<p>There used to be a joke that the Duke rejects come to Vandy. I don’t know if that is still true or not. Since we live in Nashville, I have always been under the impression that Duke academically is still better than Vandy. More Northeastern kids attend Duke than Vandy.
If you are still unsure, if you can manage it, try to do an overnighter at both schools to get a better feel of both.
Vanderbilt is in a very safe area in a basically fairly safe city and the music scene is unbelievable.Yes, we have much more than just country music here!
Greek life is pretty important. Vandy will be opening its new Commons residence for the freshman class starting in 2008 and it is supposed to be great.
We will be checking out Duke in March during my D spring break so we can compare the two better after that
Either way,you have 2 great choices</p>