<p>Hey everyone! I was accepted to Dartmouth and Georgetown, and I received two scholarships to Vanderbilt - the Cornelius Vanderbilt scholarship and the Curb Scholarship. The Cornelius Vanderbilt scholarship is a full tuition scholarship that about 60 kids get and are automatically "college scholars" (kinda like an honors college) and you get $6K for research. The Curb Scholarship is a new program currently comprised of 6 kids that are in charge of creative enterprise and public policy on campus. They have "salons", or special classes and one on one interviews with people like the creator of Rock Band and internationally famous musicians. They also are guaranteed summer internships at either DC, Hollywood, or NYC totaling $10K. So basically Vanderbilt is paying me to go to their school. I dont really know what I want to study - I know I am strong in the maths/sciences but I love the social sciences and arts (I do debate, piano, etc). So the basic question is - will Dartmouth provide me with the opportunities that Vanderbilt already guarantees? How can I stand out at Dartmouth (where as at Vanderbilt I already have outstanding recognition)? And also Georgetown... its cool haha</p>
<p>You might have a tougher time at Dartmouth as you imply. Go to Vandy!</p>
<p>Unless your family has vast amounts of money I would say you should go to Vandy.</p>
<p>Are you paying full price for Dartmouth or are you getting some aid?</p>
<p>For starters, the schools you are choosing between are all awesome. so yay for that! you won’t be making any bad choices here.</p>
<p>I looooovee Dartmouth, & am going there next year…however, I think Vandy is pretty awesome too. It sounds like you have a ton of academic interests, and the program Vandy is offering you will give you great opportunities to experiment. Also, I don’t know how much cost is an issue for you, but FREE TUITION!! hellooo</p>
<p>Unless you’re Bill Gates’ kid, I’d say go to Vandy. Both D and V are awesome academically and socially, but V for free is a major bargain.</p>
<p>I’m getting a pretty good deal with financial aid- in fact, Georgetown is the cheapest. Georgetown would be around $13K a year, Dartmouth $18K, and Vanderbilt around $17K (because I still have to pay room and board - however I get $4K per year for research, so its almost like $13K). So there’s not much difference overall - I’m just trying to balance out opportunities/connections/academic strength/having a good college experience at all my schools. Does that change any of your minds?</p>
<p>If they are the same price I would easily pick Dartmouth. No amount of internal connections can make up for the connections Dartmouth has built into every student’s undergraduate experience. The undergrad experience at Dartmouth has a plethora of grants (highest per student among Ivies), small intimate classes, exceptional advising, and internships. I personally got a 10K grant for thesis research in the pacific for my major, had a “reading course” with one professor, had two terms with TWO profs advising just me, etc. I mean its incredible. Not to mention the longterm value of the Dartmouth experience and network. Vandy is a great school and it seems like a great program, but I’d rather have what is already such a strong undergrad experience.</p>
<p>what did you decide? I had a similar choice with that scholarship and I picked vandy!</p>
<p>I would definitely go with Georgetown here (because you are lucky to have no money issues) and also because an experience at Georgetown is priceless… you shouldn’t give that up! If not, then Dartmouth and yes, Dartmouth is ranked #1 in undergrad teaching!!!</p>
<p>Why especially is it only Georgetown’s experience that is “priceless”? Because you went there?</p>
<p>I’d have to say Dartmouth…its a top notch institution thats even better than Vanderbilt. If you have any plans of applying to grad school or getting a top job…ivy league/stanford/MIT are the best options. its only a 1k difference between the two schools. The ivy league name brand beats Vanderbilt easy…but from what someone else said you can’t really make a wrong choice here. congrats on your accomplishments</p>