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Vanderbilt Among Tops in Financial Aid Policies

McTyeire International House.(John Russell/Vanderbilt University) Many thanks to the College Inc Blog at the Washington Post for highlighting our expanded aid program as among The 12 Best College Financial Aid Policies. The principles represented in our Three Commitments are central to us here at Vanderbilt.

Posted by Thom on July 12, 2011 in Scholarships and Financial Aid, , , , , ,

Vandy Class of 2015 Full

commons-umbrellas Emails will go out shortly informing first-year students on our wait list that the Vanderbilt class of 2015 is now full.

Posted by Thom on July 5, 2011 in Waitlist,

2011 Early Decision I Mailing Day – The Letters are Out

2011_ED1_Mailing_Day I am thrilled to report that decision letters left 2305 West End Avenue this afternoon, and are now on their way to Early Decision I applicants. This year’s class of 2015 is once again shaping up to be one of the strongest in Vanderbilt’s history.

Posted by Thom on December 14, 2010 in Application Process, Early Decision, I've been admitted - now what?, VU Admissions Statistics, , , , , , ,

Why You Should Care About Net Price

Net_Price Here's why you should start caring about getting versed in the ways of net price, because starting next Fall, every college in the nation will be required to feature a net price calculator on their websites.

Posted by Thom on September 24, 2010 in Scholarships and Financial Aid, , , ,

A New Chapter – Move In Day 2010

SummerVU It’s the start of another chapter inVanderbilt history today as the newest residents of Vanderbilt’s Freshman Commons move in.  It is a tremendous sight, and truly symbolizes the immediate embracing of our newest Commodores.  Never fails to give me chills.

Posted by Thom on August 21, 2010 in Commons, move-in, , ,

2010 Waitlist Closed

2010-07-roadshow Emails have now gone out to all students who remained on our waitlist notifying them that our class is now full. This is a exciting for the University, as it means that we are one step closer to welcoming our next incoming class. However, we know that it also can be disappointing for some of you that were holding out hope of being admitted to Vanderbilt.

Posted by Thom on August 9, 2010 in Waitlist,

Application Season is Coming and Late Summer Waitlist Update

In less than two weeks, the Common Application will close down last year's version, take it offline only to reappear in a fresh version on August first. All of you rising seniors thought you had more time right? So what should you do after you register for the fall Road Show in your town, and subscribe to the Vandy Admissions blog? In a word, organize.

Posted by Thom on July 2, 2010 in Application Process, Road Shows, Waitlist, ,

On Summer Time

SummerVU In the summertime, I sometimes take to walking our campus to get some air and clear my head. Vanderbilt's resplendent campus in the summer morning sun - it's extraordinary.

Posted by Thom on June 2, 2010 in Summer, , , , , ,

Waitlist Still Active – Calls Still Being Made

As many of you around the country commence across that stage at your graduation, we here at Vandy congratulate each of you on your accomplishments. Whether you’re a new Commodore in our incoming class, or still hoping to be on our waitlist, hopefully you are getting excited about the next phase of your life as...

Posted by Thom on May 28, 2010 in Waitlist,

Second Round of Waitlist Admits and Interest Check-ups

This afternoon admissions officers began calling for our second round of admissions offers from our waitlist. As with last week, we will reach out to students we would like to admit by telephone over the next several days (2-3). We will then ask if the student would like to be admitted to Vanderbilt. If they...

Posted by Thom on May 14, 2010 in Commencement, Waitlist,

Waitlist Admit Offers Start Today

For much of the day yesterday, my colleagues and I reviewed the status of our deposits and the good news is that we are right where we wanted to be at this point. As I've mentioned before, it was always our intention to go to our waitlist at some point and I can now tell you that we will start contacting students as early as this morning.

Posted by Thom on May 5, 2010 in Waitlist, , ,

Decisioning Down to the Wire – Mr. Commodore Meet Mr. Greshko

I started my last post with the understatement “waiting is hard,” but for many students nationwide the greater understatement is more like “choosing is hard.”  We do not envy those of you who are now down to the wire with your decisions.  Keep in mind that our deadline is a post-marked deadline, and that tomorrow...

Posted by Thom on April 30, 2010 in I've been admitted - now what?, , , ,

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