please help me with chances!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>hi, i'm interested in vandy and would like to know what you guys think.
Location:nj
School:Competitive Public
Gender:Female
Ethnicity:Indian
I plan on majoring in english/publications</p>

<p>GPA: 3.79(unweighted), school doesnt have weighted gpa, and all the gpas are deflated.
SAT Scores (composite)
Critical Reading: 710
Math:680
Writing:730</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Literature: 730
US History:730</p>

<p>AP Scores
US History:5, Micro:5, LangComp:4</p>

<p>Freshman Year
Honors English A+
Honors World History A
Honors Biology A-
Honors Geometry B
Orchestra A+
Accounting A+
Spanish I A-</p>

<p>Sophmore Year
AP US History I A
Honors English A+
Honors Algebra II B-
Honors Chemistry A
Orchestra A+
Spanish II A
other classes are A+s</p>

<p>Junior Year
AP US History II A-
AP LangComp A+
AP Microeconomics A
Honors Precalc B-
Honors Physics B-
Orchestra A+
Spanish III A</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Gov Pol
AP Euro
AP Calc AB
AP Lit
Honors Art History</p>

<p>ExtraCurriculars:
1.Editor-in-Chief of my school publications magazine for 2 years (and have had other editor positions for the other two years). this is my favorite extra-curricular and I plan on placing emphasis on this in the application.
2. Honor Societies: National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Math Honor Society(Events Coordinator), Spanish Honor Society.
3. Volunteer Work: I have over 450 hours in the hospital, library, red cross, and homeless shelter. Also I am a memeber of an executive teen board in the library.
4. Other Clubs: Mock Trial(juror), culture club (secretary), key club, yearbook, writing and literature workshop(president),amnesty,habitat for humanity, british exchange.
5. part of a youth leadership forum in my city(not one of those national leadership forum stuff. this works with respect to my city only and consists of only 8 kids)
6.viola for 8 years.
7. I worked this summer as an intern in a local newspaper. last 2 summers I worked for my mom's company as a receptionist/secretary.
Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, Honor Roll all 4 years, ect.
I am pretty sure that I can write stellar essays and get really good recommendations from counselor and teachers(expecting a great one from my english teacher because I really stood out). Also, I think I will do well in the interviews.</p>

<p>What do you guys think?????????????????????</p>

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<p>mystic, where else are you applying??</p>

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<p>well, i applied to dartmouth ED and got rejected, and so now i'm applying to rice, emory, vandy, washington in st. louis, northwestern, cornell, nyu. why?
i assume that you are also a senior in hs? where are you applying?</p>

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<p>oh and i already got into my safety- rutgers</p>

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<p>I'm applying to Duke, Vandy, Rice, UT Austin, and Arizona State (safety)</p>

<p>Got into ASU</p>

<p>And yeah I'm a senior in HS</p>

<p>sorry to hear about dartmouth, but don't sweat it, I'm sure you'll be happy where ever you go! Good luck! (oh and I only asked because I saw you posting on Rice)</p>

<p>The AP calc AB test wasn't that bad and the US Gov't test wasnt too bad. How's Chem going? I'm taking AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Physics C (EM and Kinematics), Band, Engineering Drawing, and Calc. II and III through The Ohio State University</p>

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<p>^busygirl, that comment crosses the line. Racism will not be tolerated on this board. That remark is a living testimony of your true character. I hope you will be dealt with accordingly, both on CC as well as with college admissions. Hah, "those guys." You never cease to amaze me, busygirl.</p>

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<p>I tend to agree with avant-garde. That has to be the MOST racist post I've seen on all of CC.</p>

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<p>jrock: yeah, chem isn't bad. i really like it.
so what do you want to major in? and its ok abt dartmouth, a lot of ppl who applied there got rejections this year and so those are the breaks. i'm actually kind of excited abt potentially going to school in the south because i'm so used to the northeastern way of life. it should be interesting!</p>

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<p>I live in the midwest, and trust me, it's not that exciting either! But the south looks good. I want to major in bme but that could change...u? (and if you already said this above, I appologize)<---nvm i saw what you're majoring in...haha</p>

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<p>Yeah life in Nashville is pretty different from the midwest. i.e. it's totally acceptable to dress like a cowboy (at least in the city). And people dress up for football games. I guess I'm just a northerner, but I thought that was the strangest thing!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I've been to Nashville a few times and you def. have that there! It's...to say the least, interesting...</p>

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<p>i've never been to nashville,so i'm definately not sure what to expect.</p>

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<p>mysticpizza - you will love Nashville. I visited a few months ago, and it totally surprised me. I'm an Asian-American, so naturally, the whole stereotype that Nashville carries of being a "country" town initially turned me off a bit. But from what I saw, the whole city was very cultured and close-knit. I'm from Atlanta and I love being in a huge city. Nashville gives you the big city environment (though of course not to the extent that an Atlanta or Chicago would give you) without the crazy traffic. The weather is awesome. The people are friendly. IMO, there were very few minorities both in the city as well as within Vandy. Atlanta has become so diverse in terms of racial boundaries that I almost expected Nashville to be exactly the same. But this does not bother me a bit. Nashville is a growing city, and I am convinced that with time, the city will turn into a colossal melting pot of its own. Nashville has a very rich music scene - it's NOT just country. The city, and of course the school itself, made a fantastic impression on me. I narrowed down my schools to Rice, Vanderbilt, and Washington University at St. Louis and Vandy keeps creeping up to the top of the list.</p>

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<p>thanks avant-garde. i wish i could visit myself, but location obviosuly presents an obstacle. you're from atlanta, but you're not applying to emory. how come?</p>

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<p>i just realized this thread got completely off topic and no one chanced me. :-(</p>