Chances (for admission and for scholarship)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Well, I am interested in going to Vandy for premed. Just wandering what my chances of getting to vandy are and also (if I do have a good chance) do I stand a chance of getting one of those nice full scholarships (like the Cornelius Scholarship). ANY feedback is appreciated!</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (UW) and 4.1 (W)
Rank: 1/327
ACT: 35
SAT: 2340-----800 CR, 780 W, 760 M (Only took test one time)
SAT 2: Taking in Oct.. will probably get 750+ on them all though
Race: White (Serbian)
State of Residency: NE
Recs and Essays: Both amazing
Desired Major/Minor- Bio/Econ</p>

<p>Main School ECs:
FBLA (9-12) Historian and Treasurer
SADD(9-12) Class Rep for 3 years
Science Club (11-12) President and Founder
AcDec (10-12) Captain for 2 years
Olympus Club (9-12) Actice Member
NHS (11-12) Possible office position next year</p>

<p>Community Service:
Red Cross--350 hours
Sunday School Teacher for 2nd and 3rd Graders---250 hours
American Cancer Society-----100 hours
Founded Organization that Raises money for Serbian Orphans-----200 hours
Volunteered at Local Congressman's Office----150 hours</p>

<p>Sports-
Did Cross Country for 2 years but was only an average runner...no awards or anything</p>

<p>Awards:
1st Place in Cell Bio and 3rd in Health Science at State Science Olympiad
1st in Health Science and 3rd in Disease Detectives at NE Regional Science Olympiad
1st in State Econ Challenge...flew to Houston for free and got 5th Place in Midwest
1st in State Microeconomics at Econ Challenge
2nd in State Finance Challenge 2008
3rd in State Finance Challenge 2007
3rd in Regional Economics Challenge
4th in state at Cyber Security Competition
Friend of Alexander Hamilton Merit Award Winner
President's Gold Volunteer Award
Represented my HS at NE State Leadership Seminar
Local Radio Station and News Station's volunteer of the year award
At least commended for National Merit
Won Like 20 regional AcDec Awards (was a top scorer at all of the competitions we were at)
Nominated for NCTE competition...but I dont think I won or anything
Won like 3rd and 4th in state at various "Knowledge Master" competitions</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Working as a paid research intern with a doctor at my local med center---may submit research to Siemens but who knows </p>

<p>Worked a paper route for 7 years </p>

<p>Will not having any national awards really screw me here btw = D?</p>

<p>THANKS!
Robbie</p>

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<p>I think you definitely have a great chance of getting in, and probably a good chance of getting a scholarship. I got the CV scholarship and my test scores/rank are a tiny bit lower than yours. I guess the essay matters a lot for the scholarship too though so it’s a bit harder to say for sure.</p>

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<p>I would say you’re in for sure (unless your essays are arrogant or poorly proofread). You have way better stats than I did and I’m in :)</p>

<p>Scholarships are never predictable though. However VU’s comprehensive and awesome financial aid means that it doesn’t really matter anyway (unless your family is v. upper crust o0)</p>