I was RD
If you receive scholarship denial for regular decision, does that mean you’re likely to be accepted into the school? Or is scholarship denial unrelated.
Rejected here as well.
As this group of families are travelling in same boat as ours I am wondering how those of you hoping to get merit scholarship but didn’t end up getting any from top universities in your list feeling and coping up?
Like many middle class families we could barely afford to pay for one kid now and have to for another child shortly here while making sure we have some money left for future. we did get almost full ride to a decent neighboring state private university but son would like to attend top university. He is top of the class and have good extracurricular activities, top test scores, AP scores etc. It is somewhat painful to think of paying full sticker price to undergraduate education 
He doesn’t know yet what he would like to pursue but leaning towards research.
I really appreciate everyone here who are accepting rejections humbly and congratulations to the winners.
I doubt it mattered.
I applied RD and haven’t received any emails about the C or CV scholarships. Is it the same for anyone else?
Son was RD (post #142)
Email today denied for CV my D is regular decision
We are in a similar situation. Daughter (1st in her class of 580, NMF, 35 ACT, etc.) applied to one safety and was accepted but doesn’t want to go there. Wants to go to a top-tier research university so she can have her pick of med schools after undergrad. Currently also accepted to a spectacular OOS State school but they are offering no merit money, and the OOS tuition is bonkers. Waiting on 5 other top-tier university decisions (including Vanderbilt) - all offer better aid - and quite concerned that the OOS school with it’s crazy prices could be our only option. Praying for acceptance(s) and a great fit in the next couple of weeks.
@OH2020MOM DD is also planning for medical school. Since GPA and MCAT scores are the most important 2 components in applying medical school, DD is considering to attend a Good school to get the best GPA (and not worry about top school grade deflation) instead of Top private school. UPITT, rank ~#57, gave her very generous scholarship so it is a very viable option. We are waiting on all results to make a final decision.
We don’t plan to tap into retirement fund to pay for top college 
I used to read similar stories from other parents here. May be they all prepared me for this moment. Good luck to your daughter.
D was denied CV by email this morning, she applied RD, still waiting decisions and possibly merit ?.. Congrats to everyone who received CV!!!
What other merit options are available at V?
@pathtotruth, the harsh reality of the admissions game is such that unless you qualify for a lot of need-based aid, the most selective school your child can get into is likely to not be the least expensive one for your family.
Kids that get into Vanderbilt could often get a merit scholarship somewhere else (particularly if they are NMF). And kids getting CV scholarships are likely strong candidates at HYPMS.
Which schools are worth the extra and how much is a question that does not have a set answer.
@pathtotruth
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/additional.php
these are some of the additional scholarships that come out later
also received a rejection email for CV
does anyone know anything about the clark scholars program
The email said only 200 got it, and it means 3%. So mostly is rejection. JEOBAR: If you got the email saying not getting a scholarship, it does not mean you are likely to get in. Don’t overthink. Just plan for what you have so far. Everything happens for a reason.
ok; a few questions. Rejections to CV scholarship - is that scholly one that needed a separate application? Did you all apply to that in addition to admittance? its not an automatic one, right?
and @OH2020MOM == I hope your D gets good news. She won’t consider her safety? I certainly know what you mean by bonkers OOS tuition at a cool school. We’re facing this same dilemma. pretty sure auto merit at the safety is going to rule.
Yes - it was not an automatic one. Additional essays and such.
My son is in a similar situation although he seems to be getting “yield protection” deferrals and wait-lists at a lot of the public schools that he actually really liked. So, he’s more likely to get into Vanderbilt and some other private schools than those public schools, because the perception that he won’t accept there (which isn’t true). Tough the way these schools are playing around with their numbers at the expense of hard-working students.
So, my son is looking at a situation where he’ll either be paying a lot to go to a place like Vanderbilt, or going to an OOS public school that isn’t one of his top choices…although one of those provided a nice merit scholarship to him.
Yes, it had a separate application that was completed after applicants were able to set up their portal after applying to Vanderbilt. It was due by Dec. 1st.
@pathtotruth
Same boat here - we make too little to afford our EFC, but we make too much to make our EFC affordable (if that makes sense)
My daughter got her CV rejection today, even though she has already been admitted to Vanderbilt and was invited to MOSAIC. That essentially adds Vanderbilt to the list of schools she’s been admitted to but even with merit & financial aid are cost prohibitive (along with CSOM, RPI, RIT, WPI, Clarkson, and probably a few more to come). She’s 35 ACT, never got a B in her life, taking almost exclusively all honors, AP, and post-AP classes, etc…
We realized that even though she had a great chance at being admitted to HYPMS schools, we would not be able to afford our EFC at any of those schools, so instead we included a bunch of schools that were generous with merit aid and resigned ourselves to the fact that we’d most likely have to go with a less prestigious school instead of a T20. So far she has full tuition offers at Miami Ohio, ASU, South Carolina, Rose Hulman, and a few others. Not quite as prestigious as Vanderbilt or some of the others, but I’m not about to have her graduate saddled with mountains of student debt and/or put off retirement by several years just so that she can attend an elite school instead of a just a great school.