<p>GPA: 3.62 UW, 3.75 W
APs: US History (5), Biology (5), English Lit, (4), Chemistry (TBD), BC Calculus (TBD). Her school limits the number of APs she can take in a year.
SATs: 2290 (1490)
SATII: Math II (800), US History (760), English (740)
ECs: Job, Editor of her yearbook, Captain of Field Hockey Team</p>
<p>good chances.she will make it.</p>
<p>brownparent08,
If you are new to the Vanderbilt forum, you may have missed previous posts discussing the dramatic increase in applications to Vanderbilt this year (I think the stat on ED applications was they were up about 40% and RD applications are up at least 30%. I'm a little too lazy to go on the hunt for the exact stats). Last year's acceptance rate was a record low and it only stands to reason that the acceptance rate will drop again this year. I've been on this board for a long time (my children say too long) as the parent of 2 Vanderbilt kids and I've watched kids with great stats receive bad news year after year. I'm sure they wonder why kids with lower stats are accepted, but Vanderbilt's admissions dept. is very holistic in their assessment, looking at many things in addition to grades and test scores. For instance, I've always had the impression that ECs and CS were big, as were teacher recommendations. Your D has some impressive stats and is bound to be accepted into some great schools assuming she has applied wisely. </p>
<p>Mombela may well be right, but I wouldn't count any chickens before they are hatched this year. For a variety of reasons, particularly the realization of The Commons for next year's freshman class (something the VU admissions staff was discussing long ago in the admissions session my S & I attended on the Saturday before 9/11), Vanderbilt is a hot school. Each year our local alumni host a "Summer Send-Off" for local Vanderbilt schools and laugh about whether they would be able to get in or not at this point in time. I imagine there may even be some upperclassmen at Vandy now who would wonder the same thing!</p>
<p>I have to agree with 2VU. There is no sure thing. One of our local vals (perfect grades), with high test scores and an athlete to boot, was rejected in a recent year. Who knows why for sure, but suspicions center on a non-challenging course load and a dearth of activities outside of one sport. (Our silly schools do not weight honors and AP when calculating rank; thus, he was val.)</p>
<p>Be optimistic, but there really is no way to know.</p>