<p>nashville is a way nicer city than atlanta, IMO. the best thing about vanderbilt's location is that on campus you would never be able to tell that there is an entire city around you, while still having the benefit of being very near to anything you need that's not on campus.</p>
<p>in terms of academics, i think they're pretty similar. the biggest difference, like dufus said, is the social atmosphere at each school. vanderbilt is one of the very few schools that is consistently ranked in the top 20 in the nation in terms of both academics and parties; how can you get better than that?</p>