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April 15th, 2015
So… How many students have you waitlisted this year? I saw many… Too many to have faith:(
April 27th, 2015
The number of students on the waitlist changes daily as students drop or add. If you remain interested in Vanderbilt, respond to the Waitlist Update inquiries to make sure we know. Thank you!
April 27th, 2015
Thank you so much for answering. I might as well keep dreaming for now… Have a great one!
April 30th, 2015
Actually, one more question… When will you guys begin making freshman waitlist offers? Do you still intend to at all?
April 30th, 2015
Paty, typically we do not begin making offers to the first-year waitlist until sometime in May. Keep watching the blog for updates about the WL status. Thanks!
April 30th, 2015
thx!
April 27th, 2015
Please clarify comment above – “Students admitted off the waitlist are not eligible for merit scholarships.” When we visited Vanderbilt we were told by admissions staff that National Merit Finalists still qualify for a merit scholarship even if admitted off the waitlist. Thank you.
April 28th, 2015
Thank you for this question, Barry. I should have said that students admitted off the waitlist are not eligible for *Vanderbilt* Merit Scholarships. Students admitted from the waitlist are eligible for National Merit Scholarhips. Good catch and thank you!
April 29th, 2015
How does this change if you are placed on the waitlist for transfer students? In recent years is there a trend for the amount of Transfer class that comes from the waitlist (like the 8-10% of the freshman class)? Thank you so much for your time.
April 29th, 2015
Hi John, and thanks for your question. We do not have a comparable statistic to share regarding the transfer waitlist. These numbers change from year to year, so we can’t give you a similar guide. Again, thanks for asking.
April 30th, 2015
Where should updated information for wait listed students be sent?
April 30th, 2015
Thanks for the question. Update information should be send directly to your admissions counselor.
May 3rd, 2015
Who should you send updated information to if your admissions counselor is on maternity leave? Thank you.
May 4th, 2015
Hi Rachel, thanks for the question. Give us a call on our main phone number – 615.322.2561 or 1.800.288.0432 – and we can tell you where to best send that info. Thank you.
May 1st, 2015
May I ask the number of offered spots for wait-listed students for engineering school in the past?
May 4th, 2015
We do not report the number of waitlist spots offered,
but we can tell you that approximately 8%-10% of the enrolling freshman class
is admitted from the waitlist. We do not report these statistics by school. Thanks for your question.
May 2nd, 2015
have waitlist offers begun?
May 4th, 2015
Any waitlist updates?
May 6th, 2015
Yes, we have now begun making offers to students on the waitlist. More info at https://admissions2025.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2015/05/2015-waitlist-update/ thanks for your question!
September 4th, 2015
I’m really interested in attending VU but I’m a High school Senior. I was wondering if you knew any advice that would be helpful for me to reach my goal to attend there? I find it a very prodigious community and I would love to be apart of that.
September 14th, 2015
Thanks for your interest, Mariam. I recommend that you reach out to your admissions counselor through our site at https://admissions2025.vanderbilt.edu/your-counselor/. He or she can give you guidance about the best route forward. Also, keep reading the Admissions blog and web site for information about the process. Again, thanks for your interest and have a great senior year!
April 26th, 2016
will you be publishing an update for 2016?
May 2nd, 2016
Not at this time … if you were offered a spot on the wait list, your MyAppVU portal contains more info about the wait list (the link is titled “Important Waitlist Information” – it’s just to the right of your official letter on the site.) We are also certainly happy to answer specific questions if you have any.
May 3rd, 2016
Hi-
Around what dates do transfer students start getting pulled from the Waitlist?
Thanks!
May 11th, 2016
Our transfer admissions process is ongoing … students will receive email notifications for changes in their status. Thank you.