It says within two business days of submitting my application, I’ll be notified on how to sign up to the portal. How long did it take for you after completing application to receive the email? If I send my commonapp today, would I be able to send my scholarship essays by Dec 1st deadline?
There are no business days between today (Nov 29) and Dec 1 (Sunday.)
That said, I would apply ASAP and hope that whoever is in the admissions office today happens to get the portal set up for you today. Or maybe Vandy will allow the essay to be uploaded Monday Dec 2.
Another option is to include the essay as an attachment with your Common Application. That way, even though you haven’t officially signed up for the scholarship, you have officially handed over the essay. Maybe.
My kid submitted yesterday morning but received no portal setup-- many of the staff likely took the day off, understandably.
December 1 is a strange deadline to set-- in order to allow two full business days, the kids would have to submit their common app by Tuesday night for a Sunday application deadline. Ideally, the main pages of the scholarship website would indicate that the December 1 deadline would require an application nearly a full week earlier. In this digital age kids are not expecting a manual process/delay like this.
Amended: As soon as I posted this, my kid told me she got the Vandy portal link. @chococookies I hope it worked for you too!