<p>I posted this on the Vandy forum, but I'll post it here as well:</p>
<p>A friend of mine (now a sophomore in college) told me that Vandy loves kids from the North, particularly on the East Coast. He was invited on a 3-day campus visit to Vandy (fully paid by the university) and also offered a full scholarship there. He turned it down for Penn, but he said the school was still great. As you can imagine, he was an extremely strong candidate (in my opinion), and I'm assuming his SATs were 1500+ and his ECs were definitely unique.</p>
<p>With that said, what are the chances for a weaker (Asian) candidate from New England? Am I considered an URM at Vandy? Any insight would be most helpful! (I will post stats if necessary later)</p>
<p>I'll post my stats up, in case that can help anyone bring some new insight. By the way, how much emphasis does Vandy put on the essays?</p>
<p>GPA: 4.35 out of 4.6 (weighted)
Rank: 22 out of 650
SAT I: 650CR/750M/710W
SAT II: 760 Chem/710 Math 2
ECs: Varsity Tennis & small clubs
Recs: Should be good (one is from my physics teacher and the other is from my math teacher--also my tennis coach--is that a bad idea? Math teachers are so boring.. opinions?)</p>
<p>Are Asians considered an URM? Or do they just not accept many Asians? What's the deal?</p>
<p>Thanks for your time!</p>
<p>I am not familiar with Vanderbilt's admissions; however, I do know that at most universities, Asians, particularly Chinese-, Japanese-, Korean-, and Indian-Americans, are not URM and thus cannot take advantage of affirmative action-esque policies. In fact, it is often harder for members of these groups to get into top colleges.</p>
<p>Continued from last post:...top colleges like Vanderbilt. This is because there is an extraordinary number of highly qualified students from these groups applying to top colleges, and also because such colleges can only accept a certain number of these exceptional students.</p>
<p>You should be good. Vanderbilt's student body does't look diverse, so Asians won't be put at a disadvantage in admissions, or at least we shouldn't in this case.</p>
<p>I noticed Vanderbilt is less diverse than its peer universities, and it brought me under the impression that Asians could be URMs. Can anyone bring insight as to whether East and Northeast applicants are looked upon favorably?</p>
<p>I say you're in. Your stats are pretty good and I think they'd be happy to take you.</p>
<p>qwerty693, do you have any speculation as to why the Asian population at Vandy is relatively low?</p>
<p>Also, which college do you suspect would have the lowest/highest acceptance rate?</p>
<p>Don't totally take my word for it, but I think Vandy's got so many less Asians than most schools just because so many less asians apply/decide to go there. I read that somewhere. Still you are a good candidate.</p>
<p>asians are not URM</p>
<p>you've got a good shot</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack. Do you think it would be an advantage to apply to Vandy if you are from Hawaii?</p>
<p>it cant hurt blythe.</p>
<p>Krabble -- you're in the ballpark</p>
<p>Median M+V at Vandy for entering freshmen is 1380. Your GPA, SATIIs and class rank are good. You're definately in the ballpark.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses, but my main concern is, will they overlook my mediocre ECs? How does Vanderbilt weigh them in the admissions process?</p>