<p>At Vanderbilt they dress up to go to football games. I’m not kidding.
If you would like to dress up for football games, you should definitely go to Vanderbilt. </p>
<p>At Vanderbilt there are fewer people who are from the Northeast, and fewer people who will subsequently wind up in the northeast. If you want to wind up in the northeast, your “network” there will be sized accordingly. And vica versa, if you want to wind up living in the south. If you care to ever see your college friends,outside of college or ever again, there may be some probability differences based on likely geography.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt name has substantial prestige- in the South.
Nashville is a big music town. If you like country music.</p>
<p>Myself, I do not much care for country music. Or dressing up to go to football games. And I don’t really want to live in the South.</p>
<p>But that’s me.</p>
<p>PS I agree with oldfort’s comments about transportation/ access, the same thing happened to my D1, who was 8 hours away. After that experience, I too realized the advantages in being closer, though we didn’t realize it when D1 was applying.</p>