ED 1 Vanderbilt Chances (2020)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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Hi everyone, I am a rising senior and am absolutely in love with Vanderbilt. Its absolutely the perfect school for me based on academics, social life, and the people there. I know it’s a really great school but I was wondering if I have a shot. Please let me know what you think. I will chance back and I be brutally honest, I can take it!

STATS:
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian American (Indian)
School: Average public school in the suburbs of Chicago (White dominated)
GPA: 4.76 Weighted (School doesn’t do UW)
Class Rank: N/A (School doesn’t rank)
ACT: 34 (Science 36, Math 35, English 34, Reading 31)
SAT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2 (800), Chemistry (790)
Past AP Classes: World History, Biology, Chemistry, Calc AB, English-Language and Composition
Senior Course load: AP Physics, Calc BC, AP English- Literature, AP Psychology, Honors Government, Honors Econ, Honors Band

Awards:

  • All Academic Team for Windy City Power League during 10th grade club volleyball season
  • 11th grade Science team season: 2nd in sectionals for biology, qualified for state in both biology and chemistry, 6th at state for chemistry
  • District Student of the Month

Leadership:
-Started a program in India, forming and educating people on the large gender inequality problem
-Vice President of National Honor Society - In charge of tutoring
-Science Team Chemistry Captain
-Became a certified stroke educator and educated the entire freshman class on strokes
-Medical Sciences Club Officer (2 years)
-FAME Leader- Mentor Freshman 3 days a week
-Alto Saxophone Section leader in concert band (freshman and senior year)
-Alto Saxophone Section leader in Marching band (senior year)
-Band treasurer
-T-shirts for a cause- 1 of 3 students to design, advertise, and sell t shirts for football games to the entire student body. Proceeds go to charity

  • IDSA Leadership Conference
    -RYLA Leadership Conference
    -Youth chair on committee for Relay for Life (4 years)
    -Student Council- Planned 2014 Talent Show, 2015 Charity Bash Assembly, 2016 Homecoming Assembly
    -Captain on 2 club volleyball teams

Work Experience:
-Tutor at Kumon (teach reading and math through calculus)

  • Internship at Local Hospital shadowing doctors in different departments- 1 out of 10 students chosen from hundreds of applicants

Volunteer Work:

  • Volunteer at local hospital (150+ hours)
  • Relay For Life Charity event
  • Local church food pantry
  • Local Church Emmaus House (Dinner one a week for poor people)

Extra Curricular’s:

  • School Volleyball 7th-10th grade
  • Club Volleybal 8th-10th grade
  • School Track and Field 11th-12th grade
  • Science Team- 11th- 12th
  • Math Team- 11th-12th
  • Medical Sciences Club- 9th-12th
  • Student Class Board- 9th-12th
  • Student Council- 9th-12th
  • Interact Club- 9th-12th
  • NHS- half of 11th and all of 12th (we got inducted in the middle of our junior year)
  • Classical Indian Dance- 6th-10th grade
    -FAME Leader (freshmen mentor)- 11th-12th (we started the program my junior year so we help build it came up with a mission statement, curriculum, etc)

If you got through all of that, thanks!

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I would say you have a very good chance at ED I. There are no guarantees at selective schools, but what you have pretty much checks all the boxes as far as quantitative stats, and depth/breadth of extracurriculars. From here, I would just advise you to really concentrate on making your personal statement and any additional essays really well written and put together, and reflective of unique aspects of your personality. This will amalgamate and put the finishing touches on your application as a whole. If your essays are good, your chances are excellent.

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Thanks @fdgjfg ! I am working on my essays and they really seem to reflect my personality and I think they are coming out really well! I really appreciate your input, hopefully the essays will help! Thanks again!

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@Pugs1798 I think you have a very good chance at ED. Besides your own essay, be thinking of who else will be writing essays on your behalf. You really want to ask people that can do a good job.

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@Work2Live Of course! My AP Biology teach absolutely adores me because I took her class as a sophomore and people aren’t allowed to do that. She wrote in another rec “In my 28 years of teaching, I have seen few students at as high of a caliber as her” And she was my science team sponsor where I have performed well too! Another teach was my ap chem teacher who i have a great relationship, we joke around a lot but he also knows how hard I work (he rounded my grade in the class up even when i didn’t ask him to and teachers are not supposed to do that). I have been talking to my counselor a lot and he knows me very well! He is also the NHS sponsor where I play a huge role as well. So I would say Im not worried about my recommendations. Im still working hard on my own essays though. Thanks for the input!

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Do i have any chance at Vanderbilt with an SAT of only 2090?

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@acollegebound198 To be honest I don’t know much about the SAT and what colleges expect. I live in the midwest and only took the ACT and SAT Subject Tests. From what I’ve heard, Vanderbilt stresses more on standard tests than other selective schools, but if the rest of your app is amazing I’m sure you’ll be fine! Good Luck!