<p>How hard should it be to get into vandy as compared to last year? I ask this because at many other colleges, like vandy, applications are at record levels. I really hate that because that will put many of us who really want to go to vandy at a disadvantage. But do you think it will make a HUGE impact on who is accepted?</p>
<p>It shouldn’t be that much harder. Although, I’ve been surprised a lot of the times with stories I hear of people getting rejected with much higher scores, rank, and SATs than the ones I was accepted with (only 2 years ago). </p>
<p>So to answer your question: It shouldn’t make a HUGE impact. But it is definitely getting harder.</p>
<p>I guarantee this will be the most talented and diverse class in Vandy’s history</p>
<p>^^^Weren’t you supposed to put quotation marks around that phrase?</p>
<p>But what the heck, if its true, I guess they can just keep using the same phrase…</p>
<p>Admission Rate is very likely < 18% this year. Maybe lower. Either way, definitely lowest admission rate for the school ever. SAT scores seem for incoming classes do have an upward trend the past few years. And more people seem to be applying to Vanderbilt then ever before, especially outside of the South. There is more competition. </p>
<p>Bottom line: Vanderbilt isn’t easy to get into by any means. It a toss up for a wide range of very very qualified applicants.</p>
<p>Do you think they’ll put alot of people on waitlist? I ask this because many of the schools I applied to (WUSTL, Uchicago) have.</p>
<p>@ yahsha33 - I was also waitlisted by Wash U. I’ve heard that college applications are up at top colleges this year, but I’m hoping Vanderbilt doesn’t waitlist as many people as “Waitlist U”.</p>
<p>will being an asian from the northeast help me in the long run considering that is an underrepresented demographic…or will it just hold me to a higher standard because i’m asian</p>
<p>they’ll probably reject/waitilist some highly qualified applicants if they think you’ll accept an offer from a better/other school.</p>
<p>The biggest admissions jump percentage wise (based on the numbers they’ve given) was 2 years ago and then last year… this year there was a jump, but not quite as much. It sounds like they are getting a lot more international applicants (which follows the rise in their status), which is a different element… good for the school, but likely the admit/yield rate is different. Vanderbilt has been working very hard to be a top flight national/international school, and I bet the biggest thing that has changed is the demographics of the admitted students, both geographically and demographically. I think it will be very difficult, and there will be a lot of students who could have expected to get in in previous years that might not. Also, they seem to wait list a lot of students too… either because you don’t stand out quite as much or they aren’t convinced about your commitment. The good news is that I have to think the admissions staff must have been in shock the last few years as to the shear volume of applications (I don’t think you can predict that), but I would think they are getting used to this volume of applications- my guess is that their commitment to being hotlistic has improved this year as they had a better idea what to expect.</p>
<p>I’ve thought a lot about this because I love Vanderbilt, but for me I was a better regular decision applicant (I would have gone EDI or II, but I knew I was better off waiting). It will be interesting and I will be thrilled if I get in, will work hard to get of the waitlist if that’s what happens, and will be sad but not surprised if Vanderbilt is not an option.</p>
<p>@canwaitforcllge- why do you think it was better for you to be an RD applicant?</p>
<p>There were a lot of things EC wise which I have been involved in that came together this fall/winter… also my SATs came up a good amount with the Jan test (another unexpected perk, I took them one last time “for fun”)… I would have applied EDII, but I honestly don’t think I would have gotten in (I still very well might not)… but I guess I’ll know very soon.</p>
<p>“I love Vanderbilt” </p>
<p>Why (i am just curious as to your reasons)</p>
<p>Why do I love Vanderbilt? I think Vanderbilt is a unique combination of things:</p>
<p>The “cliche” reasons: Nashville has a much more interesting culture then most cities: music is everywhere, the city is very accessible from the campus (how many schools rave about their cities which are inaccessible to students without a car), food was great when I visited, and people genuinely nice. The obvious great institutional stuff: great teaching hospital, great teaching school, but with a serious commitment to the undergraduates… and a pretty impressive faculty to support the whole thing. Flexible on majors/minors and supporting unique curriculums.</p>
<p>My personal bias: I have gone to school in the pressure cooker prep school in the NE, and the idea of slowing things down but still learning at the same pace seems perfect to me. I made it work in the other, but am looking forward to a change of pace- and everyone from my alma mater I have talked to really likes it. I’ve wanted school with a healthy balance between social/school life and Vanderbilt pretty much has it all, both count to me at least. I always wanted to go to a school where I could be surrounded by classmates painted in the school colors, who also had every intention of going to class the next day. The question keeps being asked “who is Vandy’s peer”, and in my opinion there really isn’t one… it is unusual.</p>
<p>how would you guys compare admission into vandy with admission into place like northwestern, WashU, Stanford? Is it easier than those places (even though there is so sure thing) or as difficult as the top institutions?</p>
<p>WashU, Stanford, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt are all very good universities. While Vanderbilt is comparable to these institutions, the previous institutions attract more intelligent students who are stronger applicants as whole. It may be because these institutions have longer standing reputations as leaders in higher education, their larger endowments, or their higher rankings on lists like US News. In general, these schools have lower admissions rates and more applicants. </p>
<p>That being said, I think their are intangibles not able to be measured by any of the above that reflect the ability to receive admission. Though Vanderbilt may offer admission to a higher percentage of applicants, it still isn’t easy to get into by any measure. And what Vanderbilt looks for in an applicant isn’t necessarily the same as what Stanford or WashU or NU look for. </p>
<p>The fact is you have to present a strong application to receive admission to Vanderbilt, as well as with the other three universities. Whether Vanderbilt is easier to get into depends on a case by case basis (per student), or maybe not at all (i.e. it is comparably difficult for a specific applicant to get admission from any of these schools). Vanderbilt admissions are only getting tougher with its growing reputation, and thus, your question is not easy to answer. Even if it were a sure thing that it Vanderbilt was easier to get into than either of those other three schools, I wouldn’t say the difference would be extremely significant. ***</p>
<p>*** As a side note, I believe Stanford has the toughest admissions out of all four, and thus, I think it would be harder to get into Stanford than Vanderbilt for sure. How much that difference is, as with the others, is difficult to judge.</p>
<p>I understand what you’re sayin, zmoose27, and I agree with it. I just hope that those of use who reallly want to go to vandy (all of us in this forum) get in.</p>