Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I applied early to UVA, was deferred, and am now looking at other schools. I visited Vanderbilt and loved it, not quite as much as Wake but I liked the small city feel it had to it. Hopefully this deferral will end up not being so bad in the end...</p>

<p>White Male
Northern Virginia
Largest Public School in the State (4000+)</p>

<p>IB Diploma
Toughest courseload possible
Total of 13 IB classes by graduation, along with AP govt in 10th grade (4)
Senior Classes
IB Physics II
IB English II
IB Math II
IB Spanish II
IB Topics of the 21st Century (History)
IB Business/Managment
Art I</p>

<p>3.7 W 3.6 UW (3.8 W 3.7 UW if not for B's in 8th grade algebra/spanish)
Besides consistent B's in Spanish, gotten mostly A's with scattered B/B+'s
School does not rank</p>

<p>32 ACT (33 m 33s 31eng 30 rd 11 essay)
2080 SAT (710 m 700 v 670 w)</p>

<p>Decent EC's
Heavy baseball, recruited to play DIII
President of Young Republicans
Coached Little League baseball for 2 seasons
Held job at Country Club since June
NHS, Spanish Honor Society
Numerous awards in science fair (both school and region level) during 10th/11th grades
100's of volunteer hours (Part of IB diploma program)
Other smaller things</p>

<p>Read my recs, one is excellent, the other very good</p>

<p>My UVA essays were the strongest part of my application</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>UVA deferred you in-state!!
I am shocked</p>

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<p>I too am shocked on the UVA. Welcome to the mixed up world of college admissions.
Your qualifications are outstanding and you should be very proud of your hard work. Nontheless, the PC of college community building may not work in your favor at some schools. Hopefully, Vandy is not necessarily one of those.</p>

<p>You are fully qualified to attend anywhere. Good luck, you deserve it.</p>

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<p>thanks for all the replies</p>

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<p>just wondering, would applying early decision II increase my chances if I have dedicided that Vanderbilt is my first choice now?</p>

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<p>it wouldn't hurt. if it is your FIRST choice, I would say do it with no regrets because you have a pretty good chance that you might get accepted.</p>

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<p>i'm confused with your IB courseload..
what do you mean 13 IB classes?... like how many IB exams have you/will you be taking, and how many are SL and HL??</p>