Anonymous wrote:Did your kid get dinged by schools up north or out west?

Didn't apply out west. On a lot of waitlists in the north.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

I completely disagree. Apple Martin goes to Vanderbilt. There are kids with serious family money there. My child would not fit in in that environment. Greek life is huge and it’s in the south. In addition, you want to save money since med school is going to be so expensive. I’d go cheaper undergrad and UVA had an excellent med school.

Trust me - none of your brethren will have to worry about running into Apple Martin at Vanderbilt.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

Agree with the academic rigor reasoning, but not the conclusion. UVA since PreMed

Good Lord. Plenty of academic rigor and brilliant students at UVA. Vanderbilt hounded my daughter with weekly brochures, postcards, etc. for 2+ years. She did apply and was accepted RD. Attends UVA as Echols and is having a great experience. Not in Greek if it matters; has made great friends who are interesting and intelligent and simply all around wonderful. I’m quite impressed. UVA has every possible opportunity and resource available. Both are great options. In our case we put the private school difference into her brokerage account.

Exactly - The better place to graduate with an excellent GPA and acceptance to med school

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Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

Agree with the academic rigor reasoning, but not the conclusion. UVA since PreMed

Good Lord. Plenty of academic rigor and brilliant students at UVA. Vanderbilt hounded my daughter with weekly brochures, postcards, etc. for 2+ years. She did apply and was accepted RD. Attends UVA as Echols and is having a great experience. Not in Greek if it matters; has made great friends who are interesting and intelligent and simply all around wonderful. I’m quite impressed. UVA has every possible opportunity and resource available. Both are great options. In our case we put the private school difference into her brokerage account.

Vanderbilt is very preppy, rich, and Greek. If your DC wants to avoid those things I would avoid both UVA and Vanderbilt.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

I completely disagree. Apple Martin goes to Vanderbilt. There are kids with serious family money there. My child would not fit in in that environment. Greek life is huge and it’s in the south. In addition, you want to save money since med school is going to be so expensive. I’d go cheaper undergrad and UVA had an excellent med school.

You do recognize that Vanderbilt has over 7,000 undergrads, right? And that Apple Martin is merely one of them.

Also, every T20 school has celebrity kids (https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/slideshow/1234891136/celebrity-kids-ivy-league-schools/1/) and, even more obviously, kids with “serious family money.” This is higher education in our country. Always has been.

Did your kid get dinged by schools up north or out west?

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Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

I completely disagree. Apple Martin goes to Vanderbilt. There are kids with serious family money there. My child would not fit in in that environment. Greek life is huge and it’s in the south. In addition, you want to save money since med school is going to be so expensive. I’d go cheaper undergrad and UVA had an excellent med school.

+1
UVA does not have a wealthy vibe like Vandy. Oh my, totally different.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

I completely disagree. Apple Martin goes to Vanderbilt. There are kids with serious family money there. My child would not fit in in that environment. Greek life is huge and it’s in the south. In addition, you want to save money since med school is going to be so expensive. I’d go cheaper undergrad and UVA had an excellent med school.

Yeah my perception of Vanderbilt is unserious rich kids who want a veneer of prestige.

We have a similar issue Georgetown vs UVA- same kind of kid who isn’t into Greek or southern prep. I’m thinking they will ultimately go with GU. Charlottesville is too country for them. I saw a bunch of country cosplay videos at UVA frat/sorority mixers…and it was enough to turn me off. I’m a New Englander at heart.

Pick Vanderbilt. No question.

Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

I completely disagree. Apple Martin goes to Vanderbilt. There are kids with serious family money there. My child would not fit in in that environment. Greek life is huge and it’s in the south. In addition, you want to save money since med school is going to be so expensive. I’d go cheaper undergrad and UVA had an excellent med school.

Anonymous wrote:UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

Agree with the academic rigor reasoning, but not the conclusion. UVA since PreMed

UVA will have more of the preppy, wealthy vibe. It's present at Vanderbilt but the academic rigor is heightened a notch compared to UVA, which will bring in more normal work-hard play-hard kids. I would go for Vanderbilt.

UVA OOS vs Vanderbilt? We are DC residents so get $15K off UVA from DC Tag.
This is a girl who is very mainstream in look and interests but is unsure about Greek life and does not want to be on a campus of only "preppy, wealthy people." (I realize both schools have an element of this but these are the choices she has).
Major is Neuroscience, pre-med.
Is Vanderbilt worth $15-25K more per year?
Thoughts?