Congrats to all you future Hokies! So happy for you! And for the rest of us… well…
Misery loves company, and now I don’t feel so badly. VT left a LOT of talent and potential on the table from the stats posted. DS was waitlisted, ACT = 32, 3.55 unweighted. ALL 5 of his friends were also waitlisted, and their stats were much better than DS (though, realistically, DS is tallest so that should count for something… 
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My grandmother always said that things happen for a reason, and in this case I think it’s true. If given the chance, DS would have taken university studies at VT and cross his fingers on a successful transfer into engineering over an engineering slot at another great school. This shuts the door and makes it a non-argument so that is good.
Now we just need to figure out which great school will get him!