22,393 out of 31,974 were accepted one year.

Now over 45,000 applied so for the acceptance rate to stay roughly 70% 31,500 must be accepted but that’s way to many for only 6,834 spots.

Only 34% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. That year which means around 7,613 spots and relatively low yield.

So for 6,834 spots, and a 34% enrollment this is how many people were accepted: 20,100.

Which means 20,100 out of 45,000 is a 44% acceptance rate. Which is way lower than normal unless they over-enroll people.

Or they could be yield protecting this year (rumor) since so many people got waitlisted. Which would make the acceptance rate even lower.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:45,000+ applications for 6,800 slots. 38k will not get in. Put this in context and don't look for a scapegoat if your kid is one of the 38k.

Wrong. 3x to 4x slots will get in. 6,800 will attend. Little thing called yield wasn’t accounted for in your numbers.

Don't feel bad. The admissions dept can't do these calculations any better than all these posters 38K posters.

And, as a result of that, this is going to be another tough year for VT applicants.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:45,000+ applications for 6,800 slots. 38k will not get in. Put this in context and don't look for a scapegoat if your kid is one of the 38k.

Wrong. 3x to 4x slots will get in. 6,800 will attend. Little thing called yield wasn’t accounted for in your numbers.

Don't feel bad. The admissions dept can't do these calculations any better than all these posters 38K posters.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:45,000+ applications for 6,800 slots. 38k will not get in. Put this in context and don't look for a scapegoat if your kid is one of the 38k.

https://www.princetonreview.com/college/virginia-tech-1022823

30k-ish applicants, 66% acceptance rate = 10k-ish will get in. Still a lot who will not get in and context is good, but no need to exaggerate.

More like 20K but that’s just an arithmetic error. At least your thought process was sound.

Anonymous wrote:45,000+ applications for 6,800 slots. 38k will not get in. Put this in context and don't look for a scapegoat if your kid is one of the 38k.

Wrong. 3x to 4x slots will get in. 6,800 will attend. Little thing called yield wasn’t accounted for in your numbers.

Anonymous wrote:45,000+ applications for 6,800 slots. 38k will not get in. Put this in context and don't look for a scapegoat if your kid is one of the 38k.

https://www.princetonreview.com/college/virginia-tech-1022823

30k-ish applicants, 66% acceptance rate = 10k-ish will get in. Still a lot who will not get in and context is good, but no need to exaggerate.