chance me for vanderbilt fall 09 transfer please :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>My stats are:
~3.85 College GPA after 2 semesters/27 credits, think it will be around the same after this semester in which im taking 15 so ill be up at 42 when applying, and will have another 15 = 57 by the time of transfer. My guess/hope is that my gpa will stay around the same, might be a slight change up or down, but hoping for up, ofcourse.</p>

<p>I have n 'A' average HS GPA from Sweden where I am from.</p>

<p>I have NOT taken the SATs/ACTs, which i know might be a problem for some schools, but i know that others dont require you to take that once uve done a certain amount of credits.</p>

<p>I am an international student(from sweden) but I currently go to Hawaii Pacific University. My parents are also from India so I believe my different cultural backgrounds will help for diversity etc.
speak 3 languages fluently.
have traveled A LOT, seen every country in europe, been to asia several times, and seen a lot of US..</p>

<p>Financial aid NOT needed</p>

<p>Dean's List 3 semesters at current university</p>

<p>A bit of community service, 4 hours/week</p>

<p>Worked last summer at a home for patients with mental retardation, taking care of them etc.</p>

<p>I think one of the strongest parts is my athletic past which I will include in the essays, either small ones or additional information/EC's</p>

<p>I have played soccer for about 15 years(I'm 19) in Sweden, and there I was offered positions in some of Swedens best private clubs but I had to decline due to moving to the US for 2 years, and I also had a few other offers once I got to the US with teams for boys that were 2 years older than me.
I was also chosen to play for the stockholm team and was a candidate to be able to play for the Swedish Junior National Team but had to back out due to a knee injury which lasted until this summer when i had surgery..
I also played a lot of Tennis in which ive also won many tournaments for example 2 Junior Division tournaments in Dallas as well as getting 2 Best Effort Awards, and a stockholm regional tournament in Sweden where I placed 2nd and others.
+ lots of other sports like snowboarding and surfing + more</p>

<p>I only have 1 recommendation at the moment, but can get a few more, the one i have is very good, and i can get at least 2 very good ones, and probably 1 or 2 pretty good ones..</p>

<p>basically, i think that some of the things that set me apart are my nationality etc for diversity
my athletics
and i will add some EC's, thinking of some things that will be good and that interest me </p>

<p>I am applying for PRE MED / BIO</p>

<p>so what do you guys think?
any responses are appreciated!</p>

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<p>come on someone :) could really use a chancing or 2 :) and please be realistic/honest and not just say that im in to be nice :P</p>

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<p>You will have a toss-up chance. going to a small no name school and doing well doesn't always resonate well with the admissions committee. Also financial need doesn't matter due to need-blind admissions.</p>

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<p>The transfer process is going to be different from now on due to the Commons initiative. Apparently Vandy is trying to stabilize the number of students in each class from now on at about 1600 kids. This past year's transfer class was really big (177 students) to make up the tuition difference due to the fewer freshmen enrolled, but word on the (transfer) street is that from here on out, Vandy will only be admitting the number of transfers they need to round out each class based on who transfers out or leaves Vandy. Don't take this as total truth, this is just what I've heard from being involved in the transfer orientation process and being a transfer myself. So, it's hard to chance you because the process will probably look different and be much more selective this year.
Mal :)</p>

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<p>thanks guys :) good to know</p>

<p>and yea, i was worried about my school not being very well known, that is why i want to transfer :)</p>

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<p>do tell if you ended up applying and whether or not you got in… I just applied to transfer myself :)</p>

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<p>oh, no i didnt apply actually, had a few other preferences and just got caught up with school work so didnt have time to finish the app =/</p>