<p>Now that everyone is home for the Holiday break, is anyone thinking ahead about transferring to Vanderbilt for the Fall of 2015?</p>
<p>I am!</p>
Is anyone thinking of transferring to Arts & Sciences?
Yes
I am!
Im thinking about kit but want to know my chances of getting in if I was rejected last year
I am too! What are you guys majoring in and what school?
Is everyone writing vandy specific essays?
Someone chance me?
My Stats:
Current college: California Polytechnic (Cal Poly)
College/ Major Applying to: Economics
Entering as: Sophomore
HS GPA UW: 3.74
HS GPA Weighted: 4.0
College GPA: 3.7
SAT: 2230
Was wait listed by Vandy last year
Quarter 1 Courses:
Public Speaking
Statistics
Customs and Culture:
Current Courses:
Calc 1
Psychology
Survey of Economics
English: Argumentative Writing
Extracurriculars: Horse Polo, Dorm President, Official Photographer for Cal Poly Surf Team, Taught orphans in Costa Rica lacrosse, Went to Guatemala for a reforestation project, Started a non-profit in HS, Tech internships during high school.
Essay: I realized that my current business major was to specific. Cal Poly is very specialized and does not have a good program for the arts. Applying to transfer so I can study film as well as economics.
Recommendations: Both from professors that I have a good relationships with. I go over to one of my professors house sometimes over the weekend for her to read my essays.
I would say that you have a 100% chance of getting in. Some transfers got in with less than a 2000 sat.
Hi I am currently looking to transfer to Vanderbilt’s Blair school of music. Financial aid is a huge factor for me. On the website it says transfer students are not eligible for merit aid - does this include the school of music? Or would I be eligible for merit aid based on my audition?
Has anyone sent in their application yet? If so, to what school and where are you transferring from?
Anyone transferring to school of engineering?
Applying to Vandy from a lower-ranked state school. Chance me?
GPA: 4.0, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholarship, Emerging Leaders Scholar (one of 50 selected out of class of 3600)
AP/IB credits: 87; on-campus: 17
Biomedical sciences major, changing to political science
HS GPA: 3.63 (IB diploma recipient, 31 points, average AP score 4.86 out of 5)
2160 SAT
Extracurriculars since college (1st semester, up till late Feb.):
-Boko Haram governance research intern for CENTCOM, State Dept, etc, only 1st year accepted
-Biophysics research assistant
-Disease awareness group president/founder (~$1000 raised; speaker; planted 1231 flags for awareness)
-Publication in Baltimore Sun, Georgetown Public Policy Review, etc. Starting work with Cornell’s Diplomacist.
-Cancer Center volunteer
-Former newspaper correspondent
High school, selected activities:
-300+ volunteer hours
-1st place nationally greek life and literature latin club
-World Affairs Council school club president
-Young Democrats founder/president (established political column, voter registration drive, etc.)
-IB Mag politics contributor, poetry editor
Recs: Both should be very good. I wrote one of them with professor approval with very specific anecdotes. Other one was from a small class where I was the top student.
Essay for main common app: peers say it shows passion, personality, and lots of empathy. I hope it’s good enough. 
Has everyone submitted there applications? What specific school are majority applying to?
already a thread in the transfer forum
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1705456-official-vanderbilt-2015-fall-transfer-thread-p1.html
You will get in for sure. I got in with lower scores less activities and okay essay…