Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 13:45     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Vandy is a fantastic school and extremely popular in our full pay town. For those lefties insisting on insulting a great schools like Vanderbilt or Duke, you would never apply there. Enjoy Wesleyan, Oberlin, and Brown.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:52     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there and loves it! Mid size, strong academics, fun sports, social, good weather, etc.


My kid hates it. Super easy classes. Boring parties. Is transferring to W&M


I love W&M, but exciting parties isn’t their specialty.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:52     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:There isn't much to dislike about Vanderbilt. It's a very sold school academically. It definitely leans pre-professional, but it's also a great place to do a deep dive into any subject. Their sports teams took a huge leap in recent years - football, basketball - both men and women - and baseball are all ranked teams, with all the excitement that brings.

The campus is very nice, like a garden in the city. Dorms are nearly all modernized and new. The student population is 50-50, so the social dynamic is healthy. The Greek system attracts less than 25 percent of students. It's there for those who want it, but joining is totally not necessary. Nashville is a fun city for college students.

My sense from doing one of their weekends for prospective students is that Vanderbilt knows exactly what they are doing. It's an ambitious school with a very proactive administration. I can't really think of anything negative to say about it. I guess maybe the rich kid thing, but around 65 percent of students are on financial aid, so it's not overwhelming. It didn't feel like a barbell school either. It felt very cohesive, and the thing that they stressed over and over again, is that they really want the students that really want to be there. They don't want to be anybody's second choice, and I think that feeds into the sense of community that's there.

+1. Very good assessment. We did a lot of research on the school. My kid really loved it and seemed to offer a great academic and social fit for my kid. The kids we know there are smart, social, driven, and very happy! My kid ended up elsewhere and I'm not a vandy booster, but I am very impressed with the school.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:50     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there and loves it! Mid size, strong academics, fun sports, social, good weather, etc.


My kid hates it. Super easy classes. Boring parties. Is transferring to W&M


If that's their feedback about Vanderbilt, W&M is not the answer. Unless you just want in-state tuition and don't care about changing anything they didn't like about Vandy. (And I'm a fan of both, just think a student who finds one easy and boring would find the other easy and boring, maybe even more so)

Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:45     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Visited twice, attended admissions session, but not impressed. Pretty campus, but vibe was just a bunch of spoiled (largely white) kids. USC is a good comparison. And proximity to Nashville was not a bonus. Disappointed after all the hype.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:35     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Vandy is fine but it is benefiting from Nashville being popular and trendy these days. Many kids apply to Vandy because Nashville seems fun and the big sports. The weather is also less frigid than the east coast and Midwest. Academics are tertiary.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:31     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:Very impressive.

It’s a fun school with very smart, well adjusted kids. Great infrastructure, including nice dorms and a lovely campus. Nashville is a cool town with lots to do.

Invest some time going through the curriculum. That’s what got our attention. Lots of emphasis on immersion and interdisciplinary study.


It’s a fine school but nothing overly impressive about it
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:23     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt is a wonderful school. My student is beyond happy there. Excellent academics. Residential colleges are on fire they are so nice. Chancellor is a moderate who has navigated and promoted civil and civic, discourse. Diverse - my student is friends with people from all over the US and the world. Many great schools out there. You can be happy at them all. That’s our point of view.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 12:12     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there and loves it! Mid size, strong academics, fun sports, social, good weather, etc.


My kid hates it. Super easy classes. Boring parties. Is transferring to W&M


Wow! Which classes are easy?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:59     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:Declining. These 4 new campuses arent a good look, combine that with the increase of transfer students.


4 new campuses? Wow—That had not been on my radar. Hmmm, not sure how I feel about that
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:55     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:My child is a freshman there and loves it! Mid size, strong academics, fun sports, social, good weather, etc.


My kid hates it. Super easy classes. Boring parties. Is transferring to W&M
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:50     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Do you not have Google?
You can even check this forum.. it's been discussed a million times
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:50     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Red state


Deep blue city.


Doesn't really matter. Neanderthal laws enacted by the state are what matter. Good luck finding an OB/GYN in a few years.


The fact that you have to INVENT problems shows you have no authentic evidence against the state.


https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1029&GA=111

https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2696.pdf

https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/01/08/gino-bulso-tennessee-general-assembly-lgbtqia-legislation/
"The first bill, HB 1472, is titled the “Banning Bostock Act,” and seeks to exclude sexual orientation, gender identity and abortion-related acts from the definition of sex-based discrimination, a direct challenge to the 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court deemed they were included in sex discrimination protections.

In another test of the high court, Bulso’s HB 1473, Bulso takes on Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 ruling that granted same-sex couples the right to marry. The bill would build on a 2024 state law allowing public officials to refuse to perform marriages that go against their beliefs and the state’s previous language defining marriage as between one man and one woman, which was nullified by Obergefell.

“Private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or by the Supreme Court’s purported interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015), and no private citizen or organization in this state is required to recognize a marriage or a purported marriage between individuals of the same sex, notwithstanding any other law,” the proposed bill reads.

The third bill, HB 1474, is titled the “No Pride Flag or Month Act” would ban pride flags, rainbow flags, the equality flag or “any object, image, or representation that uses the word ‘pride’ in a manner intended to convey support for or approval of lesbianism, homosexuality, bisexuality, transgenderism, gender non-conforming behavior, or individuals who engage in such conduct” on state property and would similarly prohibit any action that recognizes Pride month. "
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:49     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to get in? Recent reel from one of the college influencer (ivy__) makes it seem like ED this year was brutal at Vandy


Maybe they will let more in during RD this year? Are they shaking things up?
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2026 11:46     Subject: Thoughts on Vanderbilt University?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Red state


No one cares.


Our daughters care rather a lot


And people who care about daughters and LGBTQ kids.


Stop with the performative virtue signaling.


Gotcha. Unable to think for yourself so use the Fox News catch phrases. Next post will call us "woke". Then tell us we love migrants and want them to kill us all. Then something about transsexual athletes. Then about how everything is Biden's fault. Then if I call you out on Trump being a racist jerk profiting off the presidency you will deflect that too and refuse to say a bad word about Das Fuhrer. You're all the same.

TL/DR: you're not smart enough to have a kid at Vandy so please leave this thread.


+1