re: College Applications Are A PITA

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Biology (Pre-Med track)

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If you make less than 250K and want pre med, Vanderbilt may be your cheapest option after Columbia.

If it helps, this may help getting to yes...

#1 Apply no later than Spring Break of her jr year in high school

#2 Schedule a visit as soon as possible (sophomore or junior year)
a) You can do the campus visit where you get led around but not my suggestion
b) Schedule to meet with Dean and professors first
c) Schedule for her to sit in on actual class she will be taking
d) If she gets communications from VU, SHE should respond as soon as possible

#3 She (not you) needs to show interest

#4 They will have alumni near where you live so find the best to rec her and do a visit with them (not random alumni but ones who do this for VU and they are familiar with).

They have lots of endowment money so getting in is where you need to focus first! If they send her an email she needs to open it and respond (they seem to know when they remain unopened). If it is the parent responding that is not as good as the applicant responding as they seem to want to see how interested the kid is, not the parent.