And a 67% out of state acceptance rate?! Who does that?

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Anonymous wrote:Please list stats — curious about the couple pps with sons and thought tech was a match and kids rejected.
I’ll be in this spot in a year.

Deferred with 4.0UW/4.5W/1570 and 13 APs or post-APs.

That is nuts. Where else did they apply?

This kid doesn’t want to go to VT . Kids / parents just want to feel proud oh my Larla got into 10/10 schools. VT has figured this out.

Precisely this. Why does no one complain when W&M does exactly the same thing? If you don't apply ED, you have a much lower chance of getting in. Why? Because they know you're not their first choice. Makes sense to me.

W&M does not do the same thing.

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Why is it that every thread about W&M includes the advice to show as much interest as possible and ALWAYS apply ED for best chance of admission? Because they “want the kids that want them.” Well, the same applies for VT and ED. Not sure why the acceptance of W&M’s policies but not VT’s.

The difference is that W&M is actually a selective school and does not need to withhold RD acceptances for yield protection like VT or others

A 44% in-state acceptance rate isn't a selective school? Who knew!

https://research.schev.edu/iprofile.asp?UID=233921

Anonymous wrote:It makes VT look like they're terrible at trying to look like they're being sophisticated at admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:Please list stats — curious about the couple pps with sons and thought tech was a match and kids rejected.
I’ll be in this spot in a year.

Deferred with 4.0UW/4.5W/1570 and 13 APs or post-APs.

That is nuts. Where else did they apply?

This kid doesn’t want to go to VT . Kids / parents just want to feel proud oh my Larla got into 10/10 schools. VT has figured this out.

Precisely this. Why does no one complain when W&M does exactly the same thing? If you don't apply ED, you have a much lower chance of getting in. Why? Because they know you're not their first choice. Makes sense to me.

W&M does not do the same thing.

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Why is it that every thread about W&M includes the advice to show as much interest as possible and ALWAYS apply ED for best chance of admission? Because they “want the kids that want them.” Well, the same applies for VT and ED. Not sure why the acceptance of W&M’s policies but not VT’s.

The difference is that W&M is actually a selective school and does not need to withhold RD acceptances for yield protection like VT or others

Anonymous wrote:It makes VT look like they're terrible at trying to look like they're being sophisticated at admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:In with 3.5 UW, 3.9 W. FCPS, 1190 SAT. Not eng.

Congrats!

Thanks! We were just above the line for GPA and just inside for SAT according to our Naviance.

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Anonymous wrote:(I’ve posted earlier in this thread. Not sure why I’m so engaged by this.)
Losing in-state high achievers who truly want VT seems wrong. Accepting more first gen state residents seems right. Yield from acceptances to VT is relatively low. How do they get this right if they are clearly not first choice for so many of the people “shocked” not to get in?

Agree with previous poster: there’s no advantage in driving away in-state high achievers who do want to attend.

What process solves this?

ED solves this. High stats kids who *really* want to go to VT should apply ED. Those complaining about rejections did not.

Virginia is the only state where public schools have ED. Sounds like the VT position is high stats in state kids should not apply to UVA or other schools if they want to get into VT. But they are more okay for slightly lower stats in state kids to apply to multiple schools. Okay seems hard to justify that as a fair transparent way to serve the state. It also seems a little defeatist.

Virginia isn’t even close to being the only stare where public universities have ED.

Which others? Most have EA.

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Anonymous wrote:In with 3.5 UW, 3.9 W. FCPS, 1190 SAT. Not eng.

Congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:Please list stats — curious about the couple pps with sons and thought tech was a match and kids rejected.
I’ll be in this spot in a year.

Deferred with 4.0UW/4.5W/1570 and 13 APs or post-APs.

That is nuts. Where else did they apply?

This kid doesn’t want to go to VT . Kids / parents just want to feel proud oh my Larla got into 10/10 schools. VT has figured this out.

Precisely this. Why does no one complain when W&M does exactly the same thing? If you don't apply ED, you have a much lower chance of getting in. Why? Because they know you're not their first choice. Makes sense to me.

W&M does not do the same thing.

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Why is it that every thread about W&M includes the advice to show as much interest as possible and ALWAYS apply ED for best chance of admission? Because they “want the kids that want them.” Well, the same applies for VT and ED. Not sure why the acceptance of W&M’s policies but not VT’s.

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Anonymous wrote:Please list stats — curious about the couple pps with sons and thought tech was a match and kids rejected.
I’ll be in this spot in a year.

Deferred with 4.0UW/4.5W/1570 and 13 APs or post-APs.

That is nuts. Where else did they apply?

This kid doesn’t want to go to VT . Kids / parents just want to feel proud oh my Larla got into 10/10 schools. VT has figured this out.

Precisely this. Why does no one complain when W&M does exactly the same thing? If you don't apply ED, you have a much lower chance of getting in. Why? Because they know you're not their first choice. Makes sense to me.

W&M does not do the same thing.

Of course they do. They make it very clear that ED is given a big boost. If you don’t apply ED, chances are good you won’t be accepted. Many universities do this.

DS got the "likely postcard" from W&M this month for RD. Unhooked NOVA. Formal tour two years ago was only interest shown. He was considering applying CS to Tech but saw similar stat kids getting deferred ED! Tech has some crazy calculation/objective for new admits. Whatever it is, it does NOT include admitting unhooked male CS majors from NOVA.

Huh. We know several “unhooked male CS majors from NOVA” currently attending VT.

1500+, 4.5 GPA? No you don't.

Um, wanna bet? Get over yourself, lick your wounds, and move on.