can someone who RECEIVED cornelius vanderbilt scholarship please post!

<p>I got it. And basically had a heart attack.
I'm a Texas boy livin in Houston.
800M 800CR 680W SAT
35 ACT
4.0 GPA
Eagle Scout
State Finalist swimmer (No men's swimming program at Vanderbilt)
Presidential Scholar Candidate
Upper range financially (EFC 35,000)
Any other info just ask.
I'm very thankful for this opportunity.</p>

<p>Swimwin congrats..may I add that Nashville is real "swimmers" town with some historically good swim clubs...there is a Club Swimming and you might enjoy that as well as the chance to switch focuses a bit</p>

<p>my son may be joining you next year...:) I cried with happiness quite a bit today.</p>

<p>OMG!!!! I got it!!! I just came back from track practice, checked my e-mail and feinted. My mom basically had to dump a bucketfull of cold water on my face.</p>

<p>SAT: 2310
SAT II: 800 mathII, 800 chem, 790 bio-molecular
ACT: 35
Class rank: 3/505
GPA: somewhere around 4.6 weighted.
the ****load of AP classes paid off, so did studying for the AP exams (11 AP exams, 10 5's.)</p>

<p>I received the email yesterday also. And like most of you, I was flabbergasted!!<br>
I consider the CV award to be greatest institutional honor I have yet received!!</p>

<p>SAT: 2350 (actually made 800 on all 3 sections between 2 test takings)
ACT: 35 (33, 36, 36, 36)
4.16 (1 of 203)
Pres. Scholar candidate
Nat'l Merit Fin.
President - FCA
Student Council
Varsity Golf Team Captain, Varsity BB Statistician
President's Gold Volunteer Service (4 yrs)
Lot of church service
Many academic and community awards</p>

<p>Got the acceptance e-mail yesterday!</p>

<p>SAT: 2320 (1500/1600)
GPA: around a 98 (ranked 7/251)
National Merit Finalist (231 PSAT)
Co-Editor-in-Chief of Student Newspaper
Vice President of National Honor Society
Archon Community Service Society
Mentor Leader
Theater Development Fund Open Doors Program
Mu Alpha Theta
NYS Science Honor Society
Internship at local newspaper
Lots of community service, honors/awards, etc.
Unique essay and I assume my recs were good...I never got to read them</p>

<p>Congrats to all who got in! :D</p>

<p>I got it. All I can say is wow... :O</p>

<p>SAT: 2350 (800M 800CR 750W)
SATIIs: 800 Math II, 780 US History, 750 World History, 730 Physics (lol...)
GPA: 4.8 (14/769)
IB Diploma Candidate + 8 APs this year :(
ECs: debate, violin, mu alpha theta, volunteering (nothing amazing)</p>

<p>I think my essays were what really helped me.
Congrats to everyone else!</p>