Vanderbilt ED1 Class of 2019 Results Only

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (630R/730M/700W)
ACT (breakdown): Sent three… 31, 32, 32 with the highest section scores of 34E, 34M, 33R, and 32S.
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Government (2), US History (2), English Literature (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Statistics, AP Economics, AP Language, Band, Wildlife
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle scout</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Band 9-12), (Ultimate frisbee 9-12), Martial arts (age 11-now), Freelance webmaster, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Part-time host at Olive Garden
Volunteer/Community service: Mission trips… eagle scout service project… church projects.
Summer Activities: Mission trips
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Solid 7.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): </p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Calculus: 6
Teacher Rec #2: AP Lit: 10
Counselor Rec: No idea.
Additional Rec: Band director: 10
Interview: Due to glitch, could not get interview.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <35k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sibling currently attends (legacy?)</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Extracurriculars. Being an eagle scout definitely helped.
Weaknesses: ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. It could’ve gone either way.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT-Knoxville</p>

<p>General Comments: Go for it. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (780M/740CR/690W)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 740 Bio m / 720 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t have AP’s but I take most rigorous course load
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Based heavily on math and science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Currently Semi-finalist in Spirit of Innovation Challenge, may go to finals</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Robotics (9-12)
Captain
4th in the world out of 11,000
Top 10 in other years
A Cappella group (10-12)
Officer
Travel Internationally</p>

<p>8 other activities that are not as significant but still helped</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Abercrombie and Fitch Student Lifestyle Consultant
Volunteer/Community service: Two trips to Guatemala for Youth Group (forgot to mention these)
Summer Activities: internship at Drexel University Biology lab
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8.5/10 Common app essay was really good, about my lab experience, supplement was pretty good, wrote about a cappella, not robotics, to show diversity
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: Biology teacher 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: Calc teacher 9/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10 she loves me
Additional Rec: Lab mentor
Interview: Glitch, couldn’t get one</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 90,000 >
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Robotics, A cappella
Weaknesses: GPA, Disciplinary infraction involving alcohol
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Tulane and Case Western (over qualification?)</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>I really did not expect to get in</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Reading- 770 Writing- 710 Math- 670
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take it
SAT II: US History- 730 Literature- 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/536
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History(4) World History(5) English Lang/Comp(5) Biology(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Literature, AP Government, Pre-AP Chemistry, Concert Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): History Day State Finalist, AAUW Science Scholar, Junior Masonic Achievement Award, Excellent in Regional Solo and Ensemble Competition, National Honor Society</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Events Coordinator,) Student Project Committee (Treasurer,) Varsity Girls Golf, 9 years of playing the violin, Student Guide, Communities in Schools Math Tutor, AFSP Out of the Darkness Community Walks volunteer.
Job/Work Experience: Starbucks Barista (summer between Junior and Senior year)
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours per year with above activities
Summer Activities: I worked over the summer, went on an invitation only educational tour of northern Europe, and attended a pre-VU campus tour day at Vanderbilt
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I would give my essay a 9, I wrote it about my experience growing up surrounded by film, watching tons of bizarre movies with my family and how that has shaped me as a person/ given me a way to be an individual/ given me a connection to home when I leave. I consider myself a fairly eloquent writer and I worked on it for about two months.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: I never read my first one from my Pre-AP/AP Biology teacher but she had nominated me for numerous awards in the past so I’m thinking it was pretty good.
Teacher Rec #2: From my AP Lang/Comp teacher, I’d give it a 6. It was slightly generic but very complementary
Counselor Rec: Again, I never read it but assumed it must of been pretty good.
Additional Rec: I had one from my Key Club advisor that I would give an 8 or 9, it spoke a ton about leadership and student involvement and another from my general advisor (we have a huge advisory program at my school) that I would give an 8 as well.
Interview: There was a technical error that prevented my request from reaching an alumni in my area so I never did one.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Not yet.
Intended Major: Political Science (for law)
State (if domestic applicant): Washington
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Mid-range public (we were rank by US News last year but only in the mid 800’s)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My GPA and community service were both really strong and my application was pretty well rounded overall
Weaknesses: I didn’t have enough leadership and I only started golf my junior year.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essay was a major part of why I was accepted, everyone who read it said it was one of the best admissions essay they’ve ever read
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I hadn’t got any results back yet, this was my only ED </p>

<p>General Comments:
I am so thrilled to be accepted, honestly I was really unsure whether or not I could do it but my biggest piece of advice to students looking to apply to Vandy is to know that they are truly holistic in their admission process so make sure that you are focusing on sports/music/community service/things other that just grades.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>2300 SAT (1500/1600) white girl from NJ and I have a chance thread with my other stats. To all 2020 hopefuls stalking this thread, best of luck!! Do not give up hope with a low gpa, I don’t even think I have a 3.8 but my school does not report unweighted, so 4.18. I will say that test scores are a HUGE factor! </p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite, 36 English, 33 Reading, 34 Science, 27 Math
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, American National Government, English Comp II, A&P, Advanced Spanish II, Primo Voci Advanced Choir, Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Coca Cola Scholars Semifinalist, Duke TiP, National Merit Commended, Kansas Honor Scholar, </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama Club (founder and president), Choir Department (president), Plays and Musical (Leads 3 years), 4-H (President 4 years), SADD, International Club, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Counselor (Camp Invention, 4H Camp, etc), Teacher (Rec Center), etc.
Volunteer/Community service: 4-H Ambassador, Bert Nash Mental Health Center Advocate, Citizenship Washington Focus Delegate, County Council Representative, etc
Summer Activities: Duke Tip Field Studies, Space Camp, Summer Youth Theater, Volunteering, etc
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: 8, Supplemental, 9, Additional, 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 9
Teacher Rec #2: 7
Counselor Rec: 7
Additional Rec: 6
Interview: No</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biological Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Femaile
Income Bracket: 60,000<
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really, no</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My wide spread community service and extra curricular experience. GPA, test scores strong. I felt like my essays were pretty strong.
Weaknesses: Didn’t have any hooks. Came from a
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my essay was a very large reason why I was admitted.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted to the honors program at KU, but I didn’t really have the option to apply anywhere else!</p>

<p>General Comments: I am so excited to be a Commodore! ;w; I am so excited to become a part of life in Nashville. I am also really excited to get to know you guys. We should all find a way to start communicating!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1570/2300 (800 CR, 770 Math, 730 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 Science, 35 Math, 34 Reading, 34 English, 10 Writing)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no UW, 4.3W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (World History)
IB (place score in parenthesis): projected 39 (A on EE, B in TOK)
Senior Year Course Load: IB: Hl Math, HL Chem, HL Bio, SL Lit, SL Econ, SL ab-initio spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Chinese Bridge World Mandarin Proficiency Competition (First Place Team Overall out of ~80 international teams) </p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Choir (President), Peer Tutoring Club (Head), Student Gov (Secretary), Varstiy Cricket, Model UN, Debate, Boarding House Prefect
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Relay for Life volunteer, multiple school charity functions, numerous trips to soup kitchen, etc.
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): ~8? (becoming comfortable in an international setting by going to China alone, kinda following in my dad’s footsepts)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>

<p>Teacher Rec #1: 9 (Econ teacher, he loves me to death, also he runs Model UN which I’m a part of)
Teacher Rec #2: 7 (Math Teacher, I’ve got good grades in his class, but it was less personal)
Counselor Rec: 9 (Also the head of Boarding, which I’m in, and he LOVES Vandy)
Additional Rec: 9 (One of the Boarding House Advisors and the varsity Cricket Coach)
Interview:</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: HOD /Cognitive Science
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Canada (but I’m a US citizen)
School Type: Private, All-Boys, ~150 per class
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >180K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably the Mandarin Competition, because so few people do it. The kid that won 1st place individual is at Yale now </p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Applied international as a US citizen, IB program with an AP class under my belt, US+Canada experience, great standardized test scores
Weaknesses:No SAT II tests, not in top 10% of class
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: great SAT/ACT score, very well rounded, and interesting background with China trip, etc.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: thought about applying early to Notre Dame, ended up ED Vandy. Couldn’t be happier </p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>Feel free to ask any questions about the Chinese competition, or anything else! So happy to be accepted!</p>

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Bump for people who keep posting in the wrong thread haha.

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@CollegePanda96‌ whoaa you got in with those stats! makes me feel hopeful :o. if only I applied early decision sigh

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@CollegePanda96 thanks so much for this thread. I’m a rising senior, and Vandy is my top choice BY FAR. I plan to study electrical engineering. :slight_smile: Honestly seeing some of the RD threads have been terrifying for me, but this one gives me hope because I am planning to apply ED1 as long as the net price calculator gives me a good price.
I also live in TN(Nashville, to be specific), and I am doing all I can to appeal to Vandy. I already have several leadership positions, volunteer hours, and extracurriculars under my belt. I am hoping that taking dual credit courses at Lipscomb University in the fall will help me since Lipscomb and Vandy have a pretty good relationship.