Call your congress representatives! That is BS for in-state. Plenty will come off the waitlist at both. DS will enroll at Clemson.
Without knowing the programs kids might have applied into and those accepted versus not⊠We visited U-Tenn and VT back to back a few weeks ago and they have very different admission approaches. VT is test optional and it was made pretty clear they give a slight glance - and nothing more - to it even if it is submitted. They also donât care about the common app essay nor any LORâs. They want to see great answers to their 4 questions.
Completely agree that this whole application/admissions process seems inconsistent and random. Schools that we though DS was a âeasy targetâ are waitlisted and we just got one back that was an âextreme reachâ that was an acceptance. UT and VT are both great schools.
Virginia resident also- and almost the same scenario. Mind blown. VT waitlisted- in state, 1400 SAT, 4.2 GPA and would have been a 3rd generation Hokie. Also, Grandfather is a Golden Hokie ($$$$$). All good though- Son fell in love with UTK and Knoxville. Go Vols!
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Awesome - what will your son study at UTK?
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Its definitely not a NoVA thing but very well could be a school thing. There is one school with a very specific focus (STEM) where everyone has very high stats (avg SAT is near perfect) and are all applying into the same majors (college of engineering) at the same two in-instate universities (UVA & VT), and of course they canât all get in. Itâs the one big downside to an otherwise great school, they all end up in the same âbucketsâ for admissions consideration.
UTK has a very similar fan base and vibe on campus is to VT, and while the football game entrance wonât be as good, the end of the games will probably be better!
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In the same position here. Son waitlisted at VT for Engineering (in state) but got into Purdue and UTK (others too but ruled them out), got the merit package at UTK. One would say Purdue is the obvious choice now but son really loved the UTK sports scene, weather, campus atmosphere and location over Purdue. Anyone know or have feedback on the Engineering program at UTK? Whats the reputation? I can read the rankings all day, but would love feedback from those that might be close or have kids there or enrolled to start this Fall. We did the engineering tour at UTK and it helped, but still hard decision for him. Thanks in advance!
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Our son was accepted to Vol Access Collaborative (Pathway to Knoxville) - he is interested in the Chattanooga campus for freshman year. Are there any other potential students considering this offer/pathway?
are any of your incoming freshman still considering the Vol Collab offer. Our son is weighing his options for the UT Chatt - campus.
Specific engineering programs at UTK are world-class. Nuclear engineering has a brand new $150M building with 26 different labs inside. They are closely tied with the Oak Ridge lab and the Tennessee Valley Authority is right there with 100âs of internship and co-op opportunities. They have the only Nuclear Regulation/Safety minor that I know of in the country and it came as a result of industry input (probably giving grads an even better chance of scoring a job). Also cannot argue with a 55/45 female/male ratio! Go Vols!
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Thank you for the input and info! Son committed to UTK tonight!!
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Congrats! If interested, may want to look into applying for the Engage LLC (basically a dorm where Engineers live - itâs in Geier Hall).
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Curious as to why UTK admissions page says they are still accepting applications for fall 2023 even though they had record # this year and long waitlistâŠwhat does this mean for waitlisted - anyone have an idea?
https://admissions.utk.edu/apply/first-year/
Not sure where youâre seeing on their site that theyâre still accepting applications ? Not saying itâs not there but you donât provide a link to where youâre seeing it.
Thanks for attaching the link. Interesting but I wouldnât think too much about it - I wouldnât think many/anyone is going to pay an application fee to apply with them stating right on it that basically youâre applying to be put on the waitlist.
Agree but makes me feel like school is shiftyâŠ
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Not shifty. I think they have always had rolling admissions after February.
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