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EDII Decisions Mailed and Total Applications Update

Feb. 10, 2012—EDII letters have left the building. More on that (and a total application update) from Ryan.

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The Most Wonderful Time

Dec. 22, 2011—"Happy Holidays" from the OUA and a few notes on our holiday hours

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Advice for Applicants Dealing with Weather-Related Issues

Oct. 31, 2011—Advice for Applicants Dealing with Weather-Related Issues

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2011 ED II Decisions Mailed and Total Applications Update

Feb. 11, 2011—Our Early Decision II letters left OUA this afternoon!  ED II applicants will likely receive admission decisions in the mail early next week.  Students who do not receive their letters by February 18th may call our office to receive the admissions decision, but we will not release decisions over the phone prior to that date.

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2011 Early Decision I Mailing Day – The Letters are Out

Dec. 14, 2010—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.

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Early Decision on the Mind

Oct. 26, 2010—Yesterday I was sitting in a coffee shop in Bloomington, Indiana spacing off and thinking about the small joys of life – I had my first John Cougar Mellencamp sighting!  I spent four years in Bloomington and it wasn’t until I came back several years after moving that I saw JCM milling about.  This was...

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Early Decision Quiz

Aug. 23, 2010—I am frequently asked by students whether or not they should apply Early Decision.  Below are some basic questions to ask before making that decision.

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Vandy Snow Day and EDII 2010 Update

Jan. 31, 2010—Nashville got blanketed with 4-6" of snow over the weekend. Vandy students promptly went B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Early decision II committee started Friday and it will likely conclude this Tuesday. Last year we mailed EDII letters on February 6, 2009, and we will shoot for a similar early mailing date (early from our publically stated February 15 EDII notification date) as is our general practice. As we did last year, I will make sure to let everyone know when the letters have left the building.

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Deadline Weekend 2010

Jan. 1, 2010—Our postmarked deadline for ED 2 and RD is January 3, 2010. If you are submitting online with the Common Application, I highly recommend you finish and submit prior to 11:59 am on the 3rd - just a thought.

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The Road to Resilience: Next steps no matter what letter you received

Dec. 24, 2009—What to do if you were admitted at ED1, not admitted at ED1, incomplete at ED1, or are still pulling together your application materials for ED2 or Regular Decision to Vanderbilt.

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ED1 Decisions for VU Class of 2014 Are Out the Door

Dec. 15, 2009—At 7:30 AM this morning, the US postal service carried the first decision letters of the Vanderbilt class of 2014. The momentum that Vanderbilt has been on for the last five years keeps on rolling, due at least in part to The Commons, our Expanded Aid program, and our increasingly national and international reputation.

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Stress Coping Tips (from someone who's been there)

Dec. 7, 2009—I’ve had a lot of experience with school and school-related stress. Throughout my undergraduate education, graduate education, and my time here at the OUA I have developed a few coping mechanisms. As many of you await our Early Decision I letters and most of you wrap-up semesters with final projects and exams, let me hand...

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