<p>Hi! I'm new around here but I've been reading posts on here for quite some time. I have a few questions I was hoping to get input on. I am going to apply as a transfer for Fall '11 to Vanderbilt...</p>
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<li><p>I live 20 minutes from Nashville, does this provide any advantage versus an out-of-state transfer applicant? With some schools, even private ones, it does.</p></li>
<li><p>I am currently attending a community college, but will be at MTSU in the Spring...Is my community college background a disadvantage?</p></li>
<li><p>Do taking any of the SAT subject tests provide an advantage or make you stand out as an applicant? What about CLEPs?</p></li>
<li><p>I graduated when I was 16 by taking the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) and getting my diploma equivalency. I'm 17 now. Is that a major disadvantage? I can't find anything on the Vanderbilt web site about GED or other special circumstance applicants.</p></li>
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<p>I have a really good GPA, currently a 4.0, but I'm taking 19 credits this semester and that may change. I also do some volunteering at a hospital and have a part-time job...anyways, I just want to get ALL possible advantages. I would ask a guidance counselor these questions but I think it's a bit premature. I really appreciate any input at all!! Thanks for reading!</p>
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<li>No. For transfer, it doesn’t matter whether you’re in or out of Nashville. </li>
<li>Your credits from those schools will be worthless when you get into Vandy, that’s the only disadvantage I can think of.</li>
<li>Submit your SAT subject tests if you score above 700. Below that…it’s questionable.</li>
<li>Contact vandy amins.</li>
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<p>You should talk to a guidance counselor. They are good questions.</p>
<p>Not sure the answer to #2 is correct. I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to transfer your credits from both the CC and MTSU … if not for equivalent credit, you can receive “free” credit, which counts toward the number of credits needed to graduate. Each course will be evaluated in a transfer credit evaluation process based on the syllabus from the school you attended for that course, as well as on the contact hours for the course.</p>
<p>The website will explain what you need to provide with your transfer application (grades, scores, recommendations, etc). </p>
<p>I don’t know about your high school graduation issue — definitely contact admissions and explain your situation. They can tell you whether or not it is a deal-breaker for admissions.</p>
<p>There is no way for any of us to know your chances. The best advice I can give you is to put together a great application and hang in there until spring. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am contemplating if I should retake the ACT or SAT since the deadline is coming up.</p>
<p>Here are my stats:
HS:
Graduated 41 out of 255 with an unweighted GPA of 3.55.
Highest ACT score was a 24 with a 7 on writing my senior year.
I did take the SAT, but I like to think that I never took it.
I ran Track all four years and Cross Country my 10, 11, and 12 year. Varsity every year.
I was inducted in BETA my sophomore year.
I was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society my senior year.
I was part of HOSA, FBLA, and DECA clubs.
In my junior year I was accepted into a clinical internship class that I participated in my last semester of my senior year. I worked at a local hospital four days a week for ~4 months.
The last semester of my senior year I was recognized as a Tennessee Scholar and was awarded with the Educate & Grow Sumner County Scholarship that paid full tuition to Volunteer State Community College for two years.
I took three dual enrollment classes through VSSC my senior year; Pre-Calculus I and English 1010 and 1020. I received a ‘B’ in those courses, unfortunately.
I did various volunteer jobs including working at the elementary school, fundraisers for track and cross country, christmas fundraiser for DECA, etc.</p>
<p>CC:
I have been a student at Volunteer State Community College since fall of 2009.
My current GPA is 3.3 and after this semester should be around 3.4.
I have a completed a rigor of courses including Calculus, General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II, Biology, along with prerequisites.
I will be graduating with an Associates in Math and Science degree next semester.
I was accepted into the National Society of Leadership and Success last year and was awarded the National Excellence in Leadership award.
I tutor English and Algebra at the moment.
The negatives about my college transcript: I received a ‘D’ in Gen Chem I my first semester, took it the next semester again and received a ‘B’. I took Organic Chemistry I a few weeks of this semester but dropped it so I could focus my time on General Biology I.</p>
<p>I would love some great advice on making my application stronger.
One thing I plan on doing is volunteering at the same hospital I worked at my senior year of high school over winter break.
I really would like some feedback on if I should retake the ACT or SAT.
I have an identical twin brother with similar statistics who should be posting soon.</p>
<p>My D transfered into Vandy as a sophomore from a small LAC & got plenty of credit. She came in with sophomore status & will graduate on time with no problem (including two semesters of only 4 classes). It depends a lot on the courses taken.</p>