General Information Category
What do you want to know?
Mar. 31, 2011—I had an amazing meeting with my student bloggers this past Tuesday. A core part of our meeting included planning for April blog topics and we kept circling back to the same question, “What do our readers want to know? What questions do they have? What do they want us to write about?” So today...
Behind the Scenes: Mailing Day 2011
Mar. 24, 2011—Yesterday we officially mailed our Class of 2015 admission decisions! Every year Mailing Day is a celebration for us here at OUA as it represents an entire year’s worth of recruitment and evaluation. Today the office is officially closed to the public as OUA staff members take a much needed breather and prepare for a...
Vanderbilt Class of 2015 Admission Decisions Mailed Today
Mar. 23, 2011—At 1:00 p.m. this afternoon an excited OUA staff filled two USPS mail trucks with admission decisions for the Class of 2015. The past year of recruitment and evaluation resulted in Vanderbilt’s most impressive incoming class in university history. We want to first thank each and every applicant who submitted themselves to our rigorous review...
Vanderbilt Admission Decisions Will Mail Tomorrow
Mar. 22, 2011—This is a short and sweet blog post. Just the need-to-knows. If you want more information, refer to my previous posts regarding mailing day. If you have more detailed scholarship questions, check out my merit-scholarship blog from earlier in the month or contact the Office of Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships. Finally, if you have...
Advance Info for VU Mailing Day
Mar. 16, 2011—Today’s blog is my attempt to answer your questions before you even ask! This past year, if I’ve learned nothing else, I’ve learned our readers care about the details. So if you fall in that detail-oriented group, this post is for you. I’ll walk you through what our notification letters look like, when they mail,...
Wacky Wednesday
Mar. 9, 2011—College admissions involves serious topics. We’re talking about a lot of money and a huge investment of time put into an uncertain future. However, I feel compelled to tell you that this point of your life shouldn’t be all stress all the time. Live it up! You only get to go through high school once,...
February Wrap-Up
Feb. 22, 2011—We’ve finally dug out from the snow this winter and the first signs of spring are in the air here in Nashville! Believe it or not, there’s only about one month standing between us and mailing day. I know if you’re a Regular Decision applicant waiting for that April 1st admissions decision, you feel as...
Meet John Gaines, Director of OUA
Feb. 21, 2011—My hometown is Owensboro, KY. I am the admissions counselor responsible for “the islands”: Manhattan, Hawaii, and England (really, all of Europe).
Have mission. Will travel.
Feb. 8, 2011—In my last post, I talked about all the places we go overseas and how many international students find their way to us. What about the domestic students (the ones who fill 94% of our class)? How does OUA reach out to y’all?
Using College Navigator
Jan. 31, 2011—Here’s an email I received over the weekend: Dear Ms. Stanley, My name is Jane Doe and I am a junior in high school in Illinois. I plan on applying to Vanderbilt this fall and I wanted to know if you can tell me, of the students that were accepted to Vanderbilt over the past...
Authentic Voices
Jan. 17, 2011—I spent last night at MAFIAoZA’S celebrating a friend’s birthday. If you haven’t had the chance to experience the gloriousness of this casual Italian hot spot, you need to do so! I recommend The Dolan if you’re in the mood for pizza and The Joey if you have a taste for pasta. Anyways, I was...
My Best Advice
Dec. 31, 2010—2010 was quite an eventful year for me. Not only did I start college, but I successfully survived my first semester! Though my grades were not as high as I hoped the would have been, I have learned so much more outside of the classroom than I ever expected. Here, I give you the few...