Official Vanderbilt University Fall 2013 Transfer Thread

<p>I got a confirmation email as well this week. However, my second professor hasn’t go around to emailing me saying he sent off the recommendation like he said he would. So I’m not sure if he sent it without telling me or not, but I’m hoping that he did.</p>

<p>I have not gotten a confirmation email. I guess I need to email my rep. I can’t believe we still have to wait 6 more weeks or so for an answer.</p>

<p>strange…submitted weeks ago and not a peep…admissions or the regional reps have info on our specific applications/missing materials?</p>

<p>I got an email on February 15th saying: </p>

<p>Dear ____,</p>

<p>This is to acknowledge recent receipt of your application for transfer admission to Vanderbilt University. Our records indicate that you have submitted at least one of the following: the Vanderbilt Part I Supplement, or the Common Application. We will start an application file for you and we look forward to receiving any remaining required documents for your application. The priority deadline to submit transfer application materials is March 15, 2013.</p>

<p>However, I STILL haven’t submitted my application and I sent in my supplement on Christmas Eve so I’m still puzzled about this.</p>

<p>Cholo: yeah I’ve called several times to discuss what professors have sent recommendations</p>

<p>anontransfer
You got that email because you submitted your supplement. They were confirming that they received either the supplement or application from you (in your case, the supplement) and that they will start a file for you. Once all of your other requirements are sent in, you will get a confirmation email saying that your app is complete.</p>

<p>Vandy has all my stuff. I had gotten a confirmation email in Feb. Now I can relax and wait happily.</p>

<p>Hey guys! I’ve been reading the forum for about a year now and decided to join. So i’m a freshman at a really small university right now and plan to transfer for the fall of 2014. Vanderbilt has really caught my attention along with other schools. My 3 questions:</p>

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<li><p>My SAT= 1730 and ACT=26 in high school. Do you guys think is beneficial to retake them now that i’m in college and plan to transfer in as a junior? (they seem low for top schools like vandy.)</p></li>
<li><p>Do you get your decision faster if you turn in your application early?</p></li>
<li><p>I got college application waivers when i was applying in my senior year of HS. Can i get waivers to apply as a transfer? if so how?</p></li>
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<p>Pepe2016: Now this is simply my opinion, but I think that you have some very valid questions.</p>

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<li><p>Your SAT is actually higher than mine although it is a bit lower for such a prestigious school (that’s my biggest downfall in my entire application). I think that retaking it would/could be beneficial, but that’s something that you will have to figure out on your own…do you want to subject yourself to that torture (okay, maybe I’m exaggerating just a tiny bit) again. Weigh the personal cost and benefit in your particular scenario and draw your conclusion from that.</p></li>
<li><p>Although I haven’t explicitly read or heard anyone from Vanderbilt say anything on this matter, I do have some knowledge about this. I applied to UGA (and got in!) in high school. They did say that the sooner that an application is in, they are able to look at it. Think about it - an application that come in in October will be sitting in their office waiting for viewing a lot longer versus one that comes in the day before the deadline. Whereas a decision comes quicker is a little more complex. With Vanderbilt, they come up with a decision on a holistic manner/approach. So, if they need to reevaluate something or look into other areas, then it’ll obviously take longer. If you blow them out of the water right out of the gate, then you’ll be more apt to receiving a decision sooner. I think it all boils down to what they have sitting in front of them and when.</p></li>
<li><p>This all depends. I want to immediately say “YES!”, but I think that it all really does depend on circumstantial stuff. For example, if you are still in the same predicament as you were in high school, then everything should be fine. If for some reason, financial matters changed drastically (your parents ran into a large lump sum of cash/source of income or something like that), then you may no longer qualify. I was a dependent of my mom in high school and qualified (we were very poor), and in college I am now independent (married and have a kid at the (tender) age of 19…and we have an income of ~$40,00/year) and I still qualified.</p></li>
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<p>Also, I think that you applying to transfer when you’re a sophomore looking to enter in as a junior will help you out some (that’s what I’m doing!). They look less and less than they already do at your high school stuff and focus more on your college coursework/extracurricular activities/etc., so do very well in college!</p>

<p>If you have any questions, then just post away because there are a good bunch of people on here that can and will help in any way(s) that they can!</p>

<p>Best of luck to you in all of your future academic endeavors!!</p>

<p>I’ve officially submitted my application…whewwww. Except the payment website is down :(</p>

<p>Let the stress begin! Although, at this point, I’ve thought over/stressed about/cried/become frustrated with this whole process and application and gathering application materials that I’m honestly just burnt out and have kind of just cared less about getting in at this point. It’s just so much to handle.</p>

<p>Okay done ranting, but, fingers crossed.</p>

<p>I know I’m a little late to the party, but I hope everyone who has posted gets in so we can all be transfer buds next semester! I just received the confirmation email today, so the nerves have really started to set in. And since everyone else has done it, here are my stats:</p>

<p>HS
GPA UW: 4.0 W: 4.3
ACT: 31
5 APs, Everything else honors
EC: Baseball and football, 60+ hrs. of community service per year, summer lab internship at Vandy, 2 state-wide science symposium honors, national honor society, mathlete, tutoring</p>

<p>College
Sophomore at Boston College, 61 credits by semester’s end
Double major in Poli Sci and Theology, minor in Education
GPA: 3.5
ECs: Tutor/outreach intern at an adult/immigrant education center in south Boston (12-14 hrs. per week this year), SFER, student ambassador at academic advising center, volunteer club freshman year, Americans for informed democracy club</p>

<p>I’m originally from the Nashville area, and have been dreaming of Vandy since I was a little kid, unfortunately I didn’t get in 2 years back. I’ve really enjoyed my time at BC, but homesickness and financial issues have led me back to Vandy. I’m just really worried about my GPA, although my major GPAs are higher. Sorry for the long post. Wishing for the best for everyone as the app deadline approaches!</p>

<p>dhkeim93: wow you are really helpful! you said that you still qualified for a fee waiver. How did you get it? Did you call into the office and request one?</p>

<p>I got one…just mailed in a letter that a financial aid adviser at my current college drafted/signed saying fees would present a hardship</p>

<p>I think some people have already mentioned this, but would it be advisable to tailor the common app transfer essay towards Vanderbilt specifically or just write the generalized why transfer essay?</p>

<p>LelouchFTW, I was wondering this as well. But after much deliberation I tailored my essay/application for Vandy. It kind of helped in a way though because I could get specific with certain programs and offerings that they have. I even did the paragraph about an extracurricular/volunteering activity I did through Vanderbilt. Unfortunately, I onbviously can’t upload two essays for a different school so Vandy is the only school I’ve applied to via the common app. A bit inconvenient to a degree but I don’t mind.</p>

<p>I see, thank you anontransfer for your perspective. I have another, albeit, off-topic question concerning test scores for anyone that would care to answer. I have taken both the ACT and SAT, but I just want to put my ACT scores since they’re better on my common app, and also because I don’t want to have to waste more money sending less than stellar SAT scores to Vanderbilt and a couple other schools I’m applying to. I have made sure to send every ACT I’ve ever taken, but I haven’t sent my SATs at all because of the same reason that they’re not very good. Is this ok? I don’t want colleges to get skeptical at seeing the blank section of my app where it says to list SAT scores, but I just don’t want to put them there at the same time.</p>

<p>Did any of you guys turn in SAT II test scores? I don’t think they are required are they?</p>

<p>Pepe2016: Oh, sorry, I forgot to really focus on that. But yeah, I just contacted my admissions counselor about it via email, and he automatically applied it once my application was complete. It was as simple as that. Originally, however, he told me to call him once it was complete, but we kept in contact fairly regularly via email, so it just panned out that way.
And I didn’t take any SAT II test scores, but if you did well enough to earn credit with them (scores of 3+), then definitely send them in!</p>

<p>I am a second semester freshman at Northeastern University. I spent my first semester abroad in Greece where i got a 3.75 GPA.</p>

<p>high school:</p>

<p>3.94 GPA
27 ACT
started 2 clubs
2 varsity sports for 4 years
worked as intern at hedge fund
summer school at cornell (10th out of 150 students)
foreign exchange student in argentina</p>

<p>should have good LORs and good essay </p>

<p>can someone please give me some feedback on my chances?</p>

<p>Does anyone know the approximate percentage of transfers admitted to Vanderbilt per year?</p>