July, 2016
“I was terrified:” The Weeks Before Move-In Day
Jul. 27, 2016—“Guys?” I looked around the patio table outside the frozen yogurt place. My yogurt hadn’t melted yet; the terrible heat of June had left Dallas. It was August, two weeks away from Move-In Day. “What?” Kristin and Alicia looked at me between bites of their cones. “Is this just me… or are y’all scared for college too?” Kristin and Alicia, two of my best friends since fifth grade, looked at each other and then looked at me. “Oh my gosh, Sophie, we’re terrified.” And then all of us started laughing.
Introducing Our Newest Admissions Counselors
Jul. 21, 2016—In the Admissions world, we often talk about what we do in a very cyclical way. Fall travel begins once students arrive back on campus and ends promptly after Halloween. We hunker down beginning in November to review thousands upon thousands of applications from the students we met throughout the fall. We know that the...
Road Shows Return!
Jul. 19, 2016—It’s time for the return of the Vanderbilt Road Show! Earlier this summer, our admissions counselors traveled to cities across the country for the first leg of the 2016 VU Road Show. In just a few weeks, they’ll be visiting more than 40 more locations, and now is the time to register. At Vanderbilt Road...
First-Year and Transfer Wait Lists Closed
Jul. 14, 2016—The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has now closed the wait lists for fall 2016 incoming first-year and transfer students. We have emailed notifications to those of you who remained active on our waitlist in order to update you as quickly as possible. To all students who were placed on either of our waitlists but who...
Your Nashville Summer Visit Guide
Jul. 5, 2016—It’s summer break! What are your plans? College visits? Family vacation? How about both. Vanderbilt and Nashville are great destinations this summer. Where else can you visit a top-20 school in a city ranked on the Lonely Planet Top 10 Best in Travel 2016 list? (Hint: nowhere else!) From campus tours to concerts, here are...