<p>I'm wondering because I asked the admissions counselor and he said that Vanderbilt was very Holistic but when I look at their stats, their SAT scores seem very high. Their supplement on the common app also doesn't seem as holistic as many other college's supplements. I'm thinking about applying to their Engineering school as an Asian-American, but my scores fall basically within the lower 25th percentile of their Admission stats.</p>
<p>Admissions are pretty holistic but with the number of applicants Vanderbilt gets, naturally the average test scores will be high.</p>
<p>Has anyone heard of a selective university that claims they are not “holistic” with their admissions process? It’s such a hackneyed expression with so many different meanings it’s useless. All selective schools want students who bring more than academics to their campus.</p>