Would I be comfortable at Vanderbilt?

bernie12
Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:42:04 +0000

You sound like you might “fit” here at Emory. I don’t know. Come check it out. Unless its rank isn’t good enough or something. I assure you the education is on par with Vandy, but the campus is certainly more political (though not like GeorgeTown, Berkeley, or Tufts). The campus is among the more liberal schools honestly. You’ll see tons of Free Tibet things, and Tibetan Monks taking classes here (one of the coolest things ever admittedly), and There is this anti-Iraqi war drum circle that comes every Tuesday. Very open-minded campus. And the campus is like 33-35% Jewish (basically, almost all of our white students are Jewish). I think Vandy is like probably like 15% (this probably more like 20-25% of whites at Vandy). Unfortunately, if you love the sports oriented social atmosphere, you’re screwed at Emory.
Vandy is really nice too. Make sure to check it out even if you are concerned.
Despite your quest for prestige, I think Emory’s worth at least a peek.