**Cornelius Hopefuls - 2013**

<p>I was invited for the Lanier subportion's interview last year. It was for Saturday, February 14th around 4pm if I recall correctly. I was the last person interviewed. The whole thing took 45 min - 1 hour, with most of that time spent looking for parking in Atlanta. I know this doesn't help a lot of you, but if you happen to be one of the lucky folks in those seven metro-Atlanta counties... good luck. (I think I got the invitation around the end of the first week in Feb.)</p>

<p>lilmisstaggart
Rank: top 3%
ACT: 30
SAT IIs: 800 in Spanish (Reading), 670 in Lit (ugh, killer poetry sec), 740 WH</p>

<p>S was interviewed last year for the Cornelius Vanderbilt. I believe it was the middle of March, started on a Sunday and went until Monday or Tuesday. Email with invite came 3rd week of February</p>

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
</ol>

<p>Act: 36
GPA w. 4.2 u. 4.0
Rank: Top 5%</p>

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
</ol>

<p>SAT - 2280, 770 math, 730 CR, 780 Writing
SAT II - 800 Math II and 750 US History</p>

<p>*i meant to say the 23rd on my last post...</p>

<p>Can anyone confirm that engineering applicants don't need an interview for this scholarship? Does that mean they are not notified, successful or otherwise, until late March?</p>

<p>thanks, emoticon89 and dianagirl!</p>

<p>More specifically, what time on Sunday did you have to be at Vandy?</p>

<p>emoticon89:
What are your stats and extracurriculars? Did you end up getting the scholarship?</p>

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
</ol>

<p>SAT - 2300, 770 Math, 760 CR, 770 Writing
SAT II - 750 Math II, 760 Literature, 770 Biology
GPA - 11.891/12
Rank: 2/175</p>

<p>does anyone know how many people applied last year for the cornelius vanderbilt, and how many people were offered the scholarship? or how many finalists with on-campus interviews there were?</p>

<p>anyone know?</p>

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
</ol>

<p>emoticon89- my son was told(by the admissions counselor @ vandy) that the lanier scholarship had been rolled into the corneliius vanderbilt and therefore did not have a separate application this year. He is first in class of 500, 1580 SAT, ECs, leadership, and strong essays. He found out last week that a student with lower stats was a finalist for the Lanier (which supposedly didn't exist this year). He is reluctant to contact Vandy direct, but extremely disappointed at the incorrect information. He did apply for the Cornelius. Can you/anyone shed any light on the Lanier?? thanks</p>

<p>apparently last year the cornelius vanderbilt finalists (a&s) got an email around this time (presidents day). i didnt get an email, but if anyone else did, please post!</p>

<p>Would they contact people who weren't accepted as a finalist?</p>

<p>^ Noooooooooooooo! haha please let it not be today. I haven't gotten anything :(:(:(:(:(</p>

<p>but, wait, it's a holiday, so their office isn't even open! So how could they send the email?</p>

<p>i dont know if they contact you if you dont make it..i doubt it because i think they notify less-substantial scholarships later...</p>

<p>and yes, it's a holiday, but last year they mailed them on this holiday. but i agree- hopefully they havent yet!</p>

<p>Good luck you über geniuses! :)</p>

<p>i just read that last year there were 50 finalists who were invited to the interview weekend. does anyone know how many finalists actually receive the scholarship? or how many people apply for it?</p>