when do you think that they’ll start letting people off the waitlist?
Most of them after all the waves are completed. Might get one here and there a little earlier but for planning purposes I’d look at late May into mid-June.
are there any specific traits of different admission traits based on last year’s experience? Like number of offers, percentage of offers/wl/rj,
Vandy accepted! April 27th
international student from T50
sophomore transfer 37 credits
toefl:115 sat:1480 GPA3.94
major: cas mathematics
strong essay and recommendation(maybe?)
two undergraduate research and some national competition awards
Hope that’s useful and wish you guys all good luck!
BTW: Has any accepted student received Vandy’s transfer credit evaluation report already? I still haven’t receive any email yet…
Not that I’m aware of.
i mean different waves
Last year there were at least 3 waves IIRC. The first was April 22ish and then there were atleast 2 more in May and then the WL admits started. (Some WL movement could have started before the last wave but if it did it was maybe a few, not alot) I don’t remember the exact dates but I think each wave released after the acceptance deadline for the prior wave. The whole process continued into June and I think the WL was finally closed in July sometime?
It seemed like most of the direct admits and WLs were in the first 2 waves but that’s from the posts here and on Reddit. Vandy doesn’t release that info to my knowledge so that could be entirely incorrect overall.
Sorry I can’t provide more exact info. This entire process requires a bit of patience. The Ivies and many other schools haven’t even released their decisions yet and there’s a continual ripple affect as people accept and then withdraw to accept a subsequent admit which then opens up that spot for either another direct or WL admit.
Honestly it’s messy and frustrating but hang in there because it’s not over till all the WL are closed and there’s alot of movement before that happens.
thank u so much. it is so useful! I haven’t received any message from vandy yet which makes me pretty much frustrated and nervous. Thank u for ur sharing anyway.
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Don’t lose hope! May is really where things begin to happen…very different from freshman acceptances wrapping up May 1.
I’m in the same boat 
wish we can both get in
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the deposit is due May 11, don’t be discouraged!!
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my D just heard and was accepted as a Transfer for her Sophomore year ! Very exciting. She doesn’t need to let them know until mid-july. that’s curious.
congratulations! when did she hear, and did she get an email sent to the portal?
July? That does seem odd.
Congratulations on the acceptance! 
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Yes…I want to verify that with her. It seems very odd. I haven’t talked to her yet…she just texted me the news.
I will ask her. Stay tuned.
hey – i still havent heard back from vandy yet – i have a 3.45 gpa and some good ECs and essays. im really nervous and i heard that someone received decisions today – is that true?
I totally get you! I think we’re all a little nervous… I think it won’t come out until after May 11th though, so it’s best to just not lose hope and assume we will hear in two weeks… the 1st wave is important, but the 2nd one is just as important, just has to do with timing… fingers crossed!
One person I know told me that if the results don’t come out in the first wave, then the ones after that are basically rejections or wl. I really hope this isn’t true…