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[quote=Anonymous]From that article - pay attn if your kid’s applying next year:

We have so many students that have high rigor, great grades, high GPAs [and] high testing that really the differentiator now in the admissions process is their essay, their short answer and their extracurricular leadership and engagement,” Christiansen said.

Regarding the essay prompts, Christiansen said in recent years he has seen an increase in students writing about collaboration and civil discourse in response to a prompt about potential campus contribution, which he said has also translated into extracurricular involvements. In addition to this emphasis, Christiansen said they are also looking to see how the student will contribute to the Vanderbilt community.

“We’ve seen writing about the importance of civility and of [how] I may disagree with you, but I need to be able to do that respectfully. We see more clubs like that in high schools now,” Christiansen said. “When we’re selecting the class, we’re saying, ‘how will they fit into the Commons? What will they bring to campus? What is the background and experiences they have that will help Vanderbilt grow?’” [/quote]

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