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Gimme Shelter: Housing Deadline Approaching

Your housing application is due this coming Monday June 1st. This deadline applies to any new incoming student (transfer included). Jason Jakubowski from University Housing posted a letter on Commonplace that explains how to apply. June 1st also marks the first of several important deadlines for the incoming class.

Posted by Thom on May 27, 2009 in Academic Life, Commons, Freshman Commons, Housing, I've been admitted - now what?, Information for Incoming Students, Living on Campus, Registering for Classes, Transfer Students, Video, , , ,

Memorial Day Updates

We continue to reach out to students just recently admitted to Vanderbilt in our second wave of calling. Incoming class of 2013: The Road to Vanderbilt brochure has gone out, and should be consulted to get all a ton of great info.

Posted by Thom on May 22, 2009 in AP or IB Scores, Commons, I've been admitted - now what?, Standardized Testing, Waitlist, , ,

Degrees of Social Change

Many of you are graduating from high school this month or next. I want to give you some homework for the summer. I want you to begin to daydream about what you'll be about as a college student. Most importantly, I want you to give yourself permission to play with those ideas in your head, those big ideas.

Posted by Thom on May 13, 2009 in Community Service, Human and Organizational Development, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Summer, Video, , , , ,

Waitlist Calling Starts

We will start making offers of admission from our waitlist and we will begin doing so starting this evening and tomorrow.  A review of our deposits reveals that we are exactly where we had hoped to be, that is, to be able to admit from the waitlist.  I do not know how many offers we...

Posted by Thom on May 7, 2009 in Waitlist, , , , , ,

Senior Week: The Vanderbilt I know

The week is senior week here at Vanderbilt. Commencement activities start winding up on Wednesday, which by the way you can follow on Twitter. There's a story unfolding at this year's graduation that reminds me why I love this time of year, and why Vandy is a special place to me.

Posted by Thom on May 4, 2009 in Commencement, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, , , , ,

National Reply Deadline Update

Today marks the National Candidate Reply deadline. At Vanderbilt, the May 1st deadline is a postmarked deadline so for those accepted students waiting until the last minute, your reply to us MUST get in the mail today. For everyone on the waitlist, you've patiently waited to hear if we will be making offers from the waitlist. As it looks today, it does appear that we will be able to make some offers of admission from the waitlist.

Posted by Thom on May 1, 2009 in I've been admitted - now what?, Waitlist, , , ,

Waitlist Check-in Emails Update

Today we will be sending out an email to students who have accepted a spot on our waitlist. The email, which is included below, will ask you to visit a short online form to update us on your continued interest in Vanderbilt, specifically, if you still wish to remain on our waitlist.

Posted by Thom on April 27, 2009 in Waitlist, , , ,

Summer PreVU Registration is Live and other Random Updates

Information for Rising Seniors, Waitlisted students, admitted, and enrolling students.

Posted by Thom on April 24, 2009 in Commons, Freshman Commons, I've been admitted - now what?, Living on Campus, commonvu, , , , , , , , ,

A Tuesday Intellectual on a Friday Afternoon

At Vanderbilt, we feel comfortable putting our classroom experience up against any University, but we're biased). What I have come to understand in my three years here though is that this highly intellectual community maintains such a high level of livability for many Vanderbilt students. To me, Vanderbilt offers Tuesday morning academics in a setting that feels like a Friday afternoon. I reject that if a student wants an elite academic experience that they have to put up with a community that is cut-throat and staid.

Posted by Thom on April 21, 2009 in Balance, I've been admitted - now what?, Nashville, , , , , , ,

Waitlist Confirmation Emails Going Out

A quick check-in post for the waitlist folks. Starting last Friday we started sending out waitlist confirmation emails. They will go out regularly over then next several weeks as we receive waitlist reply cards.

Posted by Thom on April 16, 2009 in Application Process, Commons, Freshman Commons, Waitlist, , , , , ,

Admitted Student Chat On For Monday and Wednesday

All admitted first-year and transfer students are welcome and encouraged to log on to an online chat to get the low down on all things Commodore. Get your burning questions answered by current Vanderbilt students.

Posted by Thom on April 13, 2009 in I've been admitted - now what?, , ,

What To Do If You've Been Waitlisted

This year, Vanderbilt's pool of applicants was so strong that many students who may have been admitted even a year ago were offered a spot on our waitlist. Keep in mind that it was equally difficult to be offered a spot on our waitlist as it was to be admitted. Still, I know that many students and families are unclear about what being on a waitlist means, and as such, I hope this post provides some insight into Vanderbilt's waitlist process.

Posted by Thom on April 2, 2009 in Application Process, Waitlist, , , , , , ,

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