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Posted by Carolyn Pippen on May 14, 2012 in Preparing for College, Summer, Uncategorized, Visiting Vanderbilt, Crazy Train, High school programs, National Association for Gifted Children, Nerd Camp, Political Science, Programs for Talented Youth, Research, Russian, Summer, The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, Vanderbilt Summer Academy
Posted by Carolyn Pippen on April 25, 2012 in Academic Life, Balance, Blair School of Music, College Rankings, College of Arts and Science, General Information, I've been admitted - now what?, Music, Nashville, Preparing for College, Student Life, Uncategorized, Blair School of Music, Communication Studies, Cosmo, Liberal Arts, Melodores, Nashville, Professors, Research, Vocal Performance
Posted by Carolyn Pippen on February 9, 2012 in Application Process, College Fairs and VU Visiting Your High School, General Information, Joint Travel, Preparing for College, Road Shows, Standardized Testing, Uncategorized, VU Admissions Statistics, Vanderbilt in Pop Culture, admissions counselors, college fairs, Early Decision, high school visits, information sessions, international recruiting, miley cyrus, recruiting, regular decision, travel, Vanderbilt football
Posted by Carolyn Pippen on January 13, 2012 in Academic Life, Admissions Committee, Preparing for College, ACT, college visits, CSS Profile, FASFA, Financial Aid, New Year's Resolutions, Preparing for College, SAT, siddhartha, visit vanderbilt
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
Posted by Kylie on January 25, 2010 in Living on Campus, Preparing for College, Vanderbilt Blogs, Admissions Deadlines, alumni, Balance, College Admissions, graduate, graduates, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt alumni, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt graduates
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 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 February 18, 2009 in Advice for Parents, File Reading Explained, Preparing for College, College Admissions, Highly Selective Admissions, Leonardo da Vinci, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
Posted by Thom on January 27, 2009 in Academic Life, Advice for Parents, Balance, College Rankings, Preparing for College, NAtional Survey of Student Engagement, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderblt University
Posted by Thom on November 18, 2008 in Advice for Parents, Application Process, Balance, Early Decision, File Reading Explained, Preparing for College, The College Essay, admissions blog, Application Process, Early Decision, Tennessee Titans, Thanksgiving, Vanderbilt Admissions

Vanderbilt Junior Seth Johnson tells us why he chose Vanderbilt and how that decision has shaped his college experience.
Carolyn Pippen on the lengths we'll go to find future Commodores.
Carolyn Pippen on what students in grades 9 - 12 can be doing to prepare for college.
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...
College will not be the best four years of your life. Regardless of what you hear as you prepare for college, remember that no life should peak between ages 18 and 22. The four years you spend during your undergraduate education will hopefully be fun, exciting, and inspirational. However, there will also be moments of...
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