peabody

flsky · 01-02-2006, 09:25 PM

heh if i apply undecided at peabody would that give me a greater chance of getting into vanderbilt? silly question i kno but its my top choice school,and i really plan on working very hard in college. if i end up at peabody, id have the chance of transferring out to a&s right

bobisbob · 01-02-2006, 10:36 PM

If you're applying to Peabody, you have to declare a major.

Also, why would you apply to Peabody just to transfer? If you got accepted there, you'd be taking the place of a motivated, passionate person who actually wants to make use of Peabody's excellent resources for future educators.

bobisbob · 01-02-2006, 10:42 PM

Also, you'll have to write a Why Vanderbilt and an Academic Interest Statement on what you want to pursue at Peabody. Can you sincerely write about going to a college that you're planning on transfering right out of? I'm sure Vanderbilt has applicants attempting to sneak in through Peabody all the time; they'll see the signs. Apply to A&S if that's where you actually want to go.

flsky · 01-02-2006, 10:50 PM

see im really confused with what i wanna do, im getting an A+ in sociology/psych at school right now, and an A+ in Business Org/Mgmt, so i was thinking that maybe peabody would be a better school for me but im worried about being wrong > <

bobisbob · 01-04-2006, 12:11 AM

Good for you that you're doing so well in your classes

. The question, however, is not whether your grades are good (they are); its whether you'ere really interested in a career in sociology/business org.

Lots of people get good grades even in subjects that they have no real interests in, especially around here on CC. They are just naturally intelligent and know what they need to do in order to get good grades in their classes. Are you this way? Are you gifted enough to get As without trying? Or are those classes just easy?

OR...are these high quality grades the result of your genuine interest? Do you find yourself really involved and interested in the topics you're studying in those classes?? Ultimately, could you imagine devoting your life, or at least a significant portion of your college career, studying these further?

I understand its hard to figure out what you're passionate in sometimes, which makes choosing colleges based on majors and academic interests that much more difficult. If you have no firm career goals yet, maybe you could take one of those personality/career profile tests, similar to the ones that are in the ACT registration book. I'm pretty sure you can find one on the internet. Perhaps your guidance counselor could help you with this too.

These tests assess your interests (not necessarily your abilities or grades) in a wide range of academic/career fields. So, they could help you sort out your thoughts and might point you in the right direction.

VUAlum · 01-04-2006, 12:29 AM

The application advantage of Peabody vs. A&S is slight. And that's just what history says, which may or may not be predictive of this year's advantage.

flsky · 01-04-2006, 06:01 PM

see i do amazingly well in subjects that im really interested in
but for me, i love sociology, psychology, business, biology, and world history and ive done extremely well in all these classes. i applied to peabody as cognitive studies major.

Kevin22 · 01-05-2006, 07:32 PM

Applying to one of Vanderbilt's "less selective" colleges just to increase your chances of acceptance is lame, especially because you plan on switching schools when you get there. Think about people that actually want to go to Peabody.

VUAlum · 01-05-2006, 09:38 PM

It's far from lame. And it is a fair question.

ilovedogs · 01-05-2006, 09:45 PM

I think for undecided majors it's best to apply to Arts and Science-- that's what I did, and that way, you've got pretty much every option available. I wrote an essay for Peabody as well, saying that it would be my second choice if I didn't get into A&S (apparently Peabody is a little easier to get into)...

flsky · 01-06-2006, 09:42 PM

see i wanna pursue a career in teh sciences or in education and i honestly mentioned that on my peabody app. i talked about how science wasnt the only thing i wanted to do, and how ive been inspired to pursue a career in science education as well. blah, so much to think about , i just hope i get in =(

HoyaMom · 01-09-2006, 05:02 PM

Good luck with your application to the Cognitive Studies program at Vandy, flsky! I hope you are accepted. You sound like a hard working student.

When my daughter and I were at Vandy for Pre-VU they told us that they only accept 30 people per year in the Cognitive Studies program but they didn't have the information as to how many apply each year. Few schools in the US offer Cognitive Studies or Cognitive Science as a major and those that do are usualy very selective universities.

Best of luck to you!

flsky · 01-09-2006, 06:10 PM

oh wow i didnt kno of this. now im worried > < its just my past isnt a great indicator of the person i am right now. i guess ill just hav to wait and see

HoyaMom · 01-10-2006, 12:55 PM

No reason to worry flsky. Without knowing how many apply to the Cognitive Studies program you can't know what only accepting 30 does to your chances. Suppose they only get 29 applications for that program! Just try to relax and enjoy your senior year!!

schoolforme · 01-24-2006, 11:11 PM

Even if that program is already full, remember that you ranked the order of schools you wanted to apply to. A friend of mine ranked A&S first and Engineering second and when she was accepted, it was to Vanderbilt School of Engineering.