Vanderbilt - why is it not talked about more on DCUM

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is an extremely selective college with a particularly good reputation for premed and biological sciences. It is $90,000/year. 90% of people on DCUM posters would give their left arm to get their kid accepted there.

Most posters here wouldn’t or can’t afford to spend $90,000/year for an undergraduate degree that would require further and even more expensive schooling.

Disagree. We would pay $90k for Vanderbilt, but it is impossible to get in. Pretty much all the parents I know would pay for Vanderbilt. We are all full pay and HHI.

[Anonymous]

It’s near impossible to get in from RD. The first round of early decision is pretty much necessary for a chance, second round for a smaller chance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve mentioned this in other threads, I have a junior at Vanderbilt and am not impressed by the outcomes compared to peer schools.

We know too many students without internships. My DC had a great freshman internship which helped set the stage and has a decent one this summer (good, not great) but I notice that others who did not get that freshman internship are struggling to catch up.

To pay astronomical tuition for extremely weak career services and outcomes is worrisome.

My DC is in Greek life but I have never heard of any Friday clothing thing. There’s a lot of misinformation on this thread regarding Greek life, housing, business undergrad, etc.

It's in Nashville that's why. Emory and Rice have great outcomes because of their anchor cities.

My DC goes to Vanderbilt. He's had good internships. They place well in consulting. But it's true they don't have a huge footprint in IB in NYC. Most placements are at regional offices - Denver, Dallas, Atlanta.

Nashville has been booming in recent years. So there are a lot of opportunities there. Also, Vanderbilt has a lot going on - from neuroscience to music. It's not a school that's singularly focused on creating a pipeline to Wall Street.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vandy has odd exit success vs their ranking

I know a handful of underemployed vandy grads

They are attractive tho!

Plenty of southern girls go to Vandy for their Mrs.

This is stupid. You obviously don’t know anyone who has gone there in the last 10 years. My kid is there. Really likes the school, the classes and the professors. Kids overall seem extremely smart and hard working and are surprisingly diverse (racially and geographically). And most of DC’s upperclassmen friends have great internships and jobs. I’m sure there are exceptions to all of this as there are at all T20 schools but some of the comments here are just ignorant.

Glad you posted. We are holding on to the faintest of hopes for RD.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve mentioned this in other threads, I have a junior at Vanderbilt and am not impressed by the outcomes compared to peer schools.

We know too many students without internships. My DC had a great freshman internship which helped set the stage and has a decent one this summer (good, not great) but I notice that others who did not get that freshman internship are struggling to catch up.

To pay astronomical tuition for extremely weak career services and outcomes is worrisome.

My DC is in Greek life but I have never heard of any Friday clothing thing. There’s a lot of misinformation on this thread regarding Greek life, housing, business undergrad, etc.

It's in Nashville that's why. Emory and Rice have great outcomes because of their anchor cities.

My DC goes to Vanderbilt. He's had good internships. They place well in consulting. But it's true they don't have a huge footprint in IB in NYC. Most placements are at regional offices - Denver, Dallas, Atlanta.

Nashville has been booming in recent years. So there are a lot of opportunities there. Also, Vanderbilt has a lot going on - from neuroscience to music. It's not a school that's singularly focused on creating a pipeline to Wall Street.

Did your kid get in ED? Which round?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is an extremely selective college with a particularly good reputation for premed and biological sciences. It is $90,000/year. 90% of people on DCUM posters would give their left arm to get their kid accepted there.

I like my left arm, and I wouldn't have my kid go there unless it were somehow way cheaper. Vanderbilt is in Tennessee--and its employment outcomes aren't that great. If my kid can't get into a pricey Ivy, I would rather have them at UVA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM hates the South

DCUM likes prestige - so wouldn’t going to a T20 check that box off?

So what if it is in the south?

Hating the South trumps prestige

Trump is the key word there. Plus country music sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve mentioned this in other threads, I have a junior at Vanderbilt and am not impressed by the outcomes compared to peer schools.

We know too many students without internships. My DC had a great freshman internship which helped set the stage and has a decent one this summer (good, not great) but I notice that others who did not get that freshman internship are struggling to catch up.

To pay astronomical tuition for extremely weak career services and outcomes is worrisome.

My DC is in Greek life but I have never heard of any Friday clothing thing. There’s a lot of misinformation on this thread regarding Greek life, housing, business undergrad, etc.

It's in Nashville that's why. Emory and Rice have great outcomes because of their anchor cities.

My DC goes to Vanderbilt. He's had good internships. They place well in consulting. But it's true they don't have a huge footprint in IB in NYC. Most placements are at regional offices - Denver, Dallas, Atlanta.

Nashville has been booming in recent years. So there are a lot of opportunities there. Also, Vanderbilt has a lot going on - from neuroscience to music. It's not a school that's singularly focused on creating a pipeline to Wall Street.

Did your kid get in ED? Which round?

ED. From this area. Public.

It was a good fit for him. No complaints.

[Anonymous]

Mine got in RD last year. Won the lottery.
Very very happy with all aspects of the school. Odds were so rough though in RD that DC was prepared to get excited by the acceptances had to date.
DCs friends had a lot of nice acceptances as well in RD, I hope the same for you

[Anonymous]

Nashville is a moderate city in a conservative state
Campus is diverse with all sorts of people and ideas
There is so much to do - lots within walking distance of the campus, lots by Uber.
Hillsboro Village is right there, great eats everywhere
Music scene is really fun. On and off campus. Kids go to Belmont parties too.
A booming city with tons of opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve mentioned this in other threads, I have a junior at Vanderbilt and am not impressed by the outcomes compared to peer schools.

We know too many students without internships. My DC had a great freshman internship which helped set the stage and has a decent one this summer (good, not great) but I notice that others who did not get that freshman internship are struggling to catch up.

To pay astronomical tuition for extremely weak career services and outcomes is worrisome.

My DC is in Greek life but I have never heard of any Friday clothing thing. There’s a lot of misinformation on this thread regarding Greek life, housing, business undergrad, etc.

It's in Nashville that's why. Emory and Rice have great outcomes because of their anchor cities.

Are you the poster from 1950 again? Nashville has the highest jobs growth in the US last year. Fortune 100, not supermarket clerks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Cornell considered the bottom ivy if Dartmouth is ranked lower by USNews and also internationally? Cornell is higher regarded for tech jobs than most ivies. Finance/consulting that are sought after but the work hours are terrible and many get burned out.

Dartmouth has always ranked higher than Cornell until USNWR changed their rankings for social mobility and other meaningless factors.

[Anonymous]

Vanderbilt, WashU, UChicago, NEU, VT are trash.

/s/ Crazy Karens of DCUM

[Anonymous]

lol.

add Dartmouth I guess.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Cornell considered the bottom ivy if Dartmouth is ranked lower by USNews and also internationally? Cornell is higher regarded for tech jobs than most ivies. Finance/consulting that are sought after but the work hours are terrible and many get burned out.

Dartmouth has always ranked higher than Cornell until USNWR changed their rankings for social mobility and other meaningless factors.

Hahaha. Them grapes are sour, huh?