Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:43     Subject: Re:Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look at BCC. They send so many to Vandy and everyone is unhooked.


“So many” ? No


They sent 8 last year. For a normal public school in a middle to upper middle class area, I would consider that “many”


BCC parent here. I think that was an outlier year. I have a kid applied this year, with high stats and very high service hours and leadership. We are not expecting admit.


Vanderbilt is pretty much an ED or bust school. Most of the strong kids get waitlisted RD, with a few exceptional kids slipping into the admit pile. But good luck
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:41     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Tineo says Vanderbilt changed their game this year. Less emphasis on leadership, huge focus on max stats and rigor.

ED2 acceptance rates were well below 10% this year, and 50% of ED2 acceptances were FGLI, regional diversity, and other institutional priorities.

ED1 seems to be the path for the unhooked.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:41     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
There’s a lot of wealth in public schools in this area.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 22:00     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:3 kids got into Vanderbilt thru ED1 and ED2 from DC’s school (private, DMV). None in the top 10 percent. Not athletes or legacies. The only common denominator is wealth.

In previous years, the profile of admitted students was very similar: not at the top of class academically, decent test scores (average:1450). Predominantly white rich kids.


How are they different from every other kid in the school then? By your logic the whole school should get in.


PP. I am talking about substantial wealth. The type that talks to development offices. That’s not the typical family in our school. In fact, most of the kids at the top of the class come from regular, middle/upper middle class families (e.g., parents are teachers, federal workers).
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:59     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:3 kids got into Vanderbilt thru ED1 and ED2 from DC’s school (private, DMV). None in the top 10 percent. Not athletes or legacies. The only common denominator is wealth.

In previous years, the profile of admitted students was very similar: not at the top of class academically, decent test scores (average:1450). Predominantly white rich kids.


How are they different from every other kid in the school then? By your logic the whole school should get in.


There's wealth (HHI $500k) and then there's WEALTH (HHI $4-10 million, primary home $8-10 million, secondary home $4 million).
The Vanderbilt admits from privates around here are the second.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:55     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Seems like a wealth issue from our public too.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:50     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:3 kids got into Vanderbilt thru ED1 and ED2 from DC’s school (private, DMV). None in the top 10 percent. Not athletes or legacies. The only common denominator is wealth.

In previous years, the profile of admitted students was very similar: not at the top of class academically, decent test scores (average:1450). Predominantly white rich kids.


How are they different from every other kid in the school then? By your logic the whole school should get in.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:49     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:3 kids got into Vanderbilt thru ED1 and ED2 from DC’s school (private, DMV). None in the top 10 percent. Not athletes or legacies. The only common denominator is wealth.

In previous years, the profile of admitted students was very similar: not at the top of class academically, decent test scores (average:1450). Predominantly white rich kids.


Agree. It's the very, very, very wealthy who get in. I think they work with the development office. The kids from our school this year are the upper crust. Decent grades and 7-8 figure incomes.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:44     Subject: Re:Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look at BCC. They send so many to Vandy and everyone is unhooked.


“So many” ? No


They sent 8 last year. For a normal public school in a middle to upper middle class area, I would consider that “many”


BCC parent here. I think that was an outlier year. I have a kid applied this year, with high stats and very high service hours and leadership. We are not expecting admit.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:31     Subject: Re:Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look at BCC. They send so many to Vandy and everyone is unhooked.


“So many” ? No


They sent 8 last year. For a normal public school in a middle to upper middle class area, I would consider that “many”
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:28     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
They meant Yale.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:22     Subject: Re:Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Anonymous wrote:Look at BCC. They send so many to Vandy and everyone is unhooked.


“So many” ? No
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 21:02     Subject: Re:Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Look at BCC. They send so many to Vandy and everyone is unhooked.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 20:50     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
3 kids got into Vanderbilt thru ED1 and ED2 from DC’s school (private, DMV). None in the top 10 percent. Not athletes or legacies. The only common denominator is wealth.

In previous years, the profile of admitted students was very similar: not at the top of class academically, decent test scores (average:1450). Predominantly white rich kids.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2026 20:30     Subject: Who gets into Vanderbilt unhooked these days?
Considering ED and curious about this year stats. Keep hearing ED is for athletes.