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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Went to grad school at Vanderbilt sight unseen because it was the top in my field and it was a huge mistake. The women there dress up just to go to regular classes. Was so strange to see coming from a northern undergrad. For a school with such bright students it had an old fashioned, off-putting “my main goal is to meet my husband” vibe. [/quote]
it's your internalized misogyny for me[/quote]

I attended Vandy in the late 80’s and there was some dressing up (like for football games), but the poster has overplayed it. Vandy is very similar to UVA in its attire. There’s nothing wrong with showering before class, combing/brushing your hair, and wearing some clean clothes other than a worn T-shirt and gym shorts. [/quote]

Exactly. It’s very much like UVA and if you like that, it’s your preference. It is very different from most non-southern schools. The first line about Vandy in the Fiske guide is about its “old south gentility.”

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Do they add a wink after the "old south gentility" part?[/quote]

If you are from the North, DO NOT consider schools from the South.  They are all racist and full of fratty/ sorority morons that have no intellectual capacity to compete or live in the real world.  I beg you, stick to your wonderfully open minded Northern schools that are the beacon of hope for all of humanity, it is the only way to save this world![/quote]

haha. 
Honestly, though, my parents felt that way when I was applying to college a million years ago. But then again, my dad was actually accosted and beaten by two guys in Atlanta for being Jewish (this was the 70s). They forbade me to even consider anywhere in the South.

We told our kids they could apply anywhere they wanted, but don't be fooled by what life is like in Washington, DC. It's a bubble in so many ways (good and bad). And they need to be open to new experiences BUT also to be ready for challenges, no matter where they go. And that certain places might be more challenging than others.

They say really naive things ("no one will know I am half Jewish or half Latino from looking at me"). My DS is headed to college in the fall, assuming civid-allowing. He is actually headed to CMU and loved it after the tour. He thought he would love U Michigan but it dropped off the list after he realized how big it was. Same for Penn State. Aside from CMU, he loved Northwestern after the tour as well as Wash U.[/quote]

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