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Much of the information below will come as a repeat to you if you’ve kept up with the comments. Many questions keep popping up, though, so I wanted to address those major topics here. Additionally, I want to add a bit of a personal perspective in these last few days before our ED I applicants...Posted by Kylie on December 12, 2010 in Admissions Committee, Advice for Parents, Application Process, admissions, admissions blog, Application Process, undergraduate admissions, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Early Decision, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
The college search process is a family affair. I have no problem with significant parent involvement because many times the parents make a large financial investment in the student’s education. Plus, I want Vanderbilt to be a place where the whole family feels at home – a sort of home away from home. As a...Posted by Kylie on September 27, 2010 in Advice for Parents, admissions, admissions blog, Application Process, Balance, College Admissions, Early Decision, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, undergraduate admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt Blogs, Vanderbilt Early Decision, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
I just finished a book titled “Don’t Stalk the Admissions Officer” where the advice was average at best, but the humor was timely. Many of my students want me to have a face to put with their name, but in the quest to become real to me, a few students exhibit unreal behavior. Examples include...Posted by Kylie on August 4, 2010 in Advice for Parents, Application Process, Preparing for College, Vanderbilt Blogs, Visiting Vanderbilt, admissions, admissions blog, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Blogs, Vanderbilt Road Shows, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
Standing in the reference aisle of Border’s yesterday I found myself both overwhelmed and amused with the plethora of admissions advice displayed on the shelves. One book, in particular, jumped out at me, the subtitle was “What College Admissions Officers Don’t Want You to Know”. As I flipped through the chapters I found absolutely nothing...Posted by Kylie on August 2, 2010 in Admissions Committee, Advice for Parents, Application Process, College Application Guides, College Confidential, Demonstrated Interest, Vanderbilt Blogs, Nashville, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
Posted by Frank on December 11, 2009 in Academic Life, Advice for Parents, Balance, Commons, Freshman Commons, Housing, finals, formals, GEO, Global Summer Fellow Program, Greek Life, Hank Ingram, Reading Day, Study Abroad, The Commons, Vanderbilt University
Posted by Brent on December 10, 2009 in Academic Life, Advice for Parents, Application Process, Preparing for College, Scholarships and Financial Aid, Chancellor's Scholarship, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship, expanded aid, Ingram Scholarship Program, Need-Based Financial Aid, Student Financial Aid, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Undergraduate Scholarhsips, Vanderbilt University Merit Scholarships
Posted by Kylie on December 7, 2009 in Academic Life, Advice for Parents, Balance, Commons, Early Decision, Freshman Commons, Housing, Information for Incoming Students, Living on Campus, Vanderbilt Blogs, Vandy Athletics, commonvu, college, Commons, decision process, dining, Early Decision, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, final exams, finals, Freshman Commons, holiday stress, Housing, stress, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt Early Decision, Vandy Athletics
Posted by Kylie on November 18, 2009 in Advice for Parents, Application Process, College Fairs and VU Visiting Your High School, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, admissions counselor, Application Process, gatekeepers, Indiana University, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, student visits, Vanderbilt University
Posted by Thom on August 20, 2009 in Advice for Parents, Vanderbilt Safety, Family Weekend, Vanderbilt Safety
Posted by Thom on August 17, 2009 in Advice for Parents, Preparing for College, Introversion and the college search, Myers-Briggs Personality, Vanderbilt Admissions
Posted by Thom on June 3, 2009 in Advice for Parents, Waitlist, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Parent and Family Association, Waitlist
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