i am a sophomore at a pretty prestigious school and its my dream to go to vanderbilt. my unweighted gpa is currently a 98 out of 100 and i have 195 volunteer hours at one place. I’m first generation and also hispanic so i wonder if that could help me at all. i am also from the north and not many people talk about vandy where I’m from so i was wondering if being from the north would help my chances since i know mainly southern kids are set on vandy. I’m in the highest level of classes offered at my school. my practice act scores have mostly been around a 32 which i know i need to improve on so I’m still continuing tutoring. I’m a starter on the varsity fencing team and I’m captain. i am part of three clubs and am treasurer of one of them. the only issue is i doubt my teacher recs will be that good. they won’t be awful but they won’t be spectacular either. i am also doing summer academic programs at vandy
Research colleges & universities which have fencing teams. This may be a hook that will help with respect to college & university admissions.
With respect to Vanderbilt chances, it is too early to guess. Research other schools to target.
Coming from a prestigious high school in the north with a fencing team it is likely your school is an Ivy feeder and your guidance counselor should be a great source of info with the college admission process for elite universities.
VU is a national university with the supermajority of students hailing from outside the southeast. Coming from the north you are in a competitive region full of top students. Continue to grow academically and follow your passions with your EC’s and you will have many excellent options in 2 years.