<p>I am winding down my college search but came across Vanderbilt. I was wondering if anyone thinks i have a shot:</p>
<p>9th grade: gpa = 3.64(uw)/3.90(w) Rank = 88/290 (w)
10th grade: gpa=3.793(uw)/3.999(w) Rank = 55/317(w) and 44/317 (uw)
11th grade: gpa=3.88(uw)/4.108(W) Rank = 41/317 (w) and 30/317 (uw)
12th grade: Hon speech/comp (Ap english was cancelled)
Hon Spanish (does not offer AP)
AP gov/econ
Hon Physics
Hon trig/college algebra
Chamber choir
Jazz Choir</p>
<p>SAT: I'm not saying
ACT: 25 (retaking for sure)
SAT: taking in october: spanish + math level 1</p>
<p><em>potential music major</em></p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>*GLSEN board member (only high school board member in the Pittsburgh area)
*Jr. Mendelssohn Choir (grades 9, 10, and hopefully 12th grade)
()Performed w/Pittsburgh Symphony
*Piano for 10.5 years
*Singing for 4 years
*Jazz choir (extremely selective)
*Literary magazine
*Classical Singers Competition
*Cantoring for high holidays @ temple
*Played piano for orchestra in grade 9
*People to People Student Ambassador
*Possible internship w/Pittsburgh Opera this year
*Voice lessons
*Social Action Committee at my Temple
<Co-founded and run many hours a week
* National Honors Society
*Temple Youth Group
*Played piano at Christmas pilgrimages 2 years in a row
*Talent competition/shows at high school
*Volunteer piano player for choruses.
*Summer course @ Brown University </p>
<p>the audition determines your admission and your grades will also be considered. your application will be viewed holistically so while your standardized tests are low, they won't necessarily kill you.</p>
<p>if it is voice you will do, what kind also is a factor--bass, tenor,etc.
if it's piano, you will compete against machines (ha) who've practiced non stop since age 2--they are insane.
each year the number admitted by instrument/voice will vary depending on the number of graduating seniors.</p>
<p>blair is the hardest school for admission at vandy</p>
<p>oh god!!! I would have thought that some other school like law or business would be the hardest; and yes, i know what you mean by the whole piano machines lol. i play piano, but funny enough I am going to go into voice (i am a tenor) and i haven't been taking it that long, but always been in chorus. I figure it's more diverse than piano, b/c anybody can pound keys on one...not that it's not hard, but it's one in the same .</p>
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<p>Actually, using the 2005 admit stats, Blair was an easier admit than A&S. 44% vs. 31%.</p>
<p>Clearly the Blair pool is more self-selecting than the other three U.Grad options, but it is incorrect to portray your chances as (more) remote. There may be some truth in voice being a harder slot, but I am in no position to know.</p>
<p>FWIW, you are right; the graduate programs are pretty restrictive. E.G., the Med School received more than 4,000 applications for very few 2006 slots.</p>
<p>Good luck. Work hard on bringing up the test scores too, but as a Blair prospective admit, you are more than just a number. This is where I would focus.</p>
<p>you can't just look at the gross numbers to be able to determine the admission rate for the particular instrument. overall the numbers appear much easier than it really is. For instance, over 100 kids applied for voice and only 11 were admitted. of those, 3 were soprano, etc. so it is much more of a challenge than the gross numbers appear.</p>
<p>How many of those voice "rejects" are happily home in Peabody, A&S, or ENG? Many, is the answer.</p>
<p>I will trust your voice applicant numbers, since I do not have the breakouts, but that means that voice represents just shy of one quarter of all Blair apps. So, you may have a point that voice is a difficult all-or-nothing ticket to Vandyland. But the total Blair number do not tell an overall story of mission impossible and it is not incorrect to look at the gross numbers to context your point to the OP.</p>