<p>I want to go to law school after undergraduate school, and I'm trying to put myself in the best position to do that. I think going to Vanderbilt would be a good start! However, money is a bit of an issue. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>SAT:
2300 (CR: 780, M: 750, W: 770)
1530/1600</p>
<p>Subject tests:
Math II: 750
World History: 760
US History: 790
Chemistry: 800</p>
<p>GPA:
4.0 UW</p>
<p>AP Classes:
Four so far: World History, US History, English Language, Chemistry (all 5's on the exams)
Taking 6 AP's senior year</p>
<p>Mediocre extracurricular activities....some pretty neat research internships for the past 2 summers, coaching soccer for the past 4 summers, varsity soccer for 4 years in high school, and volunteering at hospital for the past two summers</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in economics, if that information helps.</p>
<p>Thanks, and any additional info helps a lot!</p>
<p>Doubtful for Cornelius Vanderbilt full scholarship as Vandy typically looks for a very significant EC (outstanding performance in national math/science competition, a save the world program project with real substance (student at my son’s HS got CV after helping found medical NGO in a third world country) etc. Good bet to get some scholarship though with those stats, but probably not more than 50%. It also will depend on where you are from (TN, TX, FL – harder to stand out because Vandy gets many students with stats like yours from those states).</p>
<p>I’m from Georgia and am Hispanic, if that info helps at all.</p>
<p>Don’t neglect to look at the Chancellor’s merit scholarships. Chances of winning used to be something like 1-2% but you can’t win if you don’t write the essays and submit the reference letters. Your test scores are great but not unusual at Vanderbilt, and I personally would not retest to push the SAT higher but that is just my outlook. I would however dig deep on essays and on imagining where you would contribute on campus and where you would learn academically. No matter what, even with good test scores don’t make the mistake of not having a financial safety!</p>
<p>Same example as above but with a score of 2380 (1600/780) and won a town wide election, where elected to sit on a governing board as a youth representative responsible for 12 million annual budget.</p>