Just123096, congratulation on such wonderful options. Your post shows wisdom beyond your years and you are on the correct process to sort out your options. A few points concerning VU. Alcohol issues are a concern at most colleges and includes Greek, residential housing, dinner clubs, and GDI students. IMO Vandy is doing more than most to educate and address these issues. Two, all of your choices attract well funded students from advantaged backgrounds. 66% of VU students come from outside the Southeast. Outside of TN, the most represented states are IL, CA, NY, FL, TX, NJ.
Yes, Harvard is Harvard and it’s hard to turn them down. I don’t think I could. On the other hand some students from Harvard visit VU, PENN, and Tufts and go home saddened by what they are missing out on.
Good luck.