Some of the waitlists and rejections on this thread are definitely perplexing. These are crazy times and who knows what goes into decisions at the institutional level. Financial aid was definitely less than expected so maybe lots of spots will open up!
Rejected for Engineering
wGPA 3.95, 4 APs, ACT 32 Superscored. Many strong ECs w leadership positions
D is disappointed but not surprised as stats on the low side for Vandy
Still has 8 acceptances to choose from and has narrowed her choice to Purdue or Virginia Tech
Well done to those accepted and good luck with the final decisions.
WAITLISTED
honestly I was expecting a full rejection so im really happy!
Stats: 34 ACT Superscore, 3.96uw 4.4w gpa top 10% of my class
any idea of what to do next? I really want to get off.
Go Hokies!
I am very knowledgeable about Vanderbilt and admissions and the WL. In past years, Vandy was one of the few institutions that really used their WL to make the best possible incoming class (2 years ago they took 15% of their incoming class from the WL, last year’s numbers have not been published yet). This year will be different as we don’t know what will happen with the current landscape - Will more students want to stay close to home at their state universities, will students/families who once thought they could afford Vanderbilt now opt for another more affordable choice. There are just so many unknowns. I think it is wise to always get excited about a choice that you have been accepted to and opt into the WL - but don’t count on it.
Anyone else not receive the email? I’m from New York, not sure if that matters.
Also, are most people that apple to Vanderbilt from the South? Does it help at all that I’m from NY?
Rejected.
BioMed Engineering
White/Native American Male
Accepted to everywhere thus far (Tulane, Baylor, Lewis and Clark most notably)
35 ACT (36 in everything but math which is a 32)
3.8 UW GPA
Public-Elite Boarding School (Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts) (#3 High School Faculty in the nation)
Captain of Varsity Football and Soccer Teams and member of 3 other school sports teams as well as Club Soccer and School eSports team
Founding Member of 2 School Clubs
Tournament Organizer for School-Hosted eSports Tourneys
DJ and Radio Show Host at radio station of local university
Over 600 hours of community service, most of which are Biomed related
Won state science fair as a freshman
Unpaid Veterinary Internship for one summer
Senior Class Secretary/Treasurer
School Ambassador (I give tours and whatnot to prospective students.)
In pursuit of Private Pilot’s license (not applicable, but thought it gave me some variety)
Thought I would at least get waitlisted. Beyond disappointed.
I’ve also been invited to full ride events at 3 different schools where 30ish of the top applicants compete for a scholarship and thought I did really well in the interviews there, but didn’t win the scholarship at any of them.
Guess it’s Mississippi State for me ;(
ACCEPTED!
Applied to Arts and Sciences for Economics and History
Suburban Ohio, white male
ACT: 35
Rank: 3/218
Strong common app. essay and supplemental
A lot of ECs
Very happy:)
Congrats to all who got in, and if you didn’t, I’m sure you will do amazing wherever you end up:)!
how tf 
Rejected! Likely bc I never demonstrated interest (was a late reach app anyways.
Wait listed for Econ
GPA UW: 3.92 W:4.57
SAT: 1510 (770 Math 740 English)
OOS (NC)
Decentish Essays
Some leadership positions
All conference Tennis
The decisions are so random. Don’t take it so personally - move on. In the long run, where you graduate doesn’t have any bearing on how you do in life.
Accepted (was not expecting that!)
Applied to Arts and Sciences for Economics and History
White female from FL
ACT: 35
SAT: 1500
SAT II US Hist: 730
GPA: 3.92 UW//5.34 W
Class rank: 3/~475
Strong supplemental essay about work I do with a national non-profit and why I love history (+ a lot of ECs)
Congrats to everyone that got in!
Accepted! I am so so shocked
34 ACT/ mostly As
Applied for Medicine, health & society major
Captain of XC team & varsity 4 years
started own volunteer orchestra group & wrote my essay on that
I honestly do not know how this happened b/c I did not get an interview
Accepted!
Arts and Sciences, OOS White Male
1600 SAT
800s on Chem and Math 2, 5s on 10/10 AP Exams
4.0 uw GPA
Last year, about 30% of enrolled students were from the WL. I suspect more this year given CoVId19. Good luck
hi everyone! is there an accepted student group chat/facebook page to connect with? thanks!
Son accepted! Happily surprised.
Mathematics Major
4.0 uw gpa/4.35 w gpa
ACT: 35 (superscore)
Math Level 2 Subject Test: 800
Physics Subject Test: 750
Completed 4 math courses at our local university during high school
EC’s were a little quirky and not through his high school
Strong rec letters (we think)
Strong common app essay that reinforced his passion for math
Lots of ups and downs with the college decisions. He is waitlisted at 6 colleges, all of them easier to get into than Vanderbilt. We were feeling discouraged. Then accepted to CMU and now Vanderbilt. Hang in there everyone and good luck 
I see the most
Last year’s Common Data Set is up.
That doesn’t quite add up… 30% of 1600 is 480 kids. FAQ about waitlist mentions an approximately 9% rate … are there more than 5000 kids in the waitlist ??