<p>like a letter and skinny. I was so scared when I saw it, ha.</p>
<p>lol im not even scared. i’ll probably get rejected anyways haha it was just the only school that had ED 2 that i wouldn’t mind going to…since i only applied that and brown as far as ivies. oh well. i wish i got into NYU, but i didn’t. : [</p>
<p>I just got my acceptance letter!!! Best. News. Ever.</p>
<p>I’m also a white female living in Tennessee.
GPA: 4.0 unweighted
ACT: 34 composite
SAT: 1560 index (800 CR/760 M/800 W)
AP: 5 on APUSH, AP English Language; taking three more this year</p>
<p>Extra-c’s: Key Club president, literary magazine editor, Young Democrats president, Environmental Club vice-president, Student Council curriculum chair, varsity girls soccer</p>
<p>Other stuff: National Merit Finalist, Volunteer Girls State, Governor’s School for the Humanities, state essay contest winner, some regional math and writing awards</p>
<p>Essay: I thought it was good. I used the one I wrote for UNC about how not being able to play guitar well has taught me to pursue some hobbies less zealously and to relax more.</p>
<p>Recommendations: The two teacher recommendations were golden. One, especially, was terrific, because the teacher adores me, and he also thought the application was being sent to Princeton, where he wanted me to go. The guidance recommendation was pretty bad; my counselor doesn’t know me very well. I got a supplemental letter from the vice-chancellor of Tennessee-Martin where I went to Governor’s School this summer. </p>
<p>I’m so happy right now! Vanderbilt is my dream school.</p>
<p>I got rejected. Well, good luck guys and congrats to those who made it. You should be proud of yourselves.</p>
<p>i got rejected too ^_^</p>
<p>Yeah man, it’s cool though luck plays a big part in the admissions process. We were all qualified… just wasn’t us. What are your other schools you are looking at? My 2nd choice is USC, can’t miss LA ;)</p>
<p>haha yeah im so sick of the college admissions process lol
umm washu but ill prob get rejected there, 
& i like rice! </p>
<p>where are u from?</p>
<p>this is so exciting!!! congrats everyone! i am a RD applicant…and hoping to hear good news in the future!!</p>
<p>I got accepted!</p>
<p>i really thought i had a shot. rejected.
admission here has gotten MUCH more competitive.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Info[ul]
[<em>] White, Male, Alabama, fairly competitive HS
[</em>] Schools: A&S
[li] Financial Aid: Nah.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Stats[ul]
[<em>] GPA: 3.85 UW, 4.32 W; Rank: top 8% (frosh->junior)
[</em>] Grade Trend: 4, 4.3, 4.65, 4.85 (taken into consideration?)
[<em>] PSAT: 202
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SATII: 800, 720
[</em>] Course Load: Increasingly difficult each year.
Frosh: 3 honors; Soph: 2 honors; Junior: 1 AP 4 honors; Senior: 5AP 2 honors (all As)[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective[ul]
[<em>] Essay: I thought it was good; showed some humor, pop culture references, etc.
[</em>] Teacher Rec: One was complimentary but not extremely personal, the other I assume was extremely personal and hopefully pretty complimentary. Balance? Mehbeh.
[li] Counselor Rec: Although I have no idea, I think my counselor likes me. She thinks Im really unique.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>ECs/Leadership[ul]
[<em>] Debate Class Rep (11-12) Member (9-10)
[</em>] Vice Prez of Leo Club (11-12) Member (9-10)
[<em>] Aided in work mouse surgery in a study of a disease (12) (did not include on commonapp extra curriculars but put thesis and summary and pictures in extra info
[</em>] Created/work in Trash Removal organization with multiple groups (10-12)
[<em>] Tutor Spanish/Chem (10-11)
[</em>] Work for battered womens shelter. Recruited 40 donators outside of school, 70 inside.
[<em>] Teen Court Volunteer (8-11) (it closed after 11th grade)
[</em>] Zoo Volunteer (9-10) (over 200 hours)[/ul]</p>
<p>Awards[ul]
[<em>] Nat Merit Commended
[</em>] Mu Alpha Theta
[<em>] Double Octofinalist in international Debate competition
[</em>] Presidential volunteer award
[li] Debate Awards: 7 speaker awards, 5 debate[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Extra[ul]
[<em>] I included a list of debate awards in extra info
[</em>] I included an abstract from an experiment, the experiment in my own words, and pictures from it (of certain development patterns, etc) in extra info[/ul]</p>
<p>-shortcomings: i didn’t make NHS (not for grades, of course), i’m not in a language honor society, my overall class rank was 38/430 (for frosh-junior) which is bad, at least one of my teacher recs was really impersonal… i’m really glad i made it!</p>
<p>i got rejected too haha i knew i would…just didn’t want to regret not applying…here are my stats. warning: they ARE low. </p>
<p>GPA: 4.11 weighted, 3.7 unweighted.
SAT superscore 1850
didnt send ACT
great teacher recs
great essay</p>
<p>live in a small town, asian, first gen. </p>
<p>class rank 45/350 around 14%
lotz of extracurricular/commitment. from california.</p>
<p>good luck guyz! i didn’t want to move there anyways but it WAS vanderbilt ; ]</p>
<p>oh and my second choice is also USC! i got rejected from NYU too ahh lol</p>
<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>Info
White, Male, Great High School in Florida
School: College of Arts and Science (I wanted Blair, but I am still happy)
Financial Aid: Let’s just say I’m paying very little for a Vandy education</p>
<p>Stats
GPA: 3.54 UW, 4.51 W
Class Rank: I think I’m 70th, and the sized of the school makes me in the top 11%
PSAT:222
SAT: 1540 (without writing), 2230 (with writing)
Course Load: All IB classes, except for chorus</p>
<p>Subjective
Essay: Very good. I pride myself on my writing ability.
Teacher Recs: Phenomenal. I picked two teachers that loved me, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they were a major part of me
getting in.
Counselor Recs: Huge school, I’ve only met with my counselor once. Probably just generic.</p>
<p>ECs/Leadership
Publicist of Chorus (2008), President of Chorus (2009), Tons of All-State Chorus trips, Various solos at All-State Festivals,
basically most of them were chorus related. I also participated in a competitive writing residency over the summer.</p>
<p>Awards
National Merit Finalist
Most Meritorious Chorus Student</p>
<p>Other
I’m in NHS, Tri-M (the music honor society), Thespian honor society. Good AP and IB test scores.</p>
<p>is anyone from new england??</p>
<p>I went to a live audition at the Blair School of Music a few weeks ago and recently got rejected EDII. My piano teacher, though, got a letter in the mail today congratulating me on my acceptance to Vandys music school.
My piano teacher is showing me her letter tomorrow, I’m showing her my letter, and we’re both going to call and ask what’s going on.
Do you think I got accepted or rejected?
Does the music school help you get in even if you’re rejected?</p>
<p>gee rbelensz…someone got their wires crossed. I sure hope things work out great for you when you get to the bottom of this mystery.</p>
<p>megustacoffee, I’m from Lexington, KY. I already got into a bunch of okay schools. purdue, uk, uofL, ualabama, miami ohio, osu, unc-chapel hill, Umichigan-ann arbor. I pretty much love michigan now. I visited and it’s soo much better than Vandy tho. Still have to hear back from USC, U of miami, and boston collge. But USC is in south central LA(bad part of town) and i feel the students will party off campus-which is expensive. Umiami- too expensive to live. and Boston College-doesn’t have greek, and have to go offcampus. Michigan is pretty much perfect in academics, party, greek life, student body, and diversity. Weather’s not too much a deal-breaker for me. And their campus and town is BEAUTIFUL! Where else you applying man?</p>
<p>Babygrl9205 where are you applying? and I am sorry to hear about your rejection. But it’s whatever you know?</p>
<p>megustacoffee, if you are a girl I apologize for calling you “man” in my last comment… O.o</p>
<p>Did you get in rbelensz?</p>