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Listen to Your Heart – The Story of My College Search

Apr. 16, 2010—This is a special guest post by Vanderbilt Junior and Inside 'Dores blogger Lindsay Rothrock. Read more from Lindsay on the Inside 'Dores Blog.

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VUCast covers VU 2010 Mailing Day

Apr. 12, 2010—Ever wonder what happens to your admit letter before it starts the journey to your house?

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2010 Waitlist Information

Apr. 2, 2010—I know that being on a waitlist isn't ideal, and after all of this time applying to college you probably are not that psyched about more waiting. We will do all that we can to keep you informed. For those of you who have been offered a space on the waitlist I wanted to draw your attention to a post we made last year that addresses many of the questions and concerns you may have (and that I see in your posted comments).

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Vanderbilt Class of 2014 Notifications in the Mail

Mar. 26, 2010—The months of waiting are one step closer to ending, and we are grateful for your patience. Decision notifications for the next incoming class of Vanderbilt University left our building on two USPS trucks and are on their way to you. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we were again humbled this year by an incoming class that continued to reach historic levels of diversity, academic quality, and depth of leadership, character, and personality. The pool of applicants for this year’s incoming class was no less than astounding.

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Mailing Week 2010 Begins

Mar. 22, 2010—Today we began decision checking on all completed applications for the Vanderbilt class of 2014. This is the first of a multi-step process of getting our decisions out the door which we intend to do by this Friday, March 26th.

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Part III – Tips For Applying to College

Mar. 8, 2010—This is part III of a three part series entitled The Dos and Don’ts of Applying to College.  In the first two entries I covered the Dos and the Don’ts for the college search process. In six months time you will finally be applying to colleges, so when that time comes here a few final thoughts...

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Signature Merit Scholarships Announced Today

Mar. 5, 2010—Beginning today, we will notify recipients of the Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chancellor’s Scholarship awards by both e-mail and letter. Applicants who were not selected for either program will only receive an e-mail notification. A total of 42 Chancellor’s Scholarship and 139 Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship offers have been made.

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The Newly Historic Old Gym

Feb. 15, 2010—Another wintry day in Nashville didn't deter big crowds of visitors from campus on President's Day with a full Black & Gold Days and two afternoon information sessions. Visitors for the daily info sessions likely didn't know they would be a part of Vanderbilt history when they got up this morning.

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#23 Vandy @ #1 Kentucky- 4 pm EST ESPN

Jan. 30, 2010—Don’t forget to watch the Commodores big game today at #1 ranked Kentucky. The game is on ESPN and starts at 4 pm EST. This is yet another huge game for the ‘Dores, as we head into Rupp Arena looking to hand Kentucky their second straight loss. We take our ten game win streak on...

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Vandy @ UT tonight

Jan. 27, 2010—Don’t forget to watch #23 Vandy tonight at rival #14 Tennessee on ESPN U at 7 pm EST.  Vanderbilt is off to its best SEC start since the 1965-66 season and the campus is excited for the first big SEC game of the season.  Vanderbilt is in middle of a tough road game stretch with a huge upcoming showdown at #1...

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The Best Four Years of Your Life

Jan. 25, 2010—College will not be the best four years of your life.  Regardless of what you hear as you prepare for college, remember that no life should peak between ages 18 and 22. The four years you spend during your undergraduate education will hopefully be fun, exciting, and inspirational. However, there will also be moments of...

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The Road to Resilience: Next steps no matter what letter you received

Dec. 24, 2009—What to do if you were admitted at ED1, not admitted at ED1, incomplete at ED1, or are still pulling together your application materials for ED2 or Regular Decision to Vanderbilt.

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