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Vanderbilt Admission Decisions Will Mail Tomorrow

Mar. 22, 2011—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...

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Advance Info for VU Mailing Day

Mar. 16, 2011—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,...

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They love us! They really love us!

Mar. 15, 2011—The US News & World Report Best Graduate school rankings are out and the good news is there’s some serious love for Vanderbilt.

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The Last Stretch

Mar. 14, 2011—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...

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Meet Tricia Blumenthal

Mar. 11, 2011—I work with students in the Chicago area in coordination with Kylie Stanley and Thom Golden. Nashville, Tennessee is my hometown.

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Wacky Wednesday

Mar. 9, 2011—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,...

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Merit Scholarship Notification Begins Today

Mar. 7, 2011—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....

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Preparing for Committee

Mar. 2, 2011—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...

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Ingram Scholarship Recipients Announced

Feb. 25, 2011—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...

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February Wrap-Up

Feb. 22, 2011—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...

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Meet John Gaines, Director of OUA

Feb. 21, 2011—My hometown is Owensboro, KY. I am the admissions counselor responsible for “the islands”: Manhattan, Hawaii, and England (really, all of Europe).

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MOSAIC Weekend 2011

Feb. 15, 2011—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.

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