How "stressful" is Vandy?

Pancaked
Tue, 22 May 2012 01:06:09 +0000

Vanderbilt has a bit of a reputation for grade deflation, but I’m pretty sure those stress rankings are nonsense. Vandy is stressful just like any other top university due to the academic rigor, but is actually less stressful that many because there’s an attitude of camaraderie rather than competition here.

Peabody does not have a rep for grade deflation like the School of Engineering or A&S. Peabody majors tend to come out with a very high GPA. Wouldn’t be worried!

By the way stress at Vanderbilt is usually just from the amount of studying required for exams. It’s pretty rare to be “bogged down” by assignments unless you’ve been putting them off.