<p>Can somebody talk about the pro's and con's of the academic situation at Vandy? I know that once you're at a school, the academic life plays a big role in your experience. I'm interested in A&S, and I've heard the writing program is pretty rigorous.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>My D’s experience has been that many of her assignments are writing-based. She only had to take one actual writing course at Vandy due to AP credit & transfer credit from another school she attended freshman year; it was a 200-level course. She was happy to find that only one student in her class was a “real” English major. Everyone else was in the class to fulfill AXLE requirements. She doesn’t read fiction (prefers non-fiction) & she doesn’t like to analyze fiction, but she does write well. That is helpful, since so many courses are writing-intensive. There is a writing studio where students can get one-on-one help with writing if they want. She hasn’t used it, but her roommate has. </p>
<p>AXLE has so many choices. You should be able to find plenty of classes that interest you within the AXLE framework.</p>