<p>i have a question...if you're in the $60,000 and under income bracket...then is it really a big deal if you don't get this scholarship?</p>
<p>i mean..cost of attending is $50,000 and the average award given for this income bracket is ~$45,000...and the cornelius vanderbilt scholarship only covers tuition (~$35,000)</p>
<p>i guess the only difference would be that you don't get the summer stipend</p>
<p>--no one please take offense at this--</p>
<p>but i kinda wish i was in a lower income bracket. right now i can afford Vandy, but we have to take SERIOUS financial hit. i dont qualify for FA either, trust me. we have talked to 2 vandy adm. counselors, our college counselors, etc. "stuck in the middle"</p>
<p>southernazn, one possible difference might be the "loan factor". I don't think Vanderbilt has yet announced that its aid packages contain only grants (and I don't expect it to), so your aid package might include some subsidized loans, and also an expectation of work during the school year (work study).</p>
<p>But you are correct that the difference may not be so substantial for someone eligible for significant financial aid.</p>
<p>(BTW I do not have experience with actual financial aid packages, so maybe the loan part is extremely small at Vanderbilt; I just don't know.)</p>
<p>Think hard before you wish you were lower income. My family struggles many weeks between healthcare and other expenses just to keep the family functional. Rich students from private schools get almost everything they need and do not have to work 30-40 hour weeks while trying to keep grades up in school. So what a shame if the family has to give up its luxurious lifestyle for the student to go to a top school. Maybe your eyes open up then to what others deal with on a daily basis. Not trying to spark some hot debate or anything, but being low income is much tougher than it sounds when you wish it upon yourself.</p>
<p>it was just a what-if thought... i'm not saying i would actually choose that. but i think its really admirable that you work for your family.</p>
<p>will we be notified if we don't get it? i just want to know because i don't even know if i applied for the scholarship because i didn't get a confirmation or anything so i'll just assume i didn't apply/didn't get selected?</p>
<p>Can't wait to have you all on campus again this year. Hope we can get as many of you this year as we did last year!</p>
<p>S got an email today, naming him as a Finalist for the scholarship and inviting him to Nashville 3/16-17!!! He's very excited! We had assumed that he didn't make it - so it looks like they're still being sent out! Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>i got an email from vandy yesterday saying that I got a full vanderbilt scholarship for engineering, do i have to interview for that?</p>
<p>If i go to vandy and decide to change schools, does that affect the scholarship because it seems that the process is specific to the school you are in</p>
<p>Any chance ya'll could give a summary of ur stats?</p>
<p>Sephiroth, congratulations! In the past, engineering scholarship winners did not have to interview. I think they still do not, but if you do need to, I am sure they will be telling you soon. You should get a letter soon with some details.</p>
<p>I think I remember something about being able to change colleges if you wish without losing the scholarship, but I might be thinking of a different school.</p>
<p>Our experience with the engineering school (VUSE) is that they are very nice and helpful with phone calls. Why not give them a call and ask? These are important questions.</p>
<p>Again, congratulations. I encourage you to visit for Accepted Students Day for Engineering. When my son went, there were a lot of professors available, a lot of students available, and a special information session for scholarship students that provided a lot of information. No hard sell, by the way. They did a good job.</p>
<p>Another comment about being unsure about your field: the main reason my son chose Vanderbilt over some other schools was because of the flexibility of the engineering school with regard to taking non-engineering classes. My kid is double, probably triple, majoring in fields in arts and sciences. This is possible because the engineering school is good about awarding credit and advanced standing for AP and university courses already taken.</p>
<p>Midmo... I thought Vandy didn't accept AP credit.?.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt Arts and Sciences, as of last year, limited AP credit to 18 credits. Premed, however, are constrained because some medical schools do not accept AP versions of some basic sciences. Perhaps A and S has changed its policy this year?</p>
<p>Unless engineering has a brand-new policy in place, they have no limits on AP credits. My son was given A WHOLE LOT of credits. He won't use them to graduate early, although he could; he has used them to move directly into a lot of advanced classes. It also makes it possible for him to pursue more than one major, even as an engineer. If this has changed, it is a big change. I don't think it has.</p>
<p>edit: a quick look at some VU web sites does not indicate any major changes in policy since last year. There is a comment about not granting more than 8 credits in any one field. Also, engineering does not like Physics B. But I didn't see any blanket statements about not accepting AP credits, even at A and S.</p>
<p>Those of you who were selected as scholarship finalists, did you apply early to any top schools like Yale and Stanford? What were your results?</p>
<p>isleofthedeep, dadII, heyyou, ohioguy218, what "school" did yall apply to, like peabody, a&s, etc.???</p>
<p>Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>Arts and Sciences (Peabody HOD 2nd Choice)</p>
<p>okay...so those who did get accepted to arts & sciences...i understand you got an e-mail..but has anyone received any postal mail-either restating what was said in the e-mail (if you got accepted) or saying that you were rejected</p>
<p>i'm tired of waiting...if i didn't get in...i just want to know already!!</p>
<p>southernazn: Not sure I understand your question, but let me try....these e-mails are for scholarships...If you are a finalist, you obviously are accepted to the university....there are no rejections at this point and no acceptances beyond scholarships and MOSAIC (multi-cultural weekend)....Finally, all regular acceptances will be snail mailed at the very end of March; Vandy is one of the last schools to notify b/c they prefer you to receive the mail almost exactly on April 1st in your driveway, not online......</p>
<p>Does that help?</p>
<p>so, if they want their mails be received exactly round April 1, they will have to send earlier for international applicants? Or does it just apply to domestic applicants?</p>