Waitlist Category
Waitlist Check-in Emails Update
Apr. 27, 2009—Today we will be sending out an email to students who have accepted a spot on our waitlist. The email, which is included below, will ask you to visit a short online form to update us on your continued interest in Vanderbilt, specifically, if you still wish to remain on our waitlist.
Waitlist Confirmation Emails Going Out
Apr. 16, 2009—A quick check-in post for the waitlist folks. Starting last Friday we started sending out waitlist confirmation emails. They will go out regularly over then next several weeks as we receive waitlist reply cards.
What To Do If You've Been Waitlisted
Apr. 2, 2009—This year, Vanderbilt's pool of applicants was so strong that many students who may have been admitted even a year ago were offered a spot on our waitlist. Keep in mind that it was equally difficult to be offered a spot on our waitlist as it was to be admitted. Still, I know that many students and families are unclear about what being on a waitlist means, and as such, I hope this post provides some insight into Vanderbilt's waitlist process.
I've Been Admitted – Now What?: April Edition
Mar. 31, 2009—The letters have gone and been received by most across the country. Usually at this point, the readership of our blog becomes a little segmented depending on which envelope you received from us. The informational needs of each of the different groups certainly keep us busy enough to fill the time vacated by less reading. My hope this week is to provide some "what now" information to our admitted students (today) and our waitlisted students (later this week). For students who were denied and who wish to appeal our decision, see the comments section from the last post (3/26) for details about that process.
How Admissions Committee at Vanderbilt Works
Mar. 19, 2009—For the past two weeks I, along with my fellow Associate Director and Director of Admissions at Vanderbilt, have reviewed the decisions of hundreds of individual students all across the country. Think of a meeting that lasts 80+ hours long. Yes, it is that fascinating.
Fried Oreos, Going Potluck and the VU Waitlist
May. 26, 2008—Happy Memorial Day from IndianapolisYesterday I attended my 8th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. It’s not that I’m a big race guy sitting in the stands with a stop watch charting lap splits or anything. I go because it’s a sporting and cultural phenomenon, both on the track and off. Here’s a sport where even the...
Waitlist Calling + Stevie Wonder = Good Day
May. 8, 2008—Quick note today to let you in on a rare day in our office. As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve been calling students who are being admitted from the waitlist. That means that we as admissions officers get to hear the reaction we rarely ever are privy to when students open their admit letter. We’d have...
Post May 1 Waitlist Update
May. 7, 2008—As we anticipated and had planned, starting today and progressing throughout early summer, we will begin calling students on our waitlist to offer them admission to Vanderbilt University. I wanted to touch base with everyone to provide a little insight into how we will be making the decisions as to who will be admitted as...
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...
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....
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...