Vandy vs. UNC vs. Notre Dame

Faline2
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:26:26 +0000

If the money is the same, you should pick your social/emotional fit. There is something in the water or is it the air that makes Chapel Hill one of the Magical College campuses in America. ie have you ever met a Chapel Hill grad that doesn’t get a little misty-eyed about their four years there? Networking can help if you want to teach in the South or in North Carolina.
Re level of difficulty…if you can get admitted to Vandy where there is no (IMHO) bottom quartile, they think you can do the work and make good grades. Vanderbilt is a tough school with everyone in it strong academically. Vanderbilt is markedly more of a national/international student body since UNC has by law an 18% cap on OOS students. If you want to attend a college with a national footprint, then definitely come to Accepted Student days at Vandy and give it a look over. You would be getting what others pay over 50 grand a year for at a bargain price if the cost of attendance is similar. Vanderbilt is in a city not just a college town. Vanderbilt has a long history of good clinical placements for student teaching in Nashville. But I agree with Moonmaid. Do not take on debt for Vandy as a future teacher. Instead distinguish yourself at Chapel Hill if there is a serious cost differential.
ND is a great experience I am sure if it is a fit for you on an emotional level.
Good luck with the “problem” you may face should you have these three options…all good. I know someone waitlisted at Chapel Hill instate so be pleased that you have the choice of attending one of America’s great publics regardless.