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Stats: 35 ACT, 800 Math2, 800 Physics, 3.9 GPA, region: northeast usa
2 days
My daughter just got in from NY and I can tell you they have plenty from NY. So I donât believe your theory is correct .
What is 2 days?
@Trixy34 someone asked how long the the kids have to accept the offer off the waitlist. They gave my daughter two days to accept
Peabody College
At this point I donât think theyâre looking at stats like GPA and ACT - if youâre in the middle range of 33-36, theyâre probably looking more at continued interest and supplemental materials. For example, I was able to visit campus again and wrote my counselor about the class I shadowed and how I could see myself in that classroom. I also wrote a LOCI to my counselor early April and explained that while I didnât have many new leadership updates, I had been working a lot this semester and moving up in the ranks at my job (which is related to my intended major). From there, I got an amazing letter of rec from my boss and I believe that made the difference. I also got one from my high school coach, who has seen me in various leadership positions and recently hired me as a coach alongside him. Didnât hurt that both of their letters were directed to Vanderbilt Admissions, which told Vandy Iâm seriously interested in them. So my advice is to show a TON OF interest and unique things you can bring to Vanderbilt, be it enthusiasm or determination or a skill you have. Good luck! Hope to see you all in Nashville this fall!
I agree that showing interest makes a difference in getting off Vandys waitlist. S19 has two friends who were offered admission yesterday. Both sent peer recs as well as LOCI and an additional letter from a teacher who did not write one originally.
@vickyvic1 - thanks. Yes, that was before I saw the email.
Showing interest is definitely important. My son wrote an LOCI about a week after decisions came out and also got an email yesterday. So, if youâre still interested in Vandy and havenât yet written to your AO, it canât hurt to do so now. @co23f44 's advice is fantastic. Tell them why you want to be at Vanderbilt - if you have a specific thing you can point to that drew you in, include it in the letter. Tell them how you have grown since your initial application and what you intend to contribute to campus. And tell them you will attend if accepted.
Congrats to all who got in! Does anyone know when the next round will come out?
Also, do the amount of spots offered in the next round depends on how many people accept their spots in this one?
Got in. I received an email yesterday. Congrats to everyone who got in.
To the people who got in yesterday - what have your financial aid packages been like? Have they been generous, adequate, or have they offered you very little in the way of financial aid (or nothing at all)?
Hereâs some info on FA for waitlist admits. (Canât speak to actual numbers, since weâre still waitingâŠ)
In 2018 the Admissions blog included this note on FA:
If I am admitted, will I still be eligible for financial aid? When will I find out about my financial aid package?
Although we do reserve the right to be need aware when admitting waitlisted students, those who are admitted and have applied for need-based aid will still receive 100% of their familyâs demonstrated need, completely loan free. Students admitted off the waitlist are not eligible for merit scholarships.
In 2019 (a few weeks ago) they posted a âTrue and Falseâ blog for waitlisted students, including this info:
I wonât receive financial aid if Iâm admitted off the waitlist.
FALSE. All students who are admitted from the waitlist will receive the same need-based financial aid award as if they had been admitted in an earlier decision round. If youâve completed all required financial aid documents, youâre all set.
I can still apply for merit aid if Iâm admitted off the waitlist.
FALSE. All merit aid recipients have been notified of their awards.
how to apply for housing? or is it auto enrollment, since freshmen are required stay in Commons?
@Waitlisted & Waiting - our âfinancial aidâ was non-existant. They seem to have either somehow taken a look at the non-custodial parentâs financial info, which is not their policy, or just decided to extend a full freight offer assuming we would come up with the $$ somehow.
My financial aid package was better than expected - a little under the calculator that Vandy has on their website. My parents and I were blown away at how much they gave us, and true to their word itâs all in grant.
My daughter received exceptional need-based financial aid, all in grants, from Vanderbilt. Better than the already good aid her sister was offered at U Penn. And if you get National Merit they will tack more merit aid on top of the already good grant package. All that said, donât expect this to be cheap if you are upper middle class and up.
@trixy34 If thereâs a mistake in your financial aid call them immediately to let them know.
Vanderbilt does indeed meet 100% of financial need. They donât randomly pause that policy to try and get more tuition.
@2023dadofthree , unfortunately national Merit finalist or any other merit scholarship(other than the full tuition/full ride ones) will not help if you are getting any need based aid. It will cut into the need based aid. We found out this hard truth at Vanderbilt and Emory. A bit disappointing, but it is what it is. We are going with our in state college UF, which gives full rides to national merit finalists.
@Trixy34 Did they ask for non-custodial info? Iâd wondered about that caveat of âsometimesâ needing non-custodial tax info.