Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship essay

JacobDF96
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:17:48 +0000

Who all is applying for the CV scholarship? I’m really hopeful that I can get it. I feel like my application is pretty impressive, and it’s really the only way that I will be able to attend Vanderbilt (my parents don’t see the point in taking out loans to go to Vandy if Ole Miss will pay me to come there). I know it’s really competitive though, so I’m not getting my hopes up and am remaining realistic about my chances.

Anyways, the essay is what’s tripping me up a little. I know it’s a really important part of the application since there are so many applicants with perfect grades and test scores. This is the question: “While each student will eventually select at least one area of concentrated study, the college of arts and science is committed to introducing every student to a broad range of subjects. Which academic interests and/or passions might be a part of your academic journey at Vanderbilt and why?”

I’ve been putting off writing this essay for a few weeks. I’m going to be an English major, but I also have an interest in history and theater (I love American history and I’m very involved in school theater/plays). I guess I will write about those three things, but I don’t know exactly how I can make the essay interesting or personal.

I guess I’m just wondering how you guys feel about the prompt and how you went about answering it. Good luck to everybody applying!