@puremuddle I didn’t answer part of your question. I think both student bodies like to party. I liked Nashville better as a city. At Brown it was mostly stay on or near campus, with occasional trip to Boston – another plus of Brown with so many colleges within an hour or so. Attending football games at Brown was not that common, whereas football is more imbedded in the culture in the SEC conference. Students at Vandy used to get dressed up for football games and go with dates. Feel free to PM me too.