What kind of school is vandy for me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
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<p>so i guess this is kind of a chance thread, but more of a general "is this a target/reach/match ect school for me" question, because i have literally no idea where i would stand in the admissions process. my stats are as follows:</p>

<p>ACT:31 (retaking in june)
GPA: 100.3 W 98.5 UW
Rank: top 1%, probably either 2 or 3 out of 363</p>

<p>APs- 10 by the time I graduate (4 on world, just took chem, us and lang)
Senior year coarse load ap - physics ap bio ap calc ab ap English ap macro ap Spanish advanced science research, band + taking health this summer to make more room in my schedule
ECs/Awards:
Class secretary
7 honor societies by the end of this year (expecting to be national Spanish honor society president/ NHS leader position senior year)
varsity tennis singles player since freshman year-all conference distinction
varsity badminton player-doubles/singles since freshman year- all conference distinction, and all county
-will be captain of both next year,
varsity track/field shot-put (won a few medals) junior year,
writer for newspaper
A few other clubs, not really important,
Tutor since 10th grade,
Homework helper- work after school with misguided kids to do their homework in the library after school
Marching/pep band since freshman year
Hospital volunteer 100+ hrs
Science research at a top research facility 200+ hrs, independent intensive study on rat olfaction using new imaging techniques unique to my lab-will be competing in Intel/many competitions next year
Medalist in national Spanish exam every year, a bunch of regional awards for various Spanish writing competitions
math fair medalist
Winner of NCTE competition
more awards im forgetting but you get the idea</p>

<p>Work:
Play the clarinet for local fire departments in parades (paid)
Tennis instructor for kids ages 6-13, including 2 autistic boys </p>

<p>I will definitely have amazing recs and awesome essays (my guidance counselor loved my first draft and said it was perfect) </p>

<p>oh, and i will be applying most likely regular decision
Thanks for the feedback!</p>

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<p>Admission to Vandy is all about your standardized test scores. At this juncture with a 31, Vandy is a reach for you. If you improve to 33/34, then the rest of your profile looks good, especially if you apply ED.</p>

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<p>yeah im hoping i can bring my score up a few points after i study a bit, i had no time to in april!</p>

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<p>Vanderbilt is a reach school for most applicants now purely based on the 28 thousand applicants for 1600ish slots. The all freshman campus makes the size of the class very certain re numbers that can be accommodated.
best of luck in all your efforts…apply to some of the fine schools that will be your match schools and attach to your match colleges and all will be well. Reach colleges should be surprise admissions…</p>

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<p>muckdogs07 is completely wrong. Admissions to Vanderbilt are holistic (we may put slightly more emphasis on test scores than peer schools, but accepted students are still very multidimensional); Vanderbilt’s lack of supplemental essay questions in its application has served as a means to criticize it unjustly. </p>

<p>That said, in your case, test scores ARE indeed what you should concentrate on. But this is not because Vanderbilt will only accept you if your test scores are at a certain level, but rather, because your test scores are the weakest aspect of your profile. You would receive the same advice were you asking for your chances at a number of other top schools. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>How much help is being a URM? Specifically native american? With good scores (35 act) but not the best extra-curriculars?</p>

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<p>Very helpful. Possibly less helpful at Vandy than other top schools bust still very helpful.</p>