<p>“Given the title of the thread and since you are apparently a Vanderbilt student, why don’t you do something positive and articulate the things about Vanderbilt that someone should know about Vanderbilt before making a decision to attend, both positive and negative”</p>
<p>great idea, pleaseeeeeeeee!</p>
<p>OC - What I posted is a DIRECT QUOTE from the Vanderbilt website regarding the class of 2010. Imho, Vanderbilt is parsing words to avoid quoting their acceptance rate and yield, and the result is a confusing statement. But is THEIR statement, not mine.</p>
<p>Check the link. Then simmer down.</p>
<p>Regarding Greek Life…my understanding is about 40-45% of the student body at Vandy go Greek. Nothing wrong with that, but it is quite a few people with a very homogeneous set of interests. So…honestly, it is what it is at Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>ldmom - I don’t see the 13% anywhere listed on your link. After an internet search, Vanderbilt’s yield rate is 38.5%. I’ve posted the link below for clarification.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divadm/finrprt2007/FY2007_Statistics.pdf[/url]”>http://www.vanderbilt.edu/divadm/finrprt2007/FY2007_Statistics.pdf</a></p>
<p>For the Class of 2006 –</p>
<p>Applied – 12,189
Accepted – 4,128
Enrolled – 1,590
[Yield – 38.5%; Selectivity – 33.9%]</p>
<p>Statistics for admitted students (Class of 2012)–</p>
<p>23% overall admit rate (Regular and Early Decision I & II combined)
SAT middle 50%: (CR & M) 1380 - 1540
ACT middle 50%: 31-34
92% of all admitted students were in the top ten percent of their high school’s graduating class</p>
<p>[Vanderbilt</a> Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://vandyadmissions.blogspot.com/]Vanderbilt”>http://vandyadmissions.blogspot.com/)</p>
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<h2>Vanderbilt has several hundred clubs on campus. Also – while Vanderbilt attracts students from around the world, the vast majority of UNC students are in state. </h2>
<h2>Finally, please tell me how all of these clubs are getting filled if Vanderbilt has a ** “very homogeneous set of interests” **</h2>
<p>American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Asian American Engineers
Biomedical Engineering Society
Black Student Nurses Organization
Black Law Students Association (Graduate)
Chemical Engineering Grad. Student Assoc.
Colleg. Music Educators’ National Conference
Criminal Law Association
DBMI Student Council
eBusiness & Technology Club
Engineering World Health
English Graduate Student Association
Human & Organizational Performance Assoc.
Inst. of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
JD-MBA Society of Vanderbilt
Math Club
Max Adler Student Investment Fund
Finance Club (Owen)
National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology
National Society of Black Engineers
National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association
Neuromajors Club
Nursing Students for Life
Operations Management Club
Owen Health Care Club
Owen Law and Business Society
Owen Marketing Association
Owen Operations Club
Owen Strategy Club
Pre-Nursing Society
Religious Studies Association
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
School of Nursing Graduate Council
Society of Physics Students
Society of Women Engineers
Sociology Majors and Minors Association
Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
Student Association of Art and Art History
Student Tennessee Education Association (STEA)
The LPO GRASP (Graduate Association of Scholars at Peabody) Continuum
Undergraduate Majors in Area Studies
Undergraduate Philosophy Society
Vanderbilt Association of Behavior Analysis
Vanderbilt Graduate History Association
Vanderbilt MBA Real Estate Club
Arts and Science Council
Blair Council
Engineering Council
Graduate Student Council
Interfraternity Council
National Panhellenic Council (NPHC)
Panhellenic Council
Peabody Council
Student Athlete Advisory Committee
Undergraduate Honor Council
Vanderbilt Bar Association
Vanderbilt Law School Ambassadors
Vanderbilt Student Government (formerly SGA and Interhall)
VUcept
Dodecaphonics
Expressions
Graduate Student Repertory Ensemble
Great Performances
Headnotes
Juggling and Physical Arts
Momentum Dance Group
Original Cast
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Rhythm & Roots
Sarratt Art Studios
Sarratt Visual Arts Committee NR
Sigma Alpha Iota NR
Swingin’ Dores
Tongue-n-cheek Improv Comedy
Vanderbilt Art and Cultural Property Law Association
Vanderbilt Divinity School Choir NR
Vanderbilt Children’s Theater NR
Vanderbilt Music Society NR
Vanderbilt Off-Broadway
Vanderbilt Performing Arts Council
Vanderbilt Society of Writers NR
Vanderbilt University Band/Danceline NR
Vanderbilt University Concert Choir
Vanderbilt University Show Choir NR
Vandy Rockstars NR
Variations NR
VIBE - Hip Hop Dance Group
VU Print Club NR
VU Theatre NR
Alliance for Cultural Diversity in Research
APALSA
Asian American Student Association
Black Seminarians NR
Black Student Alliance
Brazilian Student Organization NR
Caribbean Students Association
Chinese Undergraduate Association
Community Vanderbilt
Dores for Israel
European Student Association NR
Foreign Service Legal Society NR
Global Business Association
Hawai’i Club NR
Hellenic Students Association NR
International Awareness Committee
Institute of Theoretical Physics NR
International Law Society NR
Iranian Student Association
Korean Student and Scholar Association
Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA) NR
Latin Business Association
Malaysian Students Association
Masala-SACE (South Asian Cultural Exchange)
Middle Eastern Student Association NR
Middle Eastern Student Law Student Association
Multicultural Council
Muslim Law Student Association
Muslim Student Association
Northern Lights NR
Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students
Owen Voices NR
Polish Student Alliance NR
SALSA (South Asian Law Student Association) NR
Students for Kenya NR
Thai Students Association NR
Turkish Student and Scholar Association NR
Vanderbilt African Student Union
Vanderbilt Association of Hispanic Students
Vanderbilt India Association
Vanderbilt Model UN NR
Vanderbilt Transfer Student Organization NR
Vanderbilt University Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Vanderbilt University Taiwanese Student and Scholars
Vandy Taal NR
Commodore Student Yearbook
InsideVandy.com NR
Orbis
Owen Media Management Association NR
Society for News Design @ Vanderbilt NR
The Slant
The VENT NR
Vanderbilt Hustler NR
Vanderbilt Review
Vanderbilt Television NR
Vanderbilt Torch
Versus Magazine
WRVU
AmbassaDores
American Constitution Society NR
Biomedical Research Interdisciplinary Student Committee (BRISC) NR
BLUEprint
Circle of Trust NR
Colloquy
Honor Council - Owen Graduate School of Management NR
International Law Society NR
J.Reuben Clark Law Society
Journal of Transnational Law NR
Leaders Engaged for an Active Democracy (LEAD) NR
Men Promoting a Solution
ONE Vanderbilt
Outdoor Adventure Club NR
Owen Black Student Association NR
Owen Consulting Club
Owen School Student Association
Rocking Chair Club NR
ScholarBowl
Spotlight at Owen NR
Student PLAINTIFF’S Bar Association NR
The Primer NR
Vanderbilt Alternative Dispute Resolution Organization NR
Vanderbilt Investment Club
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law and Practice NR
Vanderbilt Lambda Association
Vanderbilt Law School Ambassadors NR
Vanderbilt Law School Innocence Project NR
Vanderbilt Law Transfer Students Association
Vanderbilt Mock Trial Organization
Vanderbilt Moot Court Board NR
Vanderbilt Trial Advocacy Society NR
Vanderbilt Undergraduate Business Society NR
Wilderness Skills Course
College Democrats
College Libertarians
College Republicans
Federalist Society NR
Foreign Affairs Club NR
Forum for American Consensus
Owen Democrats in Business NR
Republican National Lawyers Association
Thurgood Marshall Legal Activist Society NR
Women’s Equal Rights Amendment Campaign (WERAC) NR
Great Performances
Homecoming Committee
Special Activities
The Music Group (formerly Rites of Spring and Concerts)
The VenUe (formerly Sarratt Live and Films)
Vanderbilt Programming Board
Speakers Committee (includes IMPACT Symposium)
Vandy Fanatics (formerly Open Dores)
Adventist Christian Outreach NR
AME Campus Fellowship NR
Asian American Christian Fellowship
Baha’i Student Association NR
Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM)
Beta Upsilon Chi
Bhakti Yoga Club NR
Campus Crusade for Christ
Catholic Law Student Association
Chabad at Vanderbilt NR
Christian Business Association
Christian Legal Society
Christian Student Association NR
Commodores for Christ
Disciples First
Every Nation Campus Ministries (formerly Victory Campus Ministries)
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Graduate Christian Fellowship
Greek Impact NR
Interfaith Council
Jeremiah Generation
Latter-Day Saint Student Association NR
Lutheran Student Fellowship
Messianic Student Fellowship NR
Muslim Law Student Association
Muslim Student Association
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Ozark Christian Ministries
Presbyterian Student Fellowship
Reformed University Fellowship
Soul 2 Soul
St. Thomas Moore Society (Catholic Law Student Association) NR
United Methodist Student Organization NR
Vanderbilt Catholic Community
Vanderbilt Hillel NR
Vanderbilt Meditation Group NR
Vanderbilt Pagan Association NR
Victory Christian Acapella
Voices of Praise Gospel Ministries
Wesley/Canterbury Fellowship
Young Life
AIM for Success: Attitude, Imaging, Marketing NR
Alpha Phi Omega
Alternative Spring Break
Alternative Summer Break
Alternative Winter Break
Are You M.A.D.? (Making a Difference)
ArtReach
ASHA Vanderbilt NR
Best Buddies International
CAR (College as Reality)
Circle K International
Dance Marathon
Economic Empowerment Coalition NR
Engineers Without Borders
Face AIDS
Fashion for a Cause
FIMRC (Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children) NR
Global Health Council
Habitat for Humanity
JUNTOS NR
Kids and Computers
LIVE: Living Income for Vanderbilt Employees
Manna Project International at Vanderbilt
Martin Luther King Service Day NR
Nashville Tutoring Cooperative (Students Helping Staff) NR
Operation Smile
Outreach NR
PAWSitive Outreach NR
Pencil Project
Permenant Hurricane and Natural Disaster Relief Fund Club NR
Project Uganda NR
R.E.A.L.I.T.Y.
Red Cross of Vanderbilt
SAY-I NR
Second Helpings NR
Sierra Club NR
Small Gestures
smART (formerly VERSES) NR
SPACE (Students Promoting and Advocating for Community Engagement) NR
Synergy
Tau Beta Sigma
The Loop
Unite for Sight
United Planet NR
Vanderbilt Association Undertaking Literacy Teaching NR
Vanderbilt CARES
Vanderbilt China Care
Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Services
Vanderbilt Inner-City Programs (VIP) NR
Vanderbilt Prison Project
Vanderbilt Rally Team NR
Vanderbilt Wishmakers
Vanderbuddies
Vanderbilt Cancer Society (formerly V-SMAC)
Vanderbilt Students for Students (VSS)
VSVS: Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science
Amnesty International NR
Animal Law Society
Applied Linguistics Association (ALA)
Armed Forces Club NR
Behavior Analysis Student Association NR
Campus Progress
CHEERS
Civil Liberties Union NR
Debate Team
Democracy Matters
Dores for Children
Dores for Palestine NR
Ducks Unlimited NR
Earth, Environmental, and Outdoor Enthusiasts NR
Eco Concerns NR
Emerging Green Builders NR
English Graduate Student Organization
Entertainment & Sports Law Society
Environmental Law Society
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies NR
Free (formerly Free the Children/Free the Slaves)
GABLE (Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and Transgender Concerns) NR
GAMMA (Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol)
G.A.P. (GLBTQS Alliance for Progress) NR
Health Law Society NR
Hospitality and Entertainment Club NR
Human Rights Campaign
IMAGE
Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness (IDEA) Club NR
Israeli Discussion Forum NR
Japanese Business Club NR
Jewish Law Student Association NR
Just Democracy NR
Mayfield Council NR<br>
Labor and Employment Club NR
Law & Business Society NR
Law School Investment Club NR
Legal Aid Society NR
Minority Association of Pre-medical Students
National Black Law Students Association (Undergraduate)
National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association
Net Impact
Nursing Students for Choice NR
Older Wiser Law Students NR
Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students (OBGAPS)
OUTLaw (formerly VULS Gay/Straight Alliance) NR
Owen Culinary Society NR
Owen Entrepreneurship Association NR
Owen Significant Others of Students NR
Owen Texas Club NR
Patent and Intellectual Property Law Student Organization (PIPSO) NR
Peer Educators of Project Safe
Poker for a Cure NR
Political Action Network NR
RAVE NR
Rock the Vote, Nashville Street Team NR
Quiz Bowl
Society of Automotive Engineers NR
SPEAR (Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Recycling)
STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition (formerly Students Taking Action Now: Darfur)
StandingOUT NR
Vanderbilt Aero Club NR
Vanderbilt Air Force ROTC NR
Vanderbilt Animal Rights Coalition NR
Vanderbilt Antitrust Society NR
Vanderbilt Apple Users Group NR
Vanderbilt Book Club NR
Vanderbilt Chess
Vanderbilt Computer Gaming NR
Vanderbilt Computer Society NR
Vanderbilt Feminists
Vanderbilt Innovate
Vanderbilt Investment Club
Vanderbilt Lambda Association
Vanderbilt Law Sports Society NR
Vanderbilt Law School Just Democracy NR
Vanderbilt Loves Animals
Vanderbilt Motorsports
Vanderbilt Robotics Society NR
Vanderbilt Students for Life
Vanderbilt Swing Club
Vanderibilt Undergraduate Business Society
Vanderibilt Undergraduate Research Journal NR
Vanderbilt Youth Rights Association NR
Wilderness Skills Course
Women Law Students Association NR
Women’s Business Association NR
Aikido
Aussie Football
Badminton
Baseball
Bowling NR
Brazilian Jujitsu
Cricket
Cycling NR
Equestrian Team
Fencing
Field Hockey Club
Golf
Ice Hockey Team
Karate
Kung Fu
Lacrosse (Men)
Lacrosse (Women)
Paintball NR
Racquetball
Rowing
Rugby (Men)
Rugby (Women)
Running NR
Sailing
Soccer (Men)
Soccer (Women)
Squash
Swim
Tae Kwon Do
Tennis
Track and Field
Triathlon
Ultimate Frisbee (Men’s) NR
Ultimate Frisbee (Women’s) NR
Volleyball (Men) NR
Volleyball (Women)
Water Polo</p>
<h2>Wrestling</h2>
<p>** Doesn’t sound like a “homogenous set of interests” to me… **</p>
<p>I think she was trying to say that 13% of the applicants enrolled… But that’s just me.</p>
<p>I am QUOTING word for word what is at my first link OC. For pete’s sake, I actually did a copy/paste. </p>
<p>Click on the link</p>
<p>Scroll down until you see the section “Who are Vanderbilt Undergraduates?”</p>
<p>Scroll past the table, to the section with the title in bold, titled “Admission and Enrollment Rates”</p>
<p>The first sentence is (again, copy/paste) “Of the 12,192 students who applied to Vanderbilt, about 13% of them enrolled as new freshmen.”</p>
<p>I did not quote acceptance or yield rates. Perhaps you are not reading carefully and getting yourself upset over nothing.</p>
<p>And look, say what you will and list all the clubs you want, but 40-45% is a substantial part of the student body participating in one activity. And since I dated and married a frat guy, and not much has changed since then, I can honestly and accurately say, the fraternity/sorority experience has a pretty predictable pattern or theme. Mixers, formals, community service projects, open parties, closed parties…nothing much new about that.</p>
<p>I’m NOT saying it’s a BAD experience…I’m saying there is predictability and similarity within the system and, I am saying, again, that 40-45% is SUBSTANTIAL participation. This IS a factor that should be considered by prospective students.</p>
<p>Furthermore, with regard to diversity, I believe, like most Southern colleges, Vandy’s sororities and fraternities are not racially integrated. (Correct me if I am wrong about this.)</p>
<p>^If theoc89 had bothered to look at the first link provided by ldmom06, in Post No. 12, he might have reached the same conclusion.</p>
<p>theoc89, with respect to you last post you miss the point of what ldmom06 was saying. ^If theoc89 had bothered to look at the first link provided by ldmom06, in Post No. 12, he might have reached the same conclusion.</p>
<p>With respect to you last post. I think you miss the point of what ldmom06 was saying. She was referring only to the social culture of the school. A student body can be relatively homogenous in some respects (i.e. socially) while individuals still have variety of other individual interests. In fact, I would not be surprised to find that fraternity and sorority members are some of the more active participants in campus activities. If it is not now the case, it certainly was a number of years ago. </p>
<p>It would be interesting to know why Vanderbilt’s applications took such a big jump. Most schools applications seem to be on the rise, but a one year increase of over 30% is remarkable. It will be interesting to see if this year is an anomaly or if the same or a greater number of applications are received next year. There is really no historical precedent at Vanderbilt for such an increase.</p>
<p>Ldmom06, looks like we cross-posted. Sorry.</p>
<p>Applications jumped at Vanderbilt because the school is becoming very popular in other regions of the country. I’m from New York and was the first student from my HS to go. My school is sending four kids to Vandy next year (partly due to my raving about it). The majority of Vanderbilt students are now from areas outside of the south. Word of mouth is powerful.</p>
<p>Also, since diversity has increased alot more ethnic groups want to come. When Vanderbilt had a low Jewish population (2%), not many top Jewish students applied. But now that it has risen to around 12% (in only 3 years), theres a tremendous snowball effect. </p>
<p>The school also has great academics, small classroom sizes, professors who care (I’ve eaten lunch with my teachers), and lots of school spirit. I could go on and on…</p>
<p>I didn’t see that I’d ruffled feathers until just now!</p>
<p>TheOC, I didn’t mean to offend you or your school. I mean, man, both my parents went there! And they loved it! I probably didn’t tout that enough. I also wasn’t clear enough. I didn’t say that it was “greek life only,” but that (and I was rushing while I said this so it DID sound like I was saying that) a lot of the people who I have met - friends, family, brothers’ friends there, students I met at Vanderbilt, etc - HAVE said that it is hard to escape greek life at Vanderbilt. I mean, at UNC we’re just 18% greek and I still feel like that’s a little too much for me. One of my best friends from high school got a full tuition scholarship at Vanderbilt and ended up turning it down for a full ride to Furman because he was afraid of greek life. Then he ended up joining a frat at Furman… go figure.</p>
<p>Anyway, I don’t want to get into a ****ing contest about whether or not our professors care more or if we have more school spirit. I’m not even going to touch school spirit. Vanderbilt is an excellent school - ranked higher than UNC - but that doesn’t mean that UNC isn’t great, either. Not even 5% of our classes are over one hundred students, and admissions here are highly competitive. I’ve gone to my professors’ houses, eaten lunch and dinner with them, blah blah blah. It’s not like that’s something that is incapable of happening here. I guess it’s fair game because I don’t have first hand experience there for you to say our classes are huge, etc because I said what I did. Anyway, just wanted to clear the air a bit.</p>