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Let me / live inside this uselessness a while longer.

Kerri Webster, from “Keeper, Keeper,” Grand & Arsenal (via lifeinpoetry)

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I do what he does, just slower.                  How does it feel? Like it’s someone else’s. It isn’t.

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Vanderbilt University

Hey hey hey! My name is Josh and I’ll probably end up turning Harvard down for Vanderbilt if I visit Nashville and feel the vibes. I’m from sunny Miami, make giant sculptures out of found objects, watch a lot of arrested development/ breaking bad/ Bo burn ham and aziz ansari Netflix comedy specials, have crazy dance skills (or so I think), grew up on 90s nick cartoons, and listen to both Wolfgang Mozart and the Wolfgang of Tyler the creator. I don’t know how roommate stuff works and I’m socially awkward when it comes to basic stuff, so help me out! PS I have a fade haircut like will smith in fresh prince so be my friend

You had me at fade.

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IF YOU GOT ACCEPTED ED TO VANDERBILT TALK TO ME LET'S BE EXCITED TOGETHER

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#Hiddendores

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Sure, cameras usefully document human rights abuses, but they also egg people on to do even more twisted things because humans like to perform (even at the expense of other humans).

Religion, Vanderbilt University Traces of Evil: Christian Triumphalism and Torture at Abu Ghraib

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Per Request: Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

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These cotton candy machines are spinning for science!

Watch these cotton candy machines at Harvard and Vanderbilt Universities spin something sweet for science - new fibers with all sorts of potential applications, from better protection for the troops to tissue regeneration.

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Current College Count

Colleges Applied To: 25 Colleges Accepted To So Far: 6 Letters From the Colleges I REALLY Want To Go To: 2/4 Acceptances From the Colleges I Want To Go To: 2/4 DUKE AND VANDERBILT, PLEASE SEND ME LETTERS!!! I WANT TO GO TO YOUR LOVELY, LOVELY UNIVERSITIES!!! And, to Roanoke and Xavier, thank you for your acceptances; I think you are wonderful schools and will get back to you as soon as Duke and Vanderbilt stop making me cry.

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more knowledge monday #7

Peabody College was a separate university until 1979 when it was forced to merge with Vanderbilt University or close altogether because of a “series of serious financial missteps." 

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Vanderbilt University

Hey hey hey! My name is Josh and I’ll probably end up turning Harvard down for Vanderbilt if I visit Nashville and feel the vibes. I’m from sunny Miami, make giant sculptures out of found objects, watch a lot of arrested development/ breaking bad/ Bo burn ham and aziz ansari Netflix comedy specials, have crazy dance skills (or so I think), grew up on 90s nick cartoons, and listen to both Wolfgang Mozart and the Wolfgang of Tyler the creator. I don’t know how roommate stuff works and I’m socially awkward when it comes to basic stuff, so help me out! PS I have a fade haircut like will smith in fresh prince so be my friend

You had me at fade.

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I am DONE

Keep reading

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Soooo, looks like I’m home!!!

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I’m starting to have some second thoughts about where I wanted to transfer for college. Do any of y’all know anything about Lipscomb University, Vanderbilt, Belmont University or really any other college in the Tennessee? I’m starting to look into them and wanted to hear y’alls opinions

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Do people support each other online? ...yeah kinda

Clinical Psychology, Vanderbilt University

The Online Social Support Scale: Exploratory Factor Analysis, Validation, and Effects on Psychosocial Outcomes

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IF YOU GOT ACCEPTED ED TO VANDERBILT TALK TO ME LET'S BE EXCITED TOGETHER

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to anyone currently attending, planning on attending, or interested in attending vanderbilt, please check out vanderbilt’s lambda association! they’re doing great things for the lgbtq+ community, and they’re an incredibly kind and supportive group of people. 

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Vandy, my grad school dream

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I have started narrowing down some college choices. Can anybody who is attending or has attended these colleges give me any info about them? I’m interested in majoring in elementary education and possibly minoring in chemistry.

Stetson University

Manhattan College

Quincy University

Vanderbilt University

Carthage College

Valparaiso University

Xavier University

Coe College

Thanks! Any help?

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Sure, cameras usefully document human rights abuses, but they also egg people on to do even more twisted things because humans like to perform (even at the expense of other humans).

Religion, Vanderbilt University Traces of Evil: Christian Triumphalism and Torture at Abu Ghraib

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The Shins Rites of Spring music festival Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 04/21/17

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Deep down you know you weren’t built for fighting, but that doesn’t mean you’re not prepared to try. What they don’t know, is your real advantage: when you live for someone, you’re prepared to die.

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On Applying to 20+ Colleges

I completed 24 college applications, submitted 17 (to Princeton, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Rice, Amherst, Georgetown, Emory, UCLA, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, UNC-Chapel Hill, UVA, University of Pittsburgh, Williams, Washington University in St. Louis, Harvard and Yale) and received admission to all except the last four.

N.B. Some of this info may be dated/inaccurate and 100% of it is tinged w/ my own bias.

Things To Think About

Why do you want to apply to so many colleges? 

If it’s hubris (i.e. “I want to collect admissions offers like trophies”) or fear (i.e. “If I submit more applications, I’m less likely to be shut out from every school I apply to"), stop and reevaluate. I applied to Vanderbilt even though I knew I’d never want to head south. The reason? It traditionally takes a lot of kids from my HS. Yeah, don’t be like me.

Do you really want to spend all that money? 

I ended up wasting $2500 (and that’s a conservative estimate) on 17 schools. I’ll only be attending one college in the fall.

That said…it can be done.

General Tips

The “Why Us” essay isn’t asking “why would you choose our college?” so much as “why should our college choose you?” Emphasize how you’ll contribute to the college—inside the classroom and out—by referencing specific programs, classes, and extracurriculars.

Creating a template is a major time-saver. Once you have an effective “skeleton,” all you have to do is insert school-specific details. 

 Stay organized.

Create a spreadsheet. These were my columns: College Name, Application Type, Application & Aid Deadline, Standardized Test Report, Transcript & SS Form, Recommendation Letter Deadline, Creative Writing Supplement (Y/N), Interview (Y/N), Merit Scholarship (Y/N), CSS Profile, FAFSA, Sticker Price, Response Date.

If you use Google Drive, create a folder for each college.

Consider making a CV/resume. Keep it short (~1 page). Possible uses: upload as a part of your application; hand it to alumni interviewer.

Miscellaneous

Don’t apply to Georgetown unless you really really like it. There’s a separate application (not Common App) that’s cumbersome to fill out, and you can’t access it until you pay the application fee (which also happens to be p expensive)

Optional essays are NEVER optional. Hopefully, this is obvious.

The more selective publics (UC Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, UNC, UMich) are more holistic than you think. They reject high stats kids on the reg (anecdote: a dude from my school who got into Caltech didn’t get into Berkeley; another who got into Cornell didn’t get into UMich) so PAY ATTENTION to the essays.

Alumni interviews don’t matter AT ALL unless you make a terrible impression—or possibly if you’re a borderline applicant.

N.B. Applying to colleges based on the perceived difficulty of the application isn’t the greatest idea. That said, for your reference:

Easy College Applications

Vanderbilt University

Very easy. Only a 100-word extracurricular essay, I believe. Unless you want to fill out a scholarship application.

Washington University in St. Louis

Also very easy. No supplement unless you fill out scholarship app.

Amherst College

Zero work if you have a graded school essay you’re proud of (can upload in lieu of a college supplement)

Harvard University

I think there’s just one supplement and you can write about whatever you want.

Cornell University

Just one “Why Us” essay

University of Pennsylvania

One “Why Us” Essay, unless you’re applying to Engineering or a special program like Wharton, M&T, etc.

Moderate College Applications

Duke University

Three supplements, I think. All fairly straightforward. There’s a diversity essay that’s optional (refer to the Miscellaneous section)

Princeton University

A lot of short, lighthearted questions (favorite keepsake, favorite movie, etc.) and an essay (they give you three prompts to choose between)

Stanford University

Three fairly straightforward, 150-word essays. There’s a letter to your roommate, an intellectual interest essay, and something else.

Emory University

Easy, short supplements, but there are three of them.

All the UCs

There’s one UC application for all the UC schools (Berkeley, LA, Irvine, etc.) so same essays and everything, but you have to pay an application fee for each school you apply to. There are a lot of questions (called Personal Insight Questions) so it’s not quick, but once you’re done you’ve covered multiple schools. Also, if you are applying, ask your counselor about the UC GPA.

UMich

Three short essays, one of which is “Why Major.” Another is an extracurricular essay. Don’t remember the third.

UNC

I don’t really remember the supplements, but they weren’t that bad.  

Difficult/Thought-Provoking College Applications

Yale University

This is hard because there are a ton of questions with 35, 100, and 150- word limits. “Why Yale” essay. Hard to come up with insightful answers/make an impression with so little space.

UChicago

I personally wasn’t a fan of the cutesy/philosophical prompts, and the essays that I wrote (but ultimately never submitted) reflected my utter lack of interest. If you enjoy them, UChicago may just be the school for you :P

Dartmouth College

Only three short i.e. 150 word essays, but one of them referenced Sesame Street. Something along the lines of ‘It’s not easy being green. Discuss.” There was another one on describing a time when you said YES to something. Anyway, I disliked them and never completed my application.

UVA

I think there are three short essays, but they require a decent amount of thought. Although UVA is a public school, craft your essays well. The admission officers care a lot about them.

Williams College

There’s only one short supplement, but it’s a real pain. Hard not to veer into cliche territory.

Tedious College Applications

Columbia University

So many (five?) supplements. Some are generic though. “Why Columbia,” a list of books you’ve read/media you’ve consumed.  

Rice University

Also a lot of supplements. “Why Rice,” “Why Major,” Diversity essay, the famous box (where you can upload any image you want).

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Staci Yandle: The first black judge to serve the Southern District of Illinois and the first openly gay judge in the Seventh Circuit.

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These cotton candy machines are spinning for science!

Watch these cotton candy machines at Harvard and Vanderbilt Universities spin something sweet for science - new fibers with all sorts of potential applications, from better protection for the troops to tissue regeneration.

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These cotton candy machines are spinning for science!

Watch these cotton candy machines at Harvard and Vanderbilt Universities spin something sweet for science - new fibers with all sorts of potential applications, from better protection for the troops to tissue regeneration.