| I have a nephew at UVA. He has been happy there until this last semester of his senior year. He studied music and was very active in an acapella group and his fraternity. He made many good friends. His disappointment has been the faculty/administration. He was mugged in a nice downtown area immediately across from campus and was shot in the leg. He found the administration indifferent and unhelpful after that incident. An assistant dean came to the hospital the first night and offered him the use of the counseling services at the university.They provided a van for him to travel to classes, but no one checked on him in his room or called or even emailed him to express concern. He found the admin uncaring. Fortunately, his mother was able to come to campus and help him for a week after the incident, and his fraternity brothers helped him get around as much as they could. I think your daughter might find Vanderbilt faculty and staff more nurturing. I don't know anything about the social scene at Vanderbilt; I bet ER can fill you in. |