How exactly do applicants find out if they get in to Vanderbilt? Will they be directed to myappvu.com by an email when decisions are posted, do they just have to keep logging in hoping the status changes or will they receive word through the USPS? My child applied ED1 and was told she’d hear by Dec 15th, but sounds like it may be earlier and we’re unclear how she’ll receive the decision.
@UMParent2015 this is how applicants checked their admission decisions last year: “As of 5:30 p.m. Central Time on Friday, December 11, Early Decision I applicants can log into the MyAppVU portal to access admissions decisions. In addition, we recently emailed each EDI applicant with a personalized URL which will lead you directly to your admissions decision.”
She will receive an email that the decision has been made and it will direct her to myappvu
@cali14379 and @littlemiss126 So does that mean the email directing applicants to MyAppVU on a specific date and time came a day or so prior to when decisions were posted? Was the personalized URL made accessible at the same time decisions were posted on MyAppVU or was one available before the other?
I assume ED and RD results happen the same way. DS15 applied RD. They announced that results would be available at a specific day and time. At that point we logged into the Vandy portal and a banner said “Congratulations!” I think the email came a bit after that. I do not remember what “a bit” was. Everyone got an email whether they got in or not.
It’s crazy to think that, by this time next week, we could know!
SO crazy!! I am super anxious about it.
Chance me please! Vanderbilt is my dream school and I applied ED1
GPA: weighted 99.28/4.52 unweighted: 94.8/4.0
ACT: 35 (36 English, 35 Math, 34 Reading, 33 Science)
SAT II: 780 on U.S. History, 770 Biology, 750 Math 1
My school doesn’t have class rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History= 5, AP English Language and Composition= 4, AP Bio=4
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP American Gov and Politics, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP Physics 1, AP English Literature, AP Spanish
Major Awards: National Honor Society, Math Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, National Merit Semifinalist, Bronze Level on National Spanish Exam
Very competitive Alabama public school
ECs
- Vice President of Student Government Executive Council (12th, in charge of almost all school events)
-President of Youth Legislature Club (11th)
-Alabama Youth Legislature Conference (9th-12th)
-Ronald McDonald House Student Leadership Council (11th-12th, volunteer program)
-STAIR Tutor (8th-12th, tutor inner city kids once a week in reading)
-Treasurer of National Junior Beta Club (9th)
-Program editor for school yearbook (11th)
-JV Soccer Team (9th-10th)
-GirlSpring Student Board (11th-12th, write articles for a website about women empowerment)
-Selected for Alabama Girls State
-Counselor at a summer camp
-Studied abroad in Spain
Strong letters of recommendation from teachers, a lady who built part of the Engineering building, and my interviewer said he was going to write me a stellar recommendation
Essay:Talks about how I used my experience of being sick in the hospital to work at the Ronald McDonald house… it really shows how I am a problem solver
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks: 3rd generation of family to go to Vandy
Your chances are quite good. Nobody with those stats has been refused by Vanderbilt from our HS in 10 years.
Just spoke to admissions office and the woman answering phones said emails will be sent out to ED1 applicants on the 15th directing them to the VU portal. When questioned if it would truly be on the 15th she said, “Yes, the 15th.”
The person answering the phone may be told to say the 15th. She probably doesn’t really know what’s happening behind the scenes. I’ve seen Vandy say a specific date in the past and then change it. Even last year, I believe they released ED1 earlier than anticipated and ED2 when they stated they would.
@SoapyMango Hope you’re right!
Last year my son received an email telling him what time to login. The site kept crashing and then he saw “Congratulations!”. The past 3 years the decisions were given early: Friday, Dec 11, 2015, Sat, Dec 13, 2014, and Sat Dec 14th, 2013. I would assume that this year the decision will be released by this coming Saturday the 10th. I hope so since my other son has applied ED1 too. It does look like Vandy likes to give decisions over the weekend as another person posted- this way the admissions office is closed 
good luck!!!
@tokyony Thank you for explaining how the admission information comes. Do you remember if your son received the email telling him what time to login on the same day the decision was given? Or was it before the day the decision was given?
@tokyony the past 3 years decisions have been released on Friday’s. You can look up past threads here to see. So there is a good chance it could be this Friday. I hope so!!!
can someone take a look at this!!! (chance me!!)
i applied ED1 and didn’t know this website existed until today. i’m super anxious to find out so i need to know what other people think!
I am a URM (parents were Argentine immigrants moved here for my dad to get his masters at Wharton), so I’m hispanic. Mom did not attend college, dad attended college abroad and reason for my parents moving here was him getting into masters program
Spanish spoken at home but i reply in English always (since i was a child i refused to listen to parents and speak spanish) - therefore i did take spanish in school
two older brothers - Penn class of 2015 and Columbia class of 2020
ACT - 32 (English 36, Math 30, English 33, Science 27) Science was brought down a lot on my second one but my composite was higher than my first (got a 31 first time and my science was 31 and english and reading were lower than second time) so superscored is a 33 but they don’t superstore
School doesn’t provide GPA or class rank (private all girls school)
AP scores: AP bio 4, AP Span language 5, AP Studio Art 5, AP English Language 4
Subject tests: Bio 740 and Spanish 800
max 3 ap’s for juniors and seniors
Junior classes: AP Bio, AP Spanish, English (no honors available), Precalc w/ half year intro to AP Stats, AP 2D art, Reg US history
Senior Classes: AP Stats, AP Physics 1, AP Psych, ADv science: Anatomy and physiology, English Elective
EC’s
Ambassador of Save the Children Teen Council in my town/at my high school
Lacrosse Coach for 7th and 8th graders for town league
Assistant photographer for a photographer who runs a magazine in Fairfield County
Senior Peer Leader - really important at my school, selected through application and interview process)
Did YPAResearch for the Center for the Study of Boys and Girls lives (presented findings at the RoundTable at UPenn)
Intern/Mentee for Macy’s merchandising group
President of Photographer
Ambassador (tour guide)
Founder and President of My Mind Matters Club
Member of Supporting Women Across the Globe club (SWAG)
Volunteer at Family Centers (program for underprivileged families or working parents to send their young kids to school)
Visual Arts Editor of Yearbook
A few other club memberships but nothing major
Summer Activities
Habitat for Humanity in NOLA
Georgetown University Medical Institute (one week program - mini med school)
Columbia University BioMedical Engineering (3 week summer course)
Lifeguard
Traveled to Cuba for Global Scholars program at my school
Essay: pretty good actually about my roots and how i suppressed my heritage until i traveled to Cuba
Supp: about the research i did for CSBGL
Let me know
Has anyone had an admissions counselor visit their school lately or have they wrapped up their travels?
Can anyone chance me for Peabody? Applied ED1 from the Bay Area.
Asian (Korean)
Male
Bay Area, California
Rigorous Public School: Top 5 in California, Top 75 in US
Upper-middle class ($500k+)
Hooks: Asian maybe? I heard Vanderbilt’s trying to increase diversity.
GPA/Test Scores:
W: 3.87/ UW: 3.57 (huge upward trend; 4.0 UW Junior year; low Freshman year GPA was a result of missing weeks of school due to a severe illness - counselor should explain)
Rank - school doesn’t rank
ACT - 36 (36M, 36E, 36R, 35S, 11/12 Writing)
SAT I - 1500 (730 Reading, 770 Math)
SAT 2 - 790 Korean, 710 US History, 680 Literature
AP: 5 on US History, 4 on Human Geography
Awards:
-National Merit Semifinalist
-Major International and State DECA Awards
1st Place in California (Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research)
1st Place in California (DECA Hotel Management)
2nd Place in California (DECA Hotel Management)
2nd Place in California (Financial Literacy Promotion Project)
9th Place in California (Quick Serve Restaurant Management)
2nd Place Internationally (DECA Hotel Management)
8th Place Internationally (Financial Literacy Promotion Project)
-National History Day California Second Place
-National History Day Regional Champion
-CSPA Journalism Gold Medal
Courseload:
9th - all honors classes
10th - all honors classes
11th - 4 weighted (maximum possible)
12th - 2 weighted
Extracurriculars:
-Won major international, state, and regional awards in DECA
-Internship at Sand Hill based Venture Capital firm
-School newspaper Editor and Advertising Manager
-Stanford Daily University Newspaper Internship (two years)
-Won state level awards for National History Day
-Varsity Golf
-Volunteered for Political Campaign (180+ volunteer hours)
-Public Forum Debate (2nd place at regional tournament - SCU)
Essays:
Common App - 9/10 pretty good; wrote about Korean identity
EC Supplement - 10/10 really good; wrote about journalism and work as an Advertising Manager and connected it to Vandy, Peabody, and HOD (my major)
Teacher Recommendations:
Honors English 11 teacher - 10/10 (knows me incredibly well)
AP Human Geography teacher - 9.5/10 (was my favorite class in high school; he enjoyed me as well - knows me well)
Counselor Recommendation - 8/10 (should be decent; she would probably explain my low grades Freshman year -had to miss weeks of school due to severe illness)
Interview: Was with an alum of my high school! Went really well; was honestly just a conversation about why we both loved Vandy.
Will my low GPA keep me out? Or will my exemplary ECs, test scores, awards, and essays give me a chance?
This is not a chance me thread. Can we please keep this as a discussion 
Woops, my bad. Saw a lot of people doing it, so though I might as well post too.
Excited for results go come out, though. Hoping for 12/9