A Potpourri of college admission questions (VANDERBILT MOSTLY)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Hello there children: (just kidding I am going to be a Senior in a Texas High School next year)</p>

<p>I have a 32 Composite on the ACT (English 35, Reading 32, Math 32, Science 30)
I am around top 10-15% in my class of 560, and I will have taken and passed 6 AP classes (BC Calculus, AP US History, English III/IV, MacroEconomics, Govt, Environmental Science) while still taking the highest level classes available to me. I hold an internship right now, am an officer of my Finance academy at my school, attend Young Life, play varsity basketball, mentor... yada yada yada</p>

<p>Question 1: Basically, HOW DO I GET INTO VANDERBILT?
I plan on taking the ACT again, but if my aim is to get admitted into Vanderbilt, what score should I shoot for? My SAT score was 1980, but that was long ago. Any other advice for getting into Vanderbilt would be greatly appreciated. Of course, being from Texas, I will also be applying to UT. </p>

<p>Question 2:
How many EC's do is enough, and what are some suggestions for more?</p>

<p>Question 3:
At what percentage can I put on my application that I am Native American? or does that not help?</p>

<p>Question 4:
I signed up for a my chances . net account, and it says I have a 55% chance of acceptance at Vanderbilt and 93% at UT. How accurate are these predictions?</p>

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<p>Which ancestors are Native Americans?</p>

3

<p>I think my Grandmother was 1/2</p>

4

<p>I’ve heard that you have to be at least 1/4 to be considered a URM, but I’m not sure how accurate that is</p>

5

<p>Apply Early Decision and you have a pretty good chance.</p>

6

<p>Don’t trust stupid websites. There’s no such thing as a way to calculate acceptance odds because most schools us a holistic reading process that makes your admission a decision made by a group of people, who are human. What that website should have told you is that you are, by the numbers, the average applicant to Vanderbilt (i.e. average SAT/ACT scores, average GPA and curriculum, all around average).</p>

<p>What you need to do is write a really amazing essay that demonstrates how unique you are and why you should stand out from the other nearly 20,000 applicants!</p>

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<p>Interesting.</p>

<p>Thanks for your feedback! </p>

<p>I think I can achieve this.</p>

8

<p>Most importantly, don’t let the admissions decision be a reflection of your self-worth. There’s more to life than college admissions. That’s something I had to learn last year. </p>

<p>Write a mean essay, apply ED if you can afford it, and may you have the best of luck.</p>

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<p>funnysac: What do you intend to major in and what types of careers are you interested in?</p>

10

<p>Retake your ACT, find out if you are legitimately Native American (the accepted amount is 1/16th Native American to qualify), and apply ED</p>