<p>I had my interview way back in November so I hardly remember it but I recall that the 1st thing my interviwer asked me was that if I was just applying to Vanderbilt just because “I saw it on the top 20 list in national colleges.” I was kinda taken aback that she would assume something right off the bat, but I am sure she sees a lot kids who have no idea of Vandy other than it’s and elite school. But as we progressed I remember it got better.</p>
<p>We talked about typical stuff - Greek culture, SEC football, the Peace Corp, religion and Vandy’s excellent Divinity School, sociology (she’s getting her Phd in sociology next year), and international law and politics (my interviewer was a lawyer and both of us were politically moderate so we had a pretty intense talk about the recent election and other political matter.)</p>
<p>I had my interview on Wednesday. We were suppose to meet at B&N at 5:45, but we both showed up at around 5:30. The interview didn’t end until about 7:45. I think that’s a good thing.</p>
<p>Plus, my interviewer paid me the ultimate compliment, so I think that’s a good thing, too!</p>
<p>Well, he said that it was really easy to talk to me and that was refreshing considering a lot of kids tend to be nervous and have a hard time talking. He also said I was really composed/relaxed.</p>
<p>However, the ultimate compliment came in the form of a question. It was something like, “What advice would you give to me as a father so that my kid will be like you?”</p>
<p>He mentioned to me earlier in the conversation that he had 2 kids, one of which is a boy that is 6 years old. I don’t know how old his other kid is other than the fact that he/she is younger than the 6 year old boy.</p>
<p>So, yeah. I didn’t think a lot of it at the present time, but after the interview it made me feel good about myself.</p>
<p>my interview went pretty well! it was at the Starbucks on West End Ave. There were 2 other kids doing interviews at the same time (not with the same people though)…that was kind of awkward/comforting it was my interviewers first time giving an interview.
it lasted about 45 minutes and there werent any idle moments she totally convinced me to pursue HOD public policy</p>
<p>I just got back from my interview weekend at Vanderbilt (for graduate program) and I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt has an unbelievably beautiful campus with a balance of new buildings (apparently the biomedical research buildings have gone up so quickly that they haven’t yet gotten donors to purchase the naming rights and just numbered them in the mean time) as well as older buildings with character and interesting architectural detail. The landscaping around the campus is equally as impressive.</p>
<p>The people that I interacted with at Vanderbilt will uniformly friendly and motivated. They have a number of postdocs and faculty from very well respected institutions and remain well connected within their respective fields. I think that the friendly demeanor has something to do with southern culture.</p>
<p>The city around Vanderbilt has its pros and cons. The traffic was awful (I currently live in Denver). It is like the city planners of Nashville lacked a straightedge when they designed the road system. On the plus side, for a city of the size of Nashville, there is a tremendous amount of entertainment options. I was particularly impressed with the life size recreation of the Parthenon with an art museum contained inside. The cost of living seemed about as low as any large city and the property values are excellent. Unfortunately, while there are other colleges in the city, there are no other major research universities.</p>
<p>The facilities at Vanderbilt were also quite impressive. They have several resource cores to accommodate nearly any type of research project that can be imagined. They also have partnerships/affiliations with multiple clinical organizations including Childrens hospital and the VA.</p>
<p>I realize that much of this would be irrelevant for many readers, but suffice it to say, Vanderbilt is an impressive institution and would be a great match for many types of people.</p>
<p>“I realize that much of this would be irrelevant for many readers, but suffice it to say, Vanderbilt is an impressive institution and would be a great match for many types of people.”</p>
<p>There is absolutely no doubt for me.
It’s it.</p>
<p>Fingers crossed and prayers said…waiting for my letter :)</p>
it was my interviewers first time giving an interview.