Applying for transfer after having previously been accepted?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I somehow--perhaps by the power of Zeus--got into Vanderbilt EDII for fall 2012, but had to decline because their financial aid offer sucked. So, here I am, somewhat miserable at the University of Illinois (on full-tuition, mind you), and all I can think about is the opportunity I passed up.</p>

<p>I got in with a 3.05 UW, 3.9 W, 35 ACT (single-sitting), great recs, great ECs, URM status (Latino), etc. Let's say that, after missing a month of school with mono, I still pull off about a 3.6 this semester at UIUC as an honors student. Is Vandy attainable for next year, or should I wait another year and develop a better transcript?</p>

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<p>If the aid wasn’t good enough last year, has anything changed that would make it acceptable now? You got out of EDII because the aid wasn’t good enough … if you apply now, how will you explain the about-face? I don’t think the question is so much whether your grades are good enough, but more whether you will pull out again for financial reasons. You did not turn down RA, you turned down EDII …</p>