ED 2, vandy is my 1st choice and I REALLY WANNA GO HERE

<p>15 going 16 senior - indian
[skipped a grade]</p>

<p>3.2 unweighted [ hit major family problems sophomore/junior year]
currently maintain 5 A+s, 1 B-,1 B+ [ senior year]</p>

<p>not great SAT scores =(
SAT 1 - 540 verbal, 630 math, 630 writing</p>

<p>Excellent recs
Excellent essays</p>

<p>4 years Tennis - varisty/ received various awards, played for states, scholarhship, tennis tournaments
4 years orchestra - chamber 2nd stand, symphony etc performed for plays & musicals, scholarship, music achivement award
Music School - performed with professional violinist, selected for one of the top master classes with professional violinist, 5 solo recitals representing school
concert choir 2 years
4 years -active member for Social studies forum
4 years of academy of science- currently executive board
magazine staff & writer
leads graduate level research group at rutgers university with 2 different profs
worked at NYU MEdical school- studied 1,000 medical cases with resident students
Research - subcloning of a gene, currently writing a publication
FBLA- 4 years, currently publicity head - state conference in public speaking and regionals for 3 years in marketing etc
Chemistry Olympics NJ State team/Physics Olypmics team representing school
Market Researcher for international biotech company
Founder of a music school- carnatic music [ indian ] to help support my cousin who suffers from mental disabilities
Founder of a small library in community
Founder of a science organization in local community
All accelerated/honors/AP classes since freshman year
President of short-term company founded to help katrina victims
Ambassador for an organization
Currently work as a Music Theory teacher
Started a tennis camp for kids with mental disabilities
Walk for hope - 4 years</p>

<p>I will be writing my essay on my family and health problems that Ive undergone over the past few years</p>

<p>Please tell me my chances...
Thanks!</p>

<p>[sorry there was a problem with my last username, please respond to this one]</p>

<p>I really think you are shooting yourself in the foot by graduatin early with your GPA and SAT scores. But your EC's are great. maybe consider sending in a tape of you playing an instrument?</p>

<p>well i dont think my gpa/sat are that way cause of my age, mostly because of the issues i had to deal with. family problems and i suffered from an eating disorder and stuff. but do you think maybe explaining it in my essay will help a bit</p>

<p>It'll help but I don't think an admissions committee will feel too much sympathy for an eating disorder. It kind of shows you as an applicant to be insecure with yourself. The family problems will help though. However, I am a fellow student who got in EDI my opinion is not the be all and end all.</p>

<p>hm, would ed2 + being indian help lots. as of now, my grades are really good, and its unfortunate that i cant go back and change anything. this feeling sucks =(</p>

<p>You sound over qualified so don't worry</p>

<p>how do i sound over qualified =_= oh goshhh im so stressed</p>

<p>once you apply it is not up to you anymore, so just chill out haha.</p>

<p>it looks like you're applying to a lot of prestegious schools i.e. umich, vandy. I'm sorry to inform you that you will not be accepted to either of them. you're SAT's are far too low, as is your gpa.</p>

<p>ah life sucks. for me. lol</p>

<p>schools like vandy (emory, wash u, etc.) put a lot of emphasis of test scores. i think you have a reasonable shot but dont get your hopes up</p>

<p>As someone who applied to both Vandy and UMich, I concur with Henrym288. However, if you really have your heart set on going to Vanderbilt and don't get in for the fall, remember that transferring is always an option, although a tough one (27% got in as transfers this past year: 111 of 404).</p>

<p>SATs are not the endall. Don't worry about what others have said. We're applying, statistically, in the hardest year to date. There are no guarentee's and trying to guess your chances of acceptance is a waste of time. Stop worrying. You will find out soon enough.</p>

<p>RedButton33, do you have ANY source for that information???</p>

<p>Yea, how's the Princeton Review for starters?</p>

<p>Hey, I applied EDII as well. But is there significant difference between EDII and RD in terms of selectivity? I'm thinking of pushing EDII to RD for finanicial and other reasons...would this negatively affect me?</p>

<p>why do you want to go to Vandy so badly though I THINK ITS THE NUMBER ONE PARTY SCHOOL IN THE US!!!!!!!!!!!</p>