Virginia Tech (2023-2024)

[inland bear]

yesss its more lit

[empty kelp]

What’s ur gpa

[wary cave]

accepted OOS engineering!

3.74/4.06 + 1480

my question tho is how racist is Blacksburg and will I get hatecrimed if I go off campus

I’m Asian

[vestal fossil]

Am I reading a 13% acceptance rate correctly

[vast oar]

LETS GOOO

WWWW

[inland bear]

right i couldnt tell if that is true

[radiant prism]

wait fr?

[trim isle]

wait where does it say that

[inland bear]

i think it may not be accounting for actual admits, thats just their projected enrollment?

[inland bear]

on the acceptance letter

[vast oar]

Bro vt yield protects ong

(I’m coping)

[radiant prism]

im confused bc does that mean 57k applied ea then?

[vast oar]

Congrats to everyone who got in tho

[trim isle]

oh

[inland bear]

i was told they had almost a 50% increase in EA acceptance rates this year, so that may be true idk

[radiant prism]

gd..

[trim isle]

my letter doesn’t give the numbers

[wary cave]

Probably

[trim isle]

can someone send ss of it?

[misty gulch]

7k seats doesnt account for yield tho

the accepted amt would b closer to 14,000

[sacred valley]

I don’t have it on mine, or is it just mentioned for February EA admits?

[inland bear]

one sec ill try to ss it

[misty gulch]

its only feb^

[sacred valley]

I see, I was admitted in December so they probably didn’t have have many stats for EA coz it was too early

[misty gulch]

same

[sacred valley]

makes sense

[wary cave]

the 7085 is def not how many they admitted

[trim isle]

yeah so that's accounting for yield

vtech yield is like 30%?

[radiant prism]

i cant rmr what that means lol

[misty gulch]

amt of ppl who get admitted vs the amt who commit

[inland bear]

aye still ~20% acceptance rate so dayum they got more selective

if thats true

[radiant prism]

so 30% commit?

[misty gulch]

yes

[radiant prism]

damn thats a huge jump

[misty gulch]

acceptance def went down significantly tho

[radiant prism]

ohh ok thx

[misty gulch]

ofc

[radiant prism]

yeah theyused to be like 56% 20% is crazy

[trim isle]

this is 2022

[midnight cobalt]

I got waitlisted, but usually you get deffered for applying EA right?

[radiant prism]

I guess VT doesnt defer?

uva waitlists too

[misty gulch]

ya we will just have to wait for stats i guessss

[inland bear]

yea maybe they both decided to not defer j wl this year

[misty gulch]

after RD

[trim isle]

Assuming constant yield from 2022 the acceptance rate appears to be at a maximum of 48.7% (im blind)

[misty gulch]

how many ppl applied RD?

[wary cave]

and probably lower for engineering right

[inland bear]

lets just pretend it was actually 20%....

[misty gulch]

52k is just ea..? or

[inland bear]

hahahah

[trim isle]

yeah probably

[misty gulch]

well its probably alot lower than 50% this yr

bc the increased applicants+slightly class size

i feel like theres more vt top choice ppl this year too

bc the rankings

[inland bear]

yea they keep climbing rankings

gokies!!!!

[misty gulch]

YESS

[wary cave]

I still don’t know if oos is easier or harder

[trim isle]

why would it be easier lol

[wary cave]

Money

[radiant prism]

wdym

[wary cave]

oos will pay more than in state

[trim isle]

nah i don't think oos is easier

like every state school that releases oos acceptance rates it's always lower

[wary cave]

nah for UCI the acceptance rates have been higher for oos so it can be different

but idk it could be because oos applicants are stronger

[trim isle]

oh interesting

[clear atlas]

tyyy bro

[stray nova]

woohoo I’m in

[clear atlas]

congrats!

[stray nova]

Now just gotta decide between Purdue and VT

[clear atlas]

nice

im between umd and vt

[stray nova]

Both are great schools

Hopefully we both can make the right decision

[unique sky]

im between cu boulder & vt

[rigid wren]

what makes you think it’s racist?

[clear atlas]

theres been one or two events in the past few years but its not common by any means

theres a huge asian population at tech

vt is p diverse in general honestly

[wet phoenix]

waitlisted

shitty location anyway

[rigid wren]

i like mountains and hiking tho

too bad it’s not near any major city

[edgy folio]

What does general engineering mean

Is that same for everyone

[wary cave]

Everyone admitted to engineering gets that

iirc you can’t get admitted straight to a major

[wary cave]

yea I’ve heard VT itself is fine I’m just a little worried about off campus

[stray nova]

Honestly Blacksburg isn’t that bad especially compared to schools in the deep South

And with the amount diversity on campus I think everyone would be welcomed

But that’s just my thoughts

[hollow ruin]

There’s a lot of Asians in bburg cuz of vt actually

I live in Blacksburg and they’re quite prominent

[polar skiff]

i didnt even know vtech was south of va

[hollow ruin]

Yeah it’s closer to NC lol

[polar skiff]

damn

whats even out there

lol

[hollow ruin]

It’s generally pretty safe ngl
It’s a peaceful place I’ll give you that

Tbh I don’t rlly like it here cuz how small the town is😭

Like the closest Walmart is a town over (it’s just a few miles tho)
Still a hassle if you don’t like going out like me
Also the buses here are free to use by anyone so that’s a plus if you got a car

[polar skiff]

u live there?

[hollow ruin]

Yeah

My mom worked at vt so

[polar skiff]

yeah i thought it was closer to dmv

[hollow ruin]

4hrs to dc
I think 2 to somewhere in NC

[polar skiff]

are u commiting?

[hollow ruin]

We’re kinda at like the tip down there

[polar skiff]

seems like a peaceful campus in the middle of nowhere lol

[hollow ruin]

Idk
It’s the only in state school I applied to tho so like if I don’t get into other schools or it’s too expensive my only choice is to go

[hollow ruin]

Cuz it is lol😭

[polar skiff]

ngl first time i heard of the school was bc of the shooting

[hollow ruin]

2004?
Fair

[polar skiff]

yeah

[rigid wren]

appalachia, mountains

[tiny olive]

.

[covert dove]

Yayyyy got in for comp eng

[clear atlas]

Congrats

[vast oar]

Did anyone else get waitlisted lol

Wait does vt defer or just waitlist

[small meteor]

wait u got wait listed??

😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[vast oar]

Yes bruh

[small meteor]

didnt u get into umd for cs

[vast oar]

I swear I got yield protected

But I’m just coping ig

I got Georgia tech umd Purdue uw Madison for cs 😭

Vt is my opp Fr

[small meteor]

i got denied from umd 💀

umd is my opp

[vast oar]

Lmao

Bro vt tryna be diff Fr

😔

[small meteor]

fr but umd

💀

didnt even get into the school

[vast oar]

Umd was trippin this year

Ik someone with 1590 got flat out rejected

[small meteor]

idk if they took my december sat score

i applied with a 1500

[muted pond]

i got into UVA but not VT

instate

[vast oar]

😭

Rejected or waitlisted vt?

[muted pond]

waitlisted

surprised me so hard

[vast oar]

Me too bruh

I thought this was safety

[muted pond]

i thought i would get in tech and waitlisted/rejected uva

yup

[vast oar]

Yield protection??

[small meteor]

do they actually yield protect??

[vast oar]

Or just cope

[small meteor]

thats crazy

[muted pond]

no idea LOL

i think im coping

[vast oar]

Lmaoooo

[trim isle]

i think they do

If you’re super qualified but don’t convey a genuine interest in the school

[muted pond]

ngl i didnt really

[small meteor]

cs at this school apparently isnt even guaranteed

[vast oar]

Yeah I think they track demonstrated interest

[small meteor]

u have to apply 1 year in i think?

[trim isle]

i applied to vtech very early

like early Oct

[small meteor]

fr?

[vast oar]

But I did demonstrate interest 😭

[trim isle]

Got acceptance in dec

[small meteor]

i never opened their emails

except portal

[vast oar]

Like I attended their info sessions and shit

[small meteor]

not a single info session

[vast oar]

Dang nice

[small meteor]

college admissions are weird

[clear atlas]

They don’t

Vt admissions hella random sometimes

My friend got waitlisted in state but got into umd cs oos

[vast oar]

Oh Fr?

[vast oar]

Lolll

[clear atlas]

Yea

They put crazy emphasis on the essays

[small meteor]

my vt essays were mid af

i did them last minute

[inland bear]

really

dang

[clear atlas]

That’s what they said in the podcast atleast

They said they rlly look into it

[rough crystal]

didn't they admit everybody off waitlist last year?

[clear atlas]

No

It’s hard to get off iirc

[south sand]

when do we know about the scholarships?

[pseudo cape]

W UMD

[pseudo cape]

defo yield protection

[wary cave]

i did 3 of mine on the last day

[rough crystal]

oh god

[clear atlas]

I’m not 100% sure it’s just what I heard

[tribal crypt]

when do you think we’ll hear about scholarships from VT?

[clear atlas]

Uhhh

Not sure

[abstract sail]

cwru or vtech for cs

[hollow ruin]

I did them the night before sejfjdcj my parents were so mad

[small meteor]

mid april

💀

school aint real

[tribal crypt]

wtf

bro

[small meteor]

i mean they dont get the fafsa until march but like

[tribal crypt]

mid april is awfully close to that may deadline

[small meteor]

ye

[tribal crypt]

im talking about merit stuff, i don’t qualify for fafsa

[abstract sail]

vtech makes u send in fafsa even for merit lol

its so dumb

[abstract sail]

my parents literally dont want to fill out fafsa

[tribal crypt]

im intl so they can’t make me (even if i wanted to)

[small meteor]

can international students get merit scholarships

[abstract sail]

i need to call the office of finaid and ask if theres anything i can do wo fafsa

[tribal crypt]

they can’t?? 💀

so very low chance, gotta start grinding these tomorrow

[small meteor]

bro

ur the international student not me

😭

like no schools in the us will give aid to intls

[tribal crypt]

no merit is different

[small meteor]

some schools dont even offer merit

you need to make sure for each school

[tribal crypt]

yeah true

[torpid hatch]

why is acceptance rate 7k/52k

[vast oar]

it is??

[torpid hatch]

it said in the letter

[vast oar]

damn

[wary cave]

its not

they cant only admit 7k bc the yield isnt high enough, 7k is about the number of people who enroll every year

they'll probably end up admitting 20k+ in EA+RD

[jagged hearth]

I am still confused how I got into comp sci as oos w a 1390

Truly a miracle

[foggy saddle]

making the headline "important announcement" is sending me lmao

[foggy saddle]

yes every single person

[blissful karma]

where do we see merit scholarship info?

[foggy saddle]

i dont think its out yet

but tbf i didnt apply ea so idk

[blissful karma]

whats honors college ar?

[magic schooner]

I got in bruddas

[blissful karma]

I wasn’t invited to honors college and I applied for 2 scholarships (Stamps and Honors) but no info about that in my admit letter. So is that a bad sign? Or are scholarships given out later?

[tiny olive]

i got waitlisted

😭

[loud rune]

Same 💔

[radiant prism]

anyone checking in just now theres a poll to tally ea decisions (just use deferred instead of WL if you got WL)

#1167872479776215070 message

[clear atlas]

if anyone wants to join the vt and/or vt class of 2028 discord dm me

[radiant prism]

is it for ppl enrolled or just admitted?

[wary cave]

How have there been 0 rejections

this EA round is really confusing

[radiant prism]

idk but theres like 50% more applicants than last year so maybe theyre doing more rejections in RD?

[hearty bolt]

probably

possibly a very strong EA class

[radiant prism]

also selection bias here

[hearty bolt]

because no ED

[radiant prism]

yes true

theyre not considering legacy anymore too

[hearty bolt]

also they probably considered that bc there is no ED most EA or at least a fraction would probably commit

[radiant prism]

idk if thats got something to do w it (to legacy)

[radiant prism]

yeah true

[hearty bolt]

i think RD this year might be screwed

my friend had a 1510, 3.4 or smth and got waitlisted

better sat then mine but worse gpa

but still surprising

[radiant prism]

wait IS or OOS?

[hearty bolt]

we're oos

same school

[radiant prism]

ohh

ya i mean they might be more competitive for oos? not sure

[covert dove]

People who get rejected don't vote or come on here

[hearty bolt]

that too

[foggy saddle]

i know just one rejection from outside of a2c (im in state). but yeah, exactly, people who get rejectd dont say. but still its very suprising, but also super exciting cause i know so many qho got in!!

[hollow ruin]

Yeah so many kids from my school got in too it was kinda surprising actually

Most kids commit to vt as well

[hearty bolt]

anyone get anything on scholarships with vt?

its the only thing holding me and my family back from commiting rn because i got a lot of scholarship from penn state and binghamton

or does it come out later

[foggy saddle]

i heard froma friend that they dont come out til later

i havent heard anyone in the sub mention scholarship info received either

[blissful karma]

On the financial aid tab it says financial aid and scholarships are released together mid April (because of FAFSA delays) but not sure how it applies to those who aren’t applicable for FAFSA

[hearty bolt]

damn

might have to commit to penn state for now then

looks like we're all fucked with fafsa atm

[foggy saddle]

mid april is crayzee

[hollow ruin]

F the fafsa man

[potent osprey]

is the offer conditional? to what range can my grade drop?

[wary cave]

just get as many As and Bs as u can

a C is probably ok but be careful

bc schools start sending warning letters at that point

[foggy saddle]

ik that for neu ed, they said in their decision letter that as long as people don't get Cs, they're fine

like they explicitly said C's

but i'd imagine other universities are similar

but yeah i agree, just don't stretch ur bestie

[hollow ruin]

Most schools ask you to keep it b minimum usually

[hearty bolt]

it depends imo

like if its a state school like penn state or osu or smth you’re chilling with c’s

t30 and below id say watch out with the c’s

once it gets to t10/ivys then yeah c’s might not cut it

but vtech i feel like will be chill with some c’s but not too many

[foggy saddle]

yess true points, i agree

[potent osprey]

alright thanks ya'll for the advice!

is anyone here commited to VT already?

[foggy saddle]

no but i know a few people who r!

not here tho

[tiny anchor]

Is vtech cs better than umass cs

[inland bear]

i feel like theyre both similar just go with whats most affordable

[hearty bolt]

or closer

[abstract sail]

ohio state cs or vtech cs

[cedar dragon]

Osu

[clear atlas]

vt

tbh it similair

[pseudo cape]

they are but vt in in the middle of nowhere

[clear atlas]

That’s just personal preference

Recruiting is still strong at tech

[hollow ruin]

Bburg small asf lol

[clear atlas]

yea

i like that honestly

not a big fan of urban campuses

[hollow ruin]

fair lol

personally i like big cities and if im able to i'd go oos
i live in bburg and there isnt much to do unless you call going grocery shoping an activity lol

i applied to tech as the only in state school and tbh if i didn't get in im screwed cuz my parents cant rlly pay oos prices

[clear atlas]

Ah I see

[hearty bolt]

honestly also kind of stuck on this but for engineering

got osu, penn state with almost half off the price, and vtech (dont know anything about scholarships yet)

might go to penn state with the price but if vtech gives me a decent scholarship should i go with penn state honors(assuming that i get it) or vtech?

[abstract sail]

yeah im cse not cis

u can see if u got vtech honors on the portal alr

[hearty bolt]

oh fr?

did you have to apply for that or do they just choose

[abstract sail]

yeah j log in there will be a notif

there was an application

[hearty bolt]

ah shit

goofed up

[hollow ruin]

Yeah the honors college was separate to the normal application

[hearty bolt]

guess im going to be a nittany lion 😭

probably forgot about it because i was too worked up on ivy supps

they were a waste of time now that i realize im def not getting in

[radiant prism]

tbh i was gonna do honors college but like im already doing CMDA so i dont wanna add more on my plate

[hollow ruin]

I didn’t apply to any honors colleges now I kinda regret it
Didn’t know what would be different

[versed trellis]

fafsa offers mid april😭😭

[radiant prism]

omg i saw that

[ancient oriole]

texas a&m or vtech?

got into blinn for a&m tho

price pretty much the same

[clear atlas]

what major

[ancient oriole]

electrical engineering

[tribal crypt]

blinn is a community college tho, so idk would choose vtech personally

[blissful karma]

Blinn is a community college????

😭😭

[ancient oriole]

wubba lubba @tubba dubba

[tribal crypt]

it is a joint program or something, not too sure

you take math and science classes at Blinn, and Engineering classes at Texas A&M

although you’ll still be considered as a student of texas a&m

[blissful karma]

So over the 4 years can we transfer into Texas A&M?

[ancient oriole]

no u go to blinn for only 2-3 semesters for basic math and science classes

then you can fully transfer to a&m

basically full admissio

[blissful karma]

ah so majority of classes are with texas a&m

[ancient oriole]

yeah mainly

[clear atlas]

this thread dead if anyone wants to join the vt'28 server dm me

[misty gulch]

i dmd u

[glacial crystal]

When is RD

[foggy saddle]

Google it

[glacial crystal]

No

[foggy saddle]

Ok ❤️

[inland bear]

hi

[hollow ruin]

Next month mid march

Your welcome

[glacial crystal]

When was it last year

should've been more specific

thats what I was asking lol

[ancient oriole]

is my finance dream over if i go to vtech engineering?

finance internship opportunities?

[white lodge]

No

[hollow ruin]

Double major or minor probably

[trim isle]

that ratio

[dense sun]

I got my rd decision today

[glacial crystal]

Fr?

Is this a fucking joke

I got waitlisted

What the actual fuck

[glacial crystal]

Whyd u have to tell me this

[dense sun]

u asked

[glacial crystal]

😭

[inland bear]

wait wtf why did RD come out so early

when EA came out like 3 weeks ago

[glacial crystal]

who tf knows

I got waitlisted tho so yk thats cool

waitlisted by my safety school oh and they dont let u know till July 1st if u get off the waitlist

so

yk

thats cool

[inland bear]

it's okay i know some people who got WL and i was shocked

it doesn't define you at all

i rlly think it's so random sometimes

[glacial crystal]

I legit am gonna have to go to community college

...

[inland bear]

are you waiting on more schools?

[glacial crystal]

Yes

[inland bear]

any other safeties?

[glacial crystal]

But I've gotten 2 waitlists and deferral so far man

[glacial crystal]

Nope 😭

I thought my CMU deferral was a good thing 😭

[inland bear]

also RD is such a shot in the dark anyways like i know people who got rejected by some of their safety targets last yr but then ended up at T20s

[glacial crystal]

I deserved this fuckin spot man

[inland bear]

one of my friends didnt get into some of his safety targets and was literally terrified but then got into CMU cs like trust something is gonna work out

[glacial crystal]

Appreciate it

[inland bear]

also if you havent looked into this alrdy u can find a bunch of safety schools with rolling decision still going on

you can try to find a couple you'd be willing to at least go for a year then transfer yk

i did that when i was rlly scared over winter break

and it helped a lot

[glacial crystal]

Yeah I might I got a fee waiver and direct admission into one of them so might just do that

I also might go beg uva for a seat @ uva wise lol

[inland bear]

ya i def would

[glacial crystal]

Got waitlisted there too for engineering so might see if they'll let me transfer to College of Arts and transfer from wise to uva after a yr

[inland bear]

i got waitlisted too

[glacial crystal]

Did u apply VT?

[inland bear]

yeah i got in EA but a lot of rlly qualified people ik got waitlisted who also rlyl wanted to go so i felt sad

[glacial crystal]

Oh congrats and yeah it sucks

My application mustve had a red flag

[inland bear]

how many mre schools are u waiting on?

[glacial crystal]

I wish they would've let me use my common app man cause my UT Promise thing was so bad

[glacial crystal]

Well I've got like 5 UCs, RIT, BU, Northeastern, Cornell, CMU, UVA, and VT

[inland bear]

i genuinely thought this too for so long because i got 3 deferral/waitlists in a row after my REA rejection and i was literally sick w anxiety for a few weeks lol but then i realized it only takes 1 acceptance to a good school to realize its just random and it doesnt mean ur app is bad at all

[glacial crystal]

UVA and VT ig will lmk in may/july (How the hell u gonna waitlist someone until july?)

[inland bear]

applicant pools have just insanely increased recently and were j feeling the effects

[glacial crystal]

Yeah ig

[inland bear]

right ik the waitlist thing does suck

[glacial crystal]

Virginia Tech is crazy though July 1st is when they tell you lol

Like normally its like May 15th or smtn

[inland bear]

also idk if ur interested in philly at all but i just got an email saying temple is still doing rolling decisions until april 1st

[glacial crystal]

Nah I'll prolly just go to like George Mason or VCU if stuff goes south but considering I've worked my ass off for the past several years and ik kids who have legit done nothing and have like 2.5s and are going to VCU that would be a little depressing...

[inland bear]

No I feel that 1000000%

But also it's what u make of it

Like if you DO end up going that route you can always do wel for a year then transfer to any good school

unless you realize its a good fit and stay yk

[glacial crystal]

Yeah thats true

[inland bear]

like that is always what gave me peace and helped me feel less nervous, it's not a bad thing to go to CC or a less strong school for a year to save money then transfer to a rlly good school

[glacial crystal]

Yeah I get what you mean it just sucks cause ur gonna be there as a transfer rather than a freshman and I feel like that's where you'd make all ur friends

So like ima have friends and then transfer

I guess we'll see how it goes, I just applied to George Mason like 30 seconds ago since they offered me direct admission and a fee waiver if I did so yk went ahead and did that 😂

[buoyant shadow]

did anyone who got an EA acceptance receive merit aid?

[thorny mirage]

waitlisted CompE, would be hella expensive even if I get in

my D in 9th may be partially at fault here but I'll take it 💀

[buoyant shadow]

yeah fr, im trynna figure out if i can afford to accept the acceptsnce offer lol

[muted pond]

brodie

dont worry about it

i got into uva and i got waitlisted tech

tech was really weird some of my friends that got into great universities got waitlisted for in state

[buoyant shadow]

lol, wtf

[muted pond]

vice versa some of my friends that aren't so... academically gifted... got in

[buoyant shadow]

yield prot?

[muted pond]

doubt it

this was just a really weird year for virginia tech

[buoyant shadow]

wouldnt surprise me, i feel like there’s been a ton of yield prot thos year

[muted pond]

eh

i think its not yield protection but lack of interest since

actually im not sure but i thought interest was tracked

i saw it on their CDS again not too sure

[buoyant shadow]

wack, i definitely didnt demonstrate any

[muted pond]

oh nvm not tracked

then maybe

but i have alot of middle ground friends

who have good stats and ECs that got waitlisted but accepted into similar schools in terms of acceptance rate (umd, purdue, rutgers, fsu, uroch, uga, etc)

[hollow ruin]

I don’t think those would come until April since yk fafsa delays

[buoyant shadow]

right, but merit aid should come before then no?

not finaid

[pliant hinge]

Got my RD lesss goooo

[twin hornet]

I GOT IN RD

[hollow ruin]

I heard they’ll come in together

For vt

[hollow ruin]

But honestly I’d ask current students to see when they got theirs if any

[buoyant shadow]

gotcha, good to know

[tacit bridge]

it's not over yet!! don't worry, i'm sure you'll get into a school that you love

[digital seal]

I got waitlisted out of state

My gpa was ass but my ecs were decent

[brave heath]

I got in early action but am scared of little aid

[clear atlas]

yea tech is pretty bad w aid

[hollow ruin]

my parents asked when ill get a scholarship from VT
as if

[foggy saddle]

"when" is wild

they should just be happy that u got in :((

[hollow ruin]

I think it’s mostly be I got scholarships from the other two I got accepted into so

Most likely not tho given how rare it is

[sage hemlock]

i withdrew my app here literally 2 days before rd came out

[elfin tinsel]

VT vs purdue?

[digital seal]

Purdue unless ur in va than vtech

[elfin tinsel]

I think purdue is still cheaper OOS

than VT IS

[clear atlas]

it is not

[shut lintel]

pondw asks: what was your RD decision?

1⃣: accepted
2⃣: waitlisted
3⃣: rejected

[radiant prism]

hey yall if you heard back and you applied RD please take a second to answer this poll! thx sm

[glacial crystal]

Damn waitlist smh

[cedar dragon]

purdue easily

[glacial crystal]

I’m so confused

People with worth stats than me got in

But I got waitlisted

I just don’t comprehend 😭

[inland bear]

same w some other schools

it's annoying af but itll be ok

[cedar dragon]

yield protected?

[glacial crystal]

Nah 😂

Stats ain’t that good

@quasi bison was yield protected

It’s fine I’ve got 8 more colleges 🙏

[radiant prism]

yep its hard but just gotta keep moving

uva wl took me out for like a wholeass weekend its a lil embarrassing 💀

[hollow ruin]

Might be they’re accepting more students from the ea rounds idk

[radiant prism]

i think they accepted a lot from ea and until those ppl accept or reject their offer they need to waitlist so they dont over enroll

[glacial crystal]

Yeah that was my thought

Should’ve applied EA

😞

[hollow ruin]

There was also a round before ea1 where they accepted many kids from the Appalachian region so that took a lot of seats too

Acceptances came out early nov for that one

[vast oar]

Yield protect

Trust

[glacial crystal]

I’m not good enough to be yield protected 😭

But that’s a good coping mechanism

😂

[vast oar]

Lmaoooo

I’m telling myself I got yield protected 😂

Idk if it’s true or not

Prob not

[glacial crystal]

What’s ur gpa

It’s a state school so yk they care ab gpa and sat only 💀

[vast oar]

4.9w/1560 💀

Good ec’s too

But it’s ok I’m just coping atp 😔

[glacial crystal]

💀

[clear atlas]

Ngl. U prob were

Unless it was ur essays

Tech isn’t worth oos anyway imo

[inland bear]

lol same but i just visited tech for the first time (and i already visited uva) and i can safely say i like the ppl and food more :>

[radiant prism]

so real the food is soo good

did it feel overwhelming?

[inland bear]

ik i couldnt stop eating

[inland bear]

the food? or in general lol

[radiant prism]

in general lol

[inland bear]

hahaha noo not really

everyone was so nice

i had a rlly good time

i can pm you some more info if you want but i def had a 10/10 experience

and i am unbiased bc i lowkey did not want to go at first like i was dead set on OOS somewhere but now im obsessed

[radiant prism]

oo ok

ya like ive been there before but im just worried itll feel huge

[inland bear]

i mean we did a bit of walking but it was so so fun

[radiant prism]

was it rlly cold still?

[inland bear]

ehh not too bad im from NOVA and it felt very similar to what it's like rn here

i was there on a windy day so that was slightly annoying but rlly not bad

[hollow ruin]

Did anyone else receive this

[sacred valley]

Yeh

[radiant prism]

Yas

[drowsy ether]

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/02/em-cm-admissions-2024.html

[foggy saddle]

out of all the photos they coulda chosen for the featured image, why did that one get picked 😭 really neat tho, 11% increase from last yr is wild

[hollow ruin]

didnt they change the date to respond to the 15th tho?

[foggy saddle]

i know uva did but im not sure abt tech, i just dk

[hollow ruin]

I think I received an email for extension tho

This is it right

[blissful karma]

does vt announce scholarships later?

and im guessing rejection from the honors program means rejection from the honors college scholarships?

[buoyant shadow]

^^^ same question as them

[drowsy ether]

They might’ve just not updated it on already posted news

If you got an email go with it

[hearty bolt]

im wondering the same thing

its the only thing holding me back from choosing vtech atm

[blissful karma]

they say on their financial aid tab that mid march

any vtech admits who alr got the honors college scholarship?

[vital violet]

guys ucsd or vtech

for ee

[thorny mirage]

are you in cali?

[vital violet]

Na international

[pliant hinge]

if u got the money go ucsd

[tribal crypt]

ucsd definitely the better program i heard but money

[vital violet]

yeah, i mean is it really worth the 20k difference

[foggy saddle]

20k per year? i say tech

but also, san diego and blacksburg are totally different cities (aka blacksburg is not really a city)

so that might play a factor

if u care about setting

[coral saffron]

When do rd decision come out?

[ancient oriole]

La Jolla is not very far from Tijuana! Party time!

[ancient oriole]

why is it that in previous years a lot of poeple got off the waitlist and then all of a suddewnt they aren't accepting anyone off the waitlist anymore

has it really gottent aht compettive

[ivory jay]

too many ppl accepted

there offer

[radiant prism]

Apparently they came out early so check ur portal

[hearty bolt]

if oos vtech all the way lol

if in state then uc

[blissful karma]

Hey, any admitted students with scholarships? 💀

[vital violet]

Which residence hall is best at vt

Near the engineering department

[meager sigil]

west aj is easily the best

[meager sigil]

but west aj is across drillfield from the engineering building so might be iffy

thats still only like a 10-15 min walk tho

west eggleston has a really good location and is close to everything but the cleanliness is kinda iffy

i'd personally recommend west aj even tho its more expensive

cochrans nice too if you want a suite

[vital violet]

Thanks man

Are you a current student at vt?

[meager sigil]

nah I did a program there and know a lot of people there

I’m a senior in hs too

[hollow ruin]

There’s a server with a few current students as well if you want to ask questions to them there

[vital violet]

Link to the server?

[blissful karma]

+1

[simple hound]

This or penn state?

For CS

[glacial crystal]

This

[ivory jay]

penn state tbh

which ever is cheaper

[vast oar]

Nah this

[clear atlas]

If ur instate penn state psu

If not then tech

[vast oar]

That’s fair

[cedar dragon]

does vt send acceptance package?

[meager sigil]

I did a program and got accepted in like November and got an acceptance package

so I think they might do it for everyone

but not too sure

[hollow ruin]

What does it have

[meager sigil]

a huge hokie thing with like info about vtech

and like 2 packets with more information and like congratulations

I also got sent socks from vtech but idk if that was because I was accepted or something else

[hollow ruin]

You’re the only one to get that much that I know of

[timid finch]

Hi

[hollow ruin]

Hey

[foggy saddle]

Hello

[inland bear]

Hey

[tacit bridge]

has anyone gotten off of the waitlist lol

[ancient oriole]

I don’t think anyone is getting off

It’s gotten really competitive

[timid finch]

#virginiatechhateclub

[meager sigil]

I mean I’m not commiting so one of y’all can take my spot fr

[wary cave]

has RD come out

I haven’t seen a single rejection yet

[radiant prism]

yes rd came out

[rain imp]

got in EA early feb and havent recieved anything yet

[hollow ruin]

I got in early Nov got a sticker sheet

[stuck ginkgo]

I got in December I ain’t get shit

[hollow ruin]

My round we diff from ea ig they did that cuz they lazy

[tacit bridge]

yes

[pseudo cape]

full ride to vtech or umd?

[glacial crystal]

Whats ur major

[pseudo cape]

cs

[glacial crystal]

VT

[timid finch]

Umd

[wary cave]

I’d choose UMD but its up to you
edit: i read it as full ride to both 💀

[glacial crystal]

VT is better for CS imo

Acc ig UMD prolly nicer campus too

[radiant prism]

VT campus is huge but i think it's really nice

food is great

idk much about umd but i think vt has tons of opportunities for research too

thing is w/ tech if ur doing CS u are technically considered gen eng for ur first year and then u choose ur major later but priority's like based on ur GPA

[pseudo cape]

over vtech full ride?

[pseudo cape]

nah UMD is miles better

[meager sigil]

VT campus is like way way better

[glacial crystal]

is it?

idk

[meager sigil]

bro it’s ranked like

third in the nation

[glacial crystal]

I got waitlisted by VT

so fuck them

!

[meager sigil]

of nicest campuses

[glacial crystal]

Mid school

mid food

mid campus

[meager sigil]

and also the dining halls are top tier

I’m not even going here but I’m backing vtech till I die

bro UMD is so depressing😭

[midnight cobalt]

how hard is it to get of the waitlist at virginia tech?

[meager sigil]

not that difficult probably

[radiant prism]

thats what i hope

i got in but so many ppl got wl RD i cant see how else itll pan out

makes me wonder how much of their class they built w/ EA

[glacial crystal]

0 got off last year

[timid finch]

If we talking food

I love VTech food

U can’t do good on an empty stomach

[meager sigil]

year before they offered 2500 people off of waitlist

[timid finch]

But also VTech is in Virginia

[meager sigil]

vtech food is probably the best ik the nation

loved that shit

[radiant prism]

me personally i'd take full ride VT CS

[timid finch]

I’d take umd

Imo

[radiant prism]

why can i ask

[meager sigil]

he likes the ranking

[radiant prism]

oh well i feel like theyre not so different that umd is better

and i feel like vt would be better college experience wise

[wary cave]

nvm i read it as full ride to both

my bad lol

[vast oar]

Nah umd better lol

[vital violet]

For cs maybe but defo not for engineeeing

[inland bear]

full ride absolutely what

ifeel like the difference isnt big enough to make regular tuition more worth it than a full ride

so vt >>>

[radiant prism]

thats what i think too

[inland bear]

w a full ride you have a lot more room to do other things that may cost a bit too idk

it's just SUCH a nice thing to have

[radiant prism]

i just feel like vt is a better atmosphere in general too

[inland bear]

100%

i live pretty close to UMD and idk

i never rlly liked it but to each their own

whereas when i first visited tech a couple weeks ago i loveddd it especially the food LOL

[radiant prism]

omg yess

i went in summer but im gonna visit again this spring

[inland bear]

youll love it it was rlly good being there when other students were there too

is it one of ur top?

[radiant prism]

definitely

im just terrible at deciding 😭

[inland bear]

ugh same and itds abt to get a whole lot harder

so many RD coming in🥲 I will feel blessed to have options tho lol but def a lil more stressful

[timid finch]

Yeah but that don’t matter if I got waitlisted

[radiant prism]

ikrr

[cloud steeple]

anyone know the acceptance rate for early action out of state?

oh and w gpa average oos?

[timid finch]

Nop

Just believe in urself

[hollow ruin]

doesnt niche.com have something like that?
idk if its outdated but its a start

[glacial crystal]

Don’t help them cope

Smh

[hollow ruin]

wesley sour

[pseudo cape]

umd is better for all majors

[versed trellis]

did anyone who got in ea but didnt commit get an acceptance package?

[radiant prism]

Nopee

[bitter hatch]

is there a vtech 28' server

[radiant prism]

yes ill dm u the link

[woeful whale]

wait can i get it too

[hollow ruin]

I got accepted before ea1 deadline didn’t rlly get anything lol

[remote hemlock]

did anyone else get in as a cadet?

[hollow ruin]

Ik a cadet who got in
He’s not in this server tho

[storm venture]

I got in as a cadet !

[meager sigil]

i did

[stuck ginkgo]

so have no scholarships come out yet

financial aid thing says mid-april

[wary cave]

I got a xerox copy of my acceptance letter

[vital violet]

when/how can i join seed as an engineering student?

really wanna join seed

is it difficult?

[stone otter]

can someone slide the vtech accepted students invite

[stuck ginkgo]

^same

[clear atlas]

I can in a bit

[stuck ginkgo]

got it

[muted kayak]

if u could dm me too

[obsidian yarrow]

Can someone send me the invite too?

[stuck ginkgo]

Went to hokie focus was fire

for engineering dean watford was speaking was prob the coolest mf I’ve seen on a college campus

[radiant prism]

TRUE

[pliant venture]

True it was pretty cool

Now we are trying to find a dinner spot and are in a line for a restaurant

[clear atlas]

W

I’m going tomorrow

Staying overnight in Roanoke

[sweet garnet]

which is better for cs, uw madison or vtech?

[digital seal]

VTech

[sweet garnet]

Can u explain y

[vast oar]

I mean just off rankings alone, uw Madison but idk how relevant that is

[peak sedge]

Probably bias cause ur asking in the VT thread 😭

[sweet garnet]

Makes sense

Ig I should rephrase the question to: Unbiasedly, which is better for cs, vtech or uw Madison

[meager sigil]

well uw Madison is ranked better

if that’s what you’re asking for

but tech has great opportunities for internships with dc area tech contractors and that can set you up

for life

[sweet garnet]

ok thanks

[near vortex]

n

in

is the waitlist in

wtf my phone glitchin

[near vortex]

it depends which one you save more money on.

in my opinion

neither one is so much better than the other that it's going to lead to life changing opportunities (i would think)

it's not like penn state vs carnegie mellon for cs

[sweet garnet]

Yeah that’s true

But both are relatively similar in cost for me

Ig I need to factor in things like location and stuff

[near vortex]

Yea just think about mainly which ones closer (or farther if you dont want to be around your family too much) for you and also think about other things like food, culture, clubs, etc

[meager sigil]

i mean if you're considering it for food and culture too def go tech

one thing that uw madison does have thats better is dorms though

[near vortex]

yeah vt dorms are pretty bad from what i've heard

[graceful elm]

Yo chat anyone receive an email from the office of financial aid

saying they need proof im a citizen

you're(

**

[radiant prism]

No I havent

[sacred valley]

anyone else's view finaid tab not loading?

[storm venture]

its not working for me either

[sacred valley]

ah so it's not just me then

i guess they're uploading the info from their end

[storm venture]

hopeffuly it wokrs by tmr im not even going to tech but im nosy

[stray nova]

Same I just want to see

[vital violet]

merit scholorships?

[stray nova]

Ain’t no way 💀

[sacred valley]

dang, I got quite a lot in aid, wasn't expecting

[vital violet]

you submitted fafsa?

or just merid aid

[sacred valley]

submitted fafsa

[vital violet]

oh ok makes sense

[stuck ginkgo]

yeah

they said my offer was in

[proper geyser]

how VT Business Schools(Pamplin)

[near vortex]

solid

[radiant prism]

absofruitly

[proper geyser]

got Direct admission to Finance at VT(Pamplin) and Pre-business(finance) at IU-B(Kelley)... amy advice on which one to chose

[radiant prism]

Well what do u value most in a college?

Considering that will help u choose I think

[proper geyser]

hmm.. would be looking education.. I am assuming both of them would provide.. access to Job's and specially to get into Investment banking/Corporate Finance...

good Internships

[ionic crescent]

Who else got accepted through the WL?

[near vortex]

didn't get a decision

[dusky thunder]

I did

[ionic crescent]

niceee

[proper geyser]

which School/Course?

[dusky thunder]

general (mech) eng

[digital seal]

I got off for finance

[ionic crescent]

are you committing? i committed a bit ago

[digital seal]

I need my financial aid package but I am 99% committed

[ionic crescent]

Cool cool gl

[vital violet]

Same, what major did u commit

[ionic crescent]

gen eng wby?

[vital violet]

yeah same

did u sign the housing agreement

[ionic crescent]

yee i did last week

[near vortex]

damn bruh

still no decision]

[digital seal]

Any advice for good housing

[ivory jay]

Don’t

[ionic crescent]

?