<p>If anyone would like to post a result/ express excitement/ express dejection/ discuss the probability of obtaining money, this thread is for you!!!</p>
<p>I've taken the liberty of hijacking this format, which I have seen for several colleges. </p>
<p>Yes! My acceptance also came through the MOSAIC Program. @zmoose27, are you going?? I've heard that the Vanderbilt campus is <em>gorgeous</em>, and I sort of want to see it for myself.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section):Writing:680, Verbal:730, Math: 660
[</em>] SAT IIs:Spanish:800, Literature: 670, US History: 620
[<em>] ACT:31
[</em>] IBs: Chem HL, History of the Americas HL, World Literature: HL, Music SL, Maths SL, Spanish SL
[<em>] GPA:4.01/3.7
[</em>] Rank:16
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app:JROTC Battalion Commander(4 years) Founder/President of Junior State of America at my school(2 years), Marching/Symphonic Band(4 years), NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Scholars Bowl
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):Being Latino in Alabama
[<em>] Teacher Recs:History and Chemistry
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Applied on: December 15, RD
[</em>] Hook (if any):URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:AL
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Hispanic
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]
They invited me to the Mosaic Weekend</p>
<p>the admission rate for regular decision will be really really low this year. vandy admitted a bigger proportion of the class in ED and the applications skyrocketed. follow closely:</p>
<p>considering vandy wants to admit 1570 students this year, and 40% of the class has been filled in early decision, that leaves 942 spots left. vanderbilt had about 19700 applications overall. and then admitted 37% of the ED pool, so 1700 of the applications were for early decision. which means at least 18000 applications are left for those 942 spots. Last year vanderbilt had a 40% yield, in other words 2 out of every 5 acceptances go to vanderbilt. which means that to fill the 942 remaining spots, they will give out 2355 acceptances (lets go with 2500 so we error of the side of a higher acceptance rate) Its a pretty safe bet that vandy will admit less than 2500 this year. so the admit rate for regular decision should be slightly less than (2500/18000 = ) 13.8%. We will have to see how close to the actual numbers i am, im glad i did ED 2</p>
<p>Yeah, but vandyclass you are forgetting that the overall yield rate included the 100% (or near 100%) yield that comes from ED admits. The yield for regular decision alone should be lower than 40%, so they would admit more than just 2500 or so applicants from RD.</p>
<p>You can have mine if you wish. I think they should be desperate for minorities anyways as they have like 5 percent hispanics and only 20 percent non-whites including asians.</p>
<p>God, that is hilarious phrasing. Can someone help me find the magic numbers, please? Do you think that the demographics of a college should match those of the general population as a whole? Maybe 50% white, 50% colored? Maybe 25%-75%? Or does anyone else think we will just be a whole lot better off when white people are not allowed into these universities at all? It's ironic that in this decade, the amount of additional resources that have gone towards affirmative action policies has skyrocketed at Vanderbilt from essentially nothing to an incredible percentage. Is anyone able to put forward a legitimate argument as to why that is a credible investment, especially when budget cuts are being made to nearly every other department? Looking forward to reading it.</p>
<p>As much as I enjoy being who I am, a part of me wishes I had been born black so that I could get some media attention and denounce racism. I certainly hope I'd have the moral fortitude to be able to call them in the event I was invited to a minorities-only program and ask them to re-review my application, hopefully without a distorted perception the second go around.</p>
<p>For the sake of logic, l'll leave out any social justice arguments. The idea behind recruiting underrespresented minorties is to try and make us of an untapped resource. For example, if there are no Aleutian engineers, then it's for some other reason than they are not smart enough. Therefore, if we recruit and develop Aleuts to be engineers, then we have increased the pool of talent. The argument makes sense. However, it doesn't address whether or not it is a good investment.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that first generation college students are underrepresented minorities. This doesn't have to be about race.</p>
<p>@VandySAE:
I see where you're coming from; I'd be frustrated too. I just am taking advantage of all the opportunities I am given, you know? It would be pointless for me to take a moral stand just to lose that 1 slot i got.</p>
<p>Can you please explain to me the connection between race and intellectual ability desilu, or did I miss something?
How about we increase the pool of talent by searching for talent, not racial diversity.</p>
<p>Also: I have nothing against any minorities for the advantages they are given, just the idea that they need those advantages.</p>
<p>*How about we increase the pool of talent by searching for talent, not racial diversity.</p>
<p>Also: I have nothing against any minorities for the advantages they are given, just the idea that they need those advantages. *</p>
<p>Absolutely agreed. I talked about this in that big argument thread we had a while back. I mean, you can admit a Native American, black, white, asian, whatever who can all have the exact same type of personality and strengths. That's not building diversity. That's just building a class that looks different.</p>
<p>QUESTION: My dad didn't go to college and my mom went to a local community college. Will that help at all?</p>