Vanderbilt University RD Decisions - 2014

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<p>Since I didn't see a thread like this already...</p>

<p>Accepted</p>

<p>Copied and pasted from another thread...sorry if formatting is weird. "---" means removed for anonymity</p>

<p>Numbers and Numbers:</p>

<p>SAT M: 800
SAT V: 740
SAT W: 800
SAT C: 2340</p>

<p>SAT Math II: 770
SAT Chemistry: 800
SAT Literature: 720</p>

<p>Class Rank: ~1-2/35
Small, Private School: rarely sends anyone to Ivy's / any good schools
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Geography: Midwest - Ohio
GPA U: 3.95 / 4.00
GPA W: 4.41 / 5.00
*No honors past 8th or 9th grade, hence low weighted GPA
Commonapp essay: About submitting a position paper to the Ohio Congress and receiving an offer of co-sponsorship of a bill
Activity essay: About my long-held interest in photography, an exhibition I have up, and the success of sales
Recs: Should be pretty great
AP U.S. History: 4
AP Literature: 4
AP Calculus AB: 5
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Psychology: 5
AP Chemistry: 5
AP Statistics: 5</p>

<p>Senior Coursework:
AP Environmental Science
AP Composition
AP Government
AP Physics C - Mechanics
Linear Algebra / Differential Equations
Performance Ensemble Band</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>National Science Olympiad (10, 11, 12) <--- SCIENCE COMPETITION
-No officers; Founding member; Regional medalist; State medalist</p>

<p>Environmental Club (11, 12) <--- ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM CLUB
-Prepared position paper for Ohio legislature; Presented at International Conference; Founding Member</p>

<p>National Beta Club (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- SERVICE CLUB
-Treasurer, President</p>

<p>Varsity Jazz Band (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- HIGH SCHOOL'S JAZZ BAND
-First Trombone; Approx. 15 concerts/yr</p>

<p>International Thespian Society (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- DRAMA SOCIETY
-Approx. 8 productions/yr; Sound and light design and operation, Honor Bar)</p>

<p>Mock Trial team (9, 10, 11, 12) <--- MOOT COURT
-No officers; Founding member, Outstanding Attorney, Student of the year)</p>

<p>A bunch of other crap...</p>

<p>Awards and Distinctions:
National Merit Semifinalist
AP Scholar with Distinction
AIME Participant and School Winner
International Thespian Society Honor Bar Award (Highest level of distinction)
Front page article in --- for photography exhibition
Completion of the Suzuki method of Piano Instruction
Ohio Mathematics League Certificate of Merit for Superior Achievement (9, 10)
--- Scholar Award (9, 10, 11, 12; School-awarded merit-based $500 scholarship)
Bunch of Departmental Awards at School..</p>

<p>Science Olympiad awards:
TONS OF REGIONAL MEDALS
State Competition - 12th place team overall (11)
State Competition Personal Medals - 5th place Chemistry Lab (11)</p>

<p>Non-Scholastic Education:
Junior Statesmen of America Symposium, Columbus, OH
National Youth Leadership Forum on Law, Washington, D.C.
Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference, Washington, D.C.
--- Environmental Conference, New York City, NY</p>

<p>Service Activities:
Peer tutor in: Algebra II, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics (Fall 2009)
Volunteer staff for Vacation Bible School, (Summers 2003-2009)
--- Mission Trip, ---, OH (Summer 2008)
Mission Trip, --- School, Honduras, C.A. (October 2009)
Total volunteer hours throughout high school: 550</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT M: 800
SAT W: 800
SAT CR: 720
Math 2: 800
Spanish: 800
Bio-E: 760
Chem: 760
Physics: 780</p>

<p>Rank: 18/518</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

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<p>Orvent would like to thank Vanderbilt for being his lucky number 7th Waitlist. (UChicago, Emory, Rice, Middlebury, WUSTL, UVa, Vanderbilt)</p>

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<p>WAITLISTED - </p>

<p>ACT: 34…S36, M34, E35, R29
SAT II: Chem 760 Math II 770
GPA: 4.17/4 W; 3.9/4 UW (one B in 9th grade…)
Four year letterman in hockey (huge high school, hockey is popular), district finalists, division champions, assistant captain senior year
80 hours of community service
Played guitar/drums in a band and individually
Completed a nuclear engineering seminar for college credit
Member of Superintendent Student Advisory Team
20 hrs/wk job
2x german student of the year (9th and 11th grades)
Bausch & lomb honorary science award winner (11th grade)
2x Greater Cleveland Hockey League All Academic award
All-Division award in hockey
Senior year:
AP Calc BC
AP Physics
AP Biology
AP German
College English
American Government
(all As on midyear report)
No suspensions or arrests</p>

<p>Might just be me but honestly does anyone think this is a strange decision?</p>

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<p>Forgot to say im top 2% of my class</p>

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<p>Rejected.</p>

<p>4.7 GPA, 2190 SAT, top 5% (valedictorian candidate), straight A’s, great essays/recs, decent EC’s. Guess I didn’t stand out in any one category enough. Still got into UVA out of state, and waiting on Duke tonight.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2130 = CR-710; M-670; W-750 (Essay: 12)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math I - 730; Spanish - 720; Lit - 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (weighted 3.9 - all honors)
Rank: NR - top 10%
AP: Lit Comp (4) currently Econ/Govt and Calculus BC
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: All honors / 2 APs - most demanding (limited APs)
Major Awards: NM Commended / Nat. Hispanic Scholar / National Honors Society / Mu Alpha Theta / National Latin Exams - Gold Medals / State Latin competitions - Silver Medals </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Bowling - HS varsity / HS Newspaper (Jr/Sr) / Film club (Fr/So)
Fencing - 10 years; national ratings re-earned every year; national ranking (top 50 every other year); 20 hrs/wk training - 48 wks/yr; 30 weekend tournaments per year; Team captain.
Job/Work Experience: no time
Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hrs over 3.5 yrs
Summer Activities: Summer camps @ Princeton/Brown/ND/Penn every year. Driving trips to central Mexico. Two week internship at Law firm.
Essays: Very strong; made people cry; uplifting.
Teacher Recommendation: did not read, but probably good.
Counselor Rec: probably ok
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $160K
Hooks: URM, competitive to be member for NCAA fencing team </p>

<p>General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted. Good luck to everybody else!!</p>

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<p>Waitlisted.</p>

<p>SAT: 1490/2260
SAT IIs: Math I 730; Math II 760; Lit 730
GPA: 3.98 U/4.39 W
Rank: 1/50
APs: Environmental Science; Calc AB; US History; Euro History; Language & Comp.
Senior Courseload: Religion; Leadership; Honors Physics; AP Calc BC (independent study); AP Stats (online class); AP Literature & Comp; AP Micro/American Gov’t</p>

<p>ECs: lots of leadership; Mu Alpha Theta (president: 11/12); co-founder of a local charity; drama club/thespian society (competed this year at districts); student government (vice president: 9-12th grade); choir (9-12 grade); varsity tennis
Work: jewelry store; neurosurgical office (as a secretary)</p>

<p>Awards: NMF; AP Scholar with Distinction; school awards</p>

<p>State: FL
Gender: F
Ethnicity: White
School Type: Catholic
Hooks: nope.
congrats to those accepted. holding out for duke (today) and the ivy league (thursday) :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 M, 750 CR, 700 W)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 USH, 780 WH, 730 Math II, 690 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.993
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight grades
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/263
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), World History (5), Language and Comp (5), American Government (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Human Geography, AP Literature, Spanish 4, Newspaper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, lots of regional and some national level debate awards, TOC bid</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (captain), Mu Alpha Theta (president), Model UN, Brain Bowl, Tennis
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Freshman orientation counselor, misc. community service projects
Summer Activities:
Michigan seven seven week debate camp, UTNIF marathon debate camp</p>

<p>Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 8 (debate) </p>

<p>Other:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 8, from AP Comp teacher.[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10, from AP Gov teacher.[<em>] Counselor Rec: 8 (really don’t know though)[</em>] Additional Rec:[<em>] Interview:[</em>] Art Supplement:[/list]
Other
Date Submitted App: 11/30
State (if domestic applicant): OR
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Legacy</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: I put a lot of work in to my essay and I think they might have put me over the edge. My heavy involvement in debate probably didnt hurt.
Weaknesses: Ethnicity.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essays, legacy, strong academic record.
What would you have done differently?:
Dunno.</p>

<p>General Comments:
For those of you on the waitlist, I’m 99.9 percent sure I’ll be attending Stanford.</p>

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<p>Waitlisted. 34 ACT 94.45 QPA, research and good EC’s. I’m really disappointed Vandy was my top choice. Congrats to those who got in. Is Vandy generous with the waitlist does anyone know?</p>

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<p>Waitlisted. 4.28/4.00 GPA, Ranked 1 of 500, SAT 2100, SAT2 2060, ACT 31. Studied abroad, work for 4 years (hold management position), NHS, Stuco, various volunteer activities.</p>

<p>Disappointed but still glad I wasn’t outright rejected =D</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>SAT: 800 CR, 710 Math, 800 Writing
ACT: 34
GPA: 4.30/4.00
Rank: 1/500
APs: AP World Hist (5), AP US Hist (5), AP Gov (4), AP Lit (5)
Senior Courseload: AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Comp, AP Psych, French V </p>

<p>congrats to everyone who got in! does anyone know how/when we find out about financial aid?</p>

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<p>financial aid should come at the same time, shouldn’t it?</p>

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<p>oh. hmm. i guess i will look at the information more closely. i didnt pay much attention to anything other than whether or not i got in.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>]ACT: 34 Composite (35 Writing, 33 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
[<em>]SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Chem
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/572
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Sub (5), Chem (3)
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): Art (5), Spanish (4)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century Comparative, AP Gov/Econ, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 years at California State Science Fair, 1 year California State History Day, California State FBLA (this year), regional awards in MESA, Mock Trial, FBLA [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Co-Founder and Vice-president-2 years), M.E.S.A (4 years), FBLA (2 years), Mock Trial (2.5 years), Soccer (11 years), Gaming Club/Forum Administrator stuff (2 years), Link Crew (1 year),
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (2.5 years), Tutor (Library/School- 4 years), Soccer Coach/Referee (4 years)
[</em>]Summer Activities: COSMOS Summer Program at UCI
[<em>]Essays: Soccer, Community Service at Hospital, Interest in Bio
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Recommendations (Only issue is that I did not know that I should have waived my right to see them. I had just come out of surgery on my right lung a few days before so I was rushing everything).
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Excellent (same as above though).
[</em>]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]Applied for financial aid? Yes, EFC is only 2800 .
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>]Country (if international applicant):
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Pakistani
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: ~65k
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Had two surgeries in December though.
[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Academics, variety of ECs
[</em>]Weaknesses: Chem subject test score, accidently did not waive right to see recommendations.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure lol but super happy :D.[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>@ An0nmity you’re pakistani!? HEEEY! i am too :smiley: i’ve been seeing your name around the threads i creep around in but i never thought you a pakistani!</p>

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<p>It looks like a decent amount of waitlisted people this year =[</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: N/A
ACT: 35 (36 Math, 35 Science, 35 English, 32 Reading, 10 Writing)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.4 weighted, 3.8 unweighted
Rank: N/A
AP: US History (5), Biology (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, Yearbook
Major Awards: just some school awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: yearbook, swimming, published writing, tutoring, etc.
Job/Work Experience: science research, internship at a magazine
Volunteer/Community service: executive service leader for my school
Summer Activities: math/business/engineering summer programs at Penn and Princeton
Essays: excellent
Teacher Recommendation: excellent
Counselor Rec: very good i think
Interview: none</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Math
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: top private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks: female in math?</p>

<p>General Comments: I don’t know if I’ll be attending, but I’m still SO EXCITED! Congrats to everyone who got accepted!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>(I copied and pasted this from another post, so it’s a slightly different format)</p>

<p>School Type: Public, about 1700 students
Location: North Carolina
Race/Gender: Caucasian, Female
Prospective Major: Communications/Linguistics
Unweighted GPA: 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.90
Class rank: 12 of 353</p>

<p>Classes and Scores
• 9 AP classes total
Junior year- AP English Lang. (5,) AP Environmental Science (5,) AP US History (4,) and AP Art History (3,)
Senior year0 AP English Lit, AP French, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB
• 35 composite ACT score
• 2170 total SAT score
790 Reading
690 Math
690 Writing
• SATII- 790 Literature, 690 Biology and 750 US History</p>