<p>I know that for the Class of 2015 at Vanderbilt, 15.5% of applicants were accepted, but a significant drop occurred this spring when only 12% of applicants were accepted. After talking to an admissions officer from Vanderbilt, it seems that the acceptance rate next spring when I apply will most definitely be at 10%. Does this mean that a bunch of people with lower statistics have started to apply after seeing the previous acceptance rates or that Vanderbilt has started gaining national popularity? So, for a guy with mediocre grades in a tough academic courseload with 6 AP's my senior year and two community college classes in which I plain to get straight A's (senior year) (putting me in the top 20% of my senior class), perfect test scores, 5's on 8 AP exams, a solid 4-5 EC's to which I have adhered to and done well in, excellent teachers rec's and essays, a good interview, National Merit Commended Scholar and AP National Scholar, and a few major national math and science awards that I will submit after sending in my original app, are my chances of getting greatly reduced or pretty high?</p>
<p>The applicant pool has increased by like 12%-15% the past two years. It will surely continue to grow. The actual acceptance rate is more like 13% I think after waitlists come off and all. Moving yo 10% might be a stretch but it will surely increase.</p>
<p>While that means there are more low stat applicants, it also means there are more low-stat applicants, it naturally also means there are more high-stat applicants. This is evidenced by the increasing average GPA/SAT scores. It makes it slightly harder to get in, but your profile still sounds solid for Vanderbilt. National awards are very helpful.</p>