<p>Thanks, mciver. I’m sure Wake Forest will be great. Though, I also got accepted to Emory today so that is also an option… but Wake is prettier. Either way, I’ll continue being my weird, enthusiastic self wherever I go. =]</p>
<p>Acceptances at 2 out of 3 top 25 universities is a pretty great day. I’m sorry to hear about your being waitlisted and I know you are disappointed, but you’ve got only good things ahead of you. Go for it without regrets…</p>
<p>Hilsa, Wake and Emory should be fighting to get someone like you - I just know you will bring your positive thinking soul to whatever school you attend and that school will be very lucky - rock on!
Waitlisted at Emory in at Wake</p>
<p>Hilsa
I am also very sorry about your waitlist. I hope your pain is short and you will get energy and zest back soon but think time to feel dissapointed is also deserved and healthy. If you get in off waitlist, it may be an even sweeter thrill than an acceptance. Mcgiver’s comments are so well stated. I am very concerned about the guys at Vanderbilt being disrespectful and I am going to assume sexist. I am sending a son there and I will let him know of this and hope he will be different. Believe me he was never raised to be that way. Good luck!!</p>
<p>I got ACCEPTED, I think I already posted though.</p>
<p>I’m just a white guy with decent stats, so I figured Vanderbilt wouldn’t want me. Evidently there’s still room for us too.</p>
<p>im like goodschoolhopefully</p>
<p>vanderbilt: im waitlisted at vandy
wake forest: im in!
emory: im waitlisted :(</p>
<p>Hilsa, my daughter and I feel like we know you personally. Last night we were rooting for you! If you do end up at Wake, you will LOVE it…several friends there and all love it. We still have not rec’d a thing in the mail. One more day. We may be the last to hear. LOL.</p>
<p>Thanks, investor. =] I’m hoping to get off the waitlist but now I have another month so I will investigate Wake Forest and Emory much more soon. </p>
<p>Good luck with your daughter!!! I hope she gets in, and if she gets waitlisted, tell her not to give up as I am definitely not!</p>
<p>Hilsa, We too are disappointed for you! Son will probably not be attending Vandy, as we would be paying full freight, minus the 5K for National Merit. I wish we could tell them to take you off the waitlist if/when he declines the offer!!!</p>
<p>You guys should e-mail Vandy with a petition, telling my admissions counselor that some girl she waitlisted really would do anything to get accepted. ;)</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m hoping a lot of Vandy acceptees get accepted to other schools. So good luck all you super geniuses tomorrow! :P</p>
<p>**Decision:REJECTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1490/1600
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760/800 US History, 600 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 30
[</em>] GPA: 3.7 UW…4.4 W (My GPA went down senior year but didn’t turn in Mid-year report)
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[</em>] Other stats: AP Scholar w/ Distinction, 8 AP Classes, rest Honors, Worked 30-40 hrs/week through out hs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Meh…IDK. I am not a good job. People either loved it or didn’t like it.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I read them, they said I was the type of students that teachers pray to get
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, a little bland just listed a lot of my accomplishments and talked about how I genuinely want to help society.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Chapter Director of national non-profit organization, Starting my own national non-profit, worked throughout high schoo…30-40 hrs/week. First Generation, parents are refugees, URM, I can speak 3 languages, low-income
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: Public…Average
[<em>] Ethnicity: Afghan
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] major strength/weakness: Um…my test scores and GPA were probably not the best…lack of APs? IDK. Strengths were all subjective…a lot of good hooks, good recs, yeah.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Personally, I do not think I “fit” into what Vandy wants, GPA is lacking too.
[li] going to attend? Nope, but I got into Wake Forest and the College of William & Mary OOS today so it deflected the disappointment from Vandy.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: </p>
<p>Oh yeah, and Hilsa…I wish the best for you. You obviously love Vandy, and like many waitlisted applicants, you would have definitely would have been accepted just maybe 2-3 years ago. Vandy and some other elite schools like UChicago have gotten so competitive the last few admissions cycles, so I think even a Waitlist shows how smart, interesting, and great of an applicant you are. Good luck hilsa, I am rooting for you! And for everyone that has gotten in Vandy, CONGRATULATION…you guys deserve it, y’all are geniuses! I think I might end up at Wake or W&M, and I am honored to have gotten in those schools!</p>
<p>Rejected, Asian from Texas…1500/1600, 2200/2400 sat score…3.8 unweighted, and top 15 percent class rank…</p>
<p>Waitlisted. Accepted at my dream school Notre Dame today with a nice package, and I am still delirious. I learned a lot about Vandy through this whole process, and it seems like a great place. </p>
<p>Congrats to those who got in, and good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2330, 800 CR 730 M 800 W
[ *] SAT IIs: 720 Chem, 790 USH
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] GPA: 4.54 W, 3.9 UW
[ *] Rank: 7/600-something
[ *] Other stats: Leadership up the freaking wazoo, lifelong musical experience (play several instruments, have sung in chorus throughout high school, All-State and District Honor choruses, chorus leadership, etc.), volunteerism. Nothing hugely important as far as ECs go. </p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: About Sesame Street and my love of medicine/biological sciences. Teachers seemed to like it. I thought it could’ve been better thought out. Didn’t put a lot of time into it.
[ *] Teacher Recs: Standard-good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Knowing my counselor, awful. She has a personal vendetta against me.
[ *] Hook (if any): Low-income? Probably none.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: GA
[ *] School Type: Large public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] major strength/weakness: Strengths: Obvious passion, creativity, leadership ability Weaknesses: Less time spent on application than probably should have.
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Who knows? Seems like everyone at my school who applied got in.
[ *] going to attend? Waiting for Ivy decisions, but very likely. </p>
<p>Other Factors:
Financial aid paid for entire cost of attending. =D</p>
<p>Any insights?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Cancun</p>
<p>Decision: accepted!
(college of arts and sciences)</p>
<p>Stats: THESE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE A SHOCKER TO MANY…INCLUDING MYSELF…
SAT: N/A
SAT IIs: N/A
ACT: 29
GPA: 3.7
Rank: 11
Other stats: i take 2 classes at Georgetown University</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: i wrote a semi-comedic one on Richard Nixon
Teacher Recs: I submitted 4 of them, 1 from my AP Calc teacher, one from my french teacher, 1 from my saxophone instructor (i attend an Arts high school), and 1 from my college professor at Georgetown University.
Counselor Rec: she knows me very well, it was a great letter, i got to read it.</p>
<p>Hook (if any): I attend an Arts high school, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where i take both academic and music classes. Last summer I also had an internship at the Washington National Zoo (and i want to be a biology major, animal biology specifically), so this helped a bit i assume.
State or Country: DC
School Type: publicly funded, but you have to audition to get in.
Ethnicity: white and hispanic
Gender: female
major strength/weakness: my grades and standardized test scores were strong, but not like AMAZING, you know? but my heavy schedule and lots of extracurricular involvement helped a lot i guess.
Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted (Engineering)</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: –
SAT IIs: –
ACT:33 (Perfect on math)
GPA: 3.96 UW/ 4.7 W
Rank:2/567
Other stats: Have taken 10 AP classes, president of 2 clubs, VP of mock trial club, founder of 2 of the clubs, Church work, Mayo Clinic volunteer, plus many honors and awards</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Strong… Relates to my hearing impairment but not in a woe-am-i type of way
Teacher Recs: Great 
Counselor Rec: strong but not too special
Hook (if any): Hearing impaired</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: AZ
School Type: public, pop 2500,
Ethnicity:white
Gender:F
major strengths: HS transcript, ACT score, ECs
major weakness: didn’t submit SATs even though I took them (they were fine but not as great as ACT), and didn’t take SAT II’s, didn’t do an interview 
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Honestly don’t know, I was accepted to schools that I consider better than Vandy or at least just as competitive to get into… (ie Rice, Wash U) And I have three full rides (2 at state schools and one at a liberal arts school that only 2 people get). So I’m just assuming that there were people more deserving and were better applicants. Frankly, I’m just glad to have 1 decision made for me. Not gonna stay on the waitlist. </p>
<p>Congrats to all that were admitted though! :)</p>
<p>Other Factors:</p>
<p>Cancun, unless the policy has changed, it is 5k/year if there are no other Vanderbilt merit scholarships, and 2k/year if you are receiving another merit award from Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>hilsa–i got waitlisted, and i’m a double legacy (that definitely gives good amounts of money to the school). i am too lazy to post stats, but i got into northwestern and georgetown, if that tells you anything. i’m not taking my spot on the waitlist, so hopefully you’ll get in instead :)</p>
<p>I hope I get your spot too!</p>
<p>Northwestern and Georgetown… and you got waitlisted by Vandy? Wow. Admissions at Vanderbilt are definitely ridiculous this year!</p>