<p>So we only have one person’s results so far?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!! 
</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 760 Literature, 760 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8- something-or-another
[</em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): All A’s
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/450
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro(5) Eng Lang(5) US(4) Psych(5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc (literally worst experience of my life), AP Eng Lit, AP Gov, Astronomy, History of Ideas
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, 1st Place National Being an American Essay Contest[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): NHS (pres), NSHS (VP), Varsity Cheerleading (Fresh-Junior)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 15-20 hours/ week waitressing (Sophomore), Camp Counselor (Sophomore, Junior, Senior summer), After school nanny 15 hours/ week (Junior and Senior)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Sunday school teacher (Sophomore-Senior year), Tutor for Spanish-speaking elementary kids (Junior-senior), Wednesday night worship leader (Senior year)
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): About tutoring this adorable little Cuban girl for three years, importance of being multilingual, etc. It was ok, but 250 words is awfully short.
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Anecdote about first time on an airplane tied in to how weird my family is- this one was fairly good in my opinion.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): I only saw one, and his was very nice, but he honestly sounded like he was high as a kite when he wrote it, so that one could have gone either way.
[<em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): Awesome, I know her really well.
[</em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): Didn’t see my other teacher rec
[li] Interview: Didn’t do one[/li][/ul]
Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[</em>] School Type: Large, suburbian public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Eh, not anything particularly special[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: ACT, GPA, National Merit and Essay contest thing
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars. Peoples’ lists on here make me kind of paranoid. Honestly now, who has the time to be part of 28 clubs, captain of 5 teams, and start a non-profit in the meantime?
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows what goes through their minds? But I’m super pumped for next year! :)[/ul]</p>
<p>Congrats kenziebrianne! Which school in Vanderbilt did you get into ?</p>
<p>Thank you so very much! And I applied to Arts and Sciences. I’m planning on going into law, but I’m undecided on a major as of now.</p>
<p>Awesome Congrats again!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): Mostly As. 2 or 3 Bs
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, Physics, AP Calculus, Economics, Personal Finance
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Band, varsity (5 years, president), Cross country, varsity (6 years) Track (2 years), Math and Science team (1 year)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 Years at fast food restaurant, ChaCha guide, Worked as a painter with father during summer<br>
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 600+ hours of volunteer work at church, Volunteer at band hall every morning to help with beginners
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Very descriptive but not very artistic.<br>
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Untraditional. I’ve been told it was extremely well written but risky
[</em>] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it):
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): Didn’t see it but both of my teachers love me
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): ^ditto
[<em>] Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
[</em>] Interview:[/ul][ b]Other**</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):[/ul][ b]Reflection** first gen college, none I can think of</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: Essay (maybe), volunteer work, recomendations
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay (maybe), GPA, Class Rank
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] I guess because of my GPA. My counselor said she didn’t even send rank</p>[/li]
<p>Well this is awful. I just lost all hope of ever going to the school I love or being with the girl I love because she goes there. I’ve never wanted to go anywhere else, and even if I do get into a similarly good school, I won’t have the same kind of passion about it. I seriously don’t know what to do now. I’ve never felt so bad in my entire life</p>
<p>@TenaciousE I know that you won’t hear me now because you are very upset and I understand but believe me, the pain will pass, your stats and EC are great and it will get into an amazing school! You will succeed where ever you go. In regards to your girlfriend, you two will find a way to continue the relationship, love does that. Best of luck to you! Cheer up! :)</p>
<p>What school did you apply to TenaciousE?</p>
<p>I applied to A&S</p>
<p>Tenacious, everything will work out.
It happened for a reason… you just may not see it yet.
You will move on, and this will not stop you from getting where you want in life, especially with your stats!</p>
<p>Good luck, and just know i feel your pain :/</p>
<p>TenaciousE, look up the member “hilsa” on here… It seems like CC deleted a lot of the old Vanderbilt threads (or maybe moved them to the 2012/2013 sections?), but she was a girl who graduated at the same time as me ('09) and had been dead-set on going to Vanderbilt her whole life. Everyone on this board was rooting for her, and then she found out her admissions decision–rejected. Everything in her life had basically been in preparation for Vandy, so she got a huge “now what?” feeling. Luckily, she had had the foresight to apply to Emory, a similarly-respected peer institution in another great metropolitan city, was accepted, and now attends there. The last I heard, she was at least satisfied with this decision (I don’t think she posted again after deciding to attend Emory). It’s hard right now, but you will find a college that deserves your talents. This is seriously such a competitive year. I don’t even know if I would get in anymore, and I’m only a sophomore.</p>
<p>And if you’re still heartbroken over it a year from now (highly unlikely): apply to transfer. You never know. You do open yourself up to the possibility of being rejected twice, though.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected!!</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): low A’s
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Stats, AP Biology, Physics, Latin, Economics
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Student Government (4) Latin Club (4) Drama Club (4)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Waitress (3), Receptionist at Country Club (2)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours over 4 years
[</em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): student government, thought it was decent
[<em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): A book I read and its impact on my life, thought it was sorta unoriginal but really well written
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): one was really strong, didn’t see the other
[li] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see it but she writes amazing letters [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): eek, none too specific [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: leadership positions (class prez, lax captain all four years), ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my GPA[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Wahhh! This is so hard. I wanted to go to Vanderbilt more than anything else and its hard to hear people go on and on about how everything happens for a reason. Wish I believed them.</p>
<p>I feel the same way, Katfish. I’ve been dead set on Vandy since I was in middle school. Everyone’s telling me that “everything happens for a reason,” or “God has a plan.” It would make my life a lot easier if that plan included Vanderbilt…</p>
<p>My counselor told me that I should appeal my decision. I know there’s a very slim chance that it’ll work, but I have to try. I’ve never wanted something so much, and there is some new information that could help me out (new ECs and higher GPA and ACT). I’m not expecting to be accepted, but this is hard. I’ve been trying to fill out supplements for other schools, but I just can’t do it yet…</p>
<p>rejected …damn</p>
<p>charleshc… I’m really sorry, but can you please post your stats to help the rest of us anxiously waiting for our letters?</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>[ul] [<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 540, MA800, WR650 = 1990 crappy…
[</em>] ACT:none
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted):Chem 700, Maths level2 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.76
[<em>] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): low A’s
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):chem 4
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, BC. AP physics, AP microecon, west world religions, east asian history, english
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):OCTM 2nd in state, rose-hulman math competition 14th in division [/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, science olympiad, international club, Model United Nations
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Back2Back mexico, volunteer in an elementary school , volunteer at senior center
[<em>] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): experience in science olympiad team
[</em>] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): how do i overcome a problem, my teacher and i thought it was pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[</em>] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see it
[li] Interview:no [/ul]Other</p>[/li]
<p>[ul] [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): attend high school in OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):China
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity:Chinese
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.)first generation college :[/ul]Reflection</p>
<p>[ul][<em>]Strengths: i guess no? that’s why i got rejected
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:crappy stats[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>being an international student doesn’t help me. so sad</p>
<p>How did the acceptance letter start off? ie. “Congratulations” , “On behalf of Vanderbilt” etc</p>
<p>does vanderbilt not defer?</p>
<p>Vanderbilt only accepts or rejects. There has to be special or very strange circumstances for them to defer. It makes sense though…if you can’t even get accepted when it’s easiest (ED), then you’ll have no chance for RD.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted :):)</p>
<p>SAT I: none
ACT: 34
SAT II: 740 U.S. History, 730 Literature
Unweighted GPA: my school does it out of 5, I’m 5.0 unweighted
Grades in AP: all A’s
Rank: 1 out of 500 unweighted, 4 out of 500 weighted
AP: Psych (5), Language & Comp (5), US History (5)
Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Spanish, writing, anatomy
Major Awards: Prudential Spirit of Community Distinguished Finalist, some other regional/local community service awards
Extracurriculars: grades 9-12: class president, student council, spirit club, diving, winter play, speech, service club exec board, tutor, a few more i’m forgetting haha
Job: lifeguard, day-camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: founded/direct my own charity
EC short answer: about my charity, solid but nothing special
General essay: about the day-camp i volunteer for, i liked it and my english teacher did haha
Teacher/counselor/additional recs: didn’t see them
Interview: went well</p>
<p>State: IL
School type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks: none really </p>
<p>I don’t know what my strengths/weaknesses were haha
Why you think you were accepted: lots of EC’s (especially leadership positions and community service), good essay, good grades</p>
<p>so excited congrats to everybody who applied!</p>