Vanderbilt 2023 RD Discussion Thread

Waitlisted! It seems like a lot of others got waitlisted as well.

@lemonstress23 https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/assets/pdf/waitlistinfo.pdf this should offer some helpful information

Rejected. Good luck to everyone else!

thanks @Khaverlo !

Well I didn’t get in. Nor did I get waitlisted. I expected this but my heart still hurts. I loved Vanderbilt.

No from UChicago, no from
Vandy. I’m losing hope.

It says "This is an appropriate time to provide us with any new information regarding your academic work and other activities, and to keep us informed of your continued interest in Vanderbilt. "- how exactly would I do that? email?

Admitted!

SAT: 1570
SAT II Math Lv. 2: 800
SAT II U.S. History: 770
ACT: 35
GPA (UW): 4.0
GPA (W): 4.6
Residence: Carmel, Indiana
Honors/NMF/Awards: NMF, Presidential Scholars Candidate, Top 1% class rank (class size: 1,200), Best Attorney at Mock Trial State, HOSA Biomedical Lab Science State Finalist.
Merit aid: No
Financial aid: No

Unfortunately, I can’t afford Vanderbilt. But I’m so happy I got in! Congrats to all those admitted, hang in there to all those waitlisted, and don’t worry to all those rejected. Everything happens for a reason :smiley:

To those that were WL, I believe that Vanderbilt is a school that tends to use their waitlist every year. Accept a spot and make sure to communicate with your admissions officer that you are still very interested. Good Luck.

Well these were the most stressful few days of my life… (accepted thank goodness)

They took 240 off the waitlist last year. I don’t remember how many took a spot on the waitlist but someone can look it up on the CDS.

Question, I was waitlisted but am planning on taking a gap year. Do you know if I am eligible to? I know if you were waitlisted to some schools they don’t allow you to defer.

Next to where it says you have been offered a spot on the waitlist it says “you’re in…#VU2023” that seems odd considering most waitlisted students wont get off the waitlist. Anyone else see this too?

Im in!

DS was rejected.

ACT: 36
SAT: 1530
GPA (UW): 4.0
Class rank: 1
OOS (Georgia)

Congrats to all who got in!

rejected. stings a little bit because it was my first one but oh well.

How exactly does the waitlist letter read?

Rejected!! I will post stats in the results thread. Congrats if you’re admitted, and I’m sure waitlisted and rejected students will find their ways!

I didn’t have a letter. it just says “you have been offered a spot on Vanderbilt’s waitlist; claim your spot now” and “You’re in! Share the news with your friends! Be sure to include #VU2023 in your posts so @VanderbiltU can congratulate you!” which doesn’t make sense because waitlist is not “in” lol

Same as @lemonstress23 in that the waitlist decision includes the congratulations and #VU2023; the linked FB and Twitter posts refer to acceptance as well. Is that for all waitlisted applicants?

Yeah, they need to clean that up. Why on earth would they put a “You’re In!” on a waitlist offer? WL’ers are by no means in at all.