Vanderbilt ED2 Class of 2020

I have super strong ECs, a 4.5 weighted GPA and have gotten all 5’s and 4’s on AP tests. I only have a 30 ACT w/ 3.4 UW due to missing half of sophomore year because of illness. Is it a waste of time applying? And is really worth applying ED2 over RD?

@savvyitup with your stats, I think you would have about the same chance ED2 as you would RD.

What are the most important parts of your application? Are test scores given more weight than grades and courseload?

@sgallagher23

Grades and course load seems to be determined in a specific way. I feel as though class rank is the most important “grades” rating, and you would ideally want to be at least in the top 10%. Course load would be making sure that you take one of the harder schedules that can be offered by your school.

Test scores seem to be a bit more important, allowing slightly more leeway for grades and course load. However, you really need both elements there. High test scores won’t make up for a lower class rank and an easy schedule in the context of your school, and high class rank and a difficult schedule don’t make up for low test scores.

This is going to be a long 2 months

so I want to apply ED2 to engineering but I have not had any outside engineering work experience. I am taking AP Physics, BC Calc, and AP Computer Science and have taken all the highest level math and science courses throughout high school. I also received an award from the society of women engineers. Is my lack of outside work going to hurt me a lot?

@universitygirl4

You don’t need work experience in your field. If you have a lot to offer otherwise, you’ve got a good chance. Good luck!

I submitted my app today, but haven’t gotten a confirmation email, and when I tried to create a VU account, it said my email was not found? Should I be worried, or should I wait a few days before calling them?

Also good luck to everyone; I know these next two months are going to be the slowest ever.

How much weight does Vandy give to the ACT writing test

man, I haven’t even sent in my app yet and I’m already incredibly nervous.

@lefty163 I wouldn’t worry about. Same thing happened to me, it showed up after about 2-3 days.

Could someone chance me for EDII?

GPA (unweighted) 4.0

SAT 2110 (750 CR, 730 W, 630 M)

SAT II (720 US history, 710 Lit)

AP Tests (5 APUSH, 5 AP LANG, 5 APGOV)

Classes: Will have taken 6 APs by the end of this year, only 8 offered at my school; rest of classes are honors

Class Rank: 3/87

Recommendations: strong, one is from my math teacher explaining that my math capabilities are way beyond SAT score, have consistently performed in top 5% of challenging math courses

ECs:

NHS Vice President
Ambassador Board Member (marketing leadership board, only seven people chosen per grade)
Retreat Leader
Academic Bowl Team
100+ hours of service at VA Hospital and local retirement home
Ministry & Service Team
Began a tutoring program at a local middle school

Other: Not applying for financial aid; have visited campus twice and gone to 3 information sessions in my area

@hlb9597 I mean you could say that your math is way better than your SAT score but the thing is so many people get perfect scores on both SAT I Math and Sat level 2 Math. Unless you have something like AMCs or a standardized test such as an IB or AP to prove that then all the admissions officers will know from this is that your school’s math courses are not challenging as you would think.

Vandy just released their stats for its current 1st years – the middle 50% range for CR was 710-780 and for Math was 720-800, so your CR is dead center, but your math is significantly towards the bottom of the last quartile and you didn’t bother taking either of the SAT II math subject tests. You would need something really, really outstanding in your application.

if i got an 800 on the math section of my sat, should i even bother sending my math subject test scores (my only good scores) that are 770 math I and 730 math II

also i got a 34 on the act but only a 2160 on the sat (680 CR, 800 Math) should i even bother sending my sat scores?

Could someone chance me for ED2?

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33 (M:35; E:35; R:32; S:31; W:32) one sitting
SAT II: Math II: 700 USH: 710 (probably wont send these)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t do UW but weighted is 3.71 (obviously my largest flaw, but strong upward trend)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): only one I might send would be a 4 on APUSH
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP AB Calc, AP Physics II, AP Lit, Honors Latin IV, Transformations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended

Classes: Will have taken 10 APs by graduation

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Investment Fund 10,11 (Founder/President),
Varsity Golf 10, 11,12 (Co-captain),
World Affairs Club 9-12 (Chancellor),
Stock Market Club 9,10
Crew Team 9
Environmental Awareness Club 9, 10,
National Junior Classical League 11,12 (Consul)
WR Teen Board 11,12 (Officer)
RMHD Teen Board 9-12 (Officer)
NHS 11,12
Tutor for Middle School Students 12
Ex Libris Club 9,10, 11

Job/Work Experience:
-Summer Intern at a Private Equity Firm the summer after my Junior year
-Worked at a Veterinarian’s office the summer after my Sophomore Year

Volunteer/Community service: 375 hours cumulative since 9th grade

Summer Activities:
-Was 1 of 40 students chosen nationwide to attend TCU Investor Challenge for one week and take business classes taught by Professors at the University
-Have participated in the UT Dallas Online Top Trader Nationwide Competition for the past 2 summers and placed in the top 10 and 15th respectively of over 100 participants
-Went on a community service trip to new orleans the summer after my freshmen year to help rebuild the wetlands

Essays (rating 1-10, details): (9/10)- wrote about how I first became interested in trading stocks at a young age and how that hobby manifested itself into a much larger part of my life

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10- English teacher loved me and I consistently received A’s in the class
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10- Latin teacher, I was an active participant in this class and always maintained high grades
Counselor Rec: I don’t see why it would be lower than an 8/10
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double Legacy, Grandfather and Uncle both attended Vanderbilt

You’ve posted that once already…

@anxiousenior1 not on this thread, but sorry for the repetition, just incredibly nervous/anxious