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[quote=Anonymous]I will never understand why Vanderbilt remains test optional. Pre-Covid, their test scores were among the highest in the country, higher than Stanford even. What's the point in 2025 in remaining TO? They get a gazillion apps regardless.

The only thing I can think of is sports. Their football, basketball, and baseball teams are all nationally ranked. And Vanderbilt isn't a huge school. Being a major SEC sports school is very new for Vanderbilt.

But otherwise, it's a great school. Probably a little more studious and nerdier than people assume. But students tend to be very happy there. Academics are obviously very good. Nashville is a fun city for college. It's a very nice campus. Housing is good. The administration is solid and know what they are doing. There's nothing to dislike.

As for admissions, they get roughly 50,000 apps for a freshman class of about 1500-1700. When we visited, they stressed they want students that really want to be there. So they are big on Early Decision. But they are very good with financial aid. Do the NPC and see if that number works. And if it does and you are a competitive student, ED is definitely the way to go. RD is a lottery for everyone. I personally think their ED2 is BS and no one is getting an advantage there. Don't know why they do it.

But that feeds into how opaque Vandy admissions are these days. It's completely unpredictable. [/quote]

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