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3 Ways to Apply to Vanderbilt

Aug. 1, 2022—High school seniors, are you ready to apply to college? Vanderbilt applications are now available for you. We offer 3 ways to apply: Common App Coalition (powered by Scoir) QuestBridge Pick the application that’s right for you – we don’t prefer one application platform over another. Once you pick an application method, we ask that...

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Applications Open: Three Ways to Apply to Vanderbilt

Sep. 15, 2021—Just a few weeks ago, the Vanderbilt community welcomed the Class of 2025 to campus at Move-in Day on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. With new students settling into their academic schedules, learning about opportunities with student organizations, and exploring Nashville, it’s now time for high school seniors to complete their college applications as they make their way toward becoming the college...

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Understanding College Admissions Decisions Plans – Early Action, Early Decision, and Regular Decision

Oct. 13, 2019—If you’re a high school senior starting the process of applying to college, you may be thinking about decision plan to use. Colleges offer varying decision plans with different deadlines, different levels of commitment, and different dates when you’ll find out admissions decisions. We’re here today with an overview of some of the main types...

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Application Deadlines Approach

Dec. 21, 2017—2017 has been a big year for Vanderbilt:  Graduating the Class of 2017 and welcoming the Class of 2021; celebrating the life of alumnus and civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace; marveling at a total solar eclipse. You can see more of the highlights from a remarkable year in this great year-in-review video. The end of the year isn’t...

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Merit Scholarship Application Deadline – December 1, 2017

Nov. 28, 2017—Thanksgiving has come and gone, and I hope you enjoyed your break! It’s almost here! The deadline to apply for Vanderbilt’s merit scholarships – the Ingram Scholarship Program, the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship, and the Chancellor’s Scholarship – is Friday, December 1 at 11:59pm Central Time. So how do you apply? Great question! Take a look at the steps below:...

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Financial Aid Application Process and Deadlines

Oct. 25, 2017—Financial aid applications became available October 1, and before you know it, the deadlines will be here! Don’t worry — I’m here to share with you how the financial aid process works at Vanderbilt. For U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens, we require the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile...

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Early Action, Early Decision, and Regular Decision: What’s the Difference?

Aug. 13, 2013—Carolyn breakdowns the different decisions plans you may come across when applying to college.

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Using the Application QuickGuide

Jul. 26, 2013—Get a jump start on college applications by researching each school's individual requirements.

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A Few Important Notes on the Week of Thanksgiving

Nov. 23, 2011—A few key announcements about the holiday week and a call to relax from the Admissions office.

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