<p>djoe1: Thank you for posting this updated info. Sorry to read of your disappointment at Vanderbilt. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be the school for you. Based on the limited info. shared in your posts, you may want to consider schools outside of the South. Schools such as the Univ. of Michigan, Rice, Washington Univ. in St. Louis, USC, Tufts, Univ. of Rochester & Northwestern University may be better matches for you.</p>