Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 13:28     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They say ED favors students who don’t need to wait on financial aid decisions


Even non-binding ED?


ED at VT (and every college I've looked into) is binding.
The early admission process (EA) is a non-binding option for students that want to know the decision early, but don't want to commit to the school right away. VT will still have EA.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 13:26     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They say ED favors students who don’t need to wait on financial aid decisions


YES. As a donut-hole family, we really do need to look at merit aid at different schools and weigh options carefully. I'm bummed my kid can't ED when it's a clear admissions advantage at some places. I'm happy VT is doing this!


Yeah, screw other people as long as it's better for you, right?
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 13:25     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:They say ED favors students who don’t need to wait on financial aid decisions


Even non-binding ED?
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 13:24     Subject: Re:No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:Wow, thank you for posting this-I hadn't heard!

My son visited VT (engineering) a few weeks ago and really liked it, but not enough to commit to a binding ED. He planned to apply EA, knowing that his best chance of admission was ED and applying EA meant he had a very low chance.

So with ED gone, will his EA application have a better shot?


Seems like it would overall but who knows whether it will make a difference in an individual case.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 12:21     Subject: Re:No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:I'm glad to see that with getting rid of ED they are moving up the EA deadline. Hopefully that means they will give the EAc results earlier. It's ridiculous how late their "early" action decisions come out

I didn't see the date VT expects EA decisions to be announced. Anyone know?
EA app deadline Nov 15.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 12:17     Subject: Re:No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Wow, thank you for posting this-I hadn't heard!

My son visited VT (engineering) a few weeks ago and really liked it, but not enough to commit to a binding ED. He planned to apply EA, knowing that his best chance of admission was ED and applying EA meant he had a very low chance.

So with ED gone, will his EA application have a better shot?
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 11:45     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Does VT give merit and/or financial aid similar to what UVA and W&M give for in-state residents?
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 11:43     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:They say ED favors students who don’t need to wait on financial aid decisions


YES. As a donut-hole family, we really do need to look at merit aid at different schools and weigh options carefully. I'm bummed my kid can't ED when it's a clear admissions advantage at some places. I'm happy VT is doing this!
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 10:00     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
They say ED favors students who don’t need to wait on financial aid decisions
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 09:59     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:Have any other colleges cut ED this year?


No
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 09:45     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:Link, OP?


https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/07/cm-admissions-cycle.html
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 09:43     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:Link, OP?


https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/07/cm-admissions-cycle.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyPublicCMP_073123-public&fbclid=IwAR110J6M08kEOIOnyScnkakBwe6NmkZNuNP7NnD9OS5ARvPcsrfK2QTw3jU_aem_ATOYDM1SxUID91t_cNdUbG5ZcisFqsryYqRHWYnV5tONriY22jf7G2_7Mn6SdoEv4XA&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 09:40     Subject: Re:No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
I'm glad to see that with getting rid of ED they are moving up the EA deadline. Hopefully that means they will give the EAc results earlier. It's ridiculous how late their "early" action decisions come out
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 09:28     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/07/cm-admissions-cycle.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyPublicCMP_073123-public&fbclid=IwAR0EJnIA9qRVfIsRVZpIKfBBYW8n7ByGnJIC02_SyTbk4HWBCExljh9ROGE_aem_ATPXm-LSgwdVT_MODRXwoKcMLvIb-2_cR-FBui5oXzh92OlWNIz8gepamUEdulUzcwU&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 09:20     Subject: No early decision or legacy preferences Virginia Tech
Have any other colleges cut ED this year?