Accepted to Vanderbilt with "low" stats?

<p>Does anyone who was accepted to Vanderbilt think they had rather low stats? Would you mind posting what they were, along with anything special that might have made up for those low stats? Thanks!</p>

<p>i had a 3.7 uw GPA</p>

<p>i guess that could be considered low? at least for this site</p>

<p>i have a 3.4 uw gpa and im on the waitlist. (fingers crossed)</p>

<p>1750 SAT/ 1800 SAT II/ 25 ACT</p>

<p>Unique ec's and strong leadership.</p>

<p>I have a 3.43 gpa</p>

<p>Just curious. . . for those with low stats. . . what do you feel was your "hook"?
What other things did you have on your app that you think got your acceptance?</p>

<p>Chopper: In my d's case, not really a "hook"....Her HS suffers from grade deflation, but still ranks students....UW GPA's for top 10% (with AP's/honors) hover around 3.5-3.6...Vanderbilt admissions are holistic, to their word....Context of school and rigor of curriculum........</p>

<p>SAT/ACT: within range of 50-75% of admitted students.....so I wouldn't consider that low, OTOH</p>

<p>Some students at Vanderbilt are recruited as underprivileged URMs and receive fantastic academic tutoring while at Vanderbilt.</p>

<p>The above post is true.</p>

<p>i'm the same as rodney. my school is small and competitive and my SATs were exactly at the 50% range for Vandy. unlike most schools, vandy is truly holistic in their admissions</p>

<p>Oh, and I forgot to add....An OVERLY represented group: White female from NJ.....</p>

<p>Really? My friend did tell me that in his freshmen year the biggest feeders by far were TX, GA, TN, and SC, but I'm starting to hear more and more about Vanderbilt trying to improve its reputation in the North by recruiting lots of kids from NJ like Duke did.</p>

<p>Not sure what to make of it but I guess I'll find out.</p>

<p>palmetto: No, I didn't mean over-represented at Vandy.....I meant in general for college admissions.....</p>

<p>wow, i'm a white male from NJ rodney.</p>

<p>I had a 2000 SAT, but a 33 ACT. I thought for sure the SAT would bring me down; I've seen so many kids with higher scores than me rejected from Duke and other places (places where I was also accepted, come to find out).</p>

<p>MY EC's were pretty strong, with state-recognition in sports (bowling, soccer) and competitions (envirothon), but also with lots of community leadership. Just to show that scores aren't everything.</p>

<p>Your SAT didn't bring you down because the schools who say that they just count your best score REALLY DO just count your best score. I read post after post by kids who claim that what the schools say isn't true ... but cases like yours show that the schools ARE telling the truth.</p>

<p>Not true. I got rejected from 8 schools cause of my 2130 SAT even though I had a 34 ACT.</p>

<p>johnnyhoward: a 2130 SAT I will not get you rejected from any schools--especially with a 34 ACT--except for CalTech or, possibly, Harvey Mudd. A 2130 SAT I could be problamatic if there was a significant imbalance among the section scores such as getting an 800 for the writing section, thereby leaving a 1330 for the math & CR scores combined. The difficulty that you encountered in getting accepted to only one of twelve schools--and waitlisted at one or two--was more likely due to your application essays, teacher recs, or lack of focus in your ECs. But, it doesn't matter as you were accepted to one of the most prestigious schools in the country during the most competitive year for college admissions in history. Congratulations! Plus, you applied to twelve of the most competitive schools in the nation.</p>

<p>JH3, there is more to it than the ACT/SAT. My D had a 34 ACT and a SAT that did not compare. She got into Tufts & Vanderbilt. Competitive admissions are a rough game, and no one really knows what exactly keeps a particular student out of a certain school. It is <em>possible</em> that the difference between scores could have been a factor. However, it is not a given that it made a difference.</p>

<p>I would suggest, though, to future applicants ... to be on the safe side, do not submit your scores anywhere, including your high school, until you have seen them first. There have been posts that address this very subject. Better to be safe than sorry, if you are applying to HYP type schools.</p>

<p>Yeah, but my problem was the SAT II's, in order to send those, they also send the SAT I's</p>