Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
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Anonymous
| What is vandy like for an Asian kid on a Pell grant |
Anonymous
Probably miserable. Very cliquey atmosphere, overwhelming majority of whites. Depends if your kid is into greek system and drinking. Huge drinking culture. Campus was fairly empty when we visited, it sort of felt like a commuter school but it was the weekend. |
Anonymous
The current president of Vandy doing some damage to the brand, I agree. Also admissions is very donor friendly and the word is out. |
Anonymous
| How hard is it to get in? Recent reel from one of the college influencer (ivy__) makes it seem like ED this year was brutal at Vandy |
Anonymous
"Performative"? Rights have been lost. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
Maybe they will let more in during RD this year? Are they shaking things up? |
Anonymous
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1029&GA=111 https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2696.pdf https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/08/gino-bulso-tennessee-general-assembly-lgbtqia-legislation/ "The first bill, HB 1472, is titled the “Banning Bostock Act,” and seeks to exclude sexual orientation, gender identity and abortion-related acts from the definition of sex-based discrimination, a direct challenge to the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court deemed they were included in sex discrimination protections. In another test of the high court, Bulso’s HB 1473, Bulso takes on Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 ruling that granted same-sex couples the right to marry. The bill would build on a 2024 state law allowing public officials to refuse to perform marriages that go against their beliefs and the state’s previous language defining marriage as between one man and one woman, which was nullified by Obergefell. “Private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or by the Supreme Court’s purported interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015), and no private citizen or organization in this state is required to recognize a marriage or a purported marriage between individuals of the same sex, notwithstanding any other law,” the proposed bill reads. The third bill, HB 1474, is titled the “No Pride Flag or Month Act” would ban pride flags, rainbow flags, the equality flag or “any object, image, or representation that uses the word ‘pride’ in a manner intended to convey support for or approval of lesbianism, homosexuality, bisexuality, transgenderism, gender non-conforming behavior, or individuals who engage in such conduct” on state property and would similarly prohibit any action that recognizes Pride month. " |
Anonymous
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Do you not have Google?
You can even check this forum.. it's been discussed a million times |
Anonymous
My kid hates it. Super easy classes. Boring parties. Is transferring to W&M |
Anonymous
4 new campuses? Wow—That had not been on my radar. Hmmm, not sure how I feel about that |
Anonymous
Wow! Which classes are easy? |
Anonymous
| Vanderbilt is a wonderful school. My student is beyond happy there. Excellent academics. Residential colleges are on fire they are so nice. Chancellor is a moderate who has navigated and promoted civil and civic, discourse. Diverse - my student is friends with people from all over the US and the world. Many great schools out there. You can be happy at them all. That’s our point of view. |
Anonymous
It’s a fine school but nothing overly impressive about it |
Anonymous
| Vandy is fine but it is benefiting from Nashville being popular and trendy these days. Many kids apply to Vandy because Nashville seems fun and the big sports. The weather is also less frigid than the east coast and Midwest. Academics are tertiary. |