Vanderbilt - why is it not talked about more on DCUM

[Anonymous]

Very difficult to get admitted. DD was rejected last year (despite being a top student).

We toured the campus -- it was nice, but not amazingly beautiful like some colleges.

Anecdote: Our campus tour guide (a young woman on a pre-med track) "joked" that the whole purpose of having Vandy in the SEC was to "bring up the average GPA." Other than that, it's an impressive place. One thing that I liked about the student presentations was that they seemed to feature a lot of students who were military brats -- they seemed very earnest and optimistic.

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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.

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

Nashville's GDP is 187 billion ranked 27 in the nation. It's much easier to gain when the amount you have is lower than others.
Atlanta is ranked 8th with 526 billion, and Houston is 7th with 633 billion. The opportunities in Nashville are nowhere near these two cities.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

The politics of TN do not align with most people on DCUM. No one wants to send their kids there unless they're an R or a D in name only.

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Anonymous wrote:DCUM hates the South

Geographically, Duke is just as southern.

not politically. It's less geography and more politics that turns some people off.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

Because UVA is a state flagship so of course it's going to get more attention than Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt gets mentioned plenty enough around here.

Nah!

UVA is affordable and many have no other option. N. Va people don't think it's in the South.

As someone OOS, Virginia is considered to be a southern state. It’s literally bordering other “typically southern” states.

Both statements are true - N. Va people don't think it's in the South AND As someone OOS, Virginia is considered to be a southern state

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

The politics of TN do not align with most people on DCUM. No one wants to send their kids there unless they're an R or a D in name only.

And yet, red state schools are more popular than ever…. I’m one of the PPs above whose kid is at Vanderbilt. I’m also a solid D, not in name only. Can’t stand TN politics but that was not the litmus test for DC to choose a school. And it turns out my kid likes not living in a bubble and having actual conversations with kids with different backgrounds and beliefs. I get if you were worried about state politics influencing the curriculum (e.g., UF), but that’s clearly not an issue at a school like Vanderbilt.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

The politics of TN do not align with most people on DCUM. No one wants to send their kids there unless they're an R or a D in name only.

And yet, red state schools are more popular than ever…. I’m one of the PPs above whose kid is at Vanderbilt. I’m also a solid D, not in name only. Can’t stand TN politics but that was not the litmus test for DC to choose a school. And it turns out my kid likes not living in a bubble and having actual conversations with kids with different backgrounds and beliefs. I get if you were worried about state politics influencing the curriculum (e.g., UF), but that’s clearly not an issue at a school like Vanderbilt.

No I'm worried about my kid living in a state with those politics. Your privilege makes you immune. Everyone is not a white hetero male. And if you sent your kid there who isn't those things, that is on you! Good luck in TN.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

The politics of TN do not align with most people on DCUM. No one wants to send their kids there unless they're an R or a D in name only.

And yet, red state schools are more popular than ever…. I’m one of the PPs above whose kid is at Vanderbilt. I’m also a solid D, not in name only. Can’t stand TN politics but that was not the litmus test for DC to choose a school. And it turns out my kid likes not living in a bubble and having actual conversations with kids with different backgrounds and beliefs. I get if you were worried about state politics influencing the curriculum (e.g., UF), but that’s clearly not an issue at a school like Vanderbilt.

No I'm worried about my kid living in a state with those politics. Your privilege makes you immune. Everyone is not a white hetero male. And if you sent your kid there who isn't those things, that is on you! Good luck in TN.

NP. Can you explain what you are worried about regarding TN’s state politics? Is it abortion? Police profiling?

Regarding abortion, i have a daughter and would not think twice about this. God forbid my daughter needed an abortion, it’s fairly simple to get her to another state where she can have the procedure.

You ARE talking about a $90k school, where most people are indeed privileged so driving or flying to a blue state is not difficult for most.

[Anonymous]

average job prospects.

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

Because UVA is a state flagship so of course it's going to get more attention than Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt gets mentioned plenty enough around here.

After what happened in Charlottesville in 2017, more people OOS have thought of UVA and Virginia as southern. That was probably the most coverage the small town has had in decades and unfortunately shaped a lot of perceptions of the area.

Nah!

UVA is affordable and many have no other option. N. Va people don't think it's in the South.

As someone OOS, Virginia is considered to be a southern state. It’s literally bordering other “typically southern” states.

Both statements are true - N. Va people don't think it's in the South AND As someone OOS, Virginia is considered to be a southern state

[Anonymous]

How hard is it to get into the Blair school of music? My kid has an audition there. Anyone have experience with it?

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

Because UVA is a state flagship so of course it's going to get more attention than Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt gets mentioned plenty enough around here.

Nah!

UVA is affordable and many have no other option. N. Va people don't think it's in the South.

As someone OOS, Virginia is considered to be a southern state. It’s literally bordering other “typically southern” states.

Both statements are true - N. Va people don't think it's in the South AND As someone OOS, Virginia is considered to be a southern state

After what happened in Charlottesville in 2017, more people OOS have thought of UVA and Virginia as southern. That was probably the most coverage the small town has had in decades and unfortunately shaped a lot of perceptions of the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:average job prospects.

I know a few that are managers at gas stations

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Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is a T20 but is not talked about much on DCUM. Why? Is there something about the school that this area does not like?

Curious since my junior DC is considering it and most in the DC area are like Vanderbilt? Where’s that? Yet everyone knows Duke.

Southern and greek elements.

UVA has a lot of Greek elements and is discussed in almost every other thread. UVA Greek percentage is 30%, Vanderbilt 21%.

So what if it is further south - can you explain? I honestly just don’t get it.

The politics of TN do not align with most people on DCUM. No one wants to send their kids there unless they're an R or a D in name only.

And yet, red state schools are more popular than ever…. I’m one of the PPs above whose kid is at Vanderbilt. I’m also a solid D, not in name only. Can’t stand TN politics but that was not the litmus test for DC to choose a school. And it turns out my kid likes not living in a bubble and having actual conversations with kids with different backgrounds and beliefs. I get if you were worried about state politics influencing the curriculum (e.g., UF), but that’s clearly not an issue at a school like Vanderbilt.

No I'm worried about my kid living in a state with those politics. Your privilege makes you immune. Everyone is not a white hetero male. And if you sent your kid there who isn't those things, that is on you! Good luck in TN.

NP. Can you explain what you are worried about regarding TN’s state politics? Is it abortion? Police profiling?

Regarding abortion, i have a daughter and would not think twice about this. God forbid my daughter needed an abortion, it’s fairly simple to get her to another state where she can have the procedure.

You ARE talking about a $90k school, where most people are indeed privileged so driving or flying to a blue state is not difficult for most.

I don't want to sound melodramatic, but this isn't necessarily true. Just look at Texas, where they're willing to let a woman bleed to death in the parking lot rather than performing a life saving procedure because of the new abortion restrictions. Not everyone knows they're pregnant right away and sometimes women find out by having an emergency. This isn't an issue for my daughter where she's going, but I don't think it's something that parents of daughters can be cavalier about or confident that they can manage.

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Anonymous wrote:When did it become T20? I grew up in the South and Vanderbilt was the back up school for kids who didn't get in other places. It was perfect for kids with good enough grades and scores, but not top of class or anything. It was seen as more of a fun place for decent students who wanted to go out of state, but didn't want to have to work that hard and wanted to enjoy campus life.

If it improved relatively recently, could it be that there aren't enough striving alumni parents yet?

My experience (back in the day) was that plenty of the students in the A&S and engineering schools were hard working and had choices besides Vanderbilt. The Peabody College of Education was the more laid back of the undergrad offerings, so if you're referring to Peabody, I agree.