College: top 25 LAC (according to Forbes), but top 40 according to U.S. News
Prospective Sophomore
Major: Economics and Political Science
GPA: 3.9
ECs: Investment Club, Men’s Club Rugby, Alternative theater troupe, Social Business Venture Fund
ACT: 32
HS: 3.15
^Few Notes:
- I went to a nationally-ranked private school with a grade deflation problem (average Vanderbilt admitted GPA from my high school was something like a 3.5; plus, I was admitted to my current college ED which has an average enrolled student ACT of 30 and median GPA of 3.6)
- I took a bunch of honors courses (that weren’t weighted, unfortunately)
- My grades dropped in high school from freshman year to sophomore year, but they’ve been steadily rising since then, with a big jump my first semester of college
Recs: very solid, professors I asked seemed genuinely saddened by my news and offered to talk to me if I wanted (got As in both their classes and participated a lot).
Essays: superb, went through a number of drafts on each of them and more or less poured my soul into the words
I was just rejected by Michigan (I’m OOS), so I’m wondering if I still have a chance at Vandy, or if that news is a good indicator that more rejections are to come.
Apologies for the really long post, but I just wanted to make sure I gave you guys all the facts in hopes of getting the most accurate answer possible.