Cornelius Hopefuls - 2013

vandyobsessed · February 16, 2009, 3:57pm

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
<li>Vandyobsessed</li>
</ol>

800 M, 730 CR
34 ACT
1/698

I have been freaking out since February first, I hope we find out soon! Are engineering applicants notified the same time as everyone else?

dianagirl · February 16, 2009, 3:59pm

Kungfufighting - last year invitation for honors weekend came at the end of Presidents’ week - Friday I believe

torrence9687 · February 16, 2009, 6:25pm

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
<li>Vandyobsessed</li>
<li>torrence9687</li>
</ol>

SAT: 2200, 800 CR, 700 W, 700 M
ACT:34
GPA: 4.0

pumpkin5 · February 16, 2009, 9:50pm

So, fellow Cornelius hopefuls, the Vandy website says that … Mid-February “Finalists notified for Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarships that require on campus interviews.” Does that mean that some applicants will still be considered for the scholarship without an on campus interview? Thanks!

tumbletiger009 · February 16, 2009, 10:21pm

My understanding is that engineering applicants do not interview, but are notified with their acceptance letters later in March/April.

lulumobile · February 16, 2009, 10:38pm

last year engineering winners got emails like feb. 20-something. anyone know about this year?

pumpkin5 · February 17, 2009, 7:05pm

anybody heard anything yet about interview weekend? do they notify all applicants, either way?

chjmov1 · February 17, 2009, 7:52pm

i’ve been wondering about that too - i hope they do notify us all, even if we aren’t finalists. and i don’t think anyone has heard about it yet… i could be wrong though,

tjan91 · February 17, 2009, 9:43pm

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
<li>Vandyobsessed</li>
<li>tjan91</li>
</ol>

Good luck everybody!

college316 · February 18, 2009, 10:53am

I just realized I forgot to post my stats…

SATs: 2380 (800 Verbal, 800 Writing, 780 Math)–I took them twice and all scores went up the second time, my first scores were 750 V, 800 W, 700 M
ACT: 34
GPA: 4.6 W, 3.9 UW (I got a B in an eighth grade class I took for high school credit)
Class ranking: my school doesn’t rank
I have pretty strong ECs and a good resume (I really focus on one or two things I’m very passionate about, as opposed to being a mile wide and an inch deep)
I also did a research study over the summer related to my future career choice.

My Common App essay wasn’t the best but I wrote a very strong Why Vanderbilt essay that I attached in the “Additional Information” section of the Common App
Also, I wrote an essay detailing my research study and what it meant to me for the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship.

Question–
did any of you apply for merit scholarships at other schools?
I got a half-scholarship from Tulane and might get a full one, I haven’t found out yet.
I’m also hoping for merit $$ from Rice.
I applied to Emory Scholars but didn’t even make Semifinalist =(

VUAdmissionsTCG · February 18, 2009, 6:06pm

Hello everyone, it’s Thom from Vandy Admissions.

I know there’s a lot of questions about Cornelius Vanderbilt award notifications. Wanted to let you know that our blog will have a guest posting from Brent Tener, Associate Director of Student Financial Aid and Director of Scholarships (long title I know) about all things honors scholarship at Vandy. We’ll have it up soon so look for it.

[The</a> Vandy Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/vandybloggers]The”>The Vandy Admissions Blog | Vanderbilt University)

hookem168 · February 18, 2009, 6:15pm

Thanks Thom! I love that blog, btw! That picture with the stacks of application folders was menacing haha

P.S. how soon is “soon”? lol

itsasmallworld · February 18, 2009, 9:17pm

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
<li>Vandyobsessed</li>
<li>tjan91</li>
<li>itsasmallworld</li>
</ol>

beachrunner · February 19, 2009, 10:10am

College 316…
I applied for several merit scholarships. I was a semi-finalist for the Morehead-Cain at UNC but that’s as far as I got. However, currently I am a finalist for the Johnson at Washington and Lee, a finalist for the Emory Scholars and a semi-finalist for the Murray at William and Mary. I have not heard from a couple more including Vandy.

Obiwankenobi · February 19, 2009, 11:06pm

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
<li>Vandyobsessed</li>
<li>tjan91</li>
<li>itsasmallworld</li>
<li>Obiwankenobi</li>
</ol>

SAT: 2310
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 Math II and Chem, 790 Biology M
Rank: 3/505
Lots of AP classes and 5’s 10 AP exams, lol got a 1 on French though.

One of my neighbors got a scholarship by applying to Cornelius, but not the Cornelius scholarship itself.
Good luck everyone!

wentworth09 · February 20, 2009, 4:33pm

This is just an update for everyone so you don’t have to freak out checking your email (if you’re like me)…until March 6

Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship applicants to the College of Arts and Science and School of Engineering will be notified of their status via e-mail beginning March 6. Scholarship recipients will also be notified via letter, which will be mailed on or after March 6. The selections for these scholarship awards will be made by their respective committees and on-campus interviews will not be conducted this year.

Finalists for the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship program who have applied to Peabody College will be contacted via e-mail or telephone by February 23 and invited to campus for interviews on March 15 and 16. Students who have applied for the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship program and have not been selected as finalists will be notified via e-mail shortly after February 23.

hookem168 · February 20, 2009, 4:49pm

Where’d you hear that? I mean, I believe you, jw…

wentworth09 · February 20, 2009, 4:50pm

[Merit</a> Scholarship Programs](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/scholarships/]Merit”>Scholarships | Vanderbilt University)

hookem168 · February 20, 2009, 5:38pm

Rats. I was counting on that interview haha. Since they’re just straight-up selecting a handful of kids out of a gigantic pool, it’ll be really quantitative to a certain degree. Like, they say they don’t have cutoffs, but with that kind of selection process, nobody under a 2300 is going to get it. They’ll see my 2270 and laugh lol.

Tetraoxygen · February 20, 2009, 6:20pm

<ol>
<li>hookem168</li>
<li>macaroni870</li>
<li>chjmov1</li>
<li>VandyPrayer</li>
<li>MissingLink</li>
<li>sitk</li>
<li>lulumobile</li>
<li>LavaCreature</li>
<li>trjohnson1</li>
<li>lilmisstaggart</li>
<li>college316</li>
<li>Nixxi</li>
<li>retniw18</li>
<li>thejobe</li>
<li>CzechMateKJ</li>
<li>174IQPartier</li>
<li>Vandyobsessed</li>
<li>tjan91</li>
<li>itsasmallworld</li>
<li>Obiwankenobi</li>
<li>Tetraoxygen</li>
</ol>

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