Anonymous
01/24/2026 11:46
Subject: VT is Out
In general, it's helpful to know the major as well since Engineering is usually known to be more competitive among the male applicants.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 11:20
Subject: VT is Out
Waitlisted. 3.98 UW, 1540 SAT, OOS. Already accepted to a more "competitive" T20 school. Surprised.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 11:15
Subject: VT is Out
. 3.9 uweighted?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
DS waitlisted. 3.9 gpa, 1320 SAT and it was probably a reach but not his top choice. He is accepted at all 5 of the other schools he applied to so lots of good choices. Good luck to all!
Which school did he apply to?
My kid had very similar GPA and a higher SAT, 1390.
Waitlisted VT.
Accepted to major state universities like Indiana, Pitt, Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, JMU, Mason, Tennessee, etc. Some with generous merit.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:14
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:In FCPS 3.6 Not many EC's. 1490 SAT
3.6 weighted??
What major?
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:12
Subject: VT is Out
DD is IN from FCPS, gpa 4.2. SAT 1380 and submitted. College of science. It is on of her top 3. Preferred UVA, but rejected ED or Pitt (waiting on honors and merit aid, but likely won't pan out)
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:12
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
DS waitlisted. 3.9 gpa, 1320 SAT and it was probably a reach but not his top choice. He is accepted at all 5 of the other schools he applied to so lots of good choices. Good luck to all!
Which school did he apply to?
My kid had very similar GPA and a higher SAT, 1390.
Waitlisted VT.
Accepted to major state universities like Indiana, Pitt, Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, JMU, Mason, Tennessee, etc. Some with generous merit.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:11
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.
Engineering instate…
I’m so sorry. That is surprising!
Truly surprised by this….perhaps they didn’t think he will accept…
Does VT play the yield protection game?
Nope. This has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum. They state right on their website that they do NOT yield protect. They probably were inundated with other students with equally good or better stats.
Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/counselor-corner.html
As well as some with worse stats, who got in anyway. Stop acting like the high stats applicant got drowned in a sea of high stats applicants.
Stop pretending you don't have sour grapes. Are you the parent who comes back year after year to moan that your "high stats" kid didn't get in? Please get over it.
No, the point is it’s VT, not MIT. Not everyone who applies, or gets in, is going to have amazing stats. So PP up the thread is gaslighting when they imply that the high stats kid didn’t get in because there were tons of applicants with higher stats. As others have noted, the admissions game is not just about your stats. So don’t tell a high stats kid that he or she didn’t get in because their stats weren’t high enough. In the case shared, the stats weren’t certainly high enough to justify admission. They likely didn’t get in for other reasons.
Correction: the stats WERE high enough to justify admission.
- immediate PP
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:09
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.
Engineering instate…
I’m so sorry. That is surprising!
Truly surprised by this….perhaps they didn’t think he will accept…
Does VT play the yield protection game?
Nope. This has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum. They state right on their website that they do NOT yield protect. They probably were inundated with other students with equally good or better stats.
Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/counselor-corner.html
As well as some with worse stats, who got in anyway. Stop acting like the high stats applicant got drowned in a sea of high stats applicants.
Stop pretending you don't have sour grapes. Are you the parent who comes back year after year to moan that your "high stats" kid didn't get in? Please get over it.
No, the point is it’s VT, not MIT. Not everyone who applies, or gets in, is going to have amazing stats. So PP up the thread is gaslighting when they imply that the high stats kid didn’t get in because there were tons of applicants with higher stats. As others have noted, the admissions game is not just about your stats. So don’t tell a high stats kid that he or she didn’t get in because their stats weren’t high enough. In the case shared, the stats weren’t certainly high enough to justify admission. They likely didn’t get in for other reasons.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:07
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.
Engineering instate…
I’m so sorry. That is surprising!
Truly surprised by this….perhaps they didn’t think he will accept…
Does VT play the yield protection game?
Nope. This has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum. They state right on their website that they do NOT yield protect. They probably were inundated with other students with equally good or better stats.
Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/counselor-corner.html
As well as some with worse stats, who got in anyway. Stop acting like the high stats applicant got drowned in a sea of high stats applicants.
Stop pretending you don't have sour grapes. Are you the parent who comes back year after year to moan that your "high stats" kid didn't get in? Please get over it.
You think that is one parent posting year after year, who has popped out kids faster than the duggars?
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:06
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.
Engineering instate…
I’m so sorry. That is surprising!
That is honestly embarrassing for VT. Why wouldn’t someone like that get in, especially in state? Appalling. I don’t even have a dog in the fight but…
You know they can't take everyone with those stats, right? They have a certain number they can accept. Some kids won't get in. There's nothing "embarrassing" about it, except for parents/kids who think this school is a safety.
They don't "TAKE everyone". Last year they had a yield of 23%.
Vtech Waitlist 2026 FAQ - [url]https://admit.vt.edu/www/documents/2026%20FY%20Waitlist%20FAQ.pdf
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What are my chances for selection from the waitlist?
We cannot make a final decision until all the responses from applicants offered admission are returned. Therefore, we cannot
answer questions about your chances of being selected for admission at this time. This year Virginia Tech received more than
58,000 applications and we expect 7,251 students to accept our offer and enroll. If we have fewer than 7,251 students accept our
offer, we will offer admission to some of the students who chose to remain on our waitlist.
What is Virginia Tech’s history of selecting students from the waitlist?
In 2025, we were able to offer 4,485 applicants from the waitlist. In 2024, we were able to offer 1,517 applicants from the waitlist. In
2023, we were unable to offer any applicants from the waitlist. In 2022, we were able to offer 2,458 applicants from the waitlist. In
2021, we were able to offer 3,286 applicants from the waitlist. In 2020 we were able to offer 3,961 applicants from the waitlist. In
2019 we were unable to make any offers. As you can see, the number of students ultimately receiving offers from the waitlist is
highly unpredictable and varies each year.
Vtech is saying they received 58,000 applications and expect 7,251 acceptances, which is ~12.5%
They don't say how many students they sent acceptances.
I wonder why they don't share that when you can google and find it on their website.
57,756 applications last year
31,515 accepted
If 4,485 were waitlist acceptances, that means 27,030 accepted before.
Your math is not accurate.
VT does not replace students off the waitlist on a 1:1 ratio.
VT does not have 27,000 kids accepting their offers. They don't have 100% of wait list offers accepting.
Your math would result in VT being enrolled at over 120,000 undergrads.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:03
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.
Engineering instate…
My kid has similar stats including IB and engineering, also wait listed.
Is the issue with IB not having strong enough math program to be competitive for engineering?
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:02
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid waitlisted!! Totally shocked! IB candidate highest rigor 3.98 GPA 4.46 weighted. 790 SAT Math!! College counselor said he’d definitely get in.
Engineering instate…
I’m so sorry. That is surprising!
Truly surprised by this….perhaps they didn’t think he will accept…
Does VT play the yield protection game?
Nope. This has been discussed ad nauseam in this forum. They state right on their website that they do NOT yield protect. They probably were inundated with other students with equally good or better stats.
Yield Protection
Virginia Tech does not participate in yield protection.
https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/counselor-corner.html
As well as some with worse stats, who got in anyway. Stop acting like the high stats applicant got drowned in a sea of high stats applicants.
The trend at our school for VT appears to be that boys with high stats were passed over for girls with lower stats.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 10:00
Subject: VT is Out
My DS was admitted for engineering. OOS from dc private. SAT 1520, GPA 4.5 weighted, 10+ APs, so-so extracurriculars. Feeling relieved given the randomness for others.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 09:59
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:Interesting VT came out early. Wonder if UVA will follow?
Unlikely. Dean J said yesterday that it will be by Feb 15, as per the admissions website, and it varies year to year. My bet is with the impending snow/ice that will shut down campus that they won't be early this year. If they were already finished then they would have released yesterday. They may not have to read supplementals this year, but they have way more candidates to consider with applications up so much.
Anonymous
01/24/2026 09:42
Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:So happy for my niece - VT was her first choice bar none and she was accepted!! Not sure what her exact stats were, but she was a top student at a NOVA public and had lots of leadership. She is thrilled!!
Of course