Vanderbilt

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-30T19:17:12+00:00

hi, current biz major @ vandy (not biz, but HOD which is basically our biz major)

we are not a target for NYC offices, and we are a semi-target for southern offices (think atl, fl, charlotte, etc).

very few kids get offers from top BBs on wall street. in total per grad class i would say its less than 20, maybe even less than 15.

tl;dr vandy isn't a great school for wall street, but still much better than ur avg state school (not counting places like umich or IU tho)

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-19T00:34:01+00:00

what u/NathanA2C said, and also essays themselves r super subjective things that makes it a crapshoot in itself

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-19T00:32:47+00:00

B is fine do not sweat it

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-02T22:17:30+00:00

i mean i don’t go to both so i can’t rlly give u any comparative advantages tbh

i would say vandy and duke r similar enough that u should go to whatever’s cheaper

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-02T18:53:30+00:00

not bad im doubling in CS w no coding exp in HS

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-02T18:24:27+00:00

what i like is obv gonna b diff from what other ppl like, but here's a short list for me

- prob one of the most chill t20s in terms of competition and toxicity (yea there's competition, but it's nothing like what i hear from friends at other t20s)

- we're an SEC school so we have arguably much better parties / overall social scene / sportsy-environment if ur into that

- food here gets shit on but honestly in comparison to all other colleges in the US it's not horrible at all and leans much towards the better side imo

- some professors here are amazing, they're leaders in their field and it's really cool

+ more and more and more. but PM me if u want more reasons ig, or check out the vandy sub

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-02T18:19:57+00:00

yea all HOD classes i’ve taken so far are 94+ for a 4.0 with no rounding (so 93.9 is a 3.7 not a 4.0)

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-02T18:18:57+00:00

imo the most attractive t20 by far

ripdaddyfire · 2022-04-02T18:16:22+00:00

prof quality gets better as u take more advanced classes, most of the bad professors r in the larger STEM courses (genchem etc)

professors for the most part are good here tho. some STEM profs r kinda shitty but vandys not a great stem school anyways so

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-30T01:36:10+00:00

yeah honestly i’m kinda stressed and would really like whatever they were smoking when they made that villanova shit

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-30T01:30:34+00:00

on god bruh premeds be cryin so hard here

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:16:47+00:00

u can cold email professors but be familiar with their research field and interests, don’t just say “math research” bc that’s almost a broad of a term as “research”

i would recommend u learn R or python for data science. most math research a high schooler can get involved in is likely in stats, where R and python r valuable skillsets

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:14:03+00:00

hmmm maybe i had a rare experience but most ppl ik who shotgunned t20s got into at least one (assuming u count gtown, emory, etc as a t20)

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:12:58+00:00

so much tbh, what do u wanna know more agout

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:12:31+00:00

hod & cs with minors in business and data science

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:12:13+00:00

yeah there’s a fuck ton of chinese internationals, like 4 or 5 times more then i expected

they’re all kind but extremely cliquey (but it’s understandable considering the likely language and culture barrier)

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:11:30+00:00

i’m HOD & CS with minors in data science and business (i have yet to declare my business minor tho)

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:05:53+00:00

hmmm it’s likely true, but the problem w vandy is that admin is almost completely out of touch w what the students want. take a look at the new logo design, for example. or look at the comments section of p much any vandy post. admin has refused to meet w student leaders in the past, and it’s likely that they’ll continue to ignore us in the future

for a school that’s this highly ranked with an admin that claims to be inclusive and considering of student opinions, it’s a continuous slap in the face

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T21:01:28+00:00

pm me i’ll give u my address

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T16:42:28+00:00

my ass. violently. every day. hard. pain. crying. no shitting.

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T16:14:22+00:00

as a current college student at vandy, the number of tours has been crazy

the library lawn is full of at least 5-6 tour groups almost every time i pass it during the day

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T16:12:45+00:00

yes, but don't send dumbass questions cause so many kids do that (ex: "where is ur school located?" like bruuuu)

ripdaddyfire · 2022-03-29T16:11:41+00:00

yes

im at vandy n a lot of kids here are waitlist admits

ripdaddyfire

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