Applying to Vandy from a lower-ranked state school. Chance me?
GPA: 4.0, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholarship, Emerging Leaders Scholar (one of 50 selected out of class of 3600)
AP/IB credits: 87; on-campus: 17
Biomedical sciences major, changing to political science
HS GPA: 3.63 (IB diploma recipient, 31 points, average AP score 4.86 out of 5)
2160 SAT
Extracurriculars since college (1st semester, up till late Feb.):
-Boko Haram governance research intern for CENTCOM, State Dept, etc, only 1st year accepted
-Biophysics research assistant
-Disease awareness group president/founder (~$1000 raised; speaker; planted 1231 flags for awareness)
-Publication in Baltimore Sun, Georgetown Public Policy Review, etc. Starting work with Cornell’s Diplomacist.
-Cancer Center volunteer
-Former newspaper correspondent
High school, selected activities:
-300+ volunteer hours
-1st place nationally greek life and literature latin club
-World Affairs Council school club president
-Young Democrats founder/president (established political column, voter registration drive, etc.)
-IB Mag politics contributor, poetry editor
Recs: Both should be very good. I wrote one of them with professor approval with very specific anecdotes. Other one was from a small class where I was the top student.
Essay for main common app: peers say it shows passion, personality, and lots of empathy. I hope it’s good enough. 