<p>I have heard that Vanderbilt gives out full tuition, however, what about full rides? Also, can someone post the average stat of those who might get full ride?</p>
<p>I have no idea about full rides. However, I have a friend (I am not sure whether full ride or tuition, but it's a lot) who got this. He's some of his stats are 1580 SAT (old), finalist in merit scholar, works at Gatech reserach lab for 6-7 years, some Georgia scholar convention, and numerous of 5's on AP's. He's at duke with a partial scholarship now. sorry I couldn't be more specific.</p>
<p>im sure the sat average is quite high for those who get full rides (maybe around 2250+, this is just a guess though). however, receiving a full ride (or full tuition) goes WAY beyond sat scores; it's really not a good way to judge one's chances of getting a full ride/tuition.</p>
<p>Kid from my school got a full ride....but it was specifically an Arkansas award...</p>
<p>The honors students, all of whom, i believe, receive at least a 75% tuition scholarship, have an SAT average of 1561.</p>
<p>On this</a> page I did not see any scholarships offering full ride. The largest awards seemed to be full tuition plus fees or a summer stipend for an internship or research.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure Vanderbilt does not offer full rides. If you get a full tuition scholarship and whatever else Vandy offers ($2k for National Merit), however, and then you get external scholarships, your original scholarship amount is not reduced. This is how I ended up getting a ridiculous bill my first semester at Vanderbilt. I know a few people who are on similar scholarships and my estimate of SAT scores would be in the low to mid 1500s (old scale). Don't know about 1561.</p>
<p>The dean in charge of the honors students said it was 1561</p>
<p>I know several people who've gotten more or less full rides ($38k on up).</p>
<p>matthewm04....can you please post their stats? like...what qualified them...</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>one graduated fourth in her class, probably need-based.
the other was a multiple All-State musician, also probably need-based.
however, there are several people with better stats who were not need-based and received zero financial aid from Vandy.</p>
<p>The one guy from my school got the Robert Harvey Honor Scholarship (full tuition only)
Specifically for Arkansans though....</p>
<p>SAT:1570, ACT:35, 3.8-3.9, 5s on all APs (6 or 7?), 4yrs soccer....math and physics nerd.</p>
<p>I know someone with full tuition + national merit (Vandy gives $2k per annum).</p>
<p>Her stats are:
SAT: 1600 SATII: 800/800/780 (Writing/MathIIC/Physics) 5s on 10 APs, 3 on 1 (AP Spanish), IB full diploma, bunch of community extracirriculars plus extensive programming contest involvement (nationally), CS/math nerd.</p>
<p>How good is the financial aid at Vanderbilt? Vandy is my first choice school but 180k is a lot to swallow for my family, especially since I'll be going pre med and I need graduate school as well. Do a lot of students recieve aid packages, or is it mostly student loans?</p>
<p>come on people, anyone?</p>
<p>I'm not sure how it is decided. However, I had two friends (10+) years ago who both applied to Vanderbilt and were admitted. They were from two different cities in the same state. One had a 36 on the ACT, was National Honor Society president, involved in drama, an accomplished pianist, lead in school and community plays, valedictorian of class with 300 students, numerous awards state and national for debate, etc. etc. The other had a 35 on the ACT and basically the same resume as the first (minus the piano and drama). The one with a 35 got a full ride and the one with the 36 got 75% tuition. The ironic thing is that these two were dating and are now married. The one with full tuition attended and the one with a 36 went to a school that awarded her full tuition. I don't know what that tells you, but what it tells me is that the scholarships are awarded on more than resume/stats alone.</p>
<p>they are pretty generous on grants. I got some loan, but decide to waive it with outside scholarships.</p>