hey so I’m a super devastated Posse finalist who wasn’t chosen as a Posse scholar. Any Posse Access success storieS? How does it work and how long do they normally take to get back to you?
THANK YOU
any response is appreciated 
Here is a success story from a Posse finalist who was not selected but still ended up at Wheaton College. It’s written directly to Posse Access students.
http://wheatoncollege.edu/admission/posse/
There’s very little information about it, but what it appears is that Posse makes your student profile available on an internal website. Colleges can then request access to that database and look for students, probably fulfilling certain criteria they want to recruit. Then they reach out to you if you fit their profile and they want you to apply. I would talk to someone on Posse staff for more information about how likely you are to hear from a college and how long it takes.
However, if you were good enough to make it to the finals in Posse (I used to volunteer for them - grueling process!) then you are probably a bright, accomplished student who can get into a lot of schools regular decision and are probably eligible for significant financial aid from some of the ones that meet need. So don’t give up hope, and mention your Posse finalist status in your apps.
Thanks so much! It means a lot to me! I really really wanted to go to Vanderbilt and what sucks is that I’m not even eligible to apply RD because I applied through Posse. Hopefully better things are in my future
Could you contact Vanderbilt Admissions to talk to someone - to explain your situation and ask how to express continued interest as a Posse Access person?
Are you sure that you aren’t able to be considered in the RD round for Vanderbilt? I know someone who was a finalist last year for another school, didn’t become a Posse Scholar, and was admitted and is attending the school for which he was a Posse finalist.
Yea I am absolutely appalled because I asked my Vandy admissions counselor and she told me that its not allowed!!! I think that’s extremely wrong.
Madison85, thank you so much. I emailed the person in charge of the Posse program at Vanderbilt and I am going to wait to hear what he says.
Hey, so I was a finalist for Vandy this year and ended up getting it. So Its good to hear from you again, whoever you are lol. Your application is made available to all Posse schools. If you fit within Vandy’s range, they will probably accept you. All the best.
I also had a student who was a finalist last application season. She was not admitted through Posse, but was picked up by her Posse first choice in the RD round and is now attending.