Vanderbilt University Top Questions

Vanderbilt is unique because not only is it a top-20 insitutition, but we have the school spirit and elite sports programs that are common at large state schools. We definitely have a "work hard, play hard" mentality, and I think we really are some of the happiest students! Our campus is also very health-conscious; you'll see many students that go to the gym frequently and eat healthy, and we are also uniquely passionate about our beliefs and career goals. Vanderbilt is a wonderful place to be!

How friendly, warm, and welcoming everyone and everything is here. It really is like the "harvard of the south" without the depression and cut-throat competition.

It's one of the only places I could get any Ivy League education in the south. The other school I'd been accepted to was a great opportunity, but the fact that they had no theatre program whatsoever and I'd be about 3 hours away from home would have killed me. I'd been very involved in the drama club and forensics in high school and couldn't imagine not participating in those activities. I even ended up double-majoring theatre and film studies-- neither of which I would've been able to have at the other school.

Vanderbilt is great! If you're looking for a great time at an amazing school come here. Beware that Vanderbilt has it's own culture and you most likely will conform to it, one way or another. It isn't a bad thing becuase no one is forcing you. You just fall in love with Vandy and you want to be as "Vandy" as possible.

Compared to the other schools I conseidered, Vanderbilt is one of those smart yet party schools. It is hard to get in and the work is difficult, but its not all work and no play. The party scene is just as grand as the hard work you have to put in.

Vanderbilt combines great academics with an engaging student body plenty of student organizations and social opportunities. It also has a beautiful campus that has plenty of green space and is a national arboretum. The campus has an isolated and safe feel with all the amenities of a large city. Vanderbilt also has ample research opportunities with an excellent medical center on campus. Being in the South Eastern Conference, Vanderbilt also has excellent sports, so there are great football and basketball games to attend. Admission is free, and obtaining tickets is never an issue.

Vanderbilt is a pretigious and well-known school, but they give amazing financial aid, and there is an amazing social scene here.

It is a national arboretum and has many connections with the medical center that is also on the campus.

Vanderbilt is located in a city, so students have access to facilities like grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, malls, etc. The campus is not a typical "city campus," though; paths around campus are surrounded by lawns and multitudes of trees, as Vanderbilt is a national arboretum. The school is small enough that students recognize many other students around campus, but big enough that students can meet new people every day.

Access to experts in respective fields and a commitment to excellence sums it up.