Vanderbilt ED2 Class of 2019 RESULTS ONLY Thread

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Results are out in about 18 hours so heres the template! Good Luck!

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

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

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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Ill start, because I found it other posts very helpful for D and she doesn’t mind sharing:

REJECTED.

SAT I (breakdown): 600/750/720
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1/4.8W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank, top decile (but unofficial 2/109)
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): Projected 41 score
Senior Year Course Load: 7 IB courses, 3HL, 4 SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): GS Gold, Senior Class VP, School Bookstore Mgr
Job/Work Experience: Four years PT same job, Peer Latin Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life
Summer Activities: None other than work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Probably a 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Definately all 10s

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: No

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: IB
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: < 60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, Community Service, Gold Award, IB Program
Weaknesses: SAT Score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT CR score
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at all 6 early application (safety) schools including UMassAmherst Honors, awaiting RD: Amherst, Middlebury, Vassar, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Bates

General Comments: Vandy was a last minute ditch-effort at a top tier school, figured it was 50/50 so wth lol.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite (single sitting)
SAT II: 780 Chemistry 770 Math2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 2%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(5) Chemistry (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP GOV, AP SPANISH, AP CALC BC, AP PHYSICS, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Bausch&Lomb Honorary Science Award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NHS, Science National Honor Society (President), Mu Alpha Theta, National Spanish Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Red Cross Club (Co-President), American Field Service
Job/Work Experience: camp counselor last 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: weekly volunteer at local nursing home since sophomore year, volunteer tutor (weekly) for special needs middle school student
Summer Activities: *SEE WORK EXPERIENCE
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10s

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: Went extremely well!

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: math and/or chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket:

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: grades/test scores/extra curriculars
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**

School of Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760CR,800M,720W [1560/1600] [2280/2400]
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Math 2 780 Physics 780 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A Very competetive highschool only ranks top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis):
(5): Chemistry, Physics1, English, Psychology, HumGeo
(4): World history, US History
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Physics mech/elec AP, Organic Chemistry(AP weighted), Biology 2 AP, Calculus BC AP, English 4 AP, MacroEcon AP, Soccer.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): important volunteer trip
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Good amount
Summer Activities: volunteer trip
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 Wrote about Soccer in unique manner
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7? they should only have good things to say, but I’ve no idea.

Teacher Rec #1: physics 1 teacher
Teacher Rec #2: english 3 teacher
Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know her well, but have spoken with her.
Additional Rec:
Interview: was very late in application process, a week before results came out, but went super well.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: chemical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Top 10 (national) public highschool
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted: Vanderbilt seems to take test scores heavily into account. Was pretty well rounded.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Cornell…

General Comments: College admission is INCREDIBLY subjective. Being rejected doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to attend.

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Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 cr, 780 w, 740 m)
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36, 34, 36, 36)
SAT II: 780 US History, 750 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): High 3.9s UW, 4.5 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Near the top but our school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Stats (5), Chem (3, didn’t send), US History (5), English Language (5), Government, Microeconomics, Calc AB, English Literature, Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): founder and captain of debate team, captain of academic team (one of the best in the state), 1st alto saxophone in school’s top jazz orchestra
Job/Work Experience: Senate Page
Volunteer/Community service: 150 hours
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Main essay was probably like a 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Both close to 10s, English and history teachers

Interview: Had a great interview

Intended Major: Bio and/or Psychology with a pre-med concentration
State (if domestic applicant): OH
School Type: Smaller private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper middle class

Strengths: Scores, activities, essay, grades