<p>Got accepted to Engineering today! Connecticut, 4.3 WGPA, 2360 SAT, National Merit Finalist (240 PSAT), 800 Math 2, 770 Physics, big ol’ priority mail envelope in my maiblox</p>
<p>Did rejection and acceptance letters both get sent out today or just the acceptance letters? Were rejection letters also priority?</p>
<p>Arizona anyone?</p>
<p>Anyone in florida get their decision yet?</p>
<p>Apparently some people in my town (I live in GA) got their decision already, but I didn’t… should I be worried?</p>
<p>If it makes anyone feel better, I now my daughter was accepted because she received a mosaic invitation. We have not received her official acceptance packet yet. We are in PA. Vanderbilt has no control over the USPS. I am thinking it should arrive tomorrow or Friday at the latest.</p>
<p>Has anybody in AZ received their mails yet?</p>
<p>Thanks crowe! That’s very reassuring</p>
<p>shinnster - all results were mailed Monday. Only accepts were sent priority. Redirects and Waitlist were sent standard mail.</p>
<p>Could Vanderbilt have made a conscious decision to send admits one way and declines another? If so, was it related to anticipated angst by those still waiting and wondering. it is not an issue for my kids who know where they are attending already but it seems pretty cruel. I wonder if they have done it this way before.</p>
<p>I believe it is a conscious decision. I assume that they must have a reason, but the fact that most people don’t agree with it and seem to think it’s a bit cruel hasn’t seemed to override whatever their reason is. I personally don’t like having to add the “since we don’t have it yet, does that mean he’s rejected or just that our mail is late… or is he rejected… or maybe he’s not” level of angst to the ordeal. It’s easier to just think - he hasn’t gotten the letter yet and when he does, we’ll find out. Vanderbilt, are you listening…?</p>
<p>For those still waiting in California - there is still hope, my son was accepted ED1 and he still has not received his package.</p>
<p>Why am I so anxious to get this admission/rejection when child has already been admitted to a different school that she prefers? This is making me want to remove Vanderbilt from a possibility for child2. Really, who needs this? I agree, are you listening Vanderbilt?</p>
<p>I don’t think they’re listening. They’ve been doing it this way for a while, and seem to be quite proud of it.</p>
<p>This may be an unpopular viewpoint but I sort of liked getting my acceptance packages in the mail. I think Vanderbilt should send all letters priority though.</p>
<p>kendamon: I agree completely. My D is in the same situation—accepted to her top choice but still feeling unsettled about the lack of communication from Vanderbilt. Strange that Vanderbilt would consciously decide to treat rejected/waitlisted students like second-class citizens. OK, the letters were sent first-class but you get the point.</p>
<p>Although internet is more “reliable”… the big beef is not that it’s mailed. It’s that the acceptances are mailed priority and the rejects/waitlists are mailed regular. For what we pay for application fee and all the effort the students put into their applications, all students, accepted or rejected, should receive the same courtesy, whichever method is chosen. Not fair for those rejected to potentially have to wait longer and be kept wondering if theirs is just a bit late or if they were indeed rejected - until they finally get their rejection letter. That is the issue. The process is painful enough, and this method extends the anguish for those who are indeed rejected, rather than allowing them to find out, deal with it, and get over it.</p>
<p>33 act
2160 sat
4.1 gpa</p>
<p>waitlisted in MA - 2300 SAT :(</p>
<p>Vanderbilt has mailed out decisions forever - its a tradition - and for those that get great news you’ll likely remember opening that letter and looking back at this exciting time many years down the road. I LOVE the memory I have of opening mine, and according to Vanderbilt’s facebook page tons of others do too! </p>
<p>It seems like Vanderbilt uses first class mail for all decisions. Instead of hating the tradition, try to embrace it. For those who are unsettled about where their child is going because they haven’t heard from Vanderbilt yet, remember you have the entire month of April to figure it out! In fact, many schools don’t indicate admissions decisions before April 1. I remember being super excited to hear back from Vanderbilt earlier than other schools I had applied to!</p>