ED I Mailing Day
Well, the files have been read, second read, debated over, and decisioned, the letters printed, checked, double-checked, and today they leave our office. It was without a doubt the most competitive Early Decision year Vanderbilt’s ever seen.
A couple of important reminders:
1) As Christina has mentioned before, and as you can see in this picture, all of our ED responses come in small envelopes. Don’t freak when you see a skinny envelope.
2) We do not release admissions decisions over the internet. We’re a bit old school that way.
3) Vanderbilt rarely defers students from ED to regular. Why? Because we believe that students should get an up or down from us, and sooner rather than later. We believe that in the long run, it is better for students to know where they stand with us and be able to either make plans for coming to Nashville, or begin the process of moving on.
4) If you’re an ED applicant and don’t hear from us by the middle of next week, you can call us starting on Thursday (12/20) at 800.288-0432 and get your decision over the phone.
Good luck to everyone!
December 14th, 2007
I’m so nervous and scared but I’m glad to know that the decision letter comes in small envelope…I would freak out if I didn’t know.
Thank-you for this blog :) Good luck to all ED applicants.
December 14th, 2007
Wow. My letter is in there somewhere. I’m quite nervous =]
December 14th, 2007
I’m not sure if you can answer this question, but what was the acceptance rate for early decision I this year?
December 15th, 2007
I hope those letters come quickly :)
December 15th, 2007
well the ED acceptance rate last year was 40%.. they got 30% more ED applicants this year so it probably dropped to the 30-35% range
December 16th, 2007
What about for international students? It says on the website that the Admissions staff would send an email?
December 16th, 2007
well the commons house less people than the incoming class last year had; there are 100 less spots in the freshmen class. They’re shrinking the student body, they want to become a better ranked school. I can’t get in
December 18th, 2007
Hi all,
To the question about ED notification of international students; emails were sent yesterday at around 3:30 pm CST. If you should have any questions, let us know.
December 18th, 2007
is anyone else still waiting for THE letter? i’m in nj and anxious!
December 18th, 2007
My friend and I both received rejection letters, what is going on at the admissions office? We were both in top 5% of our class, one of us receieved only 1 B, the other no B’s, low 700’s on the SAT scores. Something is wrong!
December 18th, 2007
to the above poster – can you post on collegeconfidential.com?
December 18th, 2007
Why do internationals get email and i have to wait for snail mail?
December 18th, 2007
im still waiting, from long island, ny
December 18th, 2007
i’m still waiting, too.. RI.
i think a bunch of people from the northeast are still waiting for letters. not sure why.
December 18th, 2007
It’s a shame colleges have become so competitive with who can have the lowest acceptance rates. It’s not fair to the students.
December 19th, 2007
i was just wondering what the acceptance rate was for this year’s ED pool?
December 22nd, 2007
can you tell me how the SAT writing is weighted?
thanks