April, 2008
Decision Week Update
Apr. 28, 2008—A couple quick updates on our waitlist for everyone. We’ve been getting a good number of phone calls and emails asking whether we’ll be going to the waitlist, and while admitted students have a few more days to make their decisions known (reply cards should be postmarked by May 1) it does look like we...
Rites of Spring in Full Bloom
Apr. 18, 2008—At some point today I became a member of the media. I don’t feel different, but I am now a part of the press. We hosted a camera crew on campus today to shoot footage for an admissions video and since Rites of Spring (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ros) starts today, we all got press passes to film inside...
On the Road Again
Apr. 10, 2008—Newman’s character from Seinfeld famously quipped, “The mail never stops Jerry.” And so goes admissions work. Less than two weeks have passed since our decision letters have left the office and we’re all out on the road simultaneously talking to admitted students and families, and introducing ourselves to interested students for the incoming class of...
Your Questions Answered, Part 1
Apr. 7, 2008—We’ve seen some questions several times in the comments, and so a couple of us are going to take a crack at answering the more popular questions over the next few days. For my part, I’ve got two:1)What is the desired entering class size for the class of 2012?We’d like it to be 1550 kids....
Apply Now to be A Vandy Blogger…
Apr. 4, 2008—Hello Current and Future Commodores, Over the past year, we’ve had the best time reading student and staff blogs from across campus and the globe. And we’re not the only ones. Students, parents, college counselors, alumni, and friends from 44 countries on six continents have checked in to see what’s happening at Vanderbilt and learned...
The Vandy Waitlist Explained
Apr. 2, 2008—We’ve received a number of inquiries to unpack the waitlist process and I’ll attempt to start that conversation here. Let’s start with the basics (to which you’ll likely say, “Duh,” but I’d like it to be said, so humor me). Students on our waiting list are those to whom we will offer admission if space...