<p>I am an African american female and I am currently a junior in high school. I have a 3.22 GPA (unweighted) and a 3.89 GPA (weighted), I don't play any sports but I did tutor Algebra 1 & 2 students (I earned 109 hours), I took a class on my high school campus that served as Voluntary Public Service, where I earned 90 hours, and I am also a part of SADFS and SWAT. (Safe and Drug Free Schools & Students Working Against Tobacco) just this year I realized that I want to attend Vanderbilt but that was after the fact that I received the grade of a "D" in two of my dual enrollment courses. :( I took the ACT and I scored a 27 but I've signed up to take it again in April, hopefully I can score at least a 32 this time. </p>
<p>Here's a look at my course work up until this point:</p>
<p>9th Grade:
Pre AP English-A
Pre AP Geometry-B
Pre AP Chemistry-B
French 1-A
Art-A
P.E.-A</p>
<p>10th Grade:
AP Eng Lang-B
Chemistry 2 Honors-B
French 2-A
Algebra 2 Honors-A
World History Honors-A
Biology Honors-A</p>
<p>Summer A:
College Algebra-A</p>
<p>11th Grade:
AP Eng Lit-B
Forensic Science Honors-A
Pre-Calculus-A
Psycology (DE Credit)-D
Human Growth & Development (DE Credit)-D
US History (DE Credit)-C</p>
<p>To make a long story short I want to know based off the information that I've provided, Can I get int Vanderbilt? What are my chances of getting in? & What can I do to improve my chances?</p>
<p>Honestly, with your grades it’s going to be tough. Just keep volunteering and studying for your ACT. Also, focus on making other parts of your application like your essays and recommendation letters (creating better relationships with your teachers) amazing. Another thing you could do is study for the SAT Subject Tests, it would give your application another element and possibly show your mastery of the subject. I dont know though, those Ds and that C significantly hurts you…</p>
<p>If those dual enrollment classes are at a nearby community college, that’s really bad. Get a minimum of 4 on the AP English Lit exam, take a lot more AP’s senior year, get straight A’s for every semester starting with this spring, and do really, really well on the ACT. Those will help your chances and are well within your power to achieve. If you really want to go to one of the top colleges, you really need to kick it into gear and work your butt off. You’ll find out how much you actually want to go to Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>And Alihaq, instead of championing your situation, I think it would be good to realize you’re the exception rather than the norm. I’ve known people with 1540+ SAT’s with mostly A’s and a few B’s (but didn’t really do anything to involve themselves in the community or be active) that were rejected in the past. They went on a limb and accepted you. They saw something in you, and it wasn’t just your 1600 SAT. </p>
<p>I just don’t want people to get the impression that they’ll still have a “good” chance after having received C’s and D’s in high school.</p>
<p>“If you fail a dual enrollment class, you have almost no chance of getting in to many of the places you plan to apply.”</p>
<p>C’s and D’s aren’t failing, but at an institution such as as Vandy they’re not looked upon highly. Why should Vandy believe you’d be able to keep up with the work there, when you’re barely scraping by Dual enrollment classes?</p>