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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our son just graduated from Vandy.  He's a Midwestern kid and did have some culture shock when he got there (although he did know what he was getting into from doing research), but he adapted quickly and found wonderful friends there.  He absolutely loved Vanderbilt -- the rigor, the friendly, social student body and work hard/play hard atmosphere, the challenging classes, SEC athletics, the city of Nashville.  He is not wealthy and did not go Greek (he did join a Christian fraternity and loved that).  He said it was no problem being himself and not conforming to the rich, preppy stereotype, and has lots of friends who are Greek.   There truly is room for every type there.  (Check with parents of girls though just to make sure.  Our son said that there's more pressure on girls than guys there, especially those that want to be Greek).  That being said, his girlfriend did not go Greek and also had a phenomenal experience at Vandy-- was active on campus and very integrated into college life.

He got a fantastic education.  He and his friends had lots of doors open to them because of their Vandy degrees.  It was very rigorous and stressful, but he says it was worth it.  (The only drawback we could find was the[b] academic/career advising was practically nonexistant.  Students really are on their own there in that regard).[/b]

Has your daughter been on campus yet?  If not, definitely do that. Go to cafeterias and talk to students, stay overnight if you know someone who goes there, go to classes.  That  should give you a good idea of the "vibe" on campus and she'll probably be able to tell if it's a place she would feel comfortable.  Also spend some time in Nashville, our son loved being in that city.

Good luck with your decision![/quote]

That's a huge negative. Where do vandy grads who don't go directly on to top law or grad schools go? It is one of my huge negatives regarding Hopkins and why I would never recommend hopkins to a student unless they are sure they want to directly go to some form of graduate school.

I think for schools like hopkins and vandy it is unacceptable given the resources per student these schools have. [/quote]

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