<p>Last year they posted the amount of people who applied and the percentage they admitted - which was about 45%. They also talked about how last year’s class was their best yet - they’ll probably post things like that! I’m waiting for my letter as well, I’m so nervous!</p>
<p>Is it true that it is easier to get into the engineering and music schools compared to the arts and science school?</p>
<p>Folks,</p>
<p>Not to bum anyone out on the Night Before Christmas, but I suspect that Vanderbilt’s ED numbers (both # of applicants and SAT/ACTs) is only likely go up. The school has a very gracious financial aid proposition at a tough time in our nation’s economy. ED1 apps are likely to really reflect that reality. I cannot see how they would not.</p>
<p>Some of the ED decisions at our school (a pretty darn good high school school) applying elsewhere have been less than heartwarming this year. There were some GREAT kids denied (not just deferred, as some other ED schools allow) at some strong schools. While bummed out on Friday night, those same kids looked and felt great this morning and are back to work on finding their right college fit.</p>
<p>If it is meant to be, it is meant to be. If you are on this blog, I suspect you are a real “gunner” and very qualified no matter which school you attend – VU or elsewhere. Whether it ends up being Vanderbilt, Emory, Wake Forest or some other school, you will love college life, make great friends and be set up to do pretty much anything you want to do with your life.</p>
<p>I wish each of you spectacular luck this week!</p>
<p>Vandy’s ED1 apps are not up much this year ( maybe a few percent): it’s Duke that’s way up. Admissions/FA at Vandy was quoted as saying they were disappointed they didn’t go up more, since they go rid of work study as part of the FA package.</p>
<p>It’s there on the web. Seek and ye shall find.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. </p>
<p>Once again, the adage “assumption is the mother of all screw-ups” applies…</p>
<p>Good luck to all!</p>
<p>ahhh I’m so nervous! everyone say when their letters come!</p>
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<p>Definitely not. Vanderbilt’s not easy to get into by any means, but the easiest is Peabody, then A&S, then VUSE (Engineering), and last by a long shot is Blair (Music).</p>
<p>Any news on whether letters have been mailed?</p>
<p>not that I know of</p>
<p>According to the blog, they were taken away by USPS at 7:30 AM.</p>
<p>THOM has spoken.</p>
<p>ED1 apps up 20%.</p>
<p>…ED apps up 20%. Not quite Duke, but still a sizable increase.</p>
<p>Good luck to all.</p>
<p>the standards of applicants up 20% or the number of applicants up 20%??</p>
<p>^^^^^ It depends. In most cases, when the applicant pool goes up, but the number of possible admitted students remains static (typically due to housing, faculty, etc), then the requirements to be admitted CAN become “higher”.</p>
<p>However, that is not always the case. For instance, it is being reported that Stanford and other top-ranked national schools are adopting a more holistic approach to desired students and are admitting more “well rounded” kids over kids with outrageously strong SATs/ACTs/GPA/Rank, etc. Let’s face it, the schools in the Top 20 in the US (Vanderbilt is one in most national college rankings) can either march towards a metric where you have to have a 4.0, be one of THE top 10 STUDENTS in your class and have a perfect or near perfect SAT <em>or</em> they can say “our stats are high enough” and we want super well-rounded kids. Of course, there are shades of grey in between these two extremes, but at some point the statistical arms race has been “won” – if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>Not sure what VU’s strategy is in this regard, but with the letters flying today we should all know shortly.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Vandy updated its blog today. Here is their official website blog info on ED. </p>
<p>At 7:30 AM this morning, the US postal service carried the first decision letters of the Vanderbilt class of 2014. The momentum that Vanderbilt has been on for the last five years keeps on rolling, due at least in part to The Commons, our Expanded Aid program, and our increasingly national and international reputation. Early decision I applications for the next incoming class posted a healthy 20% increase over last year. The applicant pool continues to reach historic new ground in academic quality, leadership, and community engagement. Again this year, the multicultural diversity of the applicant pool expanded for all groups (African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American). Keep in mind that it is our practice not to publish academic quality statistics until the entire admitted class is complete (at the end of regular decision).</p>
<p>The early decision review and committee process was difficult, with many hours spent analyzing transcripts, recommendations, and reports of extracurricular activities. We are truly excited about the mixture of personality and intellect that these admitted students will bring to campus. Its a great start to VUs next incoming class. This year, we will report the aggregate early decision admit rate once the ED2 letters mail, but we can assure you that a) we model our class to leave space for both early decision I and II applicants and b) we aim to enroll about 1/3 of our incoming class through early decision.</p>
<p>We are already busy evaluating ED2 and Regular Decision files, and we anticipate an even larger volume of materials to arrive in the next several weeks. Please be patient with us as we process these thousands of pieces of paper as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>Some things to remember about the newly mailed ED1 letters:</p>
<p>1.All decisions come in standard business (#10) envelopes. Admitted students will get their big Open Dores packet in the spring.
2.If you have not yet received your admission decision by this Thursday (12/17), you can call our office to receive the decision by phone (800-288-0432).
3.International applicants (who live outside of the U.S.) will receive their admissions decision via email by Wednesday (12/16)
Congratulations all new Dores!</p>
<p>I am so nervous. Sucks to be white when they say more diverse 
hopefully one day!</p>
<p>im really nervous</p>
<p>hope to have my decision tomorrow…but it may take them until thursday to reach the new york area. </p>
<p>ED apps up 20%…WOW :(</p>
<p>are they sent by priority mail? i hope i get mine tomorrow! ah im so nervous</p>
<p>is the blog not working for anyone else? ive been trying to get on it for the past half hour and it says they’re updating it or something</p>
<p>just hit refresh a couple of times. it always takes forever to load for some reason.</p>