<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I'm a junior in high school and I'm quite interested in attending Vanderbilt University. I live in Brentwood (Williamson County), about 2 minutes from I-65 and the entire drive from my house to Vanderbilt takes 15-20 minutes. My parents are married but my dad is a doctor works out of state about 2.5 hours away from our house and visits on weekends. My mom has a Master's Degree but she stays at home and does not work. After recently getting a driver's license, I have been able to drive my brothers to school-helping my mom which I could not do if I had to live at Vanderbilt.My parents recently bought a house that costs about a million dollars and my dad pays about 1200/month for his apartment. Our income is 180K approximately. Would Vanderbilt officials evaluate our particular situation and let me live at home for go there?</p>
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<p>The residential experience is an important part of life at Vanderbilt, particularly for freshmen; I believe they are required to live on campus, although administrators may be willing to look at your case on an individual basis.</p>
<p>People who live in Davidson county used to be exempt - it doesnt hurt to push for it</p>
<p>what the heck is this who I think it is?</p>
<p>if I’ve talked to you before you need to live on campus</p>
<p>if I haven’t talked to you you should reconsider still</p>
<p>I go to Ensworth. I don’t think I know anyone on here…</p>
<p>I think it is really nice that you want to help your mom, but unless there is a reason (like she has some health issues), I would recommend you live on campus. Of course, if you do stay at home, it’s not the end of the world - you will be fine. I just think that it would be easier in terms of classes and studying, it would be easier in terms of meeting people, and it would help you mature. But if you do feel living at home is best, call Residential Housing and talk to them.</p>
<p>Have you spoken with your parents about your idea of living at home? As a parent of a Vanderbilt sophomore, I would probably have insisted that he live on campus, even if we lived close by (instead of 1000 miles away). I consider college to be the biggest gift (or opportunity) that parents can give to their child. Classes and academics are incredibly important, but the chance to live on campus with 1599 classmates that are at your same stage of life should not be passed up, if at all possible. Staying up until 4 am and discussing politics, music, and life was a big part of college life for me.</p>
<p>I would go so far to recommend going to a less expensive, less selective college where you can afford to live on campus…</p>
<p>This, of course, is between you and your parents.</p>
<p>Good luck in your college selection.</p>