Too Dumb for HODumb?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>In all seriousness, I'm actually very interested in HOD. Happy Turkey Day, everyone. :)</p>

<p>Do I have a decent chance? I'm having a hard time finding statistics on Peabody admissions. In short: bad rank and GPA, decent EC's. </p>

<p>Regular Decision
4.3 W GPA, 3.2 UW
Rank: 10/~50 (Public w/ Admissions Process)
ACT: 30 {34 E, 31 M, 26 R, 28 S}, 31 Superscored
APs (Online, School Doesn't Offer): AP Lit-4, APUSH-3, AP Art History-3
Senior Courses: HS: Honors Philosophy, Honors Discrete Math; College: American Lit I, Calculus III, Financial Accounting, General Physics I, Intro to Sociology, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Walking (PE)
-Smallish Town, Practically No Applicants to "Top" Schools
-Low Income (Parents Unemployed, On Disability)
-Learning Disability</p>

<p>GPA is low because of some online classes; most other grades are high.</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>-I help write policy at my state's education department; appointed by state superintendent of education and state board of education chair; compensation per day of service. 11-12
-Advisory Board Member for major state/national education group, state board of education appointee (first student). 10-11
-Ex Officio City Official (Sworn in at City Hall by Clerk of Superior Court and all); Vice President of City's Youth Council (100+ members), Former Parliamentarian, State Delegate; Revised Bylaws and City Ordinances. 9-12
-Attorney for Teen Court, Featured in Multipage Local Newspaper Article. 10-12
-Scrabble: High Score of 552, > 4,300 Games Played. 9-12
-International Course-Reviewer, Developer; Major National Education Non-profit. The projects I'm working with are funded by NASA. 10,12
-Paid Community College Tutor (College Employee). 11,12
-Tae Kwon Do: Black belt; 1st Place in Division, State Competition. 9,10
-Secretary/Treasurer of Bowling League (50+ Members), State Qualifier. 11,12
-Varsity Golf (Partner Intercity School), Scholar Athlete. 9
-University Archives Intern, 60 hours, Research for University Project. 12
-Founding Captain, Varsity Science Olympiad Team; 3rd Place, Regional Varsity Astronomy. 9</p>

<p>Awards/Recognition
9: 1st Place in Senior Technology, County Science Fair; Symposium Presenter at State University
10: Published Commentary on Major State Education Lawsuit, State Newspaper
11: Guest Presentation, State Science Museum
12: Keynote Speaker at State Education Reception</p>

<p>Not Listed: AP Scholar, National Merit Scholarship Corporation: Commended</p>

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<p>BUMP. Can anyone at least give me an indication of how difficult Peabody admissions is? =/</p>

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<p>with an UW 3.2 and 30 ACT it will be pretty difficult. Just make sure your subjective stuff is in perfect order. </p>

<p>I’d say low/match reach but I’ve seen crazier stuff happen. Good luck!!!</p>

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<p>Thanks! =)</p>

<p>My GPA is basically low because of the crazy online AP classes. It was about the second year the course-provider offered them… no learning material was provided; it was terrible. My counselor’s going to say that those classes don’t reflect my abilities and that without them I’d have a 4.7 W/3.7 UW in her statement. Isn’t a 30 ACT about average for Peabody? </p>

<p>Oh, and are the recognition/awards I listed better for the common application than the one’s I didn’t, especially the AP Scholar/NMSC Commended? I just figured they’re a dime a dozen.</p>

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<p>You meant match/low reach, right? That would be amazing… so I just wanted to make sure I read that correctly. lol</p>

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<p>vanderbilt is not a match for you. sorry, but with your GPA and ACT score it’ll be a pretty big reach</p>

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<p>That’s why I was confused. Anyway, thanks for the well-wishes and if, by some miracle, I get in, y’all will be among the first to know.</p>