Engineering. That's the only college with a <40% acceptance rate for in-state students. It definitely got more competitive in the last few years. College of Business was 57% for in-state/not 1st gen/not URM in 2020-21 but then dropped to 35% -->30% -->28%.

But even within Business acceptance rates vary a lot. BIT=28%, Management=31%, Marketing=38%, Hospitality & Tourism=40%, Accounting=47%. There's a listing of "Dean of Business" which may be the "undecided" option, that has a 19% acceptance rate. So, if you want the business school, don't apply undecided! Apply as an accounting major. Easy to change your major within the business school.

No reason to parse out first gen/URM in your numbers.

Actually, that info is helpful to me, as my kid is in the second catagory. For those whose kid are in the first category, it might be helpful to also see the acceptance rate for their category. My kid is also a girl, so gender breakdown would be helpful as well. The more data, the better.

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Anonymous wrote:There will be some movement on the WL. That we know of, DC has three friends, from three different RVA HSs, who all got in (two engineering, one business) yet none will attend. They are all headed OOS, mostly because of finances (reasonable tuition + merit). Great job, Virginia, on retaining your homegrown talent! /s

Last year they took no one from the waitlist as yield was higher than expected. Other years, they have taken a good number,

This. Can’t count on the WL

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Anonymous wrote:I think the frustration is that the school has a 57% acceptance rate and kids stats are in the top quartile. It's understandable.

VT certainly no longer has a 57% acceptance rate. It's now 13%, and for STEM-oriented students, that number is sure to be even lower.

It's not that low, even if it feels like that when when your kid doesn't get in. There was just as much complaining last year and these were the in-state acceptance rates...

College of Engineering = 45%. (If take out 1st gen/URM, it's 41%)
College of Architecture = 41%, (39%)
College of Business = 35% (28%)
College of Natural Sciences & Environment = 59% (59%)
College of Science = 59% (56%)
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences = 46% (39%)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences = 63% (60%)

Interesting to see that Business has a lower acceptance rate than Engineering. That's the only college with a <40% acceptance rate for in-state students. It definitely got more competitive in the last few years. College of Business was 57% for in-state/not 1st gen/not URM in 2020-21 but then dropped to 35% -->30% -->28%.

But even within Business acceptance rates vary a lot. BIT=28%, Management=31%, Marketing=38%, Hospitality & Tourism=40%, Accounting=47%. There's a listing of "Dean of Business" which may be the "undecided" option, that has a 19% acceptance rate. So, if you want the business school, don't apply undecided! Apply as an accounting major. Easy to change your major within the business school.

No reason to parse out first gen/URM in your numbers.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the frustration is that the school has a 57% acceptance rate and kids stats are in the top quartile. It's understandable.

VT certainly no longer has a 57% acceptance rate. It's now 13%, and for STEM-oriented students, that number is sure to be even lower.

It's not that low, even if it feels like that when when your kid doesn't get in. There was just as much complaining last year and these were the in-state acceptance rates...

College of Engineering = 45%. (If take out 1st gen/URM, it's 41%)
College of Architecture = 41%, (39%)
College of Business = 35% (28%)
College of Natural Sciences & Environment = 59% (59%)
College of Science = 59% (56%)
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences = 46% (39%)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences = 63% (60%)

Interesting to see that Business has a lower acceptance rate than Engineering. That's the only college with a <40% acceptance rate for in-state students. It definitely got more competitive in the last few years. College of Business was 57% for in-state/not 1st gen/not URM in 2020-21 but then dropped to 35% -->30% -->28%.

But even within Business acceptance rates vary a lot. BIT=28%, Management=31%, Marketing=38%, Hospitality & Tourism=40%, Accounting=47%. There's a listing of "Dean of Business" which may be the "undecided" option, that has a 19% acceptance rate. So, if you want the business school, don't apply undecided! Apply as an accounting major. Easy to change your major within the business school.

Anonymous wrote:So it looks like VaTech is a safety for the normal high stats kid.

Their admission rate is a lot higher than a lot of other schools, including the "competitive" majors.

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Anonymous wrote:There will be some movement on the WL. That we know of, DC has three friends, from three different RVA HSs, who all got in (two engineering, one business) yet none will attend. They are all headed OOS, mostly because of finances (reasonable tuition + merit). Great job, Virginia, on retaining your homegrown talent! /s

Last year they took no one from the waitlist as yield was higher than expected. Other years, they have taken a good number,

Anonymous wrote:There will be some movement on the WL. That we know of, DC has three friends, from three different RVA HSs, who all got in (two engineering, one business) yet none will attend. They are all headed OOS, mostly because of finances (reasonable tuition + merit). Great job, Virginia, on retaining your homegrown talent! /s

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech is an excellent, very competitive university. Parents in NOVA tend to view it as a safety, which it is most certainly not.

And here you are.

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Every single year, we get the same disgruntled parents posting that their kid "should" have gotten in. Well, no - that's not how this works. There are far too many great candidates applying, and competition is fierce. But they refuse to listen.

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech is an excellent, very competitive university. Parents in NOVA tend to view it as a safety, which it is most certainly not.

And here you are.

+1
Every single year, we get the same disgruntled parents posting that their kid "should" have gotten in. Well, no - that's not how this works. There are far too many great candidates applying, and competition is fierce. But they refuse to listen.

I think the frustration is that the school has a 57% acceptance rate and kids stats are in the top quartile. It's understandable.

Purdue has an acceptance rate of 53% and a similar ranking yet we don't hear whining when kids don't get in. It is what it is.

We're not in Indiana.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the frustration is that the school has a 57% acceptance rate and kids stats are in the top quartile. It's understandable.

VT certainly no longer has a 57% acceptance rate. It's now 13%, and for STEM-oriented students, that number is sure to be even lower.

It's not that low, even if it feels like that when when your kid doesn't get in. There was just as much complaining last year and these were the in-state acceptance rates...

College of Engineering = 45%. (If take out 1st gen/URM, it's 41%)
College of Architecture = 41%, (39%)
College of Business = 35% (28%)
College of Natural Sciences & Environment = 59% (59%)
College of Science = 59% (56%)
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences = 46% (39%)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences = 63% (60%)

Interesting to see that Business has a lower acceptance rate than Engineering. That's the only college with a <40% acceptance rate for in-state students. It definitely got more competitive in the last few years. College of Business was 57% for in-state/not 1st gen/not URM in 2020-21 but then dropped to 35% -->30% -->28%.

But even within Business acceptance rates vary a lot. BIT=28%, Management=31%, Marketing=38%, Hospitality & Tourism=40%, Accounting=47%. There's a listing of "Dean of Business" which may be the "undecided" option, that has a 19% acceptance rate. So, if you want the business school, don't apply undecided! Apply as an accounting major. Easy to change your major within the business school.