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Greek Life at Vanderbilt

Jan. 26, 2011—Outside of admission-related questions, the two most frequent questions I receive are 1) how Southern is Vanderbilt? and 2) how Greek is Vanderbilt?  In past posts I addressed the Southern question (answer: as Southern as you want it to be).  The Greek life question is particularly timely as we just completed formal rush on Vanderbilt’s...

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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.

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Scholarship Update

Jan. 21, 2011—Greetings from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships! I just wanted to provide a brief update regarding processing for both merit and need-based financial assistance.  Please remember, should you have any questions regarding financial assistance at Vanderbilt, you may access our website at: www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid. Also, you may send questions via e-mail to finaid@vanderbilt.edu.

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Meet Ricky Thrash

Jan. 20, 2011—Hogansville, Georgia is my hometown. I am the admissions counselor responsible for Missouri, Kansas, North Georgia.

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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...

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Authentic Voices

Jan. 17, 2011—I spent last night at MAFIAoZA’S celebrating a friend’s birthday.  If you haven’t had the chance to experience the gloriousness of this casual Italian hot spot, you need to do so!  I recommend The Dolan if you’re in the mood for pizza and The Joey if you have a taste for pasta.  Anyways, I was...

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Meet Jason McGrath

Jan. 14, 2011—Rockville, Maryland is my hometown. I am the admissions counselor responsible for Southwest Ohio and Maryland.

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Send Me Your VU Photos!

Jan. 12, 2011—If you read the blog regularly you know by now that I love taking pictures of campus and my OUA travels to share with you!  Lately, though, I think my pictures may be getting repetitive and I’m reaching out to you for help.  If you have great pictures of Vanderbilt, Nashville, or you and/or friends in Commodore...

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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!

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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...

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Transfer Admission FAQs

Jan. 7, 2011—In the crazy world of college admissions, it seems as if most of the spotlight is on first-time freshman admissions.  However, transfer students are an important part of Vanderbilt University.  Transfer students add to the classroom discussion and campus life because of their diversified experiences; we are looking for transfer students who will add to...

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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...

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