Vandy in the next rankings

JohnC613
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:33:36 +0000

wow this thread is stinking up fast
sorry guys, I didn’t mean to offend anyone or slight Vandy, and I’m still not entirely sure how I accomplished just that
palmettotree, you’re absolutely right. Vandy’s athletics and demographics are more akin to Harvard than perhaps Duke is.
Yes, Vandy is a special place–I’ve visited and was duly impressed. In fact, although I have not made a final decision, I will likely turn down several higher ranked colleges for vandy
I know many of you, especially you southerners, are very very proud of the south and the southern culture at Vandy. My little comment was simply directed at the overwhelming presence of southern culture. I think Vandy is changing rapidly and becoming more diverse, and it is my hope that southerners at Vandy will not only accept but appreciate that change. In fact, I may just be a part of that change and increasing diversity.
but the fact remains that I’m not in the least way drawn to Vandy for its southerness. I’m drawn to Vandy for myriad other reasons, but its southern culture is not one of them. Of course, I don’t have anything against southern culture–I’m just hoping that Southerners at Vandy can be as accepting as I’m willing to be. So for me, southern culture is not a positive attribute, and neither is it negative. But comments like “if you don’t consider southern culture a positive attribute, then don’t go to Vandy” hurt me and my high hopes for what Vandy has to offer. Please tell me I don’t have to be into the south to be into vandy.