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Colleges & Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>African-American Male, From Georgia
Very Competitive High School
GPA UW: 3.35
WT: 3.80
Top 19% of Class 149/786
Most Rigorous Courseload
9 AP's by graduation
SAT: CR 750 M 720 WR 730 1470/220
AP Scores AP World History 5 AP Us History 5 AP French 2
SAT IIs I will take Math Level II, US History, and Literature
Academic Honors:
Georgia Governor's Honors Program ( Social Studies Major), National Merit Semi-finalist, National Achievement Semi-Finalist, Venture Scholar, Gold Honor Roll 5x, Silver Honor Roll 1x, High Five Club ( Raised GPA .5 from one semester to the next, Inaugural Member) 2x, Most Distinguished Student Gifted Current Issues, Most Distinguished Student Honors United States History, Top Student in Health, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Business Leadership Team (Highest Performing Business Students)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Model United Nations 11, 12,-Vice President/ Head Delegate, Letter Competitor, GTHSMUN Most Oustanding Delegate, KSUMUN Most Distinguished Delegate
Kennesaw City Youth Council 9, 10- Sworn in Councilmen, Youth Subsidary of the City Council, First freshman ever selected to the program, Operated as a branch of the city gov't
Business Club 10, 11, 12-Business Club Leadership Team, Selected for being among the highest performing business students
Beta Club 10, 11, 12-Elected to Membership for having above a 3.5 GPA
National Honor Society 12-Elected to Membership for having above a 3.7 GPA
Georgia Governors Honors Program Summer after 11th grade-Advanced past school, district, and state level to qualify for the program as a Social Studies Major, Program for the most gifted students in Georgia</p>

<p>Work Experience
Front Service Clerk, Publix Supermarkets 25 hours per week</p>

<p>Senior Year Courseload
First Semester Second Semester
AP Calc AB AP Calc BC
AP Chem AP Lang
AP Econ AP Gov
Risk Management & Insurance Latin IY</p>

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<p>The URM status and SAT scores help a lot, but the GPA and class rank definitely hurt your chances. Vanderbilt is probably a reach for you, but you will have a significantly better chance if you apply ED (only do that if Vandy is your top choice and you would go there without any regrets). I would say you will have a difficult time getting in regular decision, but a pretty good shot if you go for ED.</p>

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<p>make sure you show interest in vandy. come up for a PreVU weekend, meet your admissions counselor for your area... take a tour, etc. i'd say you stand a decent shot but that it is probably a reach. dont be discouraged by that though because you never know what the adcom is going to think about you.</p>

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<p>both are on the spot</p>

<p>nice that you enjoyed the book maybe write about it as your essay</p>

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<p>This is just my humble opinion, but I think your extracurriculars and awards are impressive and, along with your high scores and URM status, will offset the borderline GPA. I think as long as you work to continue to bring up your grades, get good recs, and write strong essays, you have an excellent chance. :)</p>

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<p>what school are you looking at? A&S, Blair, Peabody, Eng?
it makes a difference.</p>

<p>that being said, based on the recent admit articles in the VU magazine's last issue (i think that is it IIRC):</p>

<p>i'd say you have a very very good chance for admission.</p>

<p>your SATs, ecs, aps and essays will overcompensate for the gpa disconnect. The URM status plays into Vandy's need to diversify and attract students that would normally not consider them.</p>

<p>go for it. ask for those great recs from your favorite teachers and keep studying hard in your senior year--if you can improve your final year gpa while others trash via the senior slump it is definitely to your advantage.</p>