Hi, momnipotent (love your name) - yes, we just returned a few days ago from our second visit to Vanderbilt. I posted a thread asking for opinions on Vandy's student body and "rich kids school" reputation, which my d found quite helpful:
What would you tell my daughter?
She decided in favor of Vanderbilt after we spoke to several acquaintances, one of whom is very similar to my (decidedly middle-class) d and is about to graduate from Vandy after 4 very happy years.