Vanderbilt...overrated on DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Why is there this idea that its more difficult to get into than peer schools?
I've seen students get in ED/ED2 with 93+/3.7+ with no test scores, including no AP scores, not top 10%, regular ECs, etc.

[Anonymous]

It's not really an idea when you confirm with school-based counselors and IECs the number of highly qualified applicants that are rejected each year. Data released by Vanderbilt also substantiates the claim that Vandy is highly selective. And news flash -- it's not uncommon to see selective privates accept test-optional applicants, athletes, legacies, etc. with less-than-perfect academic credentials.

Welcome to selective college admissions!

[Anonymous]

Why are you ranting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not really an idea when you confirm with school-based counselors and IECs the number of highly qualified applicants that are rejected each year. Data released by Vanderbilt also substantiates the claim that Vandy is highly selective. And news flash -- it's not uncommon to see selective privates accept test-optional applicants, athletes, legacies, etc. with less-than-perfect academic credentials.

Welcome to selective college admissions!

Top students are rejected by all top schools, you guys were complaining about Gatech a few days ago. That isn't new.

[Anonymous]

It’s one of only a few decent schools in the south so…

[Anonymous]

A lot of people on DCUM associate prestige with a low acceptance rate, moreso than with high academic qualifications. A school that took 3% of applicants scoring over 1400 would be regarded as more prestigious than a school that won’t even let you apply unless you score 1560+, but then accepts 95% of those high-scoring applicants.

[Anonymous]

Ivies and OOS for highly ranked flagships (UNC, UVA) have been an easier admit than Vanderbilt at my kid’s non-DMV private

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ivies and OOS for highly ranked flagships (UNC, UVA) have been an easier admit than Vanderbilt at my kid’s non-DMV private

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[Anonymous]

I know I’m going to get heat for this but I’ve read others say same, my stellar across the board got into a few ivies and waitlisted there, noticed they took lower stats but still very strong kids. I do wonder if they have some sort of model, not saying yield protect, that forecasts likeliness to attend whether it be stats, location, high school record, and so on.

[Anonymous]

It's an almost impossible admit at my senior's private school. The ivies outside of HYP are easier. This is based on data from the college office. If you can get into Vanderbilt you can get into Yale.

Other privates have a much easier time with Vanderbilt. there are private schools in the south (in florida, Texas etc) and even locally here that send a half dozen kids to Vanderbilt and they're not in the top 10% of the class. Like anything, it's very much high school dependent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's an almost impossible admit at my senior's private school. The ivies outside of HYP are easier. This is based on data from the college office. If you can get into Vanderbilt you can get into Yale.

Other privates have a much easier time with Vanderbilt. there are private schools in the south (in florida, Texas etc) and even locally here that send a half dozen kids to Vanderbilt and they're not in the top 10% of the class. Like anything, it's very much high school dependent.

Yes, this is what I was getting at above. We all know everything is high school dependent, but some seem particularly so, and Vanderbilt seems to fit that bill.

[Anonymous]

Read the room OP. There was just a post yesterday about everyone trying to be nicer and not crap on other people’s schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's an almost impossible admit at my senior's private school. The ivies outside of HYP are easier. This is based on data from the college office. If you can get into Vanderbilt you can get into Yale.

Other privates have a much easier time with Vanderbilt. there are private schools in the south (in florida, Texas etc) and even locally here that send a half dozen kids to Vanderbilt and they're not in the top 10% of the class. Like anything, it's very much high school dependent.

I think that it’s extremely selective in that it rejects a lot of high stat kids but I dont think a Vandy admit would be a shoo in for Yale. Ever since test optional, Vandy seems to value kids with strong or unusual ecs or a story over higher stat kids. I live in Baltimore and we went from each private sending one or two kids to Vandy every year to maybe the entire group of private schools sending two to three to Vandy a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know I’m going to get heat for this but I’ve read others say same, my stellar across the board got into a few ivies and waitlisted there, noticed they took lower stats but still very strong kids. I do wonder if they have some sort of model, not saying yield protect, that forecasts likeliness to attend whether it be stats, location, high school record, and so on.

That is exactly what is meant by yield protection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know I’m going to get heat for this but I’ve read others say same, my stellar across the board got into a few ivies and waitlisted there, noticed they took lower stats but still very strong kids. I do wonder if they have some sort of model, not saying yield protect, that forecasts likeliness to attend whether it be stats, location, high school record, and so on.

That is exactly what is meant by yield protection.

I suppose you’re right, but I usually think of it as more rejecting high stats at a lower level school knowing they won’t attend and are being used as a safety and not even getting to holistic review part.