Anonymous wrote:I got into Vanderbilt in 1988 with 1220 SAT and a D in AB Calc first semester of my senior year from my public HS. And I didn’t go. Times have changed!

Times have definitely changed. I got into Columbia in 1988 from a public HS with i think a 1270 SAT. (Definitely didn't hit 1300). And didnt even take calculus in hs... I did well in college, but if I was applying to schools today, Vandy would be higher on my list.

I think Vandy is a great place doing lots of great things but the Vandy boosters here are getting a little out of hand. They are almost as bad as Northeastern, Bucknell and Holy Cross. Though Vandy has more reason to brag than those.

"By the numbers, just about everything seems to be going Vandy's way. Applications are up, to a record of nearly 50,000 for the class of 2029. The acceptance rate is down to about 5%. That makes 152-year-old Vanderbilt almost as selective as Yale University — and more selective than Dartmouth College or New York University.
Elizabeth Stone, president of college counseling firm Top Tier Admissions, calls it a 'unicorn school, with strong academics, a vibrant Greek life and Division 1 sports. Last year, the Commodores beat No. 1 University of Alabama's Crimson Tide in a historic 40-35 upset.
Founded in 1873 - 237 years after Harvard - with a bequest from railroad tycoon Cornelius 'the Commodore' Vanderbilt, Vandy this fall is estimating 7,360 undergraduate students, the largest in its history."

Anonymous wrote:No one is turning down HYP for Vandy. The fraternity bros at Vandy say thank GOD!

Less than 23 percent of students at Vandy go Greek. And mine would have turned down Harvard and Princeton for Vanderbilt. Better fit. He's athletic and very social. He would have thought about Yale though. But ED is what it is and never got a chance to apply. But no regrets. Very happy. A good fit for him.

I think Vanderbilt is managing the free speech space very well.

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt has a very distinctive vibe. Especially for girls. Just beware and do your research. The $400 weekend fancy dinners get old very quickly.

No. They don't.

Anonymous wrote:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-05/vanderbilt-university-thrives-under-trump-amid-attacks-on-higher-ed

According to the Bloomberg article, Vanderbilt University has seen their stock rise meteorically by branding themselves as apolitical and fun instead of an activist hotspot like the Ivies. they're seen huge increase in interest from families across the country that want their kids to evade left-wing monoculture at the Ivy League and are now getting kids that in other years would've gone to HYP.

LOL there is no chance any student in their right mind is turning down Harvard, Yale or Princeton for ... Vanderbilt.

Test optional in a world of the elites going test required. They get a lot of the rich that can’t get the scores.

I got into Vanderbilt in 1988 with 1220 SAT and a D in AB Calc first semester of my senior year from my public HS. And I didn’t go. Times have changed!

No one is turning down HYP for Vandy. The fraternity bros at Vandy say thank GOD!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-05/vanderbilt-university-thrives-under-trump-amid-attacks-on-higher-ed

According to the Bloomberg article, Vanderbilt University has seen their stock rise meteorically by branding themselves as apolitical and fun instead of an activist hotspot like the Ivies. they're seen huge increase in interest from families across the country that want their kids to evade left-wing monoculture at the Ivy League and are now getting kids that in other years would've gone to HYP.

No one is turning down HYP for Vandy. No one.

Linebackers?

Anonymous wrote:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-05/vanderbilt-university-thrives-under-trump-amid-attacks-on-higher-ed

According to the Bloomberg article, Vanderbilt University has seen their stock rise meteorically by branding themselves as apolitical and fun instead of an activist hotspot like the Ivies. they're seen huge increase in interest from families across the country that want their kids to evade left-wing monoculture at the Ivy League and are now getting kids that in other years would've gone to HYP.

No one is turning down HYP for Vandy. No one.

Anonymous wrote:Harvard and Vanderbilt get roughly the same number of apps - 50-some thousand.

Penn actually gets more.

Penn had 72,500 applications.

Vandy is what Duke used to be 15-20 years ago.

Harvard and Vanderbilt get roughly the same number of apps - 50-some thousand.

Penn actually gets more.

Totally different demographics.