Vandy Chances????

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I was recently rejected from Stanford EA, and I was wondering about my chances of getting into Vandy. Please be honest. If I don't have a chance, plz tell me.</p>

<p>I have a 4.00 GPA unweighted and 4.45 weighted.
I'm number 3 in my class of about 500.
SAT Scores 800 Math, 760 Reading, 750 Writing.
SATII Scores 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 790 Bio.
ACT: 36 Math, 36 Science, 33 Writing w/ 7 on the essay, 35 Reading (35 composite)</p>

<p>My curriculum is pretty hard I guess.
APs So Far
Sophomore:
Calculus AB 5
World History 5
Human Geo 5
Junior:
Calculus BC 5
US History 5
AP English Language 5
AP Chem 5
AP Bio 5
AP Physics B 5
AP Psychology 5
AP French level 4, 1 on exam (bummer, i was aiming for a 2)
Senior Year:
AP Stat
AP Econ
AP Government
AP European History
AP Physics C
AP English Literature
AP French 5
Athletics
(I got National AP Scholar and Siemen's Award for AP)</p>

<p>EC's
I run Track and Cross Country, but I didn't win any awards.
I'm president of National Honor Society.
I have over 500 hours of community service total.
I'm in clubs like mathlete and quizbowl.
I play A LOT of Ultimate Frisbee. I'm co-captain of the school's ultimate club.</p>

<p>My essays are probably mediocre (i m not a very good writer, enough to get a 5 on the English AP exam, but thats about it) and my Extra Curriculars aren't at all amazing.
Oh and I'm asian, so that counts against me right?</p>

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<p>First, do you really know anything about Vanderbilt other than that it's ranked 15 or whatever it is these days? If you did, you would know that unlike most other "elite" schools (sorry about Stanford, cool place), Vanderbilt has a VERY small percentage of Asians and has been trying to recruit more for years.</p>

<p>That being said, you will get in if you apply. If you do end up visiting and really enjoy it here, then you'll have made a great decision, but don't just do it because of some arbitrary rankings, especially when our rank doesn't translate as well into banking and consulting 'recruiting tiers' even as well as lesser ranked schools.</p>

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<p>I'm really interested in Vandy. Its one of the only colleges I got to visit and I love the campus, plus it has academic scholarships, which i want because it not likely i m gonna get financial aid with my dad being a doctor.</p>