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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my DC was able to nurture and cultivate an interest in helping special needs children, and in applications expressed an authenticate interest in becoming a special ed teacher - backed up by ECs and even a fairly faux internship. Wove the essays around this theme and landed at a T20. DC changed mind about career interests and now on IB track[/quote]

This teacher-to-business route is used by many ORM female applicants.

They use their camp counselor experience, their tutoring experience, their great writing/English-related ECs, and co-founding peer mentoring clubs in HS to create a strong "education" narrative. Usually, major: education (or sociology of education). Works well, especially at Vanderbilt ED.[/quote]

key for Vandy is to ensure ur teacher or gc recommendation vouches for the special needs/teaching interest. Has to come across as sincere and authentic, or adcom will sniff it out immediately.  Then you apply to the Peabody school TO and admittance rate is probably in the 30%-40% range.  Then switch over to HOD major before classes start - easy peezy because HOD is within Peabody - then ur golden. HOD is the de facto business major at Vandy, and certainly the path to MBB[/quote]

Yes, this works at Northwestern SESP too, as LOC is in that school as well (MBB major). You can switch the summer before classes start.
The LORs are very important, as are the essays for NU.[/quote]

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