Vanderbilt ED2 Decision Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>Hello! I thought I'd get this started since decisions could possibly come out this evening. Good luck to everyone!!! </p>

<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted
Decision: Deferred
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
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.):
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
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<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
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<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>What time do you think they will start putting decisions up?</p>

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<p>Decisions are up! White female, accepted with a 35 and a 4.15 GPA! </p>

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<p>Denied. Sibling legacy, ACT 32 3.5/4.2 uw/w gpa, Excellent leadership, Excellent recs, Academically rigorous private school (south) no rank. Word of the day…PERSPECTIVE </p>

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<p>Tides, I am so sorry. As a parent, I was rooting for you as I lurked on the threads. I admire your resolve and wish you all of the best. I think ED2 may have been more competitive than ED1 after seeing the results from our hometown/ out of town friends. </p>

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<p>@capfam Thanks for your kind words! All the best to you too!</p>

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<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>ACT: 35
UW GPA: 4.0
Rank: 3/266
AP Euro (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Chem (5), AP Lang (5), AP US History (5)
Senior Year Courses: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP US Gov
Major Awards: National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Color Guard for 5 years (captain junior and senior years)
Independent Winter Guard junior year (dance soloist, competed at world championships)
YMCA Summer Camp Counselor
3 years volunteering at a place that helps disabled kids ride horses</p>

<p>Public School
White Female</p>

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<p>Accepted!
ACT: none
UW GPA: 3.47
Ranking: no ranking at my school
AP: US History 4, Calc AB 5, AP Lang 5
Senior Year: AP Art history, AP English Lit, Bio H, Irish History H, Latin AP
Major Awards: NM commended</p>

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<p>No SAT score, gimmefin…?</p>

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<p>NM commended means gimme took the PSAT at least</p>