As in more students have declined their offer vs. prior years, or just being slow to respond? I still don’t see the connection to K12 and how that would cause someone to respond slower. I guess I could see a scenario where maybe there was a decrease in applications and that combined with slower than average response made them decide that an extension would show flexibility and maybe pursuade some who were on the fence. I wonder what the date of the announced change was? Maybe it was intended to allow another month for visits afterall. Not well thought out if that’s the case.
I would be surprised if VT extended their deadline.
Maybe slow to respond. I mean pure speculation here but URBAN schools (VCU) may have people more on the fence then more rural schools (VT) with the URBAN schools have a higher percieved risk. I also don’t know how VCU fairs In-State vs. Out-State … seems right now you probably have more Out-State on the fence in committing and some schools really push for that out of state $$.
Maybe I’m biased in not liking urban settings for college to begin with.
Impact wise on K12 schools - really just getting out transcripts etc. but VCU should be long past needing that right now.
I’m not sure what extending the deadline does for anyone in this case unless as above they feel they have too many people in a wait and see attitude and don’t feel cutting off acceptances and going to the waitlist is going to give them the class they want.
I too would be very surprised if VT extended its deadline.
VCU’s is a common app school, so they are going to be getting their final transcript data at the same time as Tech and kids were already offered based on self reported info so it is kind of a head-scratcher for their deadline to have been extended. SCHEV numbers are interesting:
2016-17 vs. 2018-19 - VCU applications up approx. 6% vs. VT approx. 27%
2018-19 VCU approx. 33% OOS applicants vs. VT approx. 50+%
Not only that, but if kids are trying to decide between VCU and another university that still has their deadline on May 1st, then what is the point in extending. Starting May 2nd that student’s decision would be VCU vs. not going to college that year…or get accepted off a waitlist and not go to VCU, which certainly doesn’t benefit VCU.
Yea it kinda seem self defeating - - - by extending deadline you let kids wait on another school taking them off the waitlist vs. going ahead and committing to VCU. Strange.
Yeah there’s something that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense about it, except if that change was made with thought that visits would be doable in May. Once changed then there was no changing back. No tie to K12 though.
I think that is what happened, honestly. Honestly, their mistake with that was extending the date too soon. They could’ve waited until April 15th to extend to June 1st, which would allow them to know more about things. Nobody will be visiting campuses in May, so the extension doesn’t help the students in that regard.
@cbl1 when you say urban schools are higher risk are you talking about risk for covid-19? I wasn’t sure what you were getting at.
I do think urban vs. rural is just personal preference. My current senior really likes schools close to a decent-sized city rather than a small town (more exciting for him).
I could see prospective students/parents reconsidering options based on population density where the school is located, especially if in a true urban environment rather than urban-adjacent.
Yes at this point I’m saying covid-19. Yes normally urban vs. non is a personal preference but right now urban areas are the ones seeing the widespread pandemic issues for the most part.
VCU is true urban - not even adjacent as some are.
Unfortunately, if VT feels that 25,000+ students will be arriving in Blacksburg from so-called high risk areas (urban hot spots, etc.), that greatly increases the chances of fall classes remaining online in my opinion. But who knows, it may be that the spike in cases happens later in the New River Valley than other parts of the state.
Absolutely has to be a concern - just like a lot of international students / study abroad students that were poised to head to Blacksburg at the end of spring break. There have to be some major concerns if everything hasn’t settled down in the August time period (hopefully over the summer it all levels out).
I hope for a normal Fall semester (my daughter is incoming freshman) - - I can see summer sessions being announced as online though fairly soon … that would not surprise me (and be good because my son needs to take a class he can only do at Tech this summer - - he would love for it to be online).
Some other universities have already announced that summer will be online. From what I’m hearing locally VT will follow suit. They are also contingency planning for fall online Ugh. Not the way we want our rising freshman to start that chapter.
Yea … my daughter is already so mad about graduation I would hate to see her mood if she had to stay home for fall!!!
On the otherhand - I’m really hoping for summer online (it was going to be hard for my sons summer schedule getting back to blacksburg and finding a sublet).
Alright y’all so been officially waitlisted to VT for engineering (after being freaking deferred too) and waitlisted to NC State for engineering (RD), accepted to CNU (big whoop :neutral: ) for engineering and also VMI for engineering (would not survive). Come hell or high water I don’t want to go CNU or VMI and no matter where I go i will transfer to Tech. My SAT score (1270 with 570 for math) is what is keeping me back; its the only major deficiency because I’m a TERRIBLE test taker, but I have a multitude of other aspects of my application keeping me in these never-ending limbos. So, what should I do? Accept to CNU or VMI and pray i get off the waitlist? Or deny both and enroll at CC and pray I get off the waitlist. Any ideas on how both of these ‘unranked’ waitlists are truly ranked?
My son was waitlisted, as well. No idea how VT will choose from the waitlist when the time comes. My suggestion, though, is to enroll in whichever school you feel most comfortable at. Doing something with the expectation of coming off the waitlist, though, isn’t likely a good idea. Choose the best school for you with the notion that you are going to go there for at least a semester, and then be pleasantly surprised if you get pulled from the waitlist. That’s my opinion, anyway. Good luck.
I would not pursue attending VMI if you are not 100% bought in to the very strict military atmosphere there. We visited VMI with my son last spring and, while the campus, program, and curriculum are all VERY impressive there, it is definitely NOT for someone who is not 100% committed to being there. Sorry about your outcome at VT, hopefully you will get your chance to be Hokie in the near future.
Ugh. Not the way we want our rising freshman to start that chapter.