Application Process Category
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,...
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...
2011 ED II Decisions Mailed and Total Applications Update
Feb. 11, 2011—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.
Using College Navigator
Jan. 31, 2011—Here’s an email I received over the weekend: Dear Ms. Stanley, My name is Jane Doe and I am a junior in high school in Illinois. I plan on applying to Vanderbilt this fall and I wanted to know if you can tell me, of the students that were accepted to Vanderbilt over the past...
Alumni Interview Process Now Closed
Jan. 19, 2011—CoRPs Alumni Interviewing Requests have ended for the 2010 – 2011 Admissions Year Requests for alumni interviews through our Commodore Recruitment Programs (CoRPs) closed for the 2010 – 2011 admissions year. Alumni interviews are a wonderful opportunity to gain information about Vanderbilt through interacting with an alumnus; however, if you were unable to participate or...
Snow Day
Jan. 10, 2011—It’s a snowy day here on campus! Nashville accumulated 2-4” of snow overnight and the white blanket serves to highlight the fact that we truly get all four seasons here in Tennessee. I know that we’ve been throwing a great deal of information at you lately and your head is probably spinning. My post last...
Updates for ED II, RD, and Transfer Students
Jan. 5, 2011—I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season with friends and family! Here at Vanderbilt, OUA is back in full swing and we’ve got answers to your questions. With ED I and the New Year behind us (how did that happen?!), I know most of our readers are focusing on the next admission rounds. Here...
Congratulations to the Newest Commodores!
Dec. 15, 2010—Congratulations to our new members of the Class of 2015! I cannot adequately express how excited we are to have you as Commodores.
2011 Early Decision I Mailing Day – The Letters are Out
Dec. 14, 2010—I am thrilled to report that decision letters left 2305 West End Avenue this afternoon, and are now on their way to Early Decision I applicants. This year’s class of 2015 is once again shaping up to be one of the strongest in Vanderbilt’s history.
ED I Update
Dec. 12, 2010—Much of the information below will come as a repeat to you if you’ve kept up with the comments. Many questions keep popping up, though, so I wanted to address those major topics here. Additionally, I want to add a bit of a personal perspective in these last few days before our ED I applicants...
Committee 2011
Dec. 6, 2010—I know that once you click “Submit” on the Common App it feels anti-climatic. This year I’m walking applicants through the process at Vanderbilt in real time. Hopefully this transparency helps you feel less stressed. In a previous post I walked you through how I read an actual file. Here I answer questions about the...
What Not to Fret About
Dec. 1, 2010—I had a writing block this week. I think my head is full of all the writing my students put into their applications, which is amazing, but a block of sorts for my own words. I’ve been stewing for days and as I summarily rejected numerous ideas I put them into a mental category I...