<p>I recently got accepted tp Vandy and now I was just curious about what Vandy's premiere academic flagship is?</p>
<p>Originally, I thought it was engineering but I am not sure?</p>
<p>So academically, what is Vanderbilt University famous for?</p>
<p>Also, how are there economics program? Do they have finance as a major?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I would say vandy is most "famous" for peabody/education, particularly its graduate programs.
there is no finance major, but there is a financial economics minor.</p>
<p>very good question....</p>
<p>law school and peabody</p>
<p>i tried to make a partying major. they didn't let me but if they had, that would probably be it. we're pretty good at having a good time and learning.</p>
<p>^people like above is why we aren't respected in the academic community like schools like berkeley, duke, etc, even though the teachers are as good and resources are better.</p>
<p>vanderbilt is the oldest engineering university in the south. we're good at it, and a top ten research school according to many science magazines and journals.</p>
<p>economics--we have one of the most highly paid economics professors in the nation, and he helped devise reganomics. he is a genius and his name is steven buckles. if you don't agree, i'm sorry but you're wrong. </p>
<p>philosophy-professor lachs is the ****.</p>
<p>the allure of Vanderbilt isn't one particular study or discipline; it's the fact that you can learn a great deal of things, and excel in all of them. we're kind of like duke in the academic vagueness category. we're good at everything, but we're not like CalTech, who just produces engineers and scientists.</p>
<p>also, many, many people are premed--we have an excellent program and statistically speaking, we have more people become doctors than most schools in the nation (research successful premed programs).</p>
<p>Engineering is not good at Vanderbilt. As cowboy.ed said Vanderbilt Undergrad is strong overall. Peabody is one of the best education schools in the US and the A&S school is solid. You will not be disadvantaged by anyway by coming to Vanderbilt in terms of academics. I only advise you not to come here if you plan on going to engineering.</p>
<p>Why do you say engineering is not good? I have always been under the impression that Vandy engineering is really pretty strong (talking undergraduate). </p>
<p>Anyone else with comments about Vanderbilt engineering?</p>
<p>What gives you that impression?</p>
<p>The engineering school here is ranked in the ~40s and most of my friends who are engineers even admit that the school isn't good. Because I am in the A&S school I cannot tell you specifically what is so bad about the engineering school but I will ask some of my friends and get back to you on it soon.</p>
<p>dude. you are wrong.
he just admitted that he's in A&S. i mean, i worked at nasa and I knew more engineers from vandy than other places. it isn't bull****--you come and work your butt off or you fail. there is no curve, and if you aren't ready, you'll have to major in economics or something else.</p>
<p>science watch (a primary science journal for research competitiveness) says we're in the top ten schools for research in engineering.</p>
<p>"Research competitiveness"
Man I wish that meant something.
Like I said, the engineering school isn't that great here. Take a look at the rankings.</p>
<p>^ haha, seriously. that really doesn't correlate with the strength of the undergraduate classroom program.</p>
<p>1)departed, et al. i'm telling you. i have experienced both a top ten school and vanderbilt (in engineering) and i am willing to say that the teaching and resources are better at vanderbilt than tech and they are therefore comparable to other high-caliber engineering schools.</p>
<p>2) research doesn't mean anything to you, but in science and engineering, it is what many prospective students base their decisions upon--i.e. ability to do research is the primary method in determining what type of job you want and to make them interested in you. for economics or HOD, it isn't that important.</p>
<p>3)once again, some of the best engineers that i have ever met--including GaTech, MIT, Purdue, etc. are from vandy. this is from their ability to think in a creative manner and solve the problem systematically. say what you want, but the only thing you have to back your point (or lack thereof) is US News and World report rankings. and it is known (from vanderbilt and cornell studies) that those rankings pay primary attention to the endowment of the school, it's ability to perform research, and about 90% of it is reputation.</p>
<p>at any rate, if you did have the experience which i do, then you would have a viable point. however, you do not.</p>
<p>and seriously, if engineering is so "terrible" here, and it is substantially harder to get into than most engineering schools (purdue, ga tech, uiuc, and many others), why are there enough people to even comprise a school?</p>
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and seriously, if engineering is so "terrible" here, and it is substantially harder to get into than most engineering schools (purdue, ga tech, uiuc, and many others), why are there enough people to even comprise a school?
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<p>Why are there so many community colleges? Or state schools? Or any low profile school for that matter?</p>
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US News and World report rankings. and it is known (from vanderbilt and cornell studies) that those rankings pay primary attention to the endowment of the school, it's ability to perform research, and about 90% of it is reputation.
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<p>Could you find an article for me regarding that? I'm just curious to find out the details of the actual study.</p>
<p>Should</a> we abolish ranking universities by their reputations?</p>
<p>i read this a year ago--it was done by a very good researcher who was only recently hired by vanderbilt. try to read the whole thing.</p>
<p>also, i mean, you're comparing vanderbilt engineering to a community college? i'm fairly certain that unless you are a biochemistry major your classes aren't as hard as ours...i mean, unless your unfounded claims have a basis i don't know about.</p>
<p>you didn't answer the question. i said if it is harder to get into than georgia tech and tech is a better engineering school, why would people even bother coming if it means so much? community colleges don't offer engineering degrees and that was a poor analogy because they don't maintain the logical requirement i made by stating "if it is substantially more difficult...etc."</p>
<p>I did indirectly. You're making it sound like people come to Vanderbilt because of the engineering school when they aren't. People go to schools for the name. GA Tech engineering is stronger than Vanderbilt without a doubt but the name Vanderbilt carries so much more weight especially in the South. It isn't a matter of strength in the schools but an issue of name. I don't mean to put down the engineering school but to say it is the flagship of Vanderbilt is truly wrong. Vandy is strong overall but imo the engineering school is on the lower end of the spectrum.</p>
<p>I am actually a biology/chemistry major.</p>