Official RD 2011 Decisions Thread

Colleges & Universities Vanderbilt University
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<p>First rejection right here…quite disappointing. The first ever rejection from anything I have ever gotten in my life. Never gotten rejected by a girl, never gotten cut from a sport team/club, so needless to say it was kind of a smack in the face. I knew Vanderbilt was somewhat of a reach for me; however, I still had hope and now it just all crashed down into the ground. Congratulations to everyone who has already been previously accepted, I applaud you all on your amazing academic statistics. I just wish I would have not saved my academic potential until my junior year in high school. Good luck everyone with the whole college experience.</p>

<p>I was rejected because my class rank was only about top 18%, and my SAT Critical Reading score was low (590), Math was good (740) and so was Writing (680). Everything else I offered was very stellar. If I could start high school over, I would, just so I could guarantee myself acceptances into schools like that of Vanderbilt. I envy all of you who have already been accepted and I hope you have a great time at a wonderful institution like that of Vanderbilt.</p>

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<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED to Arts and Sciences! **</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 (780 M, 720 V, 800 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Biology-Molecular, 750 Math IIC, 740 US History
[<em>] GPA: 4.5W, 3.9UW
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: 5 5’s on APs (Bio, Euro History, Enviro Sci, US History, Eng. Lang.), National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were great, put a lot of work on my open-topic one especially.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I read one, it was amazing, other one I haven’t looked at.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I assume good.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Been playing violin and piano for 15 years and 14 years, respectively.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: 14/15 years of violin/piano private study, taught self to play mandolin, flute, some guitar, etc., worked at the Hollywood Bowl, worked at UCLA and at my music school for community service…
[<em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Passion for extracurriculars - music.
[</em>] Other thoughts: Very excited to go down and visit next month![/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to Arts and Sciences! </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 1410 old & 800 writing
SAT IIs: 640 Biology-Molecular, 700 Math IC, 730 US History
GPA: 4.0UW
Rank: top 5%
Other stats: ap scholar w/ honor</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: pretty good?
Teacher Recs: fannnnnnntastic
Counselor Rec: also reallly good
Hook (if any): TONS of community service/local awards</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: i do everything. this is the department in which i overachieve big time :slight_smile:
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: hopefully good package? showed a lot of interest/enthusiasm and sent extra rec’s that i think helped me out
Other thoughts: a little worried about the frat scene, but will most likely be visiting in april to check it out!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 720 W, 690 CR 670 M
SAT II: 700 US Hist 660 Lit
AP/IB taken/scores: 10 APs, 4s & 5s so far
GPA weighted: 4.55
Rank or % estimate: 5.4%
Subjective:
Essays: Awesome, I spent tons of time on them
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Probably glowing
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: TX!!
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Important ECs: Important Stuff: Varsity competitive cheerleader (won nationals), student government, chairman of a bunch of events at school, 500+ volunteer hours, published once/month in local newspaper, etc.
Why do you think you were accepted: probably ec’s, and i spent way too much time on the app</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Three of four kids from my school got in, including one of my best friends, who shares my rank, and happens to be black- just my luck, haha.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED CAS!</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 800 Math, 640 CR, 680 Writing
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC; 760 Chemistry
GPA: No idea
Rank: Honors
Other stats: 10 APs, 2 5’s & 4 4’s last year, 4 to take this year
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Family went there, not supposed to matter but prob helped
Location/Person:
State or Country: Tennessee
School Type: very competitive
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: fine, won lots of Math awards+ sports
Why I think I was accepted/deferred: No idea…
Other thoughts:</p>

<p>Really happy… was hoping I would get in but still thrilled (heard it was really tough from in state)</p>

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<p>DVC04 - Don’t know why you were rejected but hope you find a good match someplace. It’s been 30 years since I went through this myself and I just can’t believe how much more qualified the students are now than we were. Going through this as a parent for the first time, I am as much in awe of the students who aren’t getting as those who are.</p>

<p>As to those who are in, congratulations and I hope you find college (either Vandy or elsewhere) enjoyable, challenging and helpful.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1960 (640M/650CR/670W/10E)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730Bio-M,620 Math I, 780 Lit
[<em>] ACT:31
[</em>] GPA:4.0
[<em>] Rank:1/85
[</em>] Other stats:National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Personal Statement was pretty good, Why Vandy sucked
[</em>] Teacher Recs:glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec:very good
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:West Virginia
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Female
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars:Lots of community service, public speaking, cheerleader, student athletic trainer, National Honor Society, lots of singing for community events
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My Why Vandy essay was really lackluster. I think if I’d put more than two hours into it, I may have had a shot.[*] Other thoughts:[/ul]</p>

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<p>Did anyone’s acceptance include Merit scholarship money? It seems to me when our daughter heard from V a few years ago the Merit scholarship info came a few days later. S was accepted into engineering, but merit scholarship info not mentioned.</p>

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<p>seefoxrun,</p>

<p>No, Brandon is a National Merit Scholar who has named Vandy as his 1st choice school, and his acceptance package did not include his National Merit Scholar award - only the financial need package part. </p>

<p>I was wondering about that, too - but as he was just notified that he was an actual Scholar this past Monday, he may not get notification of any award from Vandy until he accepts/denies the award from National Merit.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 1970 (730M/600CR/640W/10E)

  • SAT IIs: 720 -P,650- Math II, 740 - C
  • GPA: N/A (But if converted to the US system it becomes 3.85+/4.0)
  • Rank:7/59
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Personal Statement was pretty good, Why Vanderbilt emphasised on how Vanderbilt’s research programs helped out in my future aspirations and commented on their alumni network and campus.

  • Teacher Recs: Awesome (According to them)
  • Counselor Rec: Awesome (According to the counselor)
  • Hook (if any): UAE/Indian (I don’t know how Vanderbilt looks at me) and I made a robot for my Science Exhibition which implemented concepts from Maths, Physics and programming.
    </code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: United Arab Emirates

  • School Type: Private
  • Ethnicity: Asian Indian
  • Gender: Male
    </code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: 3 projects in Science and Maths Exhibition, Teacher during Teacher’s Day celebration.

  • Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I really have no idea about my Why Vandy essay. I wrote a very similar essay to Duke and got rejected by Duke. Probably my major, location helped me out.
  • Other thoughts: I don’t think i will come to vanderbilt if i don’t get any aid. UIUC looks to be a better bet when it comes to Engineering. Actually can’t decide…Vanderbilt is good overall but UIUC is good for Engineering. Have to think about it now that Vandy has accepted me.
    </code></pre>
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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to A&S</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 680CR 700M 700W
SAT IIs: 720 US History 630 Biology
GPA: 3.94UW, 4.23W
Rank: Top 1%
Other stats: All 4s and 5s on 6 AP exams, 3 AP classes this year</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: My Why Vanderbilt? One kind of sucked actually, the other one rocked
Teacher Recs: Probably great
Counselor Rec: Probably really great
Hook (if any): Um, none I think</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>

<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Girl Scouts (earned Silver Award, earning Gold Award), class treasurer, lots of cs stuff I’m too lazy to type out
Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Well-rounded
Other thoughts: They gave me a much better financial aid package than I was expecting. I’m only a little bit worried about not fitting into the whole “J-Crew/Ralph Lauren” thing. It’s between Vandy and Chapel Hill for me now.</p>

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<p>@ heathergee: Did u receive the email or an actual letter for your admission decision.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats
SAT I: 780M/740CR/710W
SAT IIs: 650 Math 2, 690 Lit
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.5 UW
Rank: Top 10%</p>

<p>Subjective
Essays: good… my ‘why vandy’ one was really specific and what not, as i attended the PreVU thing
Teacher Recs: great
Counselor Rec: great
Hook (if any): obviously none worth mentioning</p>

<p>Location/Person
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Other Factors:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: Club Soccer 4 Years, same job for 3 years, Red Cross volunteer, YMCA volunteer, United Way volunteer, Boys Volleyball founder and captain, Powder Puff Captain, Class of 2007 Parliamentarian, Best Buddies Peer Buddy, 4 Years Guitar in Several bands, Founded my own business for aiding local bands and setting up local concerts, and this year I also joined Drama.</li>
<li>Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: GPA, directly from the mouth of a friend at admissions</li>
<li>Other thoughts: My number one choice. I’m disappointed. Then again I was stupid and did nothing and had no will power whatsoever the first two and a half years of school, I have a ****ty GPA and rank because of it and that has been my ultimate downfall.</li>
</ul>

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<p>Accepted, but no scholarship offers. Ouch. Especially since my brother got in w/ $20000 a year with almost identical stats.</p>

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<p>Oh, and my stats (gets me $14000 a year at Emory but 0 at my first choice? Fate is so cruel!)</p>

<p>User Name: Luxar3000
Gender: M
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.94
GPA - Weighted: 4.68
Class Rank: 15
Class Size: 663</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 800
SAT II U.S. History: 750
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 770</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Varsity Lacrosse
Eagle Scout
Leadership positions: Lacrosse Captain
President, History Club
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Lacrosse- Varsity
Volunteer/Service Work: Boy Scouts
Katrina Relief
Mission trip to Mexico
Honors and Awards: NM Semifinalist
AP Scholar w/ Honor
Exchange Club Student of the Month</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Emory University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Hendrix College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: Yes, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Occidental College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: Pomona College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: Yes, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: The University of Texas at Austin, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: University of Southern California, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Accepted
College: Vanderbilt University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Urban
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)</p>

<p>Area: West Coast, Southeast
Importance of cost: Very important</p>

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<p>Accepted
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.6W
SAT: 2250
Good enough ECs? w/e…</p>

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<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>

<p>Norwegian applicant</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2310
SAT IIs: Math IIC: 760 Chemistry:700 Physics:780
GPA: 5.7/6.0
Rank: Top 5%
Other stats: 650 TOEFL
Subjective:
Essays: Pretty good.
Teacher Recs: Top 5% mostly. Strong comments
Counselor Rec: Excellent</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country or Region: Norway
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Scandinavian
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Editor-in-Chief for the schools newspaper. Placed 4th in the national physics olympiad qual. 1st round. Active member of Amnesty International</p>

<p>Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Don’t know. Probably my essay I guess, wrote about my work in Amnesty.
Other thoughts: Depressed. Thought Vandy was a secure one</p>

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<p>^^ I can’t believe it…I was accepted and he/she got rejected.</p>

<p>Every aspect of her/his application equal or better than mine. <em>State of shock</em></p>

<p>What did u apply for??</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to CAS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2230 (740M/770CR/720W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Lit 780, Math Level 2 670, US History 680
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.87 UW, 6.17 W
[<em>] Rank: 2/~540
[</em>] Other stats: NM Finalist, CompTIA A+ Hardware and Software Certified Computer Tech, Red Cross/YMCA Certified Lifeguard.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Why Vandy was good, if somewhat choppy. Other one was not good, in my opinion - rather dull and very choppy. Why Vandy had one typo, Other had one big typo and a couple smaller ones.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m not allowed to read them, but I know my English thought I was really funny and really smart. I just imagine the toher one was good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing. She used to tell me I knew more about the classes at our school than she did.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Can’t think of any.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Founded the Ultimate Frisbee club at my school; Varsity Swimming, 7 yrs, Captain for one (+ Misc. awards), State finalist for a couple years; VP of a Venture Crew (Boys Scouts-related org.); Treasurer for Exchange Service Club; Outstanding Attorney award at a recent Mock Trial competition. I’ll stop there ‘cause those are the ones I consider most important and interesting. Total of 300-400 service hours, but only 150 recorded. I also work 24 hrs/wk, but that wasn’t on the app.
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Excepting the arts and music, I suppose they looked at me as a sort of Jack of All Trades?
[*] Other thoughts: I’m thinkin’ Vandy is my first choice right now. Even if I do get into Yale.[/ul]</p>

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<p>anyone from massachusetts hear?</p>