*** Vanderbilt Class of 2019 RD Results ***

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As decisions come out today, please post your results here for future applicants!
You know the deal. Good luck to everyone!!

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses):
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

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Decision: Accepted via Mosaic

Objective:
[]SAT I (breakdown): 800 M 800 CR 720 W (2320)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math2 730 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/680ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): four 5s and one four
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Environmental Science, English, Calc BC, French, Physics C (All AP) also debte and tennis
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (secretary) French NHS (VP) Debate (VP) UIL Academics (Pres)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: AVID tutoring, other minor stuff through NHS
[] Summer Activities: debate camp, community college classes
[] Essays: common app: pretty solid
supplement was meh, i misread the character count so my essay was a lot longer than it needed to be and i had to cut out a lot of important stuff to make it fit last minute.
[] Teacher Recommendation: one ok rec from french teacher, one p solid rec from my perfectionist junior year english teacher
[] Counselor Rec: she didnt know i existed until this year so…p generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: honestly, it went pretty badly she was a banker and i wanna study bio so we didnt have much to talk about. she just listed a few questions and i answered them and then asked her about vandy, wasnt too good. (didnt matter anyway mosaic acceptance came before she submitted anything lol)[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:asian
[] Gender:m
[]Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: scores, leadership
[] Weaknesses: interview and essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: probably my scores
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UT Austin, waiting on some other schools, though i’ve really fallen in love vandy!

General Comments:
I think test scores mattered a lot. I had no expectations of getting in, best of luck to all waiting for tomorrow!

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**Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (single sitting) (CR-800, M-700, W-710)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (E 35, M 32, R 33, S 29, W 10)
SAT II: Math I 730, US History 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.25 (unweighted unknown)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/295
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB Subscore (5), BC (4), Eng Lang (4), Human Geography (5), US (5), World (5), AP Physics B and Chem did not report
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Comparative Government, AP English Lit, AP US Government, Health&PE, ITE 119 dual enrolled, AP French, and AP Euro self-study
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Eagle Scout, Congressional Award Silver Medalist, Military Child of the Year 2014 Top-5 Finalist, Rock the Statue Green American-French Embassy Semi-Finalist, Gold Level Presidential Volunteer Service Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Scholarship Commended, West Point Leadership Award, VA Boys State Lt. Governor Party Nomination Runner-Up, National Honor Society (Sec.), 2015 US Senate Youth Program Virginia Delegate

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Swim Team 10-12 (Captain, VHSL 3rd Place Boys Team)
Varsity Forensics 9-12 (Captain, VHSL 3rd Place Prose Interp)
Student Council Association 9-12 (9-Class Treasurer, 10-Class Rep, 11 School VP, 12- School Pres)
Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society 11-12 (Special Events Coordinator)
Boy Scouts 1-12 (Senior Patrol Leader among other things)
Model United Nations 10-12 (Research Chair, Best Delegate at Maggie Walker and William&Mary conferences)
Student2Student (transfer student group) 9-12 (Founder at new high school and President 10-12, Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program Participant)
EqualizeOurEarth Humanitarian Club 10-12
Société Honoraire de Français and French Club 9-12 (VP-12)
Freshmen Orientation Crew (freshmen mentoring) 11-12 (Captain-12)
VA Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar 10-12 (Ambassador-10, Junior Staff and Leadership4Service Keynote Speaker-11, Team Alumni-12, Alumni Association Public Relations and Recruitment Team Board Member 11,12)
Job/Work Experience:
Lifeguard at an indoor retirement community’s health club and spa’s pool year-round 10-12 (15-19 hrs/wk)
AidData Research Assistant at the College of William&Mary, mapping aid to developing countries, its implantation and effectiveness
School Division Honors Project, an oral history project of my town
Volunteer/Community service:
Probably near the thousands if I add up all four years. I did 350 hours junior year.
KidZone, elementary afterschool program 9
Missouri Special Olympics 9
Eagle Scout Service Project 9/10
Chemical Corps Regimental Association 9 (Volunteer of the Year 2012)
Freshmen O-Crew 11-12 (Captain)
Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center Weekly Volunteer 10-12
French, English and History Honor Society Tutor
National History Day Projects middle school mentor 11-12
Capernaum Special Needs Club Volunteer 10-12
Summer League Swim Team Volunteer Assistant Coach 11-12
Honors Project Community Service Element, introducing technology to the lives of aging adults 11-12
VA HOBY Alumni Association, VA HOBY Seminar Junior Staff
Summer Activities:
Lifeguarding Job
Virginia Boys State
Volunteering
Nicaraguan Mission Relief Trip
Stanford Online’s International Women’s Health and Human Rights for no credit

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- 8/10 about growing up in a military family and overcoming my fear of the doorbell as a child.
Vandy Sup- 7/10 Honestly only adapted a different school’s essay for it.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP Human/APUSH teacher, swim coach, rho kappa and EqualizeOurEarth sponsor, Yale alumna- didn’t read, but assume 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: Student2Student sponsor and librarian who mentors my online classes (AP Environ, Comp Gov and World last year), knows me very well and was a military brat- didn’t read but assume 10/10
Counselor Rec: Knows me very well, work with him often, told me he spent over an hour writing and editing (which at a public school like mine is incredible)- didn’t read but assume it was also 10/10.
Additional Rec: Did not submit
Interview: Didn’t happen

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Peabody for Human and Organizational Development
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~115,000… maybe more.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not much, I just love people. Is that a hook?

Reflection:
So honored and excited by this! Can’t wait to decide where I’ll be going!

Strengths: ECs, Service, Awards, Recs
Weaknesses: Test Scores, Test Scores, Test Scores, essays and Bs in AP Physics B/Physics Lab and AB Calculus.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t even know!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected Yale SCEA, Accepted UVA

General Comments:
Congratulations to all those admitted!

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@cvisser96 How did you fit all your activities onto Common App? Also, how did you get your decision earlier than 3PM central time?

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@GodMode‌

From another thread: Found a way to view early. Go to this link: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/adam/pub/decision?boId=652819892705012066985925159612 then click view my admissions letter, sign in and you can view the letter!

It worked for me.

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Decision: Deferred by CAS

Objective: [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33 (34 E, 31 M, 33 R, 33 S, 8 W)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/330
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), Lang (3), Calc AB (3), Macroeconomics (3), Microeconomics (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP French, AP Lit, APES
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Court (Chief Judge), debate (captain), Partners Club (president), Mock Trial, Tennis, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 530+ hours with Youth Court
[] Summer Activities: Bill of Rights Institute camp
[] Essays: Both were probably 8/10s
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were both solid; I got a chance to take a look at both of them.
[] Counselor Rec: I imagine it was pretty good.
[] Additional Rec: Amazing rec from the director of AYC that detailed all the work that I have done there.
[li] Interview: It went pretty well.[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): AK
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: (60k-70k)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Geography, maybe?
[ b]Reflection**
[li] Strengths: ECs, essays, recs[/li][] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Apparently, Vanderbilt was big on test scores this year. I had only average test scores (for this school anyways), so I was already behind heading into the process.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: So far, I’m in at Tulane, Case Western, Rhodes College, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m going to accept a spot on the waitlist and hope that luck works out my favor. Good luck to everyone else, and congratulations if you were accepted!

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@akacesfan‌ I thought decisions didn’t come out until 3 pm CDT.

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@JalapenoGreens‌ they went up online officially about 17-ish minutes ago. Before that, there was a trick that people were using to access their letters early.

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Decision: Waitlisted Engineering

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 660 M 660 W 630 CR, I regret submitting it!
[] ACT: one sitting: C 32 M 35 E 34 R 30 S 27, superscore 33, M35 E34 R33 S30
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 700 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, 4.3 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/42
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): didnt send
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs: physics, calc, lit, ush, micro and macro.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Founded my own NGO (and was senior director of it), Student Council Pres, Debate Club Pres, Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Speaker Coordinator at local TEDx, NHS, Science NHS, Math NHS, Drama Club, Wake Forest Summer Camp, lots of others.
[] Job/Work Experience: Reception Manager in Hotel, Intern at the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
[] Volunteer/Community service: too much, about 970 hrs
[] Summer Activities: Vanderbilt Summer Academy, Wake Forest Summer Camp
[] Essays: Common App: 10/10, Activity: 8/10, Scholarship application: 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: both 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[] Additional Rec: submitted two, probably 8/10
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/list][ b]Other**

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): [] Country (if international applicant): Nicaragua [] School Type: Private [] Ethnicity: hispanic [] Gender: M []Income Bracket: <100k [li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International student, first in family to go out of the country. Definitely showed interest. [/li][/list][ b]Reflection**
  • [] Strengths: [] Weaknesses: probably SAT and ACt [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores, insanely competitive stats this year... disappointed becasue I showed plenty of interest. [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:Accepted: Gatech, UVa, Tulane, Trinity, SLU, LUC. Waitlisted: WUSTL.. still waiting on eight. [/list]**General Comments:**
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**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted
ACT (breakdown): 35 composite. 36E, 35M, 34R, 35S
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 Physics, 740 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 at a competitive school
AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geo (5), Chem (4), World History (4), Calc AB (5), Environmental Science (4), Lang and Comp (5), Euro (4), and Physics (4). Don’t think I submitted these scores.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Calc BC, AP English Literature, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Micro, post 1865 US history at community college, online gym course, tv production, and yearbook.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I’ve won a couple of awards for my arts (TV production and Yearbook) and Key Club on a national level. I’ve also gotten other standard stuff like National Merit Commended, National AP Scholar, etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

Key Club International-(International Trustee, District Treasurer, Lieutenant Governor, Class Director, International Education and Development Committee member, International Executive Committee member, the list goes on for quite a while…)
Chair of a committee that disbursed $20k in grants to service projects across the state.
Class Council (co-VP all 4 years)
NHS (President)
St. Baldrick’s Day Chairperson (raised $75k with four other schools involved)
TV Production (Script supervisor, political correspondent)
Yearbook (Academics and Theme editor of a nationally recognized yearbook)
Camp volunteer (head counselor)
Math Honor Society (treasurer)

Job/Work Experience:
Worked at a CPA’s office.

Volunteer/Community Service: 1044 hours total
Summer Activities: Camp counselor, traveling for Key Club a lot.
Essays: All were good. I’d say 8-9/10
Teacher Recommendations: I read one and it was the amazing. I’d imagine that the other was at least adequate.
Counselor Rec: Counselor was new to school this year and barely knows me. I’m sure he didn’t say anything bad about me, but he definitely doesn’t have much insight into what’s going on in my life.
Additional Rec: Rec from the adult advisor for my state’s Key Clubs. Amazing. he’s known me for four years and wrote a lot about what I’ve done in the positions that I’ve held.
Interview: Tried to get one, but the interviewers that I requested never contacted me.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected major: School of Arts and Science
State (if domestic applicant): I’d rather not say.
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None–>see ethnicity

Reflection
Strengths: ACT score, extra curricular activities, additional rec
Weaknesses: Subject test scores, highly specific ECs
Why you think you were waitlisted: Probably because of the number of other qualified applicants. Thought I had a really good shot at Vandy initially, but with an acceptance rate lower than 10%, nothing is guaranteed.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Hopefully next week brings better news. I’m really happy that I haven’t really emotionally committed myself to any schools to which I have not yet been accepted.

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Decision: Waitlisted for chemical engineering

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 M 790 W 730 CR
[] ACT: one sitting: 33: 36 M 35 E 34 R 28 S
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 650 Chem 770 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/674
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on: APUSH, euro, and calc AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs: physics c, chem, lit, stats, macroecon
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Treasurer, then President), Red Cross Club, Tennis (Captain), Engineering Club, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring math/physics and busing tables
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours total
[] Summer Activities: Engineering summer program
[] Essays: Common App: 7/10, supplemental 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: I was weirdly nervous bc it was my first interview. Didn’t think it went too great[/li]
Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): CA [] Country (if international applicant): [] School Type: Public [] Ethnicity: white [] Gender: M []Income Bracket: 40K [li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]**Reflection**
  • [] Strengths: academics [] Weaknesses: Interview, nothing too special to make me stand out [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see weaknesses [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UCD, UCSB (regents), UCLA, UCI (CHP), UCSD, UCR (regents), University of Minnesota, Bama, Northeastern (20k/yr merit), GA Tech, RPI (16K/yr merit). Waitlisted: Case Western, lol Rejected: none

[/list]General Comments: I’m not phased. I didn’t really accomplish anything too amazing in high school, and there were tons more applicants who deserved to get in more than I did. I don’t think I’m going to claim a spot on the waitlist because I’d rather attend UCLA, UCSB, or Berkeley (if I get in). Congratulations to everyone who got in :–) You’re all going to do amazing things

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**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (720R, 800M, 780W)
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (36 E&M, 35R, 34 S)
[] SAT II: Math2, Physics, Biology: 800, Chemistry: 790, USH: 750, Literature: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): BC Calculus (5), Physics B (5), Language and Composition English (5), Biology (4), NSL (5), USH (4), WH (4), Chemistry (5), Language and Culture Chinese (5),
[] IB (place score in parentheses): X
[] Senior Year Course Load: MV Calculus, Mol. Biology, AP Lit, AP PhC, AP Stat, AP EnviroSci, AP MacroEcon
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Chess Tournament Awards/Prizes, Math Awatds [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars: Chess Player (expert rated USCF), Mathlete (Captain of math team), Piano Player (since 5 yrs old), Obstacle Course Trainer (American Ninja Warrior fan)
[] Job/Work Experience: NIH Internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Chess Coaching
[] Summer Activities: Chess Coaching, Internship, Chess Mastery
[] Essays: They were fine. Average or slightly above, with uniqueness, of course.
[] Teacher Recommendation: IDK
[] Counselor Rec: IDK -> I saw neither
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: No
[] Supplementary Material: No

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Large Competitive
[] Ethnicity:Asian/Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 250K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): :P[/li]
[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: ACT, essay
[] Weaknesses: GPA, poor fit, no demonstrated interest
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps they believed I would not fit as well as others. However, they wanted to give me a chance in case I really wanted to attend. I have declined the waitlist offer.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UChicago, GTECH, UMDCP, UMBC, Emory U, UCLA
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt only Rejected: Nowhere yet

[/list]**General Comments: Let college decisions be a time when we may each reflect upon what we are grateful for in life. If we think we are abundant, we shall be.
The Universe has a divine plan for each of us, and therefore every college decision, be it acceptance or rejection (or waitlist), is the best possible outcome.

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[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted by CAS**[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (750M)
[ *] ACT: 35 (36R, 36W, 35M, 33S)
[ *] SAT II: 780 Chem, 800 M2, 750 USH
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/533
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): three 5s, three 4s
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Georgia Tech Distance Calculus (Calc II, Calc III), AP Computer Science A, AP Biology, AP Lit/Comp, AP Macro/Microeconomics, Chamber Choir
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Agnes Scott Book Award, UGA Certificate of Merit, High School STAR Student

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chamber Choir (4 years), Mock Trial (4 years), Model UN (2 years), NHS (2 years), Voice (10 years), Classical Piano (14 years), started “This Song Is Your Song” (musical service project at nursing homes),
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutor at Mathnasium (May 2013-present)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS - Tutor for minority elementary schoolers, Pennies for Patients; “This Song Is Your Song” - produced 8 shows
[ *] Summer Activities: Yale Young Global Scholars - Grand Strategy (Summer 2014), Auburn Summer Experience - Digital Forensics (Summer 2013), “This Song Is Your Song” (Summer 2014), Mathnasium job
[ *] Essays: Common App was about the “ethnic struggle” (lol) but it was done in a very unique way. (8.5/10) Vanderbilt supplement was about my nursing home project (7/10)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Calc teacher - probably a little generic, I was good at calc but we weren’t REALLY close (7/10), Lit teacher phenomenal (10/10)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Eh, she knows me but not THAT well, so probably kinda generic (8/10)
[ ] Additional Rec: LOL I SENT IN THREE. I realized after I submitted that I sent in the wrong additional rec, so I added two more for good measure. Piano teacher (7/10), Employer (8.5/10), Peer rec (9/10)
[ ] Interview: It was okay, we didn’t really connect a whole lot but it went well nonetheless. (7/10)
[ /list][ b]Other

  • [ *] State (if domestic applicant): GA [ *] Country (if international applicant): USA [ *] School Type: Public (average) [ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian) [ *] Gender: Female [ *]Income Bracket: <$100,000 [ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): maybe URM? besides that nothing. [ /list][ b]Reflection**
  • [ *] Strengths: scores, grades, course rigor, recommendations. Very involved in every one of my ECs [ *] Weaknesses: no major awards, no super unusual ECs, not much demonstrated interest, average interview. [ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Lol I was expecting to be waitlisted especially after my WashU decision! I hadn't shown much interest in Vandy besides applying for two of their scholarships, and I was worried that would work against me. But I guess it didn't hurt too bad. [ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Dartmouth, William&Mary, GaTech, UGA. Waitlisted: WashU. Still waiting on 6 schools - but I'm halfway there! [ /list][ b]General Comments:**: congratulations to everyone who got in!
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[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Wait-listed Engineering **[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: C 32 M 35 E 32 R29 S 30 (original scores were C 33 M 35 E 31 S31 but sent the wrong ones. Wasn’t sure if the correct scores were sent in the end)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Chem, 700 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2-3.3ish?(yeah my grades are awful) small upward trend though from sophomore year
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t Rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC 5, AP Calculus AB Subscore, 5 Ap Chem 5, AP Human Geography 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Multivariable Calc Honors, AP US Gov, AP English Language and Composition, AP Physics B, AP Biology
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Does getting a 8 on the AIME count lol?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano(DipABRSM distinction in 9th grade), Clarinet(Grade 8 Distinction in 9th grade), Section Leader in school Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, 300-350+ volunteer hours at a bunch of places, Varsity Basketball for 2 years and co-captain of AAU Division 2 team, Represented the school as part of a math team(international competition), Varsity Swimming, some other stuff can’t be bothered to list.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Intern at ExxonMobil for 1 month, AP Calc Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 300-350+ volunteer hours at a bunch of places, internationally and in the U.S.
[ *] Summer Activities: NSLC, Research at a university with Post-Doc Research fellow, Nike basketball camp,
[ *] Essays: 8-9 Common App,
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 8-9 from AP Calc teacher, 7-8 from AP Chem teacher?
[ *] Counselor Rec: She said she wrote me a strong rec but my intuition tells me it was generic :confused:
[ ] Additional Rec: Strong rec from post-doc research fellow I helped at a lab with.
[ ] Interview: No Interview
[ /list][ b]Other

  • [ *] State (if domestic applicant): [ *] Country (if international applicant): In-state California living in Europe [ *] School Type: Private [ *] Ethnicity: East Asian [ *] Gender: M [ *]Income Bracket: 500,000+....? [ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International experience? Been to three different schools, one in asia, one in Europe, and on in the U.S in my high school career? [ /list][ b]Reflection**
  • [ *] Strengths: [ *] Weaknesses: [ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Terrible GPA? lol.... [ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: [ /list][ b]General Comments:**
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ACCEPTED!!!

SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT (breakdown): 36 C Superscored and 35 non-superscored
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 M2, Bio M, Chem, USH, Chinese
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): = 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/a
AP (place score in parentheses): 5s Bio, Chem, Physics C(both), Statistics, Calculus AB, USH, Human Geo, 4: English Language
IB (place score in parentheses):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: All Dual Enrollment and AP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semifinalist, USNCO Semifinalist, Science Fair Awards(Semifinalist)

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Swimming(4 years, Varsity, regional and state qualifier, not recruited but can walk on for some schools), Robotics( 4 years, 2013 World Champions- pretty big deal over here), Quizbowl(4 years, Captain), Science Olympiad(Some state placements, President), Band(3 years, low brass, all regional honor band)

Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community Service: 200 hours at a science museum

Summer Activities: Research with professor , Swimming, Playing League(lol)
Essays:PM me if you want to read
Teacher Recommendations: Pretty decent, One knew me extremely well(Swim coach and AP Chem teacher- should have been excellent), Other one from US History and Sociology teacher: spoke about my role leading class discussions in US History.
Counselor Rec: She said there’s no doubt I’m one of the top kids at my school, so definitely should have been good.
Additional Rec: From lab director. Spoke about my willingness to take initiative to pursue my love of science.

Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
Projected Concentration: Biology/Bioengineering
State (if domestic applicant): South
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):I can bake a mean cake? But in all seriousness, I am a legacy.

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**Decision: Rejected **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 (36R, 36E, 34S, 32M)
SAT II: didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t send
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Psych, AP Stats, AP Span, AP Gov, 1/2 yr Econ, 1/2 yr Sociology, Choir
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3 writing contests

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): dance, theater, music, etc
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: singing at nursing homes/benefits, some social action events
Summer Activities: summer camp/theater programs
Essays: Common App about my passion for using music to help others and a satire about being short
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, but from 2 academic teachers I am close with
Counselor Rec: close with her also, she’s come to some of my performances
Additional Rec: my choir director at school
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material: wrote my activities supplement about how involved I am in the arts

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: ACT score, GPA, consistently involved in the things I am passionate about
Weaknesses: not much community service, no work experience, no interview
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t show much interest, I just went to the meeting when the regional admission counselor visited my school and then decided to apply. I also wrote all about music but didn’t audition at the music school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UMiami, Muhlenberg, and Brandeis. This is my first rejection.

**General Comments: **

Congrats to everyone who got in!!! :slight_smile:

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (730M, 680CR, 720W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 720M2, 680 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (4), Calc AB (5), Microeconomics (4), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Physics

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country 2 yrs (Captain), 4 yrs Soccer (3 Varsity, Captain), Academic Team, SCA (Treasurer), Piano
Job/Work Experience: Youth Soccer Ref, Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Camp Counselor, ~200 hrs at local food pantry
Summer Activities: Boys State, Lifeguarding
Essays: Solid
Teacher Recommendation: Both great
Counselor Rec: Average
Additional Rec: N/A

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks: None
Strengths: ECs, recs
Weaknesses: Test scores, Essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: What school needs another upper-middle class white male with “average” SAT’s according to their standards? My essays were good but not stellar. Solid all-around candidate but nothing to make me stand out
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I was accepted to UVA and Virginia Tech (safety) and now intend on being denied from Duke (ideal school) after being rejected from Vandy
General Comments: Extremely frustrated as many of my schoolmates with substantially less impressive credentials have been accepted to even more selective colleges (e.g. Duke, WashU, etc.) due to family ties so I assumed I would make it into at least one of my reach schools, but now I understand just how many people there are with the same test scores and essay caliber as my application and see why I was denied. Something is clearly wrong with the college admission process in that I can work hard for 4 years, taking every hardest class offered, and receive nothing but A’s while participating in year-round varsity sports, and then 5 or 6 mistakes on a 9th grade level standardized test (SAT) make my application look nothing but mediocre by comparison. Main point: Disheartened but not angry or necessarily shocked at my decision; infuriated at how much nepotism and family ties impact admission decisions.

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**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400
SAT II: 800 US History, 770 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/292
AP (place score in parentheses): Human Geo (5), Envi Sci (5), Language and Composiiton (5), BC Calc (5), Euro (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Macro Economics, AP French, Newspaper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major - National Merit Semifinalist, Harvard Book Award, 1st Place FBLA States, 3rd Place FBLA States, Penn State Essay Contest Winner, Mock Trial Best Lawyer, etc

[/list][ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): TASP, Quiz Bowl (President: 12, VP: 11), Model UN (President: 12), VP:11), Mock Trial (Co-President:12), Leo Club (Secretary: 9-12), FBLA (9-11), Newspaper (News Editor: 12, Business Manager: 11), ANNPower Leadership Forum, NHS
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:Child Evangelism Fellowship/Church for about 100 hours, local hospital for about 50, local school for the blind, service club stuff, local senior center - total about 250 hours
Summer Activities: TASP
Essays: Common app essay was pretty generic but well-written, supplement was meh
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Barely knows me so average
Additional Rec:
Interview: Did not have one
Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but did not receive any
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): about 150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Stats, TASP
Weaknesses: no major awards/hooks
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had really low expectations after not getting a MOSAIC invite or the CV scholar, so I wasn’t expecting an acceptance at all - no idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pitt with a scholarship, haven’t heard back anywhere else yet

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**Decision: Waitlisted **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (720 M 690 CR 800 W)
SAT II: 710 USH 690 Chem 760 Math II
GPA: 4.0 - weighted 4.47
Rank: 1/138
AP: Chem (3) USH (4) Calc BC, Physics 1, Gov and Politics, Spanish Language
Senior Year Course Load: 2 Honors, 4 AP
Major Awards: NMCS, Harvard Book Award, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society (President), School Scholars Program, President’s List

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class officer (VP), Spanish Club (President), Campus Ministry Coordinator, Key Club (officer), school ambassador, Soccer, Ski Team (captain),
Job/Work Experience: 3 jobs - Sports complex employee, camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer soccer coach, holiday project coordinator
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9- Activities essay about how my special needs sister influenced my decision to pursue special education
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9
Interview: Could’ve been better?

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: All girls Catholic
Ethnicity: Latina
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM,

Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, leadership, GPA
Weaknesses: SAT SCORES
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly surprised about being waitlisted- didn’t show a lot of interest and SAT scores are low for Vanderbilt- Good extracurriculars, strong leadership, and hook for Peabody Ed School probably helped with me
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Fordham, Villanova, BC, and Notre Dame (will most likely attend)

**General Comments: **

Keeping my hopes up!! Was certain I would get rejected, so feeling like the waitlist is an accomplishment in itself

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**Decision: Accepted

[ul]
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (760 CR, 680 Math, 720 Writing) - Did not send
[] ACT (breakdown):33 (36 Reading, 35 English, I don’t remember my Science/Math sections, but they were both over 30).
[] SAT II:760 US History, 660 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Macro (5), AP Bio (5), AP US History (5), AP Euro (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Religion, Psychology Honors, AP Comparative Gov, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Literature, AP Physics, Spanish 4 Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar with Honor, National Hispanic Merit Scholar, National Commended Student[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):[/li]- Debate Club (Founder, President, National Forensics League Student Life Committee Member)
-Model UN (Vice President): Attend 5 competitions
-Environmental Club : Started a new school wide recycling program
-NHS (President): Started a new international student mentoring program at school for students on semester abroad trips. Service Chair for weekly Ronald McDonald events. Planned yearly induction ceremony.
-Creative Writing Club (Vice President): In charge of designing and publishing quarterly literary journals. Headed publications of writing competitions at school.

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]Worked part time for a company where I was in charge of their inventory logistics

[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 150 hours at various organizations.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I would give my common app essay an 8. I wrote about going against the family grain and making my first political decision.
For my essay on my extracurricular, I wrote about founding the debate club at my school and the effects it had on the school community and my goals for the future.
[] Teacher Recommendation:I asked my AP Comp/AP US History teacher and my English 3 Honors teacher. Both of them really like me (and the English teacher is the NHS moderator) so I think they wrote good recs.
[] Counselor Rec: I think it was fine. She knows me pretty well and says I’m among the top of my class. She also told me I had the hardest course load of anyone else in the Senior class.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: It was 45 minutes long. The lady had a checklist of 12 questions which included “Why Vanderbilt, what do you want to do after Vanderbilt, what’s the greatest challenge facing America, etc…” I think I rocked it.
[] Supplementary Material:

[/list]Other
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private (Catholic)
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: MAle
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): <75k, applied for FA.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths:Common App Essay, Letters of Rec, ECs,
[] Weaknesses:Low test scores (compared to College Confidential standards), I didn’t accomplish anything super big.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly couldn’t tell you, and that’s probably not helpful for any hopeful candidates looking at this! I would say I focused on what Vanderbilt would let me do instead of what I’ve already done. I also talked as if I was an already accepted candidate (I used words like, “When” and “I will” and avoided “if”).
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted- FSU, UF, Cornell
Deferred SCEA from Yale
Waiting on Brown, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, UPenn

[/list]**General Comments: **

I can’t believe I got accepted! Vanderbilt is one of the most elusive schools for applicants from my high school. It’s pretty exciting!! Congrats to everyone who got in.
For applicants next year, focus on what Vanderbilt offers that other schools don’t. Don’t tell them you want to go there or that it’s your dream school. Let that shine out through your knowledge and passion about their school!

Also, sorry for the formating!