<p>“…simply isn’t true.”</p>
<p>Perhaps it depends on what is meant by “top”?</p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot to mention that I also applied to Boston University, and I probably will have a nice scholarship there too (although they haven’t told me anything yet). And BU is a top 20 program (I think). That said, it’s a weaker school for overall undergrad than Vandy (and Richmond, possibly … and Stanford, duh), and overall I like it considerably less (but I like certain aspects of it, and going there would not be out of the question, assuming the sticker price is reduced).</p>
<p>I wasn’t scared at all about Vandy until I visited recently, and a professor there whom I met with gave me a couple shocking stories: a Vandy student with a 4.0 GPA, double majoring in math and econ, getting rejected from 5 of the 6 grad schools he applied to (and a couple similar stories). I had never realized such things were so competitive until then.</p>