applied to physics, Denied (kind of surprised me)
Best HS in the province (in China)
no super score SAT 1540 TOEFL 112 (Speaking 27)
GPA 3.95 (got B only in PE and Arts)
5*AP 5
Research Publication + book Co-author+ school physics competition team co-captain
Other debates, humanity club, voluntary work, etc.
I think I got rejected for my sh*tty essay
Denied. 34 ACT Composite. Perfect GPA. 4 AP Classes, 5 Dual Enrollment, All possible honors classes. Two sport athlete, various other extracurriculars, worked a job every summer. Born and raised in TN. Congratulations to all that got in.
Yayy I just got in! College of Arts and Sciences!! Super Excited - ANCHOR DOWNNN!
ACT 35
SAT 1550
4.7 GPA
does anyone know if there is already a groupme for the class of 2024?
Just got in!! Cannot believe it. 33 ACT superscore. 4.0 GPA. 2 APs, gov and environmental science with 3 and 4 respectively. NHS president. Wrote essay about community service trip I took this summer. I went to help the children, but they ended up changing me. 119 hours community service. Founded Anglers club. 1st gen. Looking for a roommate! Can’t wait to meet yall.
D got in!
35 ACT
Out of state
Great grades in a very rigorous curriculum
Good ECs
Really good essay
So excited for her and happy to have family in the SEC!
But…she also got accepted to my school and now has to tell them she’s not going there. Bittersweet day.
Holy cow!! I have no idea how I got in, I just sent this application in at the deadline because Vanderbilt has been my dream school since Junior year.
1400 SAT superscore
3.6 Unweighted GPA
740 Math II
700 Spanish
I took 4 APs, Calc AB, Psych, Human Geography, and Environmental Science. Got all 5s except for AB, Human geo and Evironmental Science.
My EC’s;
Student Body President
Founder and President of Investment Club
Founder of juggling and Physical Arts club.
First Chair Flautist
JV Soccer
Varsity Swim team
Outdoors Club [Hiking, Archery, Mountain Climbing (Met Alex Honnold) and Fishing]
Volunteered at a local Food Kitchen
Donated food to local thanksgiving Food Drive
Fundraising agent of JSA
Other: First-generation college student
Worked as Valet [I can drive manual (Huge car guy, DM with questions)]
P.S. All that are looking for roommates, where do you see that you can pick your roommate? I thought Vandy was random selection?
I just got in
3.59 gpa cumulative
33 ACT
however my extracurriculers and essays were amazing so that must have been it.
S got in. HS doesn’t compute GPA, but A student and highest rigor at extremely competitive NJ HS. 1550 SAT- 800M 750RW 790 SAT II His essays were excellent and unique. Mostly athletic ECs, but combined his sports with significant charitable and volunteer work around his pursuits.
@DoubleLegacy you can go random or choose a roommate. You won’t be able to officially make your selection until later on when you register for housing (which I believe happens sometime after regular decision announcements are made, at least that’s how it was for me). Usually once people start getting in, admitted student facebook groups or ones called like “Vandy 2024 Girls Roommate Search” will pop up so those that want to can find someone to room with!
accepted!!!
Accepted- spent the past year and a half trawling threads like these so I hope this can help somebody!
I’m a dual citizen from Western Australia with Aus/US citizenship and I was admitted to the HOD major in Peabody College.
ACT: 34C- 36E 30M 36R 32S
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA or ranking but I had really good grades for the schooling system here and my counselor told me he attempted to explain my achievement in his letter.
Biggest ECs were:
Extensive work in the family business for my entire life
Started Amazon FBA business with 20k sales
School Rowing Captain
Really heartfelt common app essay about working with my father and its impact on me wanting to be an entrepreneur. The supplemental essay was about the business I started.
Had a great conversation with my hilarious interviewer who was located in Australia and understood the US/Australia perspective I have.
Teacher recs were strong I think because nobody here applies to US colleges so they were eager to help. I’m in a small class (75 students) with great relationships developed with all faculty over the years. Had an additional rec from my rowing coach.
It definitely helped that I’m a US citizen living internationally, but I loved Vandy as soon as I heard about it and I let that show in my application. The advice I would give to future applicants is to bring your true self across as much as you can. If the vibe of what you write about yourself (essays and ECs) doesn’t match up with what your teachers say about you, I feel like it’s a red flag.
It’s my dream school and was one of the best moments of my life when I found out I was in- super hyped to move over next year. Anchor down!
I believe Vanderbilt recently updated their roommate policy for first-year students, and now the university assigns all freshmen to a roommate based upon a short questionnaire, and no longer allows students to try to “match” as an option.
I cannot remember where I saw that posted recently (FB?) but here is the link describing the process from their website:
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ohare/first-year-student-housing/
Our oldest S was just accepted to the School of Engineering last night - we are thrilled but still in shock!!! Congrats to all other accepted!
Roommate selection is completely random starting with the class of 2024.
This year I think Vanderbilt is changing policy and all freshmen get random roommates
Son was accepted into School of Engineering and will be joining the NROTC unit there! We are also shocked and thrilled!
Could you please share Test scores and GPA. Essays
My son accepted from Baltimore, Maryland to CoE/comp sci major, GPA 4.5 weighted, not sure unweighted but apparently enough , 1550 SAT superscored, 800 Math II, Cum Laude, NMSC Semifinalist, lots of APs, etc, Robotics captain, SAT tutor, Honor Council, baseball, 2nd essay @ year long Social Innovation program, excellent recs… congrats to all accepted!!!
My D got accepted in Arts and Science as a Law, History, Society major. 32 ACT. GPA 4.4. weighted. 7 APs. She is a top-ten nationally ranked debater. Her numbers were very good but not exceptional. They must have admitted based on ECs and essays.
Accepted!
3.91 UW GPA, 4.3 W
HS has 6 AP cap, I took 8 APs
1550 SAT
No subject tests
Tri-citizenship
ECs:
President of touring club,
President of feminism club,
President of chinese club,
Run a political insta account with 140k followers,
Lead opinion editor for school newspaper,
Model UN,
Peer tutor,
Journalism summer program,
Drama honors society,
Musical Theatre
Awards:
Published in NYT as part of contest
Model UN best delegate
Deans list
Great interview
I think my supplement helped a lot!
I’m SO EXCITED! Vandy is my dream school!!! Can’t wait to meet you all in Nashville!