How tough is it to do well at vanderbilt?

midmo
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:40:32 +0000

Just to clarify, the rules regarding AP credit and usage are different for the various schools within Vanderbilt. The engineering school (VUSE) has different rules than A and S, and even within VUSE, the rules differ for different majors.

My son, a cs and math major, studies hard for his grades. Nobody is handing out As easily, and math may be among the stingiest fields.

His girlfriend, in one of the premed fields in A and S, works long and hard and is not thrilled sometimes with the grade that results.

I don’t know for sure how VU compares with other top private schools, but I will venture that it is a tough school for many majors.

But it is a great place. Just don’t attend simply because you think it is a great place to party-hearty.