Vanderbilt University?

<p>Hello! I was wondering, accepted and rejected students both, if I have a good chance of getting into Vandy! Here is all possibly relevant information.</p>

<p>ACT: 26 (21 math, 23 science, 28 english, 33 reading, 9/12 writing) (I'm taking the test again April 24)
SAT: (I plan on taking Literature and Math subject tests, my test date is June 7)
GPA: 3.96 Unweighted, 4.19 Weighted
Activites (brace yourself): Color guard 3 years (captain 1 year), Art club 3 years (will be 4 with a hopeful officer position), FFA 2 years (JV Sentinel 1 year)(I also attended a Leadership camp that I was selected for due to outstanding quality) Math Club 1 year (will be 2 and hopefully an office!) Beta 1 year (due to relocation, would have been 4 otherwise) Boy Scouts 2 years (Captain of Venturer color guard 1 year) Scholar Bowl 3 (will be 4) years (JV captain 1 year) Prom Committee Junior Year, WYSE team 1 year (would have been 4, but, I switched schools) Speech Team 1 year (will be two) and hopefully NHS 1 year. I also volunteer for my church at bible school, and I collect cans in the winter for the food pantry on my own. I have been selected for an internship at the local paper this summer which I have accepted, and I had a job in a restaurant until I injured my shoulder on the ice this winter.</p>

<p>I am visiting this summer during the PreVU program and I have contacted a student and the area admissions counselor both. A relative (not immediate) is on staff there, I don't know if that matters, but he also has an honorary degree from VU. </p>

<p>Sooo, any feedback is appreciated! If you think I can get in, tell me! If not, tell me why! Honesty is awesome!</p>

<p>I also am taking Advanced American Lit this year and Advanced British Lit one semester next year then a College class the next semester. My first school didn’t offer ANY AP/honors/advanced classes… :confused: I did have one of the highest ACT scores in my class though… We have 80-95 students in the Junior class.</p>

<p>Your ACT score will hurt your chances. </p>

<p>tomofboston, How much? I have been studying endlessly and I’m hoping to improve. What do you think a safe score would be?</p>

<p>There are no “safe” scores but a minimum of 30 would help your chances</p>

<p>Might want to look at Brandeis, American as non-reaches…</p>

<p>Catria, I’m looking a little closer to home than that… I live in the midwest, and I am not wanting to go much further than 4 hours from home in So Il… Unless it’s U of Alabama… That’s my third choice</p>