<p>My D was admitted to HOD but realized before she even started that wasn’t what she wanted. So, during her first year, she took only one course that was technically in the HOD department (a freshman writing seminar) and took the rest in A and S. She thought she was interested in economics, so she took a couple of those courses (intermediate level because she already had AP credit in the intro courses), but boy they were tough and she got horrible grades in them. I wouldn’t recommend dipping your toe in econ at Vandy, unless you are really interested in it. Those courses killed my D’s GPA and she’s struggling to get it back up.</p>