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This is a short and sweet blog post. Just the need-to-knows. If you want more information, refer to my previous posts regarding mailing day. If you have more detailed scholarship questions, check out my merit-scholarship blog from earlier in the month or contact the Office of Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships. Finally, if you have...Posted by Kylie on March 22, 2011 in General Information, Scholarships and Financial Aid, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt Blogs, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
Today’s blog is my attempt to answer your questions before you even ask! This past year, if I’ve learned nothing else, I’ve learned our readers care about the details. So if you fall in that detail-oriented group, this post is for you. I’ll walk you through what our notification letters look like, when they mail,...Posted by Kylie on March 16, 2011 in Admissions Committee, Application Process, General Information, admissions blog, Application Process, Balance, College Admissions, Early Decision, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, undergraduate admissions, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs
The US News & World Report Best Graduate school rankings are out and the good news is there’s some serious love for Vanderbilt.
Committee is complete. As I described before, each file we take into committee could fit perfectly well into the class, but we only have 1,600 spaces in the first-year class. We evaluate the applications on the bubble (typically between admit and waitlist) in a committee format. OUA completed approximately 58 hours of discussion over the...Posted by Kylie on March 14, 2011 in Admissions Committee, 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, Vanderbilt Waitlist, Waitlist
College admissions involves serious topics. We’re talking about a lot of money and a huge investment of time put into an uncertain future. However, I feel compelled to tell you that this point of your life shouldn’t be all stress all the time. Live it up! You only get to go through high school once,...Posted by Kylie on March 9, 2011 in General Information, Academic Life at Vanderbilt, admissions blog, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt Blogs, Vanderbilt Early Decision, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
Good morning, I just wanted to provide a brief update regarding the selection process for the Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chancellor’s Scholarship awards. Beginning today, we will notify recipients of the Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chancellor’s Scholarship awards by both e-mail and letter. Applicants who were not selected for either program will only receive an e-mail notification....Posted by Kylie on March 7, 2011 in Merit Scholarships, Academic Life at Vanderbilt, admissions, admissions blog, Admissions Deadlines, Admissions Statistics, Application Process, College Admissions, Financial Aid, Ingram Scholarship Program, Scholarships and Financial Aid, undergraduate admissions, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
Sorry for the blog silence over the last few days! Things are hectic around here. As I indicated in my post last week, we are preparing for committee (which begins March 5th). Also, we just passed the priority deadline for transfer students. PLUS, scholarship awards are about to go out the door :-) Here is...Posted by Kylie on March 2, 2011 in Admissions Committee, Application Process, admissions blog, Scholarships and Financial Aid, undergraduate admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions, Waitlist
This past Wednesday, the Vanderbilt Ingram Scholarship Program announced its newest class of incoming students. Created in 1994 by E. Bronson Ingram, Chairperson of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust from 1991 to 1995, the program encourages scholars to combine their professional career with a commitment to community service. The gift to endow the program...Posted by Kylie on February 25, 2011 in Ingram Scholarship, Scholarships and Financial Aid, admissions blog, Scholarships and Financial Aid, undergraduate admissions, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt Blogs, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
We’ve finally dug out from the snow this winter and the first signs of spring are in the air here in Nashville! Believe it or not, there’s only about one month standing between us and mailing day. I know if you’re a Regular Decision applicant waiting for that April 1st admissions decision, you feel as...Posted by Kylie on February 22, 2011 in Admissions Committee, General Information, admissions blog, Admissions Deadlines, Application Process, Balance, Commons, decision process, Early Decision, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, Freshman Commons, Nashville, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Early Decision, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
My hometown is Owensboro, KY. I am the admissions counselor responsible for “the islands”: Manhattan, Hawaii, and England (really, all of Europe).Posted by Kylie on February 21, 2011 in Admissions Committee, General Information, admissions blog, Application Process, Balance, College Admissions, Commons, decision process, Early Decision, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, Freshman Commons, undergraduate admissions, vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Admissions, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Admissions Committee, Vanderbilt Admissions Website, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Admissions
This past week was an exciting week for many Vanderbilt applicants! Last Friday we welcomed our newest ‘Dores to the Class of 2015, those who received admission through Early Decision II. Further, we sent out MOSAIC Weekend invitations to a limited number of our wonderful multicultural applicants.Posted by Kylie on February 15, 2011 in MOSAIC - VU's Multicultural Student Recruitment Program, admissions blog, Application Process, Balance, College Admissions, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, Freshman Commons, Nashville, Vanderbilt Admissions Blog, Vanderbilt Admissions Blogs, Vanderbilt Balance, Vanderbilt Early Decision, Vanderbilt University Admissions
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.Posted by Kylie on February 11, 2011 in Application Process, Early Decision, VU Admissions Statistics, Academic Life at Vanderbilt, admissions blog, Early Decision, Early Decision at Vanderbilt, vanderbilt, 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
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