<p>I’m with midmo. Vanderbilt has a lot to offer and has reach WAY beyond Nashville. If you are interested in Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Charlotte AND the northeast. I, personally, can’t imagine why you WOULDN’T want to say in Nashville, but that’s just me…
Backing away from my pro-Nashville and Vanderbilt bias and trying to be objective, I still think Vandy has a big edge over BC.<br>
As far as law school- it is going to depend on your GPA and LSAT way more than where you go to undergrad.</p>
<p>Nashville has other colleges- Belmont and Lipscombe come to mind. Belmont was the site of one of the presidential debates, before you get dismissive, ctyankee.
He can go snowboarding on his winter or spring breaks. Nashville has some sweet flights to Denver, which offers access to better snowboarding than New England anyway.</p>
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<p>Yes, O.P., go to Vanderbilt where the assumption will be that Mommy and Daddy (or the trust fund) will be jetting their little darlings to fantastic locations around the world. Call me crazy but I’d rather be snowboarding in Vermont or New Hampshire on a regular weekend rather than waiting for a college break to fly off to Denver to be then be on the road for a long ride to some fantastic resort. </p>
<p>Belmont may come to your mind but if you asked 10 people in Denver where Belmont is the most common answer will be New York (whinnee).</p>
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<p>And this matters WHY?</p>
<p>CTYankee- Why diminish your opinions with the juvenile stereotyping? Like BC doesn’t have plenty of wealthy kids? I’m sure the ability to snowboard on an occasional weekend should be the basis of the OP’s decision.
If you prefer the northeast with such nice people like ctyankee, then BC is the place for you! As midmo pointed out, Vanderbilt doesn’t have to beg anyone to attend.</p>
<p>“Where is he going to go snowboarding if he goes to Nashville”, you ask. And here is the answer:</p>
<p>[Smoky</a> Mountain Travel Tips: Skiing & Snowboarding in the Smoky Mountains](<a href=“http://smokymountaintraveltips.blogspot.com/2008/01/skiing-snowboarding-in-smoky-mountains.html]Smoky”>Smoky Mountain Travel Tips: Skiing & Snowboarding in the Smoky Mountains)</p>
<p>Gatlinburg, TN: Smoky Mountain National Park. Just a couple hours east from Nashville. And the traffic is a whole lot easier to handle than traffic out of Boston.</p>
<p>My son is headed there for a camping trip this weekend. No snow, though. Just beautiful spring weather.</p>
<p>Has it warmed up yet in Boston?</p>
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<p>Ah, a sterling example of that storied Southern charm. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I’d choose Vandy purely on the Catholic factor, but that’s my issue. (For those who claim it doesn’t matter, consider the recent cross-hanging brouhaha. Apparently BC thinks it DOES matter and is taking steps to prove it.) On the other hand, Tennessee is the Bible Belt, but it’s my understanding that Nashville is a LOT more sophisticated and diverse in every way than Chattanooga, which is the place in TN I know more about. I love Boston, but Vandy is tops in Nashville, which sounds like a very interesting place to experience. Vandy’s student body significantly outscores BC’s, so I wouldn’t worry about there being serious students.</p>
<p>Unless you have an interest that is much better served in the Boston area, like early music or art history or something, or unless BC is significantly cheaper, I’d go with Vandy.</p>
<p>No need for personal attacks MOWC. Those that do simply show that they are out of ideas and a lack of self-control. </p>
<p>YOU brought up flying Vanderbilt kids off for to resorts for breaks. Do you know the O.P.'s financial situation? Well then don’t blame the fallout for presumptuous and very telling posts. The kind that leads to Vanderbilt having the kind of rep it apparently deserves. You also don’t have to drag the Northeast into the discussion. That’s quite telling as well. </p>
<p>The O.P. brought up snowboarding as something that interests him. If you don’t care for that, take it up with him. But if you enter into a discussion about snowboarding and then wish to dismiss its relevance when your post is ill-considered, you’ll just have to deal with it. </p>
<p>If you bring up a Presidential Debate that many Belmont kids couldn’t attend as somehow being helpful to the kids at Vanderbilt watching on their TVs like the rest of us - don’t blame me for not taking it seriously.</p>
<p>Sounds to me like BC is the better fit, and you’re only thinking of Vandy b/c of rankings. BC is a very highly rated school. If your gut is telling you that’s where you belong, then that’s where you belong.</p>
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<p>At least you’ve kept your sense of humor. </p>
<p>Other than a heat wave we had last week, it’s been a pretty cold Spring. </p>
<p>Now tell me, hows the humidity down your way? And the ocean views? :)</p>
<p>^^^Did you stub your toe or something? Or do you just fancy yourself a talented verbal pugilist?</p>
<p>Nobody is trying to pick a fight here. </p>
<p>And before you get carried away with my joke about the weather in Boston, please be advised that it WAS a joke. I happen to like snow, myself, and sorely miss it where I live now. I also happen to like a lot of things about Boston, mostly the fact that it is close to Maine, which I love. I still maintain that Nashville is a wonderful place to be a student, and Vanderbilt is an outstanding school–even for kids born in Massachusetts, like mine were.</p>
<p>EDIT: I typed this post before I saw the one before it. Glad to see you caught the humor. I don’t live in TN. Our weather is colder, but it is indeed humid. I miss the ocean views, quite a bit. I drove 1400 miles each way to go to the Maine coast last summer.</p>
<p>Okay here is the scoop. Vandy gave me 58,000.00 includes financial aid. boston gave me 12,000. but are reconsidering. I like boston. did not get the chance to visit either. Spent spring break visiting johns hopkins. they gave me 17,000. decided I was not sure i liked it. </p>
<p>I am a studious student but my lifestyle is more california relaxed. so now what? the clock is ticking!</p>
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<p>Nope, totally got the humor and enjoyed it. Just like I enjoyed Square Pond in my summers in Maine; which is perfectly named other than the fact it’s not square and it’s not a pond.</p>
<p>That looks like a big difference. Is the 58K over four years? What of that is guaranteed? </p>
<p>The difference of 46K is a lot of money that could be used for other purposes like starting a venture or grad school. It can also pay for a lot of trips out of Nashville. ;)</p>
<p>If BC doesn’t come back close, I think your colors just became gold and black.</p>
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<p>Well, that looks like a significant difference. It is too bad you didn’t visit the schools, but it is too late for that now.</p>
<p>Although the retention rate at Vanderbilt is quite high, I’m sure there are those who transfer out after freshman year if they don’t like it. You could take their offer, spend a few months giving it your all, and then consider a transfer if you think you made the wrong choice.</p>
<p>If that is an annual difference, I would have to say, as a parent with more years under the belt than I like to think about, that you need to follow the money here, at least for a year. And besides, your description of yourself sounds very similar to some of the Vanderbilt students I know.</p>
<p>Look to Boston for summer work or for post-grad schooling, perhaps.</p>
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<p>BC shouldn’t be in this conversation IMO. I would opt for Vandy. JHU MAYBE if the financial package was the same.</p>
<p>Vandy’s no-loan policy and the fact that they meet 100% of need is really hard to beat.</p>
<p>Given the financials, Vandy is a no-brainer. And that comes from a Boston-loving New Englander.</p>
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<p>It’s May 2, which one did you choose?</p>
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<p>Boston>>>>>>>>>Nashville</p>
<p>I would take Nashville over Boston (and have). Nashville is an ideal, fun city with a good cost of living, nice people and fun music. I grew up in the northeast and have lived in several cities and Nashville is fantastic.</p>