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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll preface this by saying I (obviously) realize there's no guarantee that DD gets into this school, but she will need to make a decision about ED soon.

DH and I are both Vandy alums and DD has talked about wanting to go there since...oh...5th grade  :) She loves everything about that place- the location, the academics, the tradition...however, as she's gotten older she's realized she really has a passion for math and science and is set on majoring in engineering. Probably MechE, maybe electrical. Obviously it's Vanderbilt so it'll look fine (good) on a resume regardless, but I wouldn't say Vandy is really known for its engineering program. For a kid who is interested in engineering, I think there are probably many other schools I'd recommend before Vanderbilt. But...she loves it there.

Does it matter? anyone BTDT? [/quote]

If she loves it there and wants to go, I think she would ED and consider herself lucky!  It's great that she knows what she already wants and happens to be legacy.

All rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt, especially the subject rankings, which even at the undergrad level are heavily influenced by grad reputation.  If she feels she will be happy at Vanderbilt and work that much harder, that's more important than the rank.  But the rank is pretty high anyway (#33).  And a lot of students go into engineering not even having studied it at the undergrad level but something related (like math or physics), though she should major in it if that's what she enjoys most.  And as another commented, she might decide she wants to study something else once in college.

In short, don't dwell on the subject rankings.  As you know, Vanderbilt is fantastic school with a terrific quality of life.  She's fortunate to have a leg up.  Nowadays, there are no guarantees and every little bit helps.

Good luck![/quote]

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