In his thought-provoking new book, The Tyranny of Merit, “Rock Star Moralist” and esteemed Harvard Professor Michael J. Sandel challenges the conventional wisdom that a meritocratic society is fair,...
Drew Perez, Online Director & Senior Editor
• March 31, 2020
Vanderbilt admitted 9 percent of Regular Decision applicants to join the Class of 2024, according to a blog post on the university’s Undergraduate Admissions site.
The university received 32,376 applications,...
Drew Perez, Online Director & Senior Editor
• March 12, 2020
One year ago today, the 2019 college admissions scandal broke, implicating dozens of well-to-do parents in perhaps the most egregious case of college admissions misconduct of all time. The scandal revealed...
Drew Perez, Online Director & Senior Editor
• November 24, 2019
In an increasingly selective college admissions climate, legacy admissions mar an already blemished process. It’s time to end legacy admissions at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt announced admissions decisions for Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2023 on March 27, 2019. Only 6.3% of applicants were accepted, marking the most competitive applicant pool in...
Elite universities have increasingly adopted need-blind admissions, which is the practice of disregarding economic factors when looking at prospective applicants. This policy is often touted on brochures...
