A bit puzzled. D is accepted to Vandy but has not committed to a school yet. Visited last summer and again for admitted students open house. Loves the school and the friendliness of the students and faculty she’s met. But since she was admitted, and except for confirming her attendance at the open house, she has had zero follow-up from the school - no mailings, no emails, no phone calls, no contacts from alumni or admissions. Zero. This is in stark contrast to the other schools she was accepted to. Duke gave her administrative contact info and provides almost daily encouragement to commit, including offers to talk to School deans, her admissions advisor, and follow ups from her interviewer. Same for Johns Hopkins, Rice, and her other schools. Before she applied, she received plenty of emails and mailings (although they messed up her name on later emails with someone else). Is this typical of Vandy?
Not sure if this is typical, can’t remember what my experience was like, but I wouldn’t take it too seriously. These are just marketing ploys, they certainly aren’t indicative of how committed students will be treated! Does sound like Vandy should be making more efforts. Were you invited to a Vanderbilt and You reception? That’s usually Vandy’s primary tool for getting admitted students to meet up with current students, alums, and regional recruiters.
@Pancaked, yes, she was invited and attended it; it came out with her admit notice. The last she’s heard from them.
I was accepted off the wait list, so I may have had a different experience than those regularly accepted, but I received basically no “marketing” or anything to convince me to come to Vanderbilt. That said, I did have to commit right after I was accepted, so that may have had something to do with it; there wasn’t a lot of question as to where I was going.
You really shouldn’t base your college decision on how well the marketing department works. It’s nice to feel wanted, I’m sure, but, because your D has been admitted, you can safely assume that Vandy wants her there. The school treats the freshmen wonderfully well, with very good programs for transitioning and integrating into the university. That’s much more important than flattering post-admission emails. If your D needs to talk to a dean, administrator, or student at Vandy to be comfortable with her decision, I’m sure those options are available to her.