<p>Is there something wrong with competing for the best students, blairt? Sometimes ivy league schools offer a qualified student squat, while "second-rate" ivies like Rice and Vandy keep the student from living off of ramen noodles for four years. Vanderbilt is on the rise anyways and soon will not have to market itself as a "southern" ivy league school.</p>
<p>Not to challenge you, but what sorts of top programs does Vanderbilt have? Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing Vandy in the tops of much...</p>
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Peabody College was listed at 3rd among schools of education, the Vanderbilt Law School was listed at 16th, the School of Medicine was listed at 18th among research-oriented medical schools, the School of Nursing was listed at 19th, and the Owen Graduate School of Management was listed at 34th among business schools.[10] Additionally, Vanderbilt is ranked 1st in the nation in the fields of special education[11] and audiology[12].
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<p>Not too shabby...</p>
<p>My daughter eliminated Vanderbilt for 2 reasons:
1. the dorm had a nail salon in the lobby that the students had requested.
2. the student tour guide, when asked about study abroad programs, said something like "yeah we have them but I don't understand why anyone would want to leave the USA."</p>
<p>She loved Emory though.</p>
<p>kyledavid80,
You just answered your own post. Vandy has top 20 programs in a lot of fields. Their business school is small and is highly ranked by Business Week and the WSJ for being one the best small business school in the country.</p>
<p>momtn,
1. There are Vandy girls, yes. But Emory has a reputation for having what some people call JAPs. Jewish American Princess.
2. I wouldnt have let one tour guide diminish your daughters chances of going to an instituion on the rise and certainly better than Emory. </p>
<p>To each his own, though. I am glad she had a great time at Emory.</p>
<p>Vandy is definately not better than emory. A lot of Emory's programs are compareable to Vandy's. I would say they are equal. What's the point of this thread if you're not going to listen to the answers to your question and put other schools down.</p>
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Except maybe WUStL.
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<p>On the basis of.....?</p>
<p>Ruben, are you saying that girls who follow the jewish faith are less desirable than an apparently shallow girl who inhabits the south?</p>
<p>blairt, Emory has a strong reputation for having a "new money" materialistic culture. Long Island Princesses generally wear flashy clothing and really like to remind everyone how rich they are (ie. MTV's Sweet 16 show).</p>
<p>Vanderbilt by contrast is generally considered an "old money" school. People are wealthy, but its alot more subtle. People don't talk about money (they have it - why show it off?) -- its a completely different mindset.</p>
<p>Oh god, let's not bring WUStL into this, brand_182... Just ignore the stupid comments.</p>
<p>Yes, I'm aware of the problems of nouveau riche culture. ..As well as the ignorant, blissfully naive girls who do not belong in any institution of higher learning. When a schools constructs a nail salon... that says a lot about priorities.</p>
<p>The only thing Emory has on Vanderbilt is Atlanta, and even that is arguable.</p>
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ignorant, blissfully naive girls who do not belong in any institution of higher learning
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<p>Blairt, if you own a mirror, it'd be appropriate for you to look in it now. Making ludicrous generalizations doesn't help your argument against Vanderbilt.</p>
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<p>No, no that doesn't say a lot about Vandy's priorities, it says a lot about the endowment.</p>
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<p>Lol okay I'll let it go...it's just the stupidity gets to me sometimes.</p>
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Lol okay I'll let it go...it's just the stupidity gets to me sometimes.
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<p>It was a crack at WUStL. Do you have a problem with that? Are you a WUSTL troll? With the dirty games WUSTL tries in regards to admissions, and the "where the hell did this school come from" attitude most people have of it, I dont mind a little WUSTL bashing from time to time. All jokes aside I dont think its a toilet. So dont be so sensetive about it. </p>
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Ruben, are you saying that girls who follow the jewish faith are less desirable than an apparently shallow girl who inhabits the south?
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<p>Blairt I hope you are totally ignorant of what a JAP is so I can disregard your comment. I wasn't harping on a girl who wishes to practice her faith, what I meant was that there is a clique that pervades the halls of Emory and that clique happens to be rich, spoiled, snobby, girls who use their jewish faith as more of a networking tool than a religious devotion. </p>
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Vandy is definately not better than emory. A lot of Emory's programs are compareable to Vandy's. I would say they are equal. What's the point of this thread if you're not going to listen to the answers to your question and put other schools down.
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<p>The point was to see where the public opinion fit Vandy in the overall academic scene. I trust a lot of opinions in here but not the one that tells me that Emory and Vandy are equal. That is just not so. I would say Rice and Vandy are more equals than the first assertion. Emory is usually not the school of choice for many admits, while Vandy is. Vandy beats Emory by major points in all categories except business. And even then the Owen school operates on probably half the scale Goinziga, or whatever its called, does.</p>
<p>"If I own a mirror?" I hope you're not attempting to comment on the physical appearance of someone you haven't seen.</p>
<p>To my knowledge, and please do correct me if I'm mistaken, but I don't think Harvard has financed a nail salon. And their endowment is 10 times larger than Vanderbilt's. Same goes for Emory (2 times larger). So how would a school's endowment be representative of ridiculously shallow facilities like nail salons? It wouldn't. It would be representative of the student population, in general (as all statistics are).</p>
<p>I would consider Emory better than Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>And I think we have discovered the root of all Vandy thrashing on college boards. They dislike the perceived shallow population.
Non tranferable I can see why you would prefer Emory over Vandy because of preference, but it is not academically stronger or more prestigious than Vanderbilt. Where do you people get your figures? </p>
<p>I am starting to think its just all about image and most prefer that nerdish faux northern ivy feel that schools like Rice and Emory give off in the south.</p>
<p>to the OP, u started this thread to get other people's opnion's of vandy. why are you shooting down the opinions people give you?</p>
<p>Well anyways, vandy is great. im gonna apply there</p>
<p>vandy, rice, and emory all get lumped into the same category. they're all great schools. Each has advantages over the other, but I doubt that any of them is "better" than the others. needless to say, if you do well at any of these schools you will do great right out of college. </p>
<p>I don't see the arguments...they're all top 20 schools!</p>