<p>There have been numerous asians on this thread.. including myself.</p>
<p>WickedCoolDude,</p>
<p>Well, that's too bad for you isn't it? My friends didn't rely on ACT scores to make their applications magnanimous. Do I need to scan copies of their letters and upload them on here to prove this to you? How about their ACT score reports, too? This is only to justify my claims.</p>
<p>When Tiffany Huggins came to my school last semester, she had said, "Vanderbilt is really competitive. The lowest ACT score that I have seen was 26, but they had extracurricular activities, student leadership, and lots of community service to outweigh the lower score."</p>
<p>So, if you didn't get your acceptance, it's only because she had filled all available spots with applicants whom she felt deserved to go to Mosaic.</p>
<p>VandyPrayer,</p>
<p>You are obviously overcompensating for some sort of insecurity by using such an abrasive tone in your response to my post. I was cordial and simply inquired about the Mosaic program, and your response is rude and inappropriate.</p>
<p>I did not read the whole thread, so I apologize for not knowing more about this program. To the previous posters, thank you for pointing out to me that several different races were accepted. Again, when I clicked on this thread from another page, it lead me to the newest post. I responded to the post and congratulated your friends; I then stated simply, " I can't believe they were accepted with those ACT scores!!" My comment was meant to show that I was surprised by the scores, and I'm unsure why you would take offense to that statement. </p>
<p>For reference, here was my original post, much more benevolent and congratulatory than your reply:</p>
<p>"Congratulations to your friends, VandyPrayer. I can't believe they were accepted with those ACT scores!! I received a 2280 SAT/35 ACT and didn't get an invite. </p>
<p>Was this program mostly for African Americans?</p>
<p>I'm Middle Eastern. Not sure if Middle Eastern is a URM at Vandy (although from what I hear, every minority is under-represented at Vandy). </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone again! I'm just waiting for APRIL now!" </p>
<p>Frankly, I am disappointed by your language and the combative nature of your post. I sincerely ask that you pay more attention to your words in the future. The college admissions process can be stressful, but there's no need to attack others so brazenly. </p>
<p>If anyone sensed any arrogance in my comment, I apologize. I was accepted EA at my top-choice school (Yale), so I just found it puzzling that Vanderbilt didn't see the same potential in me for Mosaic. Vanderbilt is a great institution, and for me, a Northerner, I applied because I hoped to experience something new.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you, VandyPrayer, and once again, congratulations to everyone who was accepted to MOSAIC.</p>
<p>VandyPrayer,</p>
<p>I'd also like to point out that you have been incredibly rude and caused controversy in other threads; I suppose I shouldn't be surprised by your immature post.</p>
<p>I am truly sorry that you were rejected by Vanderbilt, but there's no need for you to attack other Vanderbilt hopefuls. It's disrespectful and should not be tolerated on these boards. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>^^well said, Wickedcooldude! I was confused by the attack on your post -you didnt deserve it.</p>
<p>Thank you, dwhite. I appreciate your kind words!</p>
<p>^WickedCoolDude, I concur.</p>
<p>I am also Middle Eastern and didn't receive a MOSAIC invite, we can be classified as "Caucasian", so maybe we do not qualify for MOSAIC. I also agree that VandyPrayer's tone was too abrasive. Anyway, Congratulations on Yale and good luck with your other acceptances in April!</p>
<p>Thank you very much, rockerguyasj! Best of luck to you, too!</p>
<p>WickedCoolDude,</p>
<p>Here's a post in another thread that I found to be very sensible.</p>
<p>"...And, just as with athletic recruiting, you go after your favorites first. The students that receive invitations to Mosaic may not be the smartest of the minorities (although they are some of the smarter minorities), but are viewed as having a reasonable shot of bringing their minority status to Vanderbilt. Vandy isn't going to foot the bill for an Asian from Oregon to visit for Mosaic when he has a 36 SAT and will probably end up going to CalTech or wherever. He, will however, still get in here."</p>
<p>nemz1e,
I'm not so sure that I agree with the quote you found. Do you think that you might be overthinking it a bit? Would Vanderbilt really have the strategy of sending Mosaic invites to the second tier minorities since they don't think that the top minorities would even consider attending the school?
That just doesn't make sense to me. I would think that the goal of the Mosaic program would be to notify the top minority applicants to Vanderbilt of their acceptance a bit earlier so that Vanderbilt has some early face-time with these applicants. Vanderbilt will hope that this early notice influences some of these top, minority applicants to attend the school.</p>
<p>Agreed with tjan91. I disagree with the practice of turning away the most qualified students because you're protecting yield, for colleges anyway. It would seem hypocritical for a need-blind college who accepts students regardless of their ability to pay, not to accept students on their likeliness to attend due to their academic ability. I think Vandy invites the most qualified candidates to MOSAIC.</p>
<p>Hey did anyone get in from Florida or South Georgia and is driving there? I really need some help getting there and if you don't mind carpooling please contact me. My email address is <a href="mailto:cpinto3191@comcast.net">cpinto3191@comcast.net</a> Thank You</p>
<p>cpinto3191-You may want to post on the Vandy2013 facebook group as well.</p>
<p>they way you all are conducting yourselves on these threads makes me really want to meet you. i wasn't so sure about this Vandy thing, but now i am INTRIGUED.
peace.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt describes the Mosaic selection process as "competitive". That certainly implies that they are selecting the best possible candidates. As with any competitive program, the flip side of that positioning is that it creates the impression for those not selected that, while they may still be admitted, they are not considered among the most attractive candidates in the relevant applicant pool.</p>
<p>If I cause any controversy, it is only because you read the post how you wanted to read it. I apologize if I seemed insincere about what was being said, but I, too, am guilty for misinterpreting your post. I thought you were implying that Vanderbilt wouldn't invite my friends to Mosaic Weekend because their scores weren't as high as the other posters here.</p>
<p>Again, I apologize. But, that's how I speak. I do this in person, too. I may come off as an abrasvive, brash person, but I do not mean any harm. Just re-read my post and you will see that I didn't attack you. I can understand the "Well that's too bad for you, isn't it?" But it was only my personal humor.</p>
<p>One last time, my sincerest apologies.</p>
<p>So, just to get everything straight...</p>
<p>Vanderbilt doesn't give more than an itty bit/hardly any of an advantage to URMs in the admissions process. Is this correct? (Because it seems like the people who got the MOSAIC invites are definitely in the top part of the applicant pool already and would have gotten admitted if white anyway)</p>
<p>Or do they do minority admissions first, not worry about admissions numbers as a whole quite yet, accept/waitlist/deny URMs, and then go on to white people who now have to compete amongst themselves for the even smaller spots left?</p>
<p>Or are both true?</p>
<p>Generally, most African Americans have ACT scores between 26 - 33. There is no slack cut since the people I know that were accepted were in the top 2% of their class and had many, many outstanding extracurricular activities. Again, from Tiffany Huggin's mouth, people with 26s and 27s have very high gpas, a very rigorous courseload (5-6 ap classes, 6+ honors) and great leadership roles in extra curricular activities. I can say that class rank plays a HUGE role in the process for any applicant! Ask around of Facebook, minority students, and you will see the ACT scores generally hover in the high twenties. I know of one girl from Clarksville who applied ED I and was accepted to Vandy, RD to Duke, WashU, and a scholarship from Spelman. Her ACT score was 30. There is no advantage in being a minority. Just make sure your app is strong. And Hilsa, you're going to be accepted. Trust.</p>
<p>Wait, I just now heard about this mosiac stuff.</p>
<p>If I am asian(Indian) but I didn't get invited to Mosaic. Does this mean I willl not be accepted?</p>
<p>question: is there any way to communicate w/ vandy online? i havent recieved any usernames or passwords....</p>