Vanderbilt admissions reality check

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vandy grad here again. I distinctly remember the ranking, but could have been Newsweek or maybe the medical school at the time. I've looked at the linked ranking above previously and thought it was wrong regarding Vanderbilt, which was definitely a T20 when I was researching schools back in late 80's/early 90's. Has anyone ever fact checked it? I thought the Rice listing was too high for that time period and wondered if he mixed up.

Are you for real? Bus your memory is off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[

Yes to all of the above. I would also add that when you walk around campus it is filled with the most normal (non-nerdy) kids in the top 20. Huge plus.

That's because the majority of Vandy kids apply (and get accepted) without test scores.
Soooo...their student body consists of the wealthiest kids from connected families (celebrity kids, CEO kids, etc); student athletes who are pretty good students (and get scholarship money): and then a tiny handful of super duper smart (nerdy) kids ... who submitted their 1550+ SAT score, many (most?) of whom are low enough income to make Vandy affordable with need-based aid.

You're not finding some big cohort of crazy smart MC and UMC kids there. COA is nearly $100k/year.



1989 called and wants its stereotypes back. None of your claims are accurate and I hope you're feeling okay? A majority of admitted kids did submit scores; I wish that Vandy would completely drop TO, but > 50% submitting/admitted is not what most sane people consider 'a tiny handful'

Their COA is within +/- $5k of many other top ranked universities like JHU before Bloomberg saved the day there, Notre Dame, Duke, Northwestern, Chicago, Rice and all of the Ivies. Because let's face it, no one reading this is one of the families that earns less than $100k/yr and thus gets completely free tuition at Yale.