Chances for Vanderbilt

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm currently a Junior and I really really want to go to Vanderbilt University, but I don't know if I will be accepted or not. What are my chances if...
I have a 4.6 weighted, 4.0 gpa
honors/APs
in at least 7-8 clubs, outside community service
Had a brother who went to vandy
(does ethnicity place a part, if so, im middle eastern)
i live in-state
gov school
im considering early decision</p>

<p>...but this is where it gets sad, I took the ACT in oct, got a 26 :/ not impressed. i took it again in mar and got a 25! I am sooooooooooooooooooo disappointed in myself. I literally feel crushed right now. However, I plan to take it again in sep and oct of my senior year and i am determined to bring it up by at least 4 points! Plan on taking the SAT in the summer </p>

<p>So, any words of advice?</p>

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<p>Your GPA is great and your extracurriculars seem solid, but that ACT will kill you. As long as you’re retaking, perhaps enroll in a prep course. </p>

<p>Overall, I’d say it’s a low to mid reach for you right now; your SAT is going to be crucial here. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice? Do you happen to know of a good prep course/books?</p>

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<p>SparkNotes and Princeton Review do good ones, as well as the ACT governing body themselves. I didn’t prep for mine, but those are some of the ones my friends used.</p>

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<p>I should also mention that I am 6th in my class (out of about 400)</p>

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<p>That’s great, it’ll help a bunch. Still, though, the standardized tests are the important numbers.</p>

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<p>unfortunately they are </p>

<p>certainly :)</p>

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<p>I just discovered that I was accepted into Vanderbilt. I am president of numerous clubs, an active member on the speech, drama, debate team, and I was a short-term foreign exchange student. All A’s… I actually got lucky on the ACT and received a 30… I took it again and received a 26… I feel your pain. Just keep taking it and make sure you do well on the SAT. I didn’t do as well as I would have liked on the SAT either but when I took the separate subject tests, I did really well and that helped me a lot. Also, the critical reading section was my lowest score, but I received a 5 on the AP test, so that helped. I just worked really hard to make sure that i had a variety of test scores the admissions board could evaluate</p>

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<p>First, congrants on being accepted into vandy!</p>

<p>Thanks for your advice, based on how i do on the sat, i will try to do at least three subject tests</p>