<p>Aha! I knew someone would bring this up.</p>
<p>Misspellings happen to all of us. This definitely isn’t my first.</p>
<p>I just like sticking out. I just think going somewhere where everyone like me would be boring. If I wanted to apply to somewhere where there would be tons of people like me, I’d apply to a UC, Carnegie Melon, Brown, etc. But I don’t want to be around a lot of me’s. Why would someone who advocates diversity want to attend a school where everyone is just like that certain someone? (that wasn’t redundant at all…)</p>
<p>And I’m just somewhat of a firebrand. Maybe it’s because I come from a very liberal school (half of the school went to the local Obama rally a few months ago, two of my friends are actually registered communists, etc). But keep in mind I still have a few southern roots and ties, since all my family is from Alabama.</p>
<p>I said Vanderbilt needs diversity. I’m not saying it doesn’t have any at all. Those admissions counselors are too smart to let 0 diversity happen. </p>
<p>And please don’t say that I hate Vanderbilt. If you want to know why it’s my top choice then here it is: a) Academics, especially for undergrads. The professors really care and the research opportunities are wonderful. b) Beauty composed of grass, trees, squirrels, and the leaves blowing in the wind and strown out across campus. c) Nashville suburbs are lovely d) Sarratt. That’s all I have to say. e) The weather is very nice. Being from Florida, anywhere North of TN is way too cold for me.</p>
<p>Ok. I was there for 6 weeks this summer. The majority of the kids were conservative. I still had the best goddamn summer ever. My science/engineering professors were great people (I even went to Smoothie King and hung out in Sarratt with my Chemistry professor). The faculty and students were still all very nice and friendly. I connected with amazing people who weren’t even like me. Imagine a group with New Jersey, Minnesota, and Florida liberals; Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee conservatives; an Ohio apathetic. Yes, we may have engaged in a lot of debate, but when it all came down to it, we all ended up having fun playing video games and watching weird movies in the basement of Vanderbilt/Barnard Hall.</p>