Would I fit in?

weaponcaptain27
Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:59:21 +0000

I’ve read a lot of student reviews about the school and it’s made me reconsider having Vanderbilt as my first choice university.

Academically, I know I could fare well. I am incredibly academically driven so I know that I would fit in well with the prestige.

However, social aspects are a whole different story. Throughout high school I never really fit in with the “cool crowd” and more or less established myself in the “AP community” where everyone loves me because I’m one of the smartest students in my class. I don’t “dress to impress”, I wear t-shirts, and on occasion a nice dressy shirt, and I wear jeans almost every single day, and when I don’t, I wear yoga pants. I don’t wear makeup and I don’t paint my fingernails. I’m pretty chill and I don’t find the need to look perfect all the time. I’ve never dated (I’m a high school junior), so I’m not sure what the dating scene would be like for me. When walking through the halls at school I try my best to not make eye contact with the preppy girls because they annoy me. And I know that supposedly the majority of the girls here are “preppy”.

Honestly, when I first started researching colleges, I saw Vanderbilt as a top choice because of the level of prestige and the beautiful campus, as well as the incredible financial aid (my family doesn’t have much money). It wasn’t until I read all the student reviews that made me change my mind. After high school I want to be able to find a place where I fit in, and I don’t really think the rich preppy sorority girl community is my niche.

Any advice? :/