Sunday, December 12, 2010

Vanderbilt University - PROS

Academics
  • Merit scholarships, 200 athletic awards
  • Study abroad program - 25 countries
  • Honor system
  • Good faculty
  • Student-faculty ratio - 8:1
  • 65% of classes have fewer than 20 students
Student Life
  • Relaxed friendly culture
  • Mix of both conservatives and liberals
  • Freshmen live in one of 10 houses in the same area (the Commons): sense of community among freshmen, workout facility, dining hall
  • Close to Music City USA
  • Nashville
  • Great Smoky Mountains
  • State parks - picnic facilities, beautiful lakes, skiing in the winter
  • Best road trips: Memphis, New Orleans, Louisville (Kentucky Derby), and Atlanta
  • Good off-campus food
  • Popular student publications
  • Opportunities for jobs, internships, and service in Nashville
  • Centennial Park
  • Nice weather

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