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<p>im...going...to...crap....inmypants!</p>
<p>...im so nervous!! i hope i get the letter tomorrow--but i have a feeling they mailed it in the evening...so, that means i'll get it monday (maybe)...</p>
<p>gah!</p>
<p>best of luck to all ed2ers!! hope i to see you guys in august!! =)</p>
<p>LF represent</p>
<p>D has a classmate who applied ED2 and we all live in the Nashville area. I will have her call her later today to see if she got the letter. I know she should hear by Monday if not today.</p>
<p>I can't breathe.</p>
<p>i dropped out of EDII on monday. thank god i didnt wait any longer or else i would be screwed.</p>
<p>Good luck you guys!</p>
<p>And lulumobile, why did you drop out of EDII?</p>
<p>i had been dead set on vandy, and i got into UNC in january. i didnt even want to go visit UNC but my mom made me...after visiting i discovered that i fit in MUCH better at UNC, as i don't really resemble many of the stereotypical vandy students. vandy is a lot lot lot like my school and i'm ready for a changge, i think! plus i didnt want to commit to engineering for 4 years, as its difficult to transfer into/out of the engineering school. and its cheaper haha</p>
<p>D's friend and classmate got a YES to Vanderbilt ED2 today in the mail. She is so excited for her. She applied to CAS and wants to major in English. That makes a total of 3 from her school so far. 2 athletes-a football player and a female pole vaulter and her friend. I don't know any stats on any of these students,sorry.</p>
<p>no letter today :( Monday seems forever away..</p>
<p>Good luck future commodores! ;)</p>
<p>Got my acceptance letter today. It's a great day to be alive.</p>
<p>Brad has posted some ED stats on the blog. Congratulations to all those accepted so far!</p>
<p>I was rejected. Congratulations to all the future Commodores. ;-)</p>
<p>dont worry VandyPrayer, so was I.</p>
<p>i'm really beginning to believe Vandy is (for the most part) based on numbers.
like, seriously, you cant know the true "voice" of a person through one essay and test scores</p>
<p>but congrats to the new Vandyers :)</p>
<p>This may not mean much to you on a tough day, but please know this -- your life is just beginning even if it will not be at Vanderbilt. There is nothing you cannot achieve from <em>any</em> college in the USA. Trust me on this. I could not get into Vandy 25+ years ago and attended a smaller and far less prestigious university in the South. At that university, I showed my mettle and then went on to a Top 20 law school. I am now an executive at one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. </p>
<p>What matters is this:</p>
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<li><p>if you can find a soul mate at the University you do attend, it will have been worth everything. I did and it has made all the difference. The litmus test? Ask yourself: do I want the soul of this person imprinted on the souls of my children? If the answer is yes, that person is likely "the one". I love the college that accepted me for the simple fact that I found my soul mate there. There is more to the college experience than just the prestige or AP basketball ranking.</p></li>
<li><p>Drive is everything. Talk to any undergrad, law or technology recruiter. You simply cannot train, teach or learn DRIVE. Google Marc Andreesen's blog on this point (How to Hire the Best People). Read it 5x if necessary. I have hired 100's of people. If you have the drive (and from your posts it seems you do), you will be fine.</p></li>
<li><p>Use this application process as "test case" for what will be an even more important decision -- where you go to graduate school. From my top 100 (laughing out loud) college, we sent 4-5 people to HBS and Harvard Law. Why? Because they were driven, worked hard and showed they could perform while still in undergrad. I loved my law school experience. It was tremendous. I would not trade it for anything. </p></li>
<li><p>Interested in business -- especially technology? Read Guy Kawasaki's "Reality Check". It is the closest No BS guide to succeeding in life I have ever read. This assumes that business and life imitate one another; a notion I have found is true over the course of my career. </p></li>
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<p>Net-net: do not judge yourself by the disappointment of today. Whichever college you choose, when you get there, make the most of it. The only thing I can tell you is to be driven from Day 1 at that school. It will make all the difference.</p>
<p>Good luck, VandyPrayer. Based on the strength of your posts here, I do not think you are going to need much luck in this life. Luck has very little to do with success, in my humble opinion.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>SB</p>
<p>From the Vandy admissions blog...</p>
<p>*It was a great weekend. We all got a brief chance to relax between mailing ED 2 letters on Friday and finding freshly stacked, unread bins of regular decision applications Monday. As promised, here are some are some statistical data points regarding the 2009 Early Decision pool. Remember, it is our practice to report both ED rounds together.</p>
<p>Middle 50% SAT (CR+M): 1330-1480
Middle 50% ACT: 30-33
% in Top Ten % of Graduating Class<em>: 87.4%
Average Rank in Class</em>: 5.5
Overall Admit Rate: 37.9%</p>
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<li>Data reported only from students enrolled in schools that provide exact rank information.</li>
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<p>This was the most talented and diverse group in Vanderbilt history. We are delighted to welcome such remarkable students into the class of 2009. This year, due to the academic depth and unprecedented diversity of the ED pool (ethnically and geographically), we took a few more than last year. For those awaiting for ED 2 letters, remember that all ED letters come in standard sized envelopes. For those admitted, congratulations and welcome to the Vanderbilt community. *</p>
<p>ANYWAY, I'm deeply sorry for all you guys who didn't get accepted. I'm pretty close to feeling your pain. Really. Do you guys really think it's about numbers? Did your stats fit in between these stats from the Vandy blog? I honestly think numbers are a big part of it, but then again, I think you need big numbers, big ECs, big GPA, big community service, amazing essay... everything to get in now, since so many amazing kids are using Vandy as their backup nowadays.</p>
<p>hum..so the EDII admit % was around 30%..</p>
<p>To every applicant,</p>
<p>Yes, I do feel that Vanderbilt bases their admissions on numbers. I have 13 comments on my facebook status because everyone knew that Vanderbilt was my first choice school. I deserved to be in more than anyone that I know, honestly. I had a true drive to attend the school.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt does not calculate demonstrated interest. So, I suggest people with emotion over numbers, like me, apply ED to places like Rice and Emory, since they factor in the interest and will not give the spot to people who are applying for it as a "back-up" and do not truly want to attend.</p>
<p>The essay is not weighted that much... The main things that matter are class rank, GPA, and standardized testing scores.</p>
<p>No, I had a 25 on the ACT; my scores are below the range. I KNOW I wrote the most memorable essay in the applicant pool. (Spongebob, sexual therapy).</p>
<p>To my future applicants, remember that Vanderbilt is an amazing institution. I did realize that I did not want to attend Vanderbilt as much as I thought, and showing as much passion as I did for the school was useless. I will attend either Emory or Rice, which should have been fighting for number 1 since my love for them is a tad bit smaller than Vandy.</p>
<p>Congrats to the futur class of '13.</p>