<p>Regading “southern,” it’s that darn Fiske Guide. It perpetuates this “Southern” sterotype. Statements such as,
“Sure, football games here continue to require coats, ties, pearls and dates…”<br>
Really!? Because that is not what I am seeing on the televised games.
And
“More ‘Southern’ than Emory or Duke, Vandy has traditionally been a preferred choice in the Deep South suburbs of Atlanta and Birmingham…”
This is from the 2011 Fiske Guide! </p>
<p>Here are data from the Class of 2016:</p>
<p>“Increased interest in Vanderbilt is a nationwide trend. The Class of 2016’s geographic breakdown is as follows: 34.4 percent hails from the South, 19.5 percent from the Midwest, 16.6 percent from the Middle States, 9.1 percent from the Southwest, 8.3 percent from the West and 5.8 percent from New England, according to data provided by Christiansen’s office. Students who graduated from international high schools comprise 5.9 percent of the Class of 2016.” (From [Degree</a> of difficulty: Competitiveness in undergrad admissions on the rise - InsideVandy: Administration](<a href=“Inside Vandy: Vanderbilt University's student news source”>Inside Vandy: Vanderbilt University's student news source)) So yes, a lot of students are from the south but twice as many are from all over.</p>