@srk2017 - I disagree. I think that there ARE stark differences in how diverse and integrated some environments are as compared to others, both in terms of college campuses, cities, and regions. Perhaps it’s the strong Greek presence at Vandy that might contribute to what some people might perceive as de facto segregation.
Here are a couple tumblr pictures from two of Vandy’s sororities. They don’t look too integrated to me:
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These links came from a CC thread inquiring about diversity at Vanderbilt. Again, as with everything else on CC and elsewhere, YMMV:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vanderbilt-university/1816939-vanderbilt-diversity-p1.html
@thelonliestmonk - At the time D submitted her RD applications, just after the SCEA results were out, we didn’t have a clue as to whether or no she was going to get in to any – let alone all – of the schools she applied to; her admissions results came as a complete surprise. We are in the proverbial donut hole for FA (Yale offered work-study; we were hoping for more). Until April when she started visiting schools, she was still pretty convinced that she was either going to Yale or go to a school that offered aid (and she was still submitting scholarship applications).
@testingearly - No reason to be embarrassed. I should probably be ashamed that I DO know what they are (it’s probably proof positive of being a helicopter parent) They haven’t announced dorms or roommate assignments. I think dorms are announced on Aug. 11th, and kids don’t meet their roommate until move-in day.
ILE stands for “Individualized Learning Experiences.” of which there are a couple: SLE (Structured Liberal Education - an intensive humanities living/learning program housed at East Flo Mo – Florence Moore College) and ITALIC (Immersive-something-about-the arts – an intensive arts-focused program housed at Burbank). I think there was a science one (SIMILE?) but I don’t know if it still exists.
Both SLE and ITALIC are living-learning programs in which either 1 or 2 4-unit classes each quarter are taken at the residence. My D, a humanities kid, put SLE as her first choice (Casa Zapata was her second choice, I think), so half of her freshman classes will be SLE seminars. She knows that she’ll be in one of three dorms in East Florence Moore, but doesn’t know which one.
FroSoCo (Freshman-Sophomore College) is a living environment for freshmen and sophomores that is by application only. It’s supposed to create an environment with “the most talented students at Stanford and then help them achieve a balance of academic preparation, personal exploration, cultural enrichment, and self-reflection at the highest level.” Kind of a school within a school.
They announced the ILEs yesterday, so that’s how my D knows about SLE. If incoming kids don’t specify a preferred ILE or apply to FroSoCo, they can put a preference for freshman or four-class dorms, which is probably what your daughter (and most freshmen) do.