Chance Me (Updated)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Doctor Magic, I hope you are putting in equal focus on colleges with better admission rates than Vanderbilt’s. Just because a few of your high school performance markers are not the best, doesn’t mean you can’t ace college and get the most out of it. Everyone on Vanderbilt’s waiting list could do a good job at Vanderbilt and all of them have other plans and invested time in other fine institutions. I certainly hope you are digging deep into the great things in colleges with admission rates more in the 25-35% rates…everyone must. Everyone. Wake Forest for instance is a very very rigorous college. Furman is much more rigorous in the classroom than the admissions rates would indicate. Rhodes is a great college. If you can afford full price, you have many excellent colleges to consider. University of Richmond is very difficult to enter but not as hard as Vandy. There are great liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania that few Wmson County students consider as well…like Gettysburg and Franklin and Marshall and Dickinson. Think outside the box, think outside your geographic comfort zone. Focus on your true financial capacity to pay full price. Look into the honors admissions cycles at UTKnoxville. Don’t hyperfocus on Vandy.</p>

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<p>I think my best advice to you is to apply to schools early. The merits of applying early hardly need to be sung here (higher chance of acceptance, shows the college that you are prompt and invested in their school). It’s the second half of this tip that matters. </p>

<p>My advice is to apply to

  1. a safety with priority/early action
  2. a target with early action, and
  3. a reach/a-school-you’d-definitely-go-to-if-you-got-in early-decision. (Vanderbilt?) </p>

<p>Best case scenario? You’re accepted into ED school and done with the admissions process in December. For most people, this doesn’t happen. Still, getting in anywhere early takes immesnse pressure off of RD-day. It also takes the edge of the “unknown” off of the admissions process. Depending on your results from the three tiers of schools you applied to early, you can very roughly gauge what to expect on RD-day. The worst case scenario is that you don’t get into any of the three schools you applied to early. However, this gives you the chance to reevaulate the schools you’re applying to/your chances of getting in so that you can make changes to your applications list before it’s too late.</p>

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<p>Dare I say it…if I achieved all my potential goals and had excellent essays and recs, what would be chances of getting a full tuition scholarship like Cornelius or Ingram?</p>

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<p>With a 3.54 unweighted and top 20-50%, pretty low chance at scholarships. The national awards you mention might help. </p>

<p>Stop worrying so much about your chances!</p>

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<p>@Pancaked, it’s top 20-30% if it makes any difference.</p>

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<p>Was a typo on my part.</p>

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<p>Hey is 1500 students really medium? lol</p>

<p>Did you seriously get a perfect score on both your ACT and your SAT? wut</p>

<p>Haha I hope our school’s weighted GPA system really does kill your rank though.</p>

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<p>Dear Doctor Magic,
As my friend JoJo said, “You knooooooow its just a little too late, a little too wrooong!”</p>