<p>Thanks everyone for commenting and giving advice. I just wanted to let any students thinking about coming here a clear view about some negative aspects of Vanderbilt and perhaps the college life in general. I came in completely optimistic and unaware, and practically ran into a brick wall. I’m not exactly sure who RoCCoLampone is b/c I’m not even in a sorority. And I’m actually from Atlanta. Even though it’s a lot more southern than Nashville, I feel like I have gone farther south. Atlanta is fairly diverse and it was very different to go somewhere so close, but yet so completely different. </p>
<p>An update on medical schools: I know several seniors who applied to medical schools this year, all of them with very significant GPAs in the 3.8-9. One got accepted to Columbia, 3 did not get into any that they liked (Memphis, etc), and 1 didn’t get accepted to any at all. It was very shocking to hear that even though they were so intent on going, few of them are satisfied. I don’t know if good medical schools are just insanely difficult to get into, or it has something to do with their MCAT scores or extracurriculars, or the Vanderbilt reputation, but I just wanted to throw that out there.</p>
<p>I honestly thought about transferring, but I feel like it’s something that I am going to have to learn to live with in the real world anyways (and a 2.7 isn’t good enough to get into any colleges I want to transfer to anyways. haha). I was completely positive I wanted to go into medical school before, and as a result, took more than the suggested number of math and science courses required. Now I have 2 weedout classes and 3 labs that I took for no reason (after counting another 3 wedouts and 1 lab that count for AXLE liberal arts requirements). Right now I am thinking about getting an MPH after undergrad b/c I really am interested in going into the medical field. I guess it wasn’t really meant for me to go to medical school and I have accepted that. </p>
<p>Good luck to anyone still deciding on what colleges to go to!</p>