**Official Vanderbilt 2013 RD Decisions**

<p>Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 M, 750 CR, 760 W (2270)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Lit, 740 Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/34 (lol)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered, but a self-studied 5 on Eng Lit
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: toughest available
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Finalist....15th Nationally in NFL Oratory
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate/Theatre/Mock Trial/Varsity Basketball
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: typical teenage restaurant jobs
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours tutoring the underprivileged
[<em>] Summer Activities: See "job" and "volunteer work"
[</em>] Essays: Good, I assume!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Same
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Same
[<em>] Additional Rec: Same
[</em>] Interview: Same
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Private (tiny)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$100k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: No idea. Well-rounded?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Standout ECs?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don't know. I cannot thank the admissions committee enough!!!
[/ul]General Comments: Major congrats to those accepted, condolences to those rejected. Those waitlisted....best of luck! </p>

<p>CONGRATS, MODERNCHEM!! Austin, represent!</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 M, 690 CR, 720 W (2130)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 680 Lit, 760 Math 2, 700 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro(4), Chem(3), Calc BC(3), Calc AB(2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Adding rest in later...</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=Green][ b]Decision:ACCEPTED[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:NA
[ *] SAT IIs: 720, 700
[ *] ACT:33
[ *] GPA:3.5 UW
[ *] Rank:20/650
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays:amazing
[ *] Teacher Recs:good
[ *] Counselor Rec:decent
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:CA
[ *] School Type:large public
[ *] Ethnicity:asian/white
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness:GPA sucks, great essays
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:liberal chinese/white kid from san francisco
[ *] going to attend? Not too sure, looking at UCLA
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
My GPA is low because of some family issues from my first semester of sophomore year, essays went over this.</p>

<p>Congrats to all those who got in and good luck to all those who have not heard yet</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!! Arts and Science</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 superscored (770 m, 760 CR, 770 w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math 1, 730 French, 710 Math 2
[<em>] ACT: 32 (didn't send)
[</em>] GPA: 3.89 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: School doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats: n/a
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Essays: Excellent. I thought they were the highlight of my application - Common App was a synthesis of morality vs. artistic expression during a theatre production I was in, and my Cornelius Scholarship application described my overall passion for music and how I would fit in to the Vanderbilt community (I was not a Cornelius recipient)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read, but I chose teachers that like me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[</em>] Hook (if any): I was born in Franklin just south of Nashville and lived there the first 9 years of my life, and I remember visiting Vanderbilt and going to football games and stuff...I mentioned that in my application but I have no other connection to the school (no legacies or anything)
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: WA
[</em>] School Type: Very small independent private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Strength: Essays, test scores Weakness: G.P.A, my music audition possibly
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Since my acceptance letter says I was accepted to Arts and Sciences (which was my alternate school choice), I think that means I was rejected from Blair (which was my first choice)...nonetheless I felt I presented myself as a very well-rounded applicant who's passionate about a couple of areas (I emphasized music and foreign languages specifically) and loves to learn.
[li] going to attend? Very high on my list - I applied for financial aid, but they didn't give me a financial aid package?! Will it come later?[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted, this is so exciting! Ahh VANDY!! To those who were rejected/waitlisted, keep your hopes up, you are amazing in every way simply by applying to a top 20 school, honestly you all deserve the best and I wish you the very best of luck!</p>

<p>coyotoelime are u a urm by any chance?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Math 800, CR 760, W 640
[</em>] SAT IIs: M2 800, Chemistry 760, Chinese 800
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: n/a
[<em>] Rank: Top 1 -5% School doesn't calculate though
[</em>] Other stats: IB Diploma Candidate, Predicted 40+
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Fairly Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Love my teachers
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Alright, never read
[</em>] Hook (if any): International Applicant?? (Yea... maybe for Vanderbilt?)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: China
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: My essays displayed my passions fairly well
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Don't know
[li] going to attend? I am not sure, right now leaning towards WashU and waiting to hear back from others [/li][/ul]Other Factors: Keep your head up!</p>

<p>Decision: WAITLISTED :(</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 540 CR :( 660 M 700 W Essay:8
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math I 660 Math II 640
[<em>] ACT: 32 Essay: 11
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 unweighted 4.4 weighted
[<em>] Rank: 24/415
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good....stream of consciousness-type that explained my interests, activities, etc.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn't see, assume good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: same
[</em>] Hook (if any): mmmm...idk
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: TN
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: grades, decent scores, LOTS of community service and interest in my intened major; parent works for vandy
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: too many people applied from my school? i have no clue
[li] going to attend? if i get admitted, YES.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>^^ how do you know already???</p>

<p>@ theredsmileyface,
how do i know? i live 25 minutes from nashville...probably why i got my waitlist letter yesterday, even though it was standard mailed..lol</p>

<p>More like ORM, asian male.
Rest of thing follows;</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recs: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: excellent
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: OK
[ *] School Type: small public
[ *] Ethnicity:asian
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] major strength/weakness: attend a specialized science/math school
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: the most involved in community service in my small school of 150
[ *] going to attend? maybe, depends on money
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
Like previously stated, I attend a small math/science school, and I had a great interview</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 M 680 Cr 690 W 2170 T
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio M- 740, Math IIC-800
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.0/4.5
[<em>] Rank: 5%ish
[</em>] Other stats: AP scholar w/ distinction, a lot of awards in school, district and state, and a lot of community services.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common app one i think it was pretty good.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Really good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): Came to America when I was a freshmen in high school?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: AZ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: strength-solid grades, a lot of ecs, weakness- SAT :(
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i showed a lot of interests
[li] going to attend? Maybe depends on financial aid. Tho i was ectastic after getting waitlisted by Rice and Wash.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Does anybody already got financial aid, if not so when?</p>

<p>i got financial aid with my acceptance package today.
Vandy is giving me great aid but Duke is just balls to the walls better</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: n/a
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 mathII, 650 chem
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.1 (weighted)
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: mediocre
[</em>] Hook (if any): none…
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: south carolina
[</em>] Ethnicity: azn
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: good test score
[<em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: lots of extracurricular related to engineering and sciences i guess
[</em>] going to attend? i dont know, its either vandy or WUSTL
[/ul]Other Factors: i was happy when i got the mail, but the “congratulations” on the outside was a dead giveaway… =p</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 730cr 780m 780w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730us 750mII (I think… give or take 20, I can’t remember.)
[<em>] GPA: 4.88w, 3.91uw
[</em>] Rank: 5/~475</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked it. I wrote about my fish.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Never saw them, but I know they were awesome.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ehh, I don’t care for my counselor much… hopefully it was fine.
[</em>] Hook: white suburban female ;)</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:
State or Country: GA, USA
School Type: Public
major strength/weakness: Strengths… being awesome. Weaknesses… my essay was kind of out there, which made me nervous, but I guess it worked.
why you think you were accepted: Again, being awesome.
going to attend? Possibly.</p>

<p>Also accepted: UGA (Honors), Boston College (Honors), and Hamilton.
Pending: UPenn, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and Notre Dame.</p>

<p>**Decision:**Accepted to CAS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800CR, 750M, 780WR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690 Math I, 590 Latin, 800 US History
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 92.56
[<em>] Rank: doesnt rank
[</em>] Other stats: AP Scholar, honor roll, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: common app was good/very unique
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: should be good
[</em>] Hook (if any): no idea
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey (Central)
[</em>] School Type: Public (highly competitive)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: good SAT scores, unique essay, lots of community service/low GPA (in comparison to peers), two bad SATIIs
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred:asian male from NJ, geographic/ethnic diversity?
[*] going to attend? its my number 1 so far, waiting on others to come out tues/weds[/ul]</p>

<p>

Yay! Congrats :]</p>

<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: CR 740 M 800 W 760 - 1540 - 2300
[</em>] SAT IIs: HAHAHAHA. MathII 770? Can’t remember… Lit 740 Latin 610… lol…
[<em>] ACT: n/a
[</em>] GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.4something weighted
[<em>] Rank: 2/650something
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Okay I guess. lol. I wasn’t that impressed with them myself.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both were really really good…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, I suppose, I mean there was nothing BAD about it. I don’t really know the lady very well.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hah.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: GA USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Nothing interesting
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Errrm… weakness=pretty poor on leadership, lolol.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted?
[*] going to attend? Maybe. Depends on the next few days, and on whatever money I get from other places. Vandy gave me 42k.[/ul]</p>

<p>[ size=+1][ color=Green][ b]Decision: denied [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 1510
[ *] GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 6/140
[ *] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, STAR Student(highest SAT in class)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I’m a good writer, essay about failing my driver’s test may not have been traumatic enough.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Superb. English/rhetoric teacher who used to be a writer, and physics teacher who is like my second father.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good I guess…
[ *] Hook (if any): All of my interviewers I contacted were busy
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Northwest GA
[ *] School Type: private
[ *] Ethnicity: midclass white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] major strength: I play four varsity sports, Student Athlete of the year for my county, sing in concert choir, preform in music theater and voice recitals, lead community service groups, volunteer regularly at church, started a charity band for thirsty children in Africa, solid grades in honors/APs, balanced SATs 760/750, I’m in two English classes to balance out the exceedingly rough math/science courses, strong ambition, I’m nice to everyone, I love recycling and children, beauty, strong intellectual wit
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Caucasian lineage for the past 4 generations? Just kidding; that shouldn’t matter. Maybe it was my SAT IIs; 780 on Physics 11th grade, but a 570 on Spanish my freshman year.</p>

<p>^That’s pretty unexpected!</p>

<p>these stats r so scary =(</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>will post stats in the near future! yay!</p>