Vanderbilt What are my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>white male no financial need
plan to major in Physics</p>

<p>Academics:
sat M 740 V 670
rank 13 or 14 out 700
4.0/4.0 UW GPA
(10) AP: Biology, Chemistry (4 on AP Test), Physics B, Statistics, Calculus BC, Government, Economcs, English:Language, Psychology, World History</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
BSA Eagle Scout
Prosecution Teen Court Captain and Board Member
President of SKILLUSA
President of both Math and Science Clubs
NHS
Stuco
400+ Comm Service (Most of anyone in SR class)</p>

<p>Work:
Work for conventional florist about 2hrs/wk for 4 yrs
Summer Jobs: Best Buy and Kroger</p>

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<p>Great Classes, Great GPA , Great Class Rank, Good EC's. Congratulations, you are pretty much in.</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

<p>Jerod</p>

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<p>ED or reg?</p>

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<p>Might want to apply to Duke.</p>

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<p>you have a good shot at vandy... prolly in</p>

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<p>hey theycallmetibbs ( i dont mean to steal your thread from you) but bballstar...what do you think of my stats for vandy too ?
early decision Vanderbilt---what do you guys think</p>

<p>good--
4.2 weighted (3.6 unw)
Jewish
29 ACT- (vanderbilts mid 50% is 29-32 i THINK)
good essays -reviewed by aunt (aunt checks applicants for stanford graduate school)
IB program-most rigorous course load
gradual trend upward in highschool career
-valueable awards (Girls State, Leadership Programs, National Essay Winner)
-Swim Team Captain (4 years,varsity letter)</p>

<p>ouch</p>

<p>-AP Scholar but scared that my average of only getting 3's on APs might hurt me (no 4s or 5s yet)
-top 30% (competitive highschool) #1 is a 4.7
-made one C average soph year in AP history
-SAT IIs (not required but sent) English- 670 History -620- Math IIC- 510? (i know the math and his arent awesome but they are not required)</p>

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<p>Hopefully they will consider the competiveness of your high school. 3.6 UW and top 30 percent don't match. Since you applied ED, you have a good shot. I'm not really sure on how much they take in account EC's , but do you have anymore ?</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

<p>Jerod</p>

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<p>Hey Omni--</p>

<p>i have a good amount of ECs ( I just didn't want to list them all) and they arent worthless (like 2nd seat Chellist for 10th grade year)...they're quality ECS...and my highschool was ranked in Newsweek as #2 in the nation in 2002 for the number of IB diplomas recieved...thats why I am 30% with a 4.2 weighted...there are 10 kids tied for number 1 in my class and 32 for number 2...haha...dont you wish you went to MY school!! P.S. thanks for the advice</p>

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<p>You are borderline, honestly. which school did apply to? good essays/recs will get you in.</p>

<p>How about my stats for engineering:
4.0uw/4.45w 5/400rank
1350SAT, 30ACT, 780IIC, writing/physics next weekend
550+ hours at engineering firm, heavy involvement with varsity baseball, varsity golf, TSA, SkillsUSA
13-15 AP/GT/honors classes, 6 ap classes 4 tests(chem is all year parts 1 and 2, and took ab and bc calc in one year, so only took the bc test, physics, and us history)</p>

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<p>And I thought it was bad having a 3.8 UW and being in the top 13-14 percent.</p>

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<p>haha well........ 4.0 weighted at my school is around top 30%</p>

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<p>bsballstar you are all set...hopefully (in my sake) ill see you there!</p>

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<p>omni and bball--are you doing early to vandy ?</p>

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<p>sounds good, i really like vanderbilt, it seems more relaxed than the ivies =)</p>

<p>I hope i get good financial aid, and can actually go!</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>to join the bandwagon here is me...i am applying to the Engage Scholars/Regular Admission to Vandy....majoring in either poly sci or medicine (if i get in to the engage program.....highly unlikely however)</p>

<p>Please tell me if i am a legit candidate</p>

<p>I am an indian (born in America but parents are from India) who resides in Louisiana and goes to a famous/incredibly hard boarding school named Choate Rosemary Hall (in the same league as Andover and Exeter)...nothing else of worthy note no siblings at anywhere (except BU), no legacies</p>

<p>Academics
SATI: 1410 (740 M, 670 V)
SATII: 730 writing
690 Math 1C
660 Math IIC
650 Chemistry</p>

<p>GPA: Freshman and Sophmore year: 4+ GPA at a local private school here in louisiana (best in the parish) and took pretty hard classes and was top in my class. I took a varied courseload and thus when the classes at the school ran out, i took classes at a local university (University of Louisiana) (Classes were Bio, Calculus 2, College Enlgish 200) and got another slate of 4.0....i was accepted to Choate and entered as a junior....</p>

<p>Junior year (Choate): Junior year i took AP Chem, English 300, AP Statistics, Spanish 200, and American History....the result wasnt what i wanted but i improved steadily each term...i ended up with a 2.81 unweighted GPA and a 3.01 Weighted GPA</p>

<p>Senior year (Choate): Senior year (currently) i took Honors American Political Institutions (evolves into AP Gov), British Literature, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Spanish 300, AP Macroeconomics (evolves into AP Micro), and a directed study in Dynamic Modeling (math/comp sci course)....this term i earned a 3.5 unweighted GPA and a 3.7 weighted GPA.</p>

<p>EC's
I wont list all of them just the important ones</p>

<p>-over 600 total hours of volunteer hours at a local hospital, nursing homes, soup kitchens since freshman year
-learned to play 3 instruments myself (violin-4 years, tabla-3 years, trombone- 1yr) played in the band for two years...
-JV basketball (1yr), JV volleyball (1yr), Varsity Tennis (2yr), hopefully Varsity Vollyball this year
-Clubs: Participated in many including cultural and misc. ones but no leadership position besides participating in the Student Class Committee junior year....also was a member of National Honors Society
-Won the State Science fair and state poetry contest (3rd place) and won the state Air Force Award for my science project
-My main EC is probably heavily politically campaigning for candidates such as John Kerry and Bobby Jindal</p>

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<p>democrats dont get in, vandy isnt in the northeast..</p>

<p>just kidding.. you have a good chance of getting in, but i dont know much about the scholarship program... i know its service based and you have that, you may be a strong candidate for it... not sure</p>

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<p>hey there ns</p>

<p>your gradual increase in gpa will impress them, as well as your SAT score, and the fact that you are an extreme minority---the only things for your own concern</p>

<p>-there wont be too many kerry lovers at vandy lol
-(this will benefit you) but the indian pop. at vandy is very small and limited..if that doesnt bother you then Kudos! (it will def help you get in) good luck!</p>

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<p>just to point out im a very conservative liberal (if that exists) im gunning for guliuani for 2008 and rooted for Jindal (R-LA) but kerry was the stronger candidate IMHO.....</p>

<p>Oh and indians never get along anyways...so the less the better unless they're a great bunch of people...</p>

<p>Thanks for the comments</p>

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<p>haha, good luck</p>

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<p>lol nh your killing me..the less the better? haha well...you'll find a ton of white southern rich kids at vandy</p>