My S got wait listed at Vandy. Kind of disappointing but he got admitted to WashU and Emory. Does anyone know the chances to get into Vandy as a wait listed?
They accept about 10% of the freshman class from the wait list… so quite good odds in my opinion. There’s a few links in the RD thread that show what Vandy said about this.
Congrats to your son on WUStL and Emory! Both great schools.
Thanks albertsax. I see from 2018 thread that people recommended to join the Facebook page of Vanderbilt University Class of 2022 - Parents and students. Would that be noticed by Vandy admissions?. My S doesn’t even have a Facebook page. Does attending a ‘Dore for a Day’ or taking a campus tour help your chances to be accepted off the waitlist?. Do you have any other recommendations?. Thanks
I would request to join the Vandy 2023 Facebook group. The worst that could happen is admissions doesn’t let you in. As for campus visits, I don’t know. Let’s see what others think.
@Alfmoren I know two kids that were waitlisted at Vandy last year and both got in later.
Before or after May 1?
I got waitlisted too! Does anyone know if Vandy would possibly take me after a gap year?
Does anyone know when we will hear back about getting off the waitlist? Also, if submitting a LOCI, who should we send it to?
tmeg01, I know two kids that were waitlisted at Vandy last year and both got in later.
Before or after June 1?
@tmeg01 what did they do to help their chances?
I’m not sure they did anything other than accept being on the waitlist. They were both NMF, top tennis players in the state (one was a girl, the other a guy), straight As (her schedule was harder), leadership positions in their respective schools (hers was private, his public), you know, just the typical overachieving super-kids that get into these schools. 
Vandy is known for under-enrolling so they have enough beds to meet whatever their yield with be that particular year. That’s why they pull so many from their wait list. Hope for a lower yield.
Hello,
I am waitlisted on Vandy. It seems like to wait for the call a month. Good luck to everyone here.
Stats??
Has anybody gotten an email asking to confirm interest in the waitlist? Last year they sent one out on April 12.
Not yet. Wondering the same.
I got an email to confirm waitlist spot. So nervous!!!
So did I. Do they keep emailing people asking same thing?
So do I!
@gogogo2023 - Yes. A lot of people commit to other schools and decide they won’t take a position even if offered. Vanderbilt doesn’t want to offer a spot off the waitlist to someone they know is not interested.