<p>Hey, I thought I’d peruse cc since I used it so much last year and came upon this post.</p>
<p>I am currently a freshman at Vandy, and I’m from the north as well. In my college decision I was choosing between Vandy and WashU and had many of the same questions and concerns that you seem to have. Just to hand out my endorsement, Vandy is a great school and I honestly have not regretted my decision since I came here. I posted something last may or so where I compared the two schools and talked about the pros of Vanderbilt if you’d like to check that out. Nashville is a great city, and while there definitely are places where you can party it also has, as many people have pointed out, a fantastic arts and music scene. Visit the campus some more, check it out, but definitely consider Vandy. I probably didn’t answer your question as well as I should have, but let me know if you have any other questions, I’d be happy to help somebody in the same position I was last year!</p>