Do I even have a chance?

prezbucky
Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:45:17 +0000

3.8 GPA is fine, but 31 on the ACT is right around their 25th percentile score for admits. If you could get that up to a 32 or 33, I think it might help. Vanderbilt appears to be pretty score-sensitive these days, not unlike Washington U and some others.

Vandy must be seeing increases in the number of apps – either that, or they are shrinking their first-year class size – because their admit rate has fallen to around 10% overall. Vandy is now solidly an admissions reach for even most highly qualified applicants.