Vanderbilt chances?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Stats:
-GPA: 3.5 UW/4.0 W
-ACT: 32 (28 M, 34 E, 33 R, 32 S, 10 W) (Taken only once, no prep, will be retaking this month, aiming for 34+)

  • Rank: Top 10% of ~350
  • AP: English Lang (5), Spanish (5), US Hist (4), French (5)
  • IB: Math (5), Spanish (7)
  • Rigor: IB Diploma Programme, taking concurrent AP classes. Large magnet high school. Will have taken 9 AP classes by graduation, and 10 IB classes.</p>

<p>ECs

  • School newspaper editor-in-chief - involved with for two years
  • Service club - secretary - involved with for four years
  • Volunteering at local museum - two years
  • Volunteering with local library - six years
  • Intern at historical society, have written articles for them/researched
  • A few other clubs/ECs I dedicate much time too, but no leadership/longevity
  • 400+ volunteer hours</p>

<p>Honors

  • Presidential volunteer award - bronze, silver, and gold
  • Various awards (all 1st place/highest ranking) at statewide foreign languages conventions
  • Nat’l Honor Society, Nat’l Spanish Society, Nat’l French Society
  • Placed in top ten in nation for Nat’l French Exam</p>

<p>Employment

  • Summer camp counselor for children - two summers
  • Tutor in English and Math - almost two years</p>

<p>Essays/Recs

  • Very proficient and eloquent in writing, essays are a definite strong suit
  • Already have two teachers lined up for recs, know me very well, have done well in their classes, have written good recs for me before</p>

<p>Other

  • Bilingual (Spanish and English)
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • First generation (child of immigrants) American
  • First generation to go to college
  • Low income family</p>

<p>I realize I’m kinda mediocre in comparison to most on CC, but Vanderbilt is the only “reach” school I’m applying to, so it’d be nice to know where I might fall. Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>I’ve definitely seen kids with stats like these get accepted ED, so it’s probably a high match (40%) for ED. For RD there’s little to no chance. Get the ACT to a 33+ and you’ll make a great ED candidate.</p>

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<p>Yeah, you have a great chance at Vanderbilt. I can’t guarantee that you’ll get in but I am very confident that you will get in. Nice Work.</p>

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<p>Also keep in mind that they love standardized tests. I’m applying ED to vanderbilt and I’m taking a few SAT IIs this october on the 12th. It’s probably not essential or very important, but just sitting for the English literature test or math level 1/2 test would help, even if you don’t study. If you made A+'s in your math/english classes junior year, you should get scores above 700. And a 34+ on the ACT will make Vanderbilt a great match for you, and i’d be surprised if you got denied</p>