Vanderbilt University (2023-2024)

[drowsy grail]

Sick sick

[rare igloo]

hbu

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The other one

[rare igloo]

for me personally, my gpa might have to carry me over my sat

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Like convo

[rare igloo]

lol

lol

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Same but my schools unweighted so I just hope they check the courses I maxed my curriculum and that’s why it’s middle 50%

[rare igloo]

ah

mine does the other

weighted

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Did u do any scholarship essay

[rare igloo]

yea

cornelius vanderbilt

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I did the curb leadership

[rare igloo]

ah nice

the wait until 5 is crazy

[drowsy grail]

Low hopes for the scholarship tho I whipped it up in ab 20 min

[rare igloo]

lol

[drowsy grail]

Ong annoying how they give that 24 hour announce I wish they just released it

Like they’re obv alr done

[rare igloo]

reddit has been saying some weird things

[drowsy grail]

Like what

[rare igloo]

like abt like ur ed agreement

and then what u said earlier

abt like the weird signs

but trying not to read into it lol

[drowsy grail]

Fr the thing I mentioned appearently is only for financial aid and I didn’t qualify so like I’m not too worried

[rare igloo]

phew

[drowsy grail]

Was tweaking so bad this morning I scrolled to last years ED posts and then saw a bunch of weird portal things that turned out to not matter too

[rare igloo]

yea im so nervous

if u dont mind me asking, where u based out of

[drowsy grail]

Charleston sc but I go to a boarding school

Hbu

[rare igloo]

im from illinois

[drowsy grail]

Nice nice

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illinois clan

[rare igloo]

nice

u ed to vandy?

[plain stream]

no i didn't

😭

i'm just here to yap fr

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lesgoooo soon bois

[brisk terrace]

yo same

[cerulean warren]

good luck future dores

🫡

if you don’t get i’ll send you a paragraph with everything i hate about this university

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[violet wedge]

what u guys wrote at 2nd prompt :)))))) a conversation changed u ?

[drowsy grail]

I did like 390 words 😭

[tidal summit]

gl y'all

[haughty blaze]

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soon soon

[lusty tendon]

!vanderbilt

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! vanderbilt

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!vanderbilt

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[violet wedge]

Doing ED2 is a good shot for vander?

or like it would be better shot at NYU , Reed ,CWRU?

[gritty pelican]

Do you mean in terms of acceptance rates?

[stable wind]

Vandy ed2 isn't great

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!vanderbilt

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!vanderbilt

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!vanderbilt

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! vanderbilt

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[verbal radish]

good luck to everyone!

[red imp]

!vanderbilt

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Anyone here?

[grizzled delta]

good luck lord

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U2

[dense fox]

GL

[verbal radish]

gl gl

[golden rivet]

!vanderbilt

[haughty blaze]

Vanderbilt University ED I Date

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I got iiiin

[verbal radish]

CONGRATS

[swift cave]

YAYYYYTT CONGRATS

[dense plume]

Congrats !

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Thanks guys

[brisk terrace]

GOT IN

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But no financial aid info..

[azure ruin]

Anyone get deferred

[cerulean warren]

congrats!

go dores

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!georgetown

[unkempt heart]

yeah i did lmao

out of all my friends and ppl ik im the only one who got deffered

[azure ruin]

So rough

[unkempt heart]

either its all rejections or accepatnces

[azure ruin]

I almost wish i just got rejected

[unkempt heart]

same

but i got into clemson with scholarship so it okay

[feral latch]

Deferred

[rare igloo]

antone get in

I got in!!!

[verbal void]

W

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🅱️

[desert scaffold]

Congrats!

[rare igloo]

Thank you!!

Cant wait to come down to Nashville

[lusty tendon]

so so proud of everyone!!!!! fingers crossed i can meet you next fall (deferred blair student here)

[rare igloo]

good luck!

[lusty tendon]

🥲

thanks bud

[cerulean warren]

congrats! go dores

[desert scaffold]

wishing u luck, I have faith

[desert scaffold]

fun place you'll love it here (probably)

[willow garden]

omg I needed to apply ed1 here instead 😭😭 in love with vandy

[toxic cypress]

same

[willow garden]

international student? we’re in the same boat man

[violet wedge]

Ah yeah like at the perspective of ED2

[stark steeple]

When does candy notify people for rd

And merit

[cerulean warren]

glizz

[graceful crescent]

you going to apply ed2?

[indigo root]

They don’t release stats but they did release an article nonetheless https://vanderbilthustler.com/2023/12/15/first-members-of-class-of-2028-welcomed-to-vanderbilt-via-early-decision-i/

[willow garden]

yesss! wbu?

[feral latch]

did a lot of people get deferred this cycle?

anecdotally its seems like way more that last yearr

[willow garden]

It seems like the case for all schools tbh..

[feral latch]

ye but vanderbilt only started deferring two years ago

200, 500, and idk how many this year

[willow garden]

have you been deferred?

[feral latch]

yes

sadge

im sick of college apps lol

[willow garden]

I’ve been rejected from my dream school lol

Feel you

I’m planning to do vandy ed2

[willow garden]

SAME

I have to apply to 10 schools now

[feral latch]

gl i hope you get in

the sups are quite easy to write imo

or the sup

[willow garden]

hopefully you too 🫶🏼 let’s study there together!

[willow garden]

yess one sup

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outa curiousity where are you from?

im from Mass

[willow garden]

Im international ahah

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oooh

where from?

international applicants have it rough

[willow garden]

Uzbekistan! And yeah, it’s veryy tough 😭

[graceful crescent]

haven’t decided yet.. either Dartmouth ed2 or just going to regular for all

Let me know if you get in man we’re in this together, good luck!

[willow garden]

dartmouth doesn’t have ed2, no?

[plain stream]

it doesn't

you cant ed2 there

[graceful crescent]

Oh.. apparently I meant Vanderbilt damn thanks for that haha

I had too much hope in Duke :/

[desert scaffold]

yur

[strange rune]

hi guys is anyone bme or pre med

[desert scaffold]

I have a lot of premed friends at vandy if u have any questions

[dawn gust]

applied ED2

we'll see how it goes

test optional 😦

seeking financial aid too

[willow garden]

omg we’re on the same boat, I’ll apply soon too

[dawn gust]

intl?

[willow garden]

yup

sat optional too 💀

[dawn gust]

who rejected u 😄

[willow garden]

duke lmaoo

[dawn gust]

darty killed me

I guess I wasnt a fit because of my STEM focus

[willow garden]

duke is harsh for ed international who requested fin aid I swear

but I love duke

recycling my duke essays for other colleges ahah

[dawn gust]

it's a damn good scool

whereu from

[willow garden]

how many schools are you going to apply?

[dawn gust]

ohh, a lot

40 ish

[willow garden]

Dartmouth too! I wish I just had friend who could write peer rec for me ahah

[willow garden]

DAMN

reality for internationals who seek full aid

and how many essays is that 💀

[dawn gust]

I'm writing master pieces, and recycling them to different schools like you do

common essays like, why major, community, etc.

if schools wantssomething specific, i do it full time

I dont participate in the classes at school 💀

[dawn gust]

I've heard vanderbilt was test friendly we'll see how it goes

[willow garden]

how is the writing process for you? Do you like your essays?

[dawn gust]

sometimes I drop bangers in 30 minutes, but sometimes it takes 5 days

[willow garden]

oh god I hope I’ll be done with essays just to start my fin aid documents. Have you filled isfaa/isafa, and how?

[willow garden]

SAME LMAOO

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aah hell nah I aint doing that, will make my pappa pay for that

[willow garden]

you’re just like me

[dawn gust]

on the paper I'm eligible for full ride

[willow garden]

I’m just like you

[dawn gust]

but on paper, so I wont bother filling those ISFAAs will send CSS

[dawn gust]

u from asia?

[willow garden]

yup

central asia

wbu?

[dawn gust]

turkey

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do you think your app is strong enough as you went test opt?

[willow garden]

tbh yes, essays are carrying me

ecs too

but requesting full aid hurts me sm

[dawn gust]

I wrote 15k efc in my CSS profile

but according to calculations i should be full ride

[willow garden]

it’s better than my 0$ ahah

[dawn gust]

so I hope they take that into account

[dawn gust]

vanderbilt was really good essay wise

only one essay 😄

[willow garden]

yes! god bless them for only one supplemental essay lol

[lunar forge]

How many words are you doing for the Vandy supp?

It says 'about 250' but the system will allow up to 400

[stable wind]

259

[dawn gust]

do 250

follow the instructions

[gritty pelican]

250

[molten plume]

How much of a factor does legacy make? My dad went there and donated a good amount of money, and I'm in the top 15 in my class, BUT I have a 1210 SAT.

[dawn gust]

go test opt

[molten plume]

wait how :empty:

i applied common app

[dawn gust]

I personally aplied test opt with 1460 sat

[molten plume]

WHAT

CAN I CHANGE THAT

[dawn gust]

open ur myapp

and check here

[molten plume]

FUCK

I ATTACHED IT

can i change it

[dawn gust]

mail to vanderbilt

you'll be fine

[molten plume]

wdym mail

[dawn gust]

email I mean

to admissions

[molten plume]

oh

alr alr

i gotchu

[dawn gust]

say that you want to change ur test status

[molten plume]

thank you man i never even thought of that

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https://tenor.com/view/i-gotchu-gif-22729913

[molten plume]

btw, but how much of a factor do you think my dad going there would make?

[dawn gust]

a good factor

[molten plume]

alright alright

[dawn gust]

legacy helps significantly

at any school

[molten plume]

thank you again 🤝

imma email them rn

[gritty pelican]

Not true

[dawn gust]

how come

not MIT apparently

😄

[gritty pelican]

Some got rid of legacy

Like Wesleyan, jhu, etc

[dawn gust]

anyone applying ed2?

[rare igloo]

good luck with ed 2!!

[dusk pine]

They don’t allow change

[stark steeple]

mine was 375

when do vandy rd interviews come out

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https://tenor.com/view/better-call-saul-lalo-salamanca-lalo-really-gif-25026452

[dawn gust]

bro got insta rejected smh 😦

[stark steeple]

wdym

[dawn gust]

bro instructions said around 250 words

why would you write 375

[stark steeple]

they said approx 250

but would allow 400

[dawn gust]

is 400 close to 250?

did u submit ur app?

I hope you didnt

[stable wind]

I mean they allow 400 lmao

If they allow it then they are gonna read it

[stark steeple]

someone got in writing 400

they allow it

[dawn gust]

hope so

[stark steeple]

yeah i submitted in dec

[dawn gust]

ed2?

[stark steeple]

no merit rd

[dawn gust]

oh ok

gl

[stark steeple]

thanks, you too

[stable wind]

Same but i didnt do merit

[stark steeple]

why not?

[stable wind]

Submitted 12/4

[stark steeple]

oh

[molten plume]

I just got an email back LOL

All good though, I'm praying my legacy will balance it out.

[dusk pine]

Really, it needs to🥲

[restive whale]

they do allow it, but unless u wrote some really good stuff, 250 should be all there needs to be

[stark steeple]

They said complete it in approx 250 but allow 400, I think it’s fine either way

[restive whale]

i have a friend at vandy who volunteered reading, they said that they don't like it longer, but if its high quality then its okay

thats on common app cus the old prompt was actually 250-400

so i think the fact that they cut it to just approx 250 means they want shorter responses

kinda shows that u cant follow directions....

[dawn gust]

risky ship

they asked for 250, and anything more than 300 is just risky

[stark steeple]

Why would it? They didn’t say 250 was the hard limit so anything above that is ok. I know several people who got in with longer essays it doesn’t matter at all.

[restive whale]

i mean yea its up to you after all.

no vandy AO has publically come out, but in my opinion, when they say approximately 250, you should be writing approx 250.

feel free to do whatever u want though

[stark steeple]

And ur friend isn’t even an AO

[restive whale]

ik...but she volunteered on the admission board

thats why i said no vandy ao has said anything, this is just word of mouth...

[plain stream]

I'm fucked

368

time to withdraw this shit

[gritty agate]

how was ED1 here

[molten plume]

😭😭💀

[brittle patio]

Hello

[brittle patio]

Are you the same billert from the princeton thread

[gritty agate]

Nope

[brittle patio]

Ah

So many billerts in this server

Hi billert

[stable wind]

3

[brittle patio]

Hi bro

[abstract zodiac]

Submitted my Vanderbilt App! 🎊

[gritty agate]

helo

[unkempt hedge]

@solar ridge

[abstract raft]

Yea same

Idk is it worth applying for cs

Cuz it’s ranked. Kinda low

For a t20

[dawn gust]

hey guys

would that be absurd if I email to office about this amtter

I wrote "Independents Research" for my EC

but it wasnt, I thought independent meant (alone)

I did it alone, but I had a mentor professor

[dawn gust]

.

[gritty pelican]

Honestly yeah

[gritty pelican]

Oh wait

Hmm

Maybe you should then

I thought you meant the typo

[dawn gust]

nope, not typo

when I read about this "independent research" stuff

I felt like it was BS

and it actually is 😄

[dawn gust]

I prepared 50 pages of report and obtained referencens, so that's a legit research, ig?

[gritty pelican]

Sounds legit

[abstract raft]

Prob best to ask someone in vandy cs rn

[gritty pelican]

Ik someone who got into vandy cs but chose unc cs over it bc of financial reasons + unc was better for what he wanted to do

[abstract raft]

i see

yea vandy is pretty expensive

its overall rank is good

but idk why cs is ranked 50

ranked lower than tamu

[dawn gust]

why do you guys care about the rankings

dartmouth's rank is 200-300

rankings are BS

[abstract raft]

i mean i dont care that much but if im gonna be paying 80k

i at least wanna know why

[dawn gust]

at least you can pay 😄

seeking almost full fin aid, (will get straight up rejected)

[abstract raft]

my parents r def gonna question why its rank 50

[dawn gust]

lol

[abstract raft]

thats why im preparing myself with an explanation

[dawn gust]

ye I feel you

try purdue

[abstract raft]

already applied

[dawn gust]

what about UIUC?

[abstract raft]

RD im only doing privates

i did UIUC purdue Umich gtech UT

all in EA

[dawn gust]

ok bro, you're done with CS focused schools fr

will u try top schools

[abstract raft]

like?

[dawn gust]

I feel like you'll, try CMU

stanford

MIT

[stable wind]

yo same

[dawn gust]

if you're obsessed with ranking, Berkeley as well

[abstract raft]

bereklyt deadline is over

and also im not paying 80k for berkeley

[stable wind]

vandy cs is mid dont go bro

ut >>>

[abstract raft]

tryna figure out if its worth applying

[stable wind]

honestly ut cs + instate very few schools warrant beating it

[abstract raft]

always better to have options right

also how tf u in literally every single collge megathread

[stable wind]

obv u got like cmu gtech uiuc mit and stanford

[stable wind]

my guy im applying to 20 schools

[abstract raft]

would you go Yale CS over UT CS

[stable wind]

[stable wind]

yale cs is mid

[abstract raft]

ik

[dawn gust]

UMich?

[abstract raft]

but its also yale

[stable wind]

ivies are good for humanities

[dawn gust]

Cornell

[stable wind]

cornell cs

i would go

ngl

[abstract raft]

@stable wind do yk CSB

at UT

[stable wind]

yea i almost applied

[abstract raft]

i know someone who denied CSB at UT for Yale CS

[dawn gust]

do Cornell, UMich if you want to

[stable wind]

prestige chaser tbh

[abstract raft]

im doing cornell

[stable wind]

yale cs is not that good

[dawn gust]

maybe wisconsin madison too it's t15

[stable wind]

umich is good

[abstract raft]

princeton?

[stable wind]

not good enough to warrant oos

[dawn gust]

t10

[abstract raft]

he also went to private school that was 35k a year

[dawn gust]

you can do that

[abstract raft]

im sure his parents are fine shelling 80k for yale

[stable wind]

imo the only schools id pick over ut cs instate are: cmu, berkeley, mit, stanford, gtech

[abstract raft]

not even harvard

?

[stable wind]

is harvard even good for cs?

im doing cs only

[abstract raft]

its rank 20

[stable wind]

oh and cornell CS

id pick cornell

[abstract raft]

Cornell is good at rankings i just wish it was not in the middle of noweherre

good for cs

i mean

[stable wind]

tbh the only reason im shotgunning is bc im a business major

if i was premed or cs i would commit to UTD

[abstract raft]

if i get into cornell im not gonnna commit until i visit and only if i like it

[abstract raft]

for nms right

[stable wind]

yes

not worth a dime tbh

especially premed

[dawn gust]

bro for sure

[stable wind]

cs maybe id pick UT

[abstract raft]

i got the AES this today

nah CS UT def worth

[dawn gust]

they have their own math program

for CS

[abstract raft]

as long as 30k isnt that big of a deal

[dawn gust]

it's insane

[abstract raft]

if money is super right

tight

then UTD

but UT CS for 30k is a steal

[dawn gust]

it doesnt matter

if it's harvard

it can even be t100

it's harvard

https://tenor.com/view/omozoc-secret-of-harvard-students-cooking-cucinare-fast-food-gif-27159762

[stable wind]

the meatriding is insane

harvard aint allat dawg

its falling down in prestige

[abstract raft]

it lost so many applicants

cuz of gay

[stable wind]

obv casuals only know harvard

but have u seen their EA numbers

stanford is fucking smoking them

[abstract raft]

Stanford is 10x better than Harvard for CS

[stable wind]

id pick stanford over harvard if im being honest

[abstract raft]

i would choose stanford anyday

[stable wind]

stanford is my #2

overall

in my list

[abstract raft]

whats ur #1

[stable wind]

wharton

lmao

[abstract raft]

mine is duke

even tho is pretty mid for cs

[stable wind]

duke is my #5

ive only ranked a top 5

after that its just wtvr

[abstract raft]

every pre med in my school is applying duke tho

so i might be fked

at least the rich ones

[stable wind]

damn

[abstract raft]

idk if they compare ED candidates to RD candidates from the same school

[stable wind]

whats ur top 5

[abstract raft]

but who knows how they work

[abstract raft]

Duke Yale UPenn Cornell UT

[stable wind]

bro alr scored one of his top 5

also dawg yale over stanford

[abstract raft]

i would say MIT or Stanford

but im not getting in

[stable wind]

yale cs is so bad

not so bad

but its mid

if we are being honest

[abstract raft]

i have a higher chance at Yale i believe

not by much

[willow garden]

Let’s find out what happens to us after +2 months 🤭

[abstract raft]

but stanford looks for super spikes

in CS

which i do not have

[dawn gust]

bro I wish I was domestic

[abstract raft]

did u end up doing Vandy ED2

[dawn gust]

with that fucking "international" tag on my head

my chances are 5x worse

[willow garden]

say that other 49 schools are big public ones where you don’t wanna go

[abstract raft]

no i think the seeking full aid part is worse

[dawn gust]

this too

we're poor af in USD

[abstract raft]

cuz intl full pays are honestly not that bad

one guy in this discord got in Duke ED as an intl

he was full pay

[stable wind]

intl full pay is good

they see intls as cash cows

[dawn gust]

it's even better at UCs

[abstract raft]

intl full pay is lowk better than domestic full aid

[dawn gust]

compared to domestics

[dawn gust]

nahh, not everywhere

[abstract raft]

intl tuiton is even higher at some place

[stable wind]

meh

[dawn gust]

I'm applying to Caltech full-pay just to see if I can get in

[abstract raft]

most colleges that claim "need blind" arent fully need blind

[abstract raft]

what u gona do if you do?

[willow garden]

I’ll apply soon, I just have to polish my essay and that’s all! Vandy is definitely my ed2 choice

[abstract raft]

make ur parents sell their souls or smtg

[stable wind]

whats the point bruh

[dawn gust]

nothing, I'll watch my dreams fall apart

[stable wind]

youre gonna be happy for 1 min

[dawn gust]

dream school bro

[stable wind]

then cry for life

[abstract raft]

ur gonna feel SO BAD

[stable wind]

when u cant go

[dawn gust]

idc

[abstract raft]

if u get in and cant go

[dawn gust]

I'll rob a bank

I wont come back to turkey anyway

[willow garden]

there were only intl full pays so far 😭

[abstract raft]

and its DEF not worth taking any loans for that either

[stable wind]

bro dont apply with full pay if u cant pay in full

just ask for aid

[abstract raft]

only 25 intl total?

do u thikn they will accept more intls in RD?

[dawn gust]

bro think about the PR

[willow garden]

I think they’ll accept international who seek full aid through RD because I haven’t seen anyone 😭

[dawn gust]

at least, I'll be able to say "I choose --- over Caltech"

[willow garden]

I’ve seen full tuition

[stable wind]

yea for like 5 mins then no one will give a fuck once ur a college student

dont waste your time

[abstract raft]

so everything but room and board?

but thats still 20k USD

[stable wind]

once ur in college no one cares about hs glory days

or what other colleges u got into

[abstract raft]

yea tbh nobody cares after that

and after ur first job not many people care abt the college either

good college helps for like IB and stuff tho

[finite adder]

if you are international

its gonna be real hard to be admitted to a US University

[abstract raft]

did u apply full pay

[willow garden]

I was rejected from my dream school

that shit hurts

[dawn gust]

no bro, I applied full-fin aid

lol

[abstract raft]

wait i thought u were deferred

[willow garden]

nah

[abstract raft]

i was talking to the mit guy

[willow garden]

straight up rejected

[dawn gust]

oh

[finite adder]

yeah I paid

full

[dawn gust]

[willow garden]

did you do that washu supplemental video?

[abstract raft]

oh damn thats unlucky but they said the acceptnace rate for intl with aid is sub 5%

[abstract raft]

damn which country?

[finite adder]

Thailand

[dawn gust]

I havent applied yet

[stable wind]

bro dont make em feel worse 😭

[willow garden]

I could’ve applied to vandy ed1 better

[abstract raft]

im just saying getting rejected with sub 5% is not their fault

[willow garden]

what I was thinking about is just food

[dawn gust]

I applied ED1 Dartmouth, it was BS

they aint no need blind

[willow garden]

no they just very test recommended ig

[abstract raft]

there are a handful of ned blind for intl schools

[dawn gust]

also, they aint no test optional

[willow garden]

literally guys over here getting into upenn with mid EC, stats and essays

[willow garden]

I wish I’ve applied there ed1 lmaoo

[finite adder]

try sub 1% lol

[dawn gust]

yup, I regret wasting my ed1 with dartmouth

should have applied to stanford with those imo wins 😦

[finite adder]

I got rejected from Dartmouth last year

[abstract raft]

what did u do in ur gap year

[finite adder]

EC work and applying to more schools

[abstract raft]

nice

did u withdraw all of them

[dawn gust]

I mean, he paid for it

as a matter of fact

[finite adder]

yeah

[dawn gust]

it's the funny part

[finite adder]

i withdrew my remaining applications after this

[dawn gust]

why

[finite adder]

I don't have a choice

lol

[abstract raft]

MIT is non binding I thought

[finite adder]

yeah but none of my other apps come close lol

mostly state schools

[livid rain]

guys what do you call vandy students

i've heard they're called "dores" but is that true

[tidal jacinth]

It stands for Commodores

[undone swallow]

Did any of you get likely letters yet

[stable wind]

Yea i did

Wbu?

[tidal jacinth]

Are you an athlete

[stable wind]

Yea im recruited for fencing

[abstract raft]

lmao

vanderbilt doesnt even have d1 fencing

[desert scaffold]

so true

[night raft]

that’s certainly an observation!

[plain stream]

truly one of the most observations of all time

[stable wind]

Theyre making a team next year

They want me to be one of the inaugural members

Maybe captain too

[solar ridge]

cornelius?

[plain stream]

my goat cornelius vanderbilt

[solar ridge]

oh, are they differnt campusus?

[plain stream]

no that dude's just the namesake donor of vanderbilt

[craggy holly]

the scholarship not the dude 😭

[tidal jacinth]

What is Vanderbilt as a Pokémon?

[supple parcel]

random question but Vanderbilt vs WashU

i applied ed2 to WashU but i've been thinking about vandy but idk anymore

i already applied to WashU for ed2 but vandy seems like there's more of a social life compared to WashU but theres less student diverse at vandy if that makes sense

this is a very random rant ngl

[stable wind]

Vandy better

[willow garden]

Omg I had same struggle and chose vandy

vandy accept me I’m loyal

[willow garden]

pls any international student who filled isfaa pm me 🙏🏻

[desert scaffold]

Can tell you that vandy is definitely more social

I would think both schools have pretty similar diversity

will say that vanderbilt feels like a very normal school and fairly diverse school, doesn't really feel as preppy/white as people picture it as

[jaunty oriole]

yo guys for vandy the prompt says "Please provide your response in approximately 250 words." but they give 400 words to write it

And my thing is like around 350

Does it really matter that much or should i shorten it down

[stable wind]

I would shorten a little bit

Try to keep it under 300

[solar ridge]

is washU worth for CS?

[dawn gust]

OH FR

I ED2ed to vanderbilt and was thinking about WashU omg lol

both are great schools

it wont matter where you end up!

[plain stream]

im going to end up in the shadow realm

[dawn gust]

I'll end up at university of southern missisippsiiiasispssispsispispsisosisoi

[willow garden]

nah girl we’ll be roommates at vandy

[dawn gust]

only if we were domestic

[willow garden]

we can do it

we will get in

I’m praying

inshaAllah

[stark steeple]

Ahhh InshaAllah

[undone swallow]

wait did you actually

[undone swallow]

oh

@stable wind grinding all my supps rn !!

[molten dune]

yall

for the vandy supp it says approximately 250

r yall gonna try to hit the 400 word max or try to stick around 250

[solar ridge]

you should stick around 250 and go up like 100 words max from that, if they said approximately 250 then you should do aproximately 250

also, for vandys essay, is is a good idea to tie in a why us at the end

[molten dune]

i did like one sentence

but like the why us alr kinda ties into my main essay so

[abstract raft]

prolly stay under 300

cuz if you make them read more it better be good

cuz theyre reading like thousands of applications so even an extra min can make a diff

[dawn gust]

guys I worked my ass of for other college apps

stany, harvard, caltech

should I change my ED2 to RD?

tell me good things about Vanderbilt

[abstract raft]

what major

[dawn gust]

cs

💀

[solar ridge]

if you ED to vandy your chances would most likely be higher than EDing to stany, harvard or caltech

[dawn gust]

bro I cant ED to those anymore

ED2 vandy I mean

[abstract raft]

personally i dont think vandy is worth ED2 for Cs

[dawn gust]

I ED2ed to dartmouth like an idiot, knowing I wasnt the fit

[abstract raft]

because its not as good as the other schools u mentioned

[dawn gust]

btw, I'M international seeking aid

maybe that changes thing 😄

probably a rejection anyway

[abstract raft]

vandy isnt need blind

for intl

but dartmotuh is

so keep that

[solar ridge]

but i mean he could get in with a higher percentage acceptance. atleast he would get into a top school.

[dawn gust]

but I wasnt the fit

for dartmouth

I'm a lil too much stem focused

[abstract raft]

yea true thats his call

[dawn gust]

also, almost every intl seeking aid appleid to darty this year

competition was creepy

[abstract raft]

if you are fine going vandy over any of your other schools

then do ed2

[dawn gust]

it's t20 at the end of the day

isn't it 😦

[abstract raft]

yea it is

but ranked like 51 for cs

[dawn gust]

31

[solar ridge]

frick man

50th

man

[abstract raft]

yea its not that good for cs

[solar ridge]

does it hold alot of presitge though.

like if you did CS at harvard, you did it at harvard yk

[abstract raft]

yea

harvard is still like 16

17

[dawn gust]

harvard cs is lame nowadays

[abstract raft]

50 is rly low for cs

like Texas A&M is 41

[dawn gust]

I also beleive it's not about the ranking bro

it's upto you

[abstract raft]

yea

ranking still matters to my parents lol

[dawn gust]

oh yeah of course lol

[solar ridge]

teh acceptance rate matters to mine

[dawn gust]

having a better course plan wont make you a great computer scientist and having a really bad one wont make you the worst one

[solar ridge]

would you still be able to get equaly as good jobs with vandy cs compare to like berkely CS

[abstract raft]

you will be able to

[dawn gust]

maybe not your first job

[abstract raft]

but the berkeley location/presitge def helps

[dawn gust]

but after 4-5 years people dont care

[solar ridge]

yeah

[abstract raft]

yea but that can be said for any college

[dawn gust]

it's about your projects, where you worked and most importantly what you did

[abstract raft]

for me i dont think vandy is worth the 80k

[dawn gust]

ofc

it's not

if I had 80k budget I'd apply to UCs

[abstract raft]

actually nearly 90k

[dawn gust]

no difference between them

my budget is 20k

at max

[abstract raft]

yea

for me its only worth spending that much if its rly good

because i would rather go to UT austin

[dawn gust]

I hope NYU gives me good aid, food will be free! RATS WILL BE DESTROYED

[abstract raft]

for 30k

[dawn gust]

https://tenor.com/view/rats-running-escape-gif-16259830

free protein

[dawn gust]

ofc

but I think UT Austin almost impossinle if you're international

even if you're full pay, it doesnt matter

[abstract raft]

luckily i already got in

instate

[dawn gust]

were u autoadmit?

was it for valedictorians

or 6%?

[abstract raft]

6%

and yes

[dawn gust]

as long as I dont go to an LAC

I'll be more than happy

[dawn gust]

shitty CS programs

[abstract raft]

ye i didnt apply to any lacs

[dawn gust]

welll, I'm applying to like 10 - 12

for fin aid

they are generous ngl

I just gotta leave my country

I can make the bank in US without even studying

[molten dune]

it depends on what u think is plausible for u

do u think youll get into a better place?

[molten dune]

harvey mudd?

[stable wind]

good job

[undone swallow]

What happens if I unsubmit my RD app rn and resubmit

with essay revisions

But I already submitted my merit scholarship applications

[abstract raft]

How do you unsubmit

[undone swallow]

Withdraw app

[willow garden]

mine was 294 lmaoo

[willow garden]

SAME I’m overthinking a lot

[abstract raft]

u gon pay twice?

[willow garden]

YES IM FACING THE SAME PROBLEM 😭😭😭😭

[molten dune]

might be worth it if theyre revised supps gets them in lol

[willow garden]

nah it happens every year dw

[abstract raft]

bro im telling u its not that deep

$100 for one school is crazy

[willow garden]

@dawn gust come to me dms we need to talk 🔥🔥

[undone swallow]

Oh that’s true lmao

It is what it is I guess

[solar ridge]

for vandy if I wanna do CS what college do i apply to?

[undone swallow]

Either engineering or arts & sciences I think

I applied engineering

[abstract raft]

Engineering I don’t think anything else has cs

[violet wedge]

hows the chance at vanderbilt ED 2 ?

with no SAT

[gritty pelican]

They don’t release their ED2 acceptance rate iirc

[brave pendant]

wallahi

i heard a recycleable essay

[mental relic]

hey issue wit the letter of rec

is the deadline for teachers to submit it also new years?

one teacher aint submitting it yet

[abstract raft]

GGS

its over

[mental relic]

fr

[plain stream]

IT'S OVER

[plain stream]

9i think there's forgiveness with letters of rec

anything that's not strictly within your control is usaully ok

unless they submit it on like

february 29th

and it's like

Bro, .

[stark steeple]

Very!! They ask how one ec influenced you

Applyyyy

[jaunty oriole]

Yeah they prolly want around 250 but that was way to short for me

[gritty pelican]

They asked 250

[jaunty oriole]

Mine is like 350 but i rlly like it and i think as long as every word counts its fine

I looked online and ppl get in all the time wirting 400 word essays

[molten dune]

i did like 300 i think

or 290 i forget

[dawn gust]

guys can I submit maker portfolio to vandy?

[stark steeple]

Vanderbilt please accept me 🙏

[tidal jacinth]

I vibe with Vanderbilt so hard

[dawn gust]

250 is the best

but 300+ is risky

https://tenor.com/view/noice-nice-click-gif-8843762

[undone swallow]

guys

my vandy essays were trash

[tidal jacinth]

My opinion has not changed

Duke is #1

But I still love Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt is the bomb

[willow garden]

we’ll be future roommates inshaAllah

[stark steeple]

InshaAllah!!!!!

[willow garden]

duke n vandy kindaa have smth in common

I love vandy

when decisions are out 😒⁉️⁉️⁉️

[stark steeple]

no

mine was similar

and its ok to have a longer essay dont let others tell u otherwise

make ur words count

[empty sleet]

hes spitting facts tho

[willow garden]

when Vanderbilt ed2 decisions are usually out?

[willow garden]

priority deadline for css is 4 jan, but what about isfaa?

[wispy briar]

hi hi

[dawn gust]

15 feb

[willow garden]

ok 1,5 months left 😍😍

[abstract raft]

did u submit

[livid ridge]

Vanderbilt goes crazy

I applied here cuz I like nashville

[willow garden]

yup! ed2

I’d love to get rejected/deferred tbh

I won’t be sad, cuz like I have rd applications and I feel like I’ve worked more on them

given the fact that my rd schools had more interesting short tales where I tried to be quirky lol

[willow garden]

rd?

[empty sleet]

is there a boost

in ED 2

[abstract raft]

Wait

U can get deferred ed2

?

[dawn gust]

ofc

[willow garden]

omg hi scripzy 🫶🏼 happy new year

[willow garden]

Idk tho

I will be ok with rejection too ahah

deferral is worst imo

[empty sleet]

happy new year raisiaaaa

you will get in somewhere great

[willow garden]

hopefully!! you have to make duke campus tour for me though 😓👋🏻

[empty sleet]

of coursee

are you gonna transfer

[willow garden]

nahh

left duke off my masters degree

[abstract raft]

oh right

[willow garden]

lmaoo

[abstract raft]

its new years for u

Wherer else did u apply RD

[willow garden]

happy new year cow! 2024 will definitely treat us better 🤭

[abstract raft]

hopefully

[willow garden]

I’m going to your dms

[abstract raft]

Ok

[cosmic jasper]

submit 1460?

760 math 700 reading

[solar ridge]

if you are doing CS and got that high in math its prob worth

[cosmic jasper]

bet

thanks

[dawn gust]

I didnt submit 1460

my math was also 790

it's lowe than 25th

I do not recommend

[empty sleet]

real talk

[tepid sedge]

is it fine if my supp is 370 words

or should i shorten it to smth closer to 250

[little heron]

You have gyatt to get it down ≈270

[tepid sedge]

smh

more work

[tepid sedge]

thank you

[dawn gust]

yup 300+ is risky

[solemn wraith]

if ur 300+

auto reject

just give up bro

ur done

[brave pendant]

i did 252 (2 words over 250 limit) is that OK? /s

[vagrant viper]

They send out an alert to all universities to put you on a blacklist

Change your name and travel to the east, you are done.

(nvm just saw you are asian anyway 💀)

[solemn wraith]

no

ur done bro

change ur name and leave any US allied country

you've been placed on the FBI watchlist

the cia will be moving u to a blacklist to torture u soon

[stable wind]

He doesnt even live in the us blud

💀💀

Intl

[solemn wraith]

traitor to this great nation and it's institutions

[solemn wraith]

as if the fbi only puts people from the US on the watchlist 💀

[tepid sedge]

it is what it is

[solemn wraith]

gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelet

sacrifices

[tepid sedge]

ok im at 290

take it or leave it @ vandebilt ao

[jaunty oriole]

nah thats an auto reject

its wraps for u dawg

[fresh pine]

can someone quikcly go over through my essay before i submit?

[abstract raft]

yo fot he second supp

anybody wanna read mine

[abstract raft]

which one did u do

[fresh pine]

i did the first one

but i'm good now i'm submitting

[abstract raft]

oh okay

[fresh pine]

i have a question tho

i said that i want to send my SAT scores

but while reviewing my appllication i saw this

what's the issue?

[abstract raft]

check the pdf

[fresh pine]

they're not included in the pdf

[abstract raft]

look

apparently they still get it

even tho its hidden in the pdf

[fresh pine]

ah ok thanks

[abstract raft]

r u submitting resume

[fresh pine]

nope

[abstract raft]

Oka

[fresh pine]

why can't i see the preview pdf

[abstract raft]

no idea

but if u go back

it shoudl be there

[fresh pine]

i think i messed up, I put that i want apply to all 3 scholarships that were in the application, I didn't realize the deadline was december 1

[onyx heron]

.

so for the supplement, the question asks you to respond in "approximately 250 words" but have a max word count of 400

this is logical but I should try to stay as close to 250 as possible and not approach the word limit right?

[dawn gust]

yes

[onyx heron]

alr. to be honest, one of my other colleges has an answer that fits and is 250 so I dont want to add anything anyway

[abstract raft]

Yea rhats what I did too

That’s

Reused directly

[onyx heron]

The question asks "interested in pursuing"

so its not exactly wrong. shows demonstrated interest I guess . . .

idk im finishing my app right now tho. definetly doesnt seem right to put "none" for the answer

[glad gate]

bro apparently vandy doesnt have a pref between 400 words and 250 💀

[glad gate]

i emailed them they said they have no preference 💀

i spent all that time cutting for no reason

[dire burrow]

guys

is their any vandy alumni i can talk to

@who?

[onyx heron]

oop

[abstract raft]

i mean i wrote mine with 250 for another school

so i didnt have to do anything extra

[glad gate]

did anyone else do the prompt about disagreeing discussions

[onyx heron]

Even if they have no preference, I assume that most of the answers they will read are around 250.

So when they suddenly get a 400, it will be ... unusual ?

who knows

[dawn gust]

well the thing is

if you wrote 400 words, it should be stellar

[onyx heron]

true dat

[gritty pelican]

They ask for around 250

[dawn gust]

can we submit

maker portfolio to

vandy

[onyx heron]

yeah someone emailed and they replied "no preference"

[gritty pelican]

Interesting

[onyx heron]

a couple messages above

[dawn gust]

shorter essays are always easier to read

and understand

[onyx heron]

true dat as well

[dawn gust]

at the end of the day AOs are also humans

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[gritty pelican]

Could also be that AO’s views

[onyx heron]

true dat 3

safest way would be to just go 250

ey, if I dont have to write more who am I to complain

[gritty pelican]

Agreed

BU had a similar thing where they said 300 words but common app said 350

And everyone online strongly recommended not to go above 300

[dawn gust]

+-20 probably

but I did 250 just to be sure

[abstract raft]

is it worth submitting resume

[dawn gust]

I did

it doesnt make a difference

at all

[abstract raft]

can it include personal info like email phone number

or should i remove that

[dawn gust]

include them

it doesnt matter how bad or good your resume is

you can show how -professional- you are by submitting it

but wont make a difference at all

[abstract raft]

it includes mostly the same things