<p>DD has submitted her application to Vanderbilt. She will get recommendation and transcripts etc in there soon. When will we first hear something if she is above the screening line for admission and/or any scholarship?</p>
<p>Stats: </p>
<p>Attends a top 100 HS and ranks in top 5/200.
GPA 4.0 UW, with 10 AP including 5 in this senior year. In 5 AP so far, 4 5s and 1 4.
ACT >or =34 (12 essay),
SAT II Phys 800, Bio M 750, USH 750, taking Math II this saturday
Key club president, among many community service type of e/c
Piano - governor school of art
sport - serveral participations
many Math/Spanish/science awards from county to national levels.</p>
<p>I would think you wouldn’t hear anything related to scholarships until February at the earliest based on past years, but acknowledgement of completed applications may be different. I don’t know if they will do it via mail or e-mail. Vanderbilt has an incredibly friendly admissions office. Why don’t you call them? There are some changes this year, such as exclusive use of the common app, so I’d want to get my questions answered straight from the horses mouth!</p>
<p>I can only speak about one kid’s experience. Since there are a lot of different scholarships, and they differ among the various colleges at Vanderbilt, there are probably a lot of different notification dates, etc.</p>
<p>My son applied regular decision to the School of Engineering. He heard absolutely nothing until the first week of March, at which time he received a simple one-page letter in a normal business-sized envelope telling him they were pleased to be able to offer him an “honor (merit) award” covering full tuition and engineering fees, including computer and software. The letter mentioned that he could assume he would be receiving a formal admission letter at the end of the month, and noted that he was not required to visit the school or interview, but was invited to attend accepted student days at the school of engineering in April. When the formal admission notice arrived, it included a national merit stipend on the full scholarship award.</p>
<p>That was it, for him. Son did visit twice in the next month, sat in on classes, met with professors, attended a special meeting at accepted student day with other full scholarship awardees, but it was not required.</p>
<p>I believe other people here will have different stories to relate, but that is how it was for this particular “unnamed” award, in engineering. (Award was given a name after acceptance.)</p>
<p>My d’s experience was similar to that of midmo’s son. We had been following reports on CC about scholarship weekend invitations, and when my d didn’t receive one, she figured it meant that Vanderbilt would be coming off her list, though she was still optimistic about an acceptance. She had already received an offer from what at the time was a top choice school, so she was happy about her options.</p>
<p>Sometime after mid-March (after Vandy’s scholarship weekends), she received a thin business-sized envelope from the office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Science. I didn’t think the Dean would send a rejection letter, but it was definitely a thin envelope. She asked me to bring it to her at work. It was neat to watch her open and read it - I’ll always remember the expression on her face. We were both amazed because this generous offer just came out of the blue, 4 or 5 days before she received the official acceptance packet.</p>
<p>There is a lot more to love about Vanderbilt than their merit aid program. I think your d sounds like a good candidate for a Vandy scholarship. I would encourage her to show Vanderbilt the love by visiting or at least arranging to connect with a Vandy rep near your home.</p>
<p>Fraz, made a good point, even though my son didnt receive a scholarship like the previously mentioned. It is very important to visit and make sure you know your admis. rep. It shows your interest in the school. It is a different time in the admissions process. Seniors are now applying to a greater no. of schools thanks to the common app. Thus Admiss. reps are looking for the love. The Admissions process at Vandy is where the Admiss. rep has to fight for your admissions to a committee. This happens to about 2/3 of the freshman class every year. If he knows you, then he has something to fight with to the higher ups. So if the interest is truly there take the time and visit and meet your rep.</p>
<p>The admission rep. from Vandy will be at D’s school this week. As I previously mentioned, I think that gentleman knows this nationally ranked HS well and has been taking a high % of stduents in the past. D has signed up for that session.</p>
<p>Dad II:
Your daughter has great stats–congratulations. There is no way to predict scholarships, however, so she will probably just have to wait and see.
My son wasn’t invited to any scholarship weekends and didn’t hear about any scholarship offers until he received his admission package. Buried in the middle of it was a scholarship offer for $20,000 per year (plus he got a National Merit Scholarship in addition to that), so even if you don’t hear anything, don’t give up hope. she certainly would appear to have a good chance at getting an offer, but no guarantees of course.</p>