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MOSAIC 2009 Invites Nearly Out the Door

Later today our office will be mailing invitations for MOSAIC 2009. This program is geared to highlite the vast diversity of Vanderbilt (One of the nation's most diverse and inclusive leading University according to a recent survey from the Journal of Blacks and Higher Education) for newly admitted students of color for the incoming class of 2009.

Posted by Thom on February 13, 2009 in Application Process, Diversity at Vanderbilt, MOSAIC - VU's Multicultural Student Recruitment Program, , ,

ED 1 Letters for Class of 2013 are in the Mail

Happy December, The Early Decision letters have officially left 2305 West End Avenue as of noon today. I speak for our whole office when I say that this was a very impressive pool both academically and personally. Overall, the ED 1 pool was larger (albeit slightly) than in years past and while we were excited to see...

Posted by Thom on December 13, 2008 in Application Process, Diversity at Vanderbilt, Early Decision, VU Admissions Statistics, , ,

Three Promises

I might have the greatest job in the world. I get to travel. I get to meet intelligent, interesting young people. When not traveling, I go to work on a beautiful campus in the middle of Nashville. I even have a season baseball ticket.   Still, the best part is that I can make some...

Posted by Brad on October 3, 2008 in Advice for Parents, Application Process, Diversity at Vanderbilt, Scholarships and Financial Aid, , , , ,

Tenth Day Enrollment Update

  Recently, the annual “10th day” came and went here on Vanderbilt’s campus.  Tenth day, uncreatively referring to the 10th day of the Fall semester when we line up all the students on alumni lawn and physically count them all.  Well, not really, but we do take a final snapshot of the current state of...

Posted by Thom on September 17, 2008 in Diversity at Vanderbilt, Freshman Commons, Standardized Testing, VU Admissions Statistics, , , , ,

A Circuitous Route to Understanding Diversity at Vanderbilt

At some point last evening, while watching the 2008 NBA Draft, my mind wandered to memories of my middle-school days and my friendship with Freddie Johnson. He was a Caucasian blonde-haired, lanky, but cool kid from the upper middle class side of Houston. I, on the other hand, was an African American kid of slight...

Posted by Thom on June 27, 2008 in Diversity at Vanderbilt, General Information

This week on the Vandy Admissions Blog

Earlier this year, our dear Mr. C went through an extreme makeover of his own, getting a new look. This week’s poll question lets you weigh in on a simple, yet heated topic that was batted around campus: Which look is cooler, new or old? By the way, New Mr. C is on the left...

Posted by Thom on June 2, 2008 in Diversity at Vanderbilt, Vandy Athletics

MOSAIC Multicultural Student Weekend: March 13-16, 2008

It’s back… From March 13th to 16th – possibly the most celebrated multicultural campus visit event in the nation – will reign over campus. MOSAIC Weekend! MOSAIC is a multicultural campus visit weekend for selected students of color who have been admitted to Vanderbilt. An early notice of admission is included in the MOSAIC Invitation...

Posted by Thom on February 28, 2008 in Application Process, Diversity at Vanderbilt, MOSAIC - VU's Multicultural Student Recruitment Program

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