Admissions Committee Category
A Quick Hello from Admissions’ New Web Content Producer
Oct. 11, 2011—Hello! My name is Ryan Burleson and I was brought onboard in the Admissions office a few weeks ago to serve as Web Content Producer. As the title suggests, I’ll be involved in all aspects of our office’s web presence, from blogging to site updates to social media and beyond. We believe that the web...
Meet Ben Gatlin
Oct. 6, 2011—Tupelo, MS (birthplace of Elvis) is my hometown. I am the admissions counselor responsible for Chattanooga, TN, South Florida, and home school students.
Meet Julie Chapman
Oct. 5, 2011—Shaker Heights, Ohio is my hometown. I am the admissions counselor responsible for China and the Chicago area. I call it the “Chi” Territory, or the best territory. In the office I’m on the International Team, I work on the Vandy Fan for a Day program and our Counselor Conference program and I co-supervise our...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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).
Meet Laura Sensenig
Jan. 24, 2011—My hometown is Atlanta, Georgia. NYC (Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and The Bronx), Memphis, Little Rock, and Memphis are the areas I am responsible for as an admissions counselor.
Meet Ricky Thrash
Jan. 20, 2011—Hogansville, Georgia is my hometown. I am the admissions counselor responsible for Missouri, Kansas, North Georgia.
Meet Jason McGrath
Jan. 14, 2011—Rockville, Maryland is my hometown. I am the admissions counselor responsible for Southwest Ohio and Maryland.
Meet Joy Beth Bodie
Jan. 11, 2011—My hometown is Mobile, AL. I am the admissions counselor responsible for Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, and Canada!