chances of getting in?!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: katiemcm1015
Gender: F
Location: houston
College Class Year: 2014
High School: Public</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.99
GPA - Weighted: 5.27
Class Rank: 15
Class Size: 766</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 690
SAT I Writing: 770
SAT II U.S. History: 720
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
orchestra</p>

<p>church music (handbells and choir)</p>

<p>Health Occupational Students of America</p>

<p>National Honor Society</p>

<p>Spanish National Honor Society</p>

<p>Leadership positions: </p>

<p>member of a committee to choose a new youth director</p>

<p>work in customer service booth at Kroger</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
Susan G. Komen breast Cancer Walk</p>

<p>Walk for NAMY (foundation to help the mentally ill)</p>

<p>Mission trip to Kentucky</p>

<p>Mission trip to Mexico</p>

<p>volunteering at low-income apartments</p>

<p>serving meals to the homeless on Thanksgiving</p>

<p>serving meals to the elderly</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: </p>

<p>placement in Region Orchestra for four years</p>

<p>most improved player</p>

<p>my orchestra played as the TMEA honor orchestra (best orchestra in the state)</p>

<p>College Summer programs: </p>

<p>National Youth leadership Forum on Medicine</p>

<p>i know i need to work on my extracurriculars and leadership and definitely take the SAT again. but besides that what do you think?</p>

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<p>maybe only mention NYLF in additional info. I’ve always thought it was a scam, and I don’t think colleges really are impressed.</p>

<p>I raised my CR 100 pts from a 700 using the blue book so you prob can too…and then I would say you have a realllllllly good shot.</p>

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<p>yeah good idea.
its kind of like a lot of people are selected but you have to pay tons of money to go?
whatever.</p>

<p>and blue book…?</p>

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<p>The ‘blue book’ is the college board’s SAT prep book. personally, i found that princeton reviews ACT prep book helped me much, much more, for both the ACT and the SAT, than the cb SAT book did…but thats just me lol. also-take the ACT. can’t hurt.
Make a good resume of your ec’s, etc (in the additional info section) and write awesome essays, and you have a great chance! I’d also do an interview. your participation in nylf definitely demonstrates a concerted effort to engage in your academic passions (apparently medicine) outside of the classroom setting, even if it might not be up to par with your other ec.s. so i would include it on the same level as the other ec.s
Hope that that helps! blessings!</p>

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<p>Waitlist…</p>

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<p>how does one get a 5.27 gpa?</p>

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<p>it just depends on how many ap’s you take and how your county/school decides to weigh them. in my county, people can get up pretty high in the 5.0 gpa range. i saw one kid who was home schooled (took all of his classes on virtual school) and graduated with a 5.9 gpa.</p>

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<p>Most schools give one extra point for an AP. So a 5 would be the highest possible.</p>