<p>At Vanderbilt you apply to a specific school, such as the college of arts and sciences or the school of engineering. Would it hurt me applying to one or the other? Im applying ED. My question is basically will I have a higher chance of being accepted to the college of arts and sciences than the school of engineering? I'm not sure which school I would ideally want to be in because right now my potential majors are computer science or possibly something in college of arts and sciences(not sure). Here's my info, thanks for any answers! ACT 32, GPA 4.5, all As, Varsity basketball 4 years - co captain 2 years, violin since age 3, volunteer for local children's museum, national honors society, newspaper co editor 2 years, sophomore class pres, junior class vp, sga cabinet, basketball camp counselor, alabama governors school attendee. APUSH 4 and AP lang and comp 4. thanks!!</p>
<p>You look like you have some solid stats and I’d expect you to get in ED. I believe its easiest to get into the school of arts & sciences over engineering (or even blair). However, it’s really easy to transfer between schools once your admitted if you maintain a decent GPA. One of my friends was a Chem major (A&S) and switched to BME (Engineering) with no problem. I think he had to write a letter and talk to a dean or something, but it wasn’t anything too painful. </p>
<p>I’d recommend applying for A&S and take your general courses that are common between the school of engineering and then just transfer. You can even take courses in the school of engineering while a student in A&S without any trouble (just have to talk with your counselor).</p>
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<p>Actually, A&S has historically had the lowest acceptance rate of Vanderbilt’s four undergraduate colleges. However, acceptance rate is just one of several factors that determine selectivity, and the two schools probably look for different things in an applicant. </p>
<p>OP,
knowing the little about you that I do through your description, my guess would be that your application would go further in the selection process at VUSE, where activities like class president and varsity sports are less common among applicants.
I will also say that since you are considering more than one major, you should consider that you may actually end up pursuing more than one major once you enter college. Double majoring is common at Vanderbilt, and triple majoring happens with some frequency as well. Pursuing a double (or triple) major with at least one of the majors in the school of engineering would be made much easier by actually being in the school of engineering. The reason for this is AXLE, which is the core curriculum that A&S students must complete to graduate. If you’re in engineering, you won’t have to worry about AXLE; you’ll only have engineering requirements towards your engineering degree and the A&S courses that apply to your A&S major (as far as I understand). If you’re in A&S, however, you’ll have AXLE, your A&S major courses, and your engineering major courses.</p>