So I am in the last year of my A-levels and i will be applying to Vanderbilt univeristy in ED1. I am in british school and my
O-levels scores are 4 A*s and 3A’s and my A-levels first year scores are 2A’s and 2B’s. And my ACT score is 32. So do you guys think i am capable of getting admitted in vanderbilt. Its really my dream school but the only problem is that i am a international student which will hurt me in the admission process. Please if any of you are students at vanderbilt, can you report the stats of international students. I know it depends on EC’s and everything but do you guys think that i am qualified academically? If anyone could chance me please. It would be very helpful.
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ACT 32 ??? Prepare yourself for SAT (SAT 1>2300 and SAT Subject Test>2300) There will be chance but other factors are also equally important.
ACT of 32 won’t necessarily hurt you but it’s on the lower side of the range. If you can retake it it would be to your benefit.
Actually if you’re comfortable with the ACT I would spend more time on the ACT rather than take the SAT (unless you need to for national merit but I’m not sure if international students have that)
agree with Suffer. Buy the red book of the real ACTs. Do all the the exams in them. If you are overwhelmed and tired …do some of them open book and study the answers at your leisure. Make sure to do half them timed as the ACT is a long exam. You may be able to hit 34 or 35. I am sure the staff at Vandy understands your achievements in your own country better than I can. But they will. It is absolutely worth it to show up with your best ACT and or try to ace two of the SAT subject exams just to prove you are good at rote learning. Take them one at a time and actually do the two practice exams in the books. Even so, I think you have a shot at Vandy as things stand today but this will all depend on your personalized letters of reference and essays. good luck.
With Vanderbilt, it depends if you apply ED or regular. They definitely take lower stats students ED, but if you are regular decision, you had better have excellent stats and a hook.