<p>@rdlp123 I know the waitlist is somewhat disappointing (especially when it means more waiting after waiting for so long) but don’t forget that it is a positive thing! I sent a letter of continued interest, although no extra recommendation letter. I mailed as soon as I could after being notified of my admission decision. </p>
<p>@mandamanda Yes, there is. I don’t know anything about it though. </p>
<p>Will being a URM help? I have a 2080 SAT and a 3.58 gpa. Will sending in an updated transcript also help, after Spring semester I have a 3.74. I’m applying to Peabody and I have a summers worth of experience teaching, and I’m also a track athlete. What do you guys think about my chances? I applied late.</p>
<p><a href=“2014 Wait List Update | The Vandy Admissions Blog | Vanderbilt University”>http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2014/05/2014-wait-list-update/</a></p>
<p>“You are correct that the Class of 2018 is very nearly filled, but it is possible that we will be making a handful of final wait list offers in the next few weeks.”</p>
<p>My hopes are dwindling… 
It seems there are a lot of people on the wait list now as well, I didn’t know that they had made offers to wait listed students yet…</p>
<p>@Cardinal16 I sure hope it does, because I’m in that group with you! 
. Honestly I have no idea but I know that it couldn’t hurt! 34% of Vanderbilt is made of minority students 
. Seems like you’re a strong applicant! Although it’s so hard to say anything with certainty if you applied after the deadline. Good luck!!!</p>
<p>@Anton164 Fear not! That update is for students on the waitlist for the incoming class of freshman (the class of 2018). It was posted May 5, when the very first batch of decisions came out for transfer applicants. I don’t think they’ve even looked at the wait list yet seeing as there are some students who have not yet received an admissions decision. :)</p>
<p>@jfcampos wow thanks! I was on a down there, that’s great! :D</p>
<p>Just wanted to give some encouragement for those who submitted after the priority deadline- I submitted mine way past the priority deadline and was admitted on May 20, so don’t lose hope!</p>
<p>When did you submit yours? was it before the extended deadline on april 15?</p>
<p>@Cardinal16-- Yep, my application was completed around April 21, way after even the extended deadline!</p>
<p>I am declining Vanderbilt. Hopefully one of you guys on the wait list gets my spot. Bonam Fortunam!</p>
<p>@12ap12 Someone, somewhere has been made very happy because of you. Best of luck in all your future endeavors!</p>
<p>Hi everyone!
I’m not a transfer applicant (I was actually a freshman applicant to the class of 2018) but I had a few questions I was hoping someone in this thread could answer.
If I don’t get off the waitlist (chances are extremely extremely low at this point), I’m looking to possibly take a gap year and take some cc classes during that time. How many credits could I take before being considered as a transfer applicant? Also, has anyone on here transferred to Vanderbilt successfully from a cc?</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>@ahleesuh Congratulations on getting a spot on the waitlist! I was in your exact same position just a year ago. I know it can be sort of frustrating to have to continue waiting, but don’t give up yet! To be considered as a transfer applicant you must complete (C or higher grade) a minimum of 12 credits. Vanderbilt only does transfer for the fall (not the spring like some universities do) and they say they give preference “to students who have been enrolled full-time in college-level coursework at institutions similar to Vanderbilt.” Also the more years you spend in college, the more weight your college record holds over your high school record. (i.e. college grades are more important for a junior transfer than they are for a sophomore transfer). Hopefully this helps answer your question!</p>
<p>@ahleesuh Your best bet would to go to a 4-year college. They say they want students from institutions similar to vanderbilt, so a school that has a reasonable ranking would help out. Don’t get discouraged, I was in a situation worse than yours a little over a year ago. But I did attend a reasonably ranked LAC for a year, which I think helped get into Vanderbilt even though I didn’t have a 4.0. Good Luck, but I would recommend attending a 4 year college in order to transfer.</p>
<p>@jfcampos and @tysonisasaint Thank you both for taking the time to write out such thoughtful responses to my many questions!
What exactly would constitute a school with a reasonable ranking? The school I would be attending (were I not to take a gap year) is not necessarily super highly ranked so I’m not sure what would be my better option. I could transfer or I could take a gap year and then reapply in the fall as a freshman. The topic of attending a cc arises because I might want to take some classes during the gap year to keep boredom at bay as well as to make sure I don’t forget everything I’ve ever learned. Aside from taking a few classes, I would also probably look for a job so I could help pay my way through college while also trying to figure out what I want to study/do with my life.
Any other things I should consider in making my final decision?</p>
<p>Ahleesuh, I recall that you had very strong stats and a good high school performance record. I wonder if you have fully absorbed how many students with high stats do attend their state honors college and do not-- for whatever reason get admitted to schools with excessive numbers of applicants. Although one of my sons did win a merit offer to Vanderbilt, that was a miracle or the result of a good application package, not something he really deserved to much extent compared to students who did not get a merit offer. </p>
<p>To get helpful comments on this board at this point, you would need to be more forthright about which 4 year college you are admitted to plus can afford to attend this August (while maintaining your anonymity which is important). </p>
<p>Also how do you think you got into this position? Have you sought out all you can from your high school guidance officer? ie did you have at least one college on your list that you like, that you can afford and that you were willing to attend that is not a reach college. As much as I believe you are fully qualified to attend any selective college, you do not want to start a second cycle of making the same miscalculations regarding the odds of admissions to private colleges that offer favorable financial aid (no loans or little loans to meet the gap with your Estimated Cost of Attendance. The pursuit of Ivies and top 15 names can be a false goal…and the reach colleges should always be viewed as Maybes while your emotional attachment must go to your financial and admission match college.</p>
<p>In our home state of Virginia, the number one high school in the nation sends scores of seniors to the University of Virginia, William and Mary and Virginia Tech each year. (Thomas Jefferson Governor’s School). Some of their classmates get into Ivies and can’t afford their EFCs…or some of them apply for merit offers and don’t get them. It is simply very hard to beat the in state price of UVA. So a huge number of their seniors matriculate to their home state honors colleges each year where they have a financial match. There are so many of them at UVA that they are known as the “TJs”. Financial realities must be viewed square on and shrewdly and the TJs get this and use their state universities to the max. </p>
<p>If you do take a GAP year, make up your mind to be mentally and emotionally committed to your instate affordable option. Then apply with your whole heart to schools that have excellent financial no loans policies. If your parents can afford to pay their EFC or full pay, obviously you have other options for schools that are very good but not so good in financial aid. One reason Vanderbilt is such a hard admit is because of it’s no loans financial aid…you are among thousands of equals. Nevertheless, you were waitlisted because the admissions committee recognizes your ability. </p>
<p>It is really up to you to think deeply about the way to use a GAP year. If you do have a GAP year…do broad reading on the subject so that the year is a growth experience of some kind. If you are admitted to a state flagship and you were my bright daughter…I would encourage you to go to your flagship with a great attitude. You are a talented student and there are excellent teachers at state universities.<br>
regardless, I wish you well.</p>
<p>Does anyone have an idea of when us waitlists might be hearing back?</p>
<p>@Anton164 Well it’s on a rolling basis so I guess at any time. However we will also be notified when the transfer class is closed meaning that’s it for us. I was wait listed as well. </p>
<p>@Faline2 Thank you very much for your input. I really appreciate it.
I was doing pretty well up until this year when due to personal reasons, my grades and extracurriculars dropped very noticeably. The change was so drastic as to very likely have resulted in some of my rejections, especially the ones from a few schools that my counselor and I considered to be safeties. Were I to have a second attempt at applying to schools, I think I would do a better job researching things I’m interested in and applying to less schools, cutting out some of the ones my parents insisted that I apply to.
As of right now, if I were to be attending college in the fall, I would be attending Northeastern University.
I personally am leaning toward taking a gap year but my family wants to be sure that doing so will not ultimately be a hindrance once I decide to reapply to colleges. Is there any particular material that you recommend I read in preparing myself for a gap year?
In terms of state schools, a problem arises there because of my peculiar family situation. The state I currently live in and applied to schools from is not the same one as were I would be living were I to take a gap year and then re-apply to schools.</p>
<p>It’s all a very random situation. Perhaps it would be better if I were to DM you @Faline2? </p>
<p>Thanks again to everyone who has commented on my situation and offered insight. My apologies for intruding on this thread. </p>
<p>@Anton164 Last years class (based on reading last years thread) started to hear back the first week of June, so this may also be true for us. Hopefully soon! </p>
<p>Ahleesuh, I would be happy to PM with you. However before that, may I ask if you have to take out loans to attend Northeastern U, and just ballpark…what would you have to borrow? Parents here who comment have only your best interests at heart. Other waitlist hopefuls on this thread are in general more prepared to attend another college than Vanderbilt. I am sorry that your safety school plan didn’t pan out, and yet a highly selective, swamped with strong students school like Vandy waitlisted you (which is a vote of confidence in your innate talent!). Sounds like the financial picture at Northeastern is one reason you are considering regrouping and reapplying to college again in order to find a happier mix of cost/loans/happiness/match for yourself for fall of 2015. wishing you the best.</p>