What are my chances as a transfer student?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>I browsed through last year's transfer thread and it seems lots of people with excellent grades were getting either denied or waitlisted left and right. </p>

<p>So wanted to see if it's worth applying to, while I'm debating whether to send the application or not...</p>

<p>Here's my "stuff":</p>

<p>I'm a nontraditional student from California; Asian..I have a 4.0 at a 2-year school with over 70+ semester units completed...tons of work experience and also volunteer experiences since high school..I also tutor in a different subject than my major..</p>

<p>Anyway, any help would be great.</p>

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<p>The waitlist and denial are granted b/c the method for transfer selection is not based on simply test scores. In truth, the average gpas are very much below the 3.5. I think what admissions wants is a person who has utilized his/her time extremely well with their given college time length. So it generally depends on your college activities and essay. How stunningly can you portray your talent? How can you exemplify leadership qualities with what you have done so far? yaddi yaddi yadda. I think you are very well qualified and since your situation is a bit diff (w/ 2 year college) you might have done something really worthwhile knowing that you went to a college that offered only 2 years. :)</p>

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<p>^ I wrote a really bad and gramatically incorrect response… sorry but i have very little time to spend on CC nowadays. :(</p>

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<p>You should be fine, I think. Being a minority + from the west coast gives you a boost.</p>

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<p>Your chances are good. I got in here as a transfer student with below average SATs (2090, 650 on the math) and appalling SAT IIs. However, I did send them some kickass piano recordings and a BUNCH of killer essays.
Transfer acceptance rate here is roughly 50%. This is because of the (relatively) new Commons dorms they’ve built for freshmen. To limit the number of incoming freshmen so they can fit in the limited number of first-year rooms (hence, lower first-year acceptance rates), they had to increase the number of transfer students to keep the student population balanced.
Also, I think this is about the only T20 university (or T30 for that matter) that doesn’t dismiss all Asians as a bunch of premed, socially inept machines.
I’m having loads of fun here and kicking ass in the academics also. Hope you can join – and good luck!</p>

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<p>According to collegeboard, the admission rate for fall 2010 transfers was 41% (376/927), 10% lower from the previous year. Judging by last year’s increase in applicants, the acceptance rate for transfers this year will probably be around 36%, assuming there are roughly 1025 applicants.</p>

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<p>[Admissions</a> office makes transfer decisions | InsideVandy](<a href=“Inside Vandy: Vanderbilt University's student news source”>Inside Vandy: Vanderbilt University's student news source)</p>

<p>According to Vandy, they received 876 applicants last year so that would mean the acceptance rate was roughly 43%.</p>

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<p>I’m applying as a sophomore transfer from Wake Forest University. </p>

<p>My college gpa is a 3.567. However, my course load wasn’t that rigorous my first semester. </p>

<p>In high school my cumulative gpa was around a 3.75, had five ap’s, and had a 29 on the ACT. I had a decent amount of extracurriculars, but nothing that especially stands out. </p>

<p>What would you say my chances are?</p>

<p>I also have a cousin attending Vanderbilt currently and an aunt who went there.</p>