Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 13:11     Subject: VT is Out
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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?


No. There is one parent whose kid didn’t get in several years ago and they come back every year to relive their bitterness because of course, their kid “deserved” to get in.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 13:09     Subject: VT is Out
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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.


Obviously the PP meant 27,000 accepted by VT.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 13:08     Subject: VT is Out
My dd got waitlisted for engineering. 4.22 , 3.95 uw, 1530 SAT, Civil Air Patrol, tons of national and international stem ecs like robotics, high altitude balloon challenge, drone drone competition, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 13:08     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:
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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.


You have no idea what the stats of any of these kids are, other than your own - and you also don’t know what else the accepted students brought to the table. Please stop pretending otherwise.
DP
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 13:06     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:I actually do believe VT wait lists some very high stat kids if they don't apply ED ( Which they stopped ) as a way to yield protect OR give the spot to someone who really wants and needs it. If that it turns out the high stats wait listed kid really does want or need the spot, they will be pulled off the wait-list first.

I only have anecdotal evidence of this, no proof.
I know VT appreciates economic diversity and first generation kids. They are a public U and are here for the to educate the students and benefit the community


I actually think that high stat kids that view VT as a safety either aren’t putting in enough effort on the extra questions/essays or their ECs were not community-minded (maybe they were primarily academic. Or sport. VT seems to heavily emphasize community service)

Ultimately, we will never know why anyone gets deferred, WL or rejected. So it’s all just conjecture
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:45     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:
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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?


Don’t think so IB analysis HL covers most of it-but just to be safe my kid also took AP Calc BC as an ELECTIVE. Has an A in both.

Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:44     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:We are in with 3.9 uw gpa 4.44 w gpa 1490 SAT for science school.
No mention of honors school or any merit. Is it going to come later like other schools VCU/pitt. Or just be happy in state acceptance to good school?


VT doesn't really give merit aid. You can apply for some selective scholarships.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:43     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:
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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.


What school/major did they apply to tho? DS got in and his stats aren’t awesome
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:22     Subject: VT is Out
We are in with 3.9 uw gpa 4.44 w gpa 1490 SAT for science school.
No mention of honors school or any merit. Is it going to come later like other schools VCU/pitt. Or just be happy in state acceptance to good school?
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:11     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:We got in! Engineering! But waiting on top choice W&M.


You would take WM over VT for engineering? Mkay.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:10     Subject: VT is Out
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…


Would you say the same about UVA? VT is incredibly competitive now.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 12:02     Subject: VT is Out
My colleague came to us fresh from VT admissions. They do not yield protect.

They are not great at predicting yield, so do tend to waitlist. It is easier to get in from OOS (yield tends to be low) than in state (yield is strong).
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:57     Subject: Re:VT is Out
In from OOS -MCPS. Marketing major, 3.8 UW, 4.6 weighted, test optional.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:50     Subject: VT is Out
Anonymous wrote:I actually do believe VT wait lists some very high stat kids if they don't apply ED ( Which they stopped ) as a way to yield protect OR give the spot to someone who really wants and needs it. If that it turns out the high stats wait listed kid really does want or need the spot, they will be pulled off the wait-list first.

I only have anecdotal evidence of this, no proof.
I know VT appreciates economic diversity and first generation kids. They are a public U and are here for the to educate the students and benefit the community



They don't. We've covered this.

I understand the bruised egos that cause people to say things like this, but it's not true.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2026 11:47     Subject: VT is Out
I actually do believe VT wait lists some very high stat kids if they don't apply ED ( Which they stopped ) as a way to yield protect OR give the spot to someone who really wants and needs it. If that it turns out the high stats wait listed kid really does want or need the spot, they will be pulled off the wait-list first.

I only have anecdotal evidence of this, no proof.
I know VT appreciates economic diversity and first generation kids. They are a public U and are here for the to educate the students and benefit the community