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Three Truths of Junior Year
Dec. 22, 2017—Final grades have been posted, and I am now officially halfway through my junior year at Vanderbilt! However, this semester has brought with it a few realizations: I’m finally starting to feel old. I live in a Towers suite with four seniors and one other junior. This has really put into perspective how quickly time...
Happy Holidays from OUA
Dec. 22, 2017—Happy Holidays from OUA! With the start of Vanderbilt’s winter break, our hours and our response time on calls and emails will be a little different than usual. Here are the details: Holiday Office Hours While the University is officially closed for winter break from Friday, December 22 to Tuesday, January 2, the Office of...
How to Find a Roommate 101
Dec. 21, 2017—If you know me, you probably know that my roommate and I are attached at the hip. We’re always laughing together, and we just get each other. I thank the universe all the time to have blessed me with a roommate who is one of my closest friends. I know a lot of incoming freshmen...
Application Deadlines Approach
Dec. 21, 2017—2017 has been a big year for Vanderbilt: Graduating the Class of 2017 and welcoming the Class of 2021; celebrating the life of alumnus and civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace; marveling at a total solar eclipse. You can see more of the highlights from a remarkable year in this great year-in-review video. The end of the year isn’t...
Hi, What’s Your Name?: Be Welcoming (The 6th Thing I learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 18, 2017—It's definitely a fact of life that freshman can be awkward, but they're also so special! Conversation tips here! :)
My Escapes (The 7th Thing I learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 18, 2017—Vanderbilt courseload can be a lot, but there's also so much to enjoy! Some of my favorites...
Fake it, Sometimes: Authentic Friendships (The 8th Thing I learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 18, 2017—Real friendships are based on sacrifice, a lot of times when you don't feel like it, and I am so glad to have found those at Vanderbilt!
Housing: Responses Matter Most (The 9th Thing I Learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 18, 2017—Take a deep breath when things go awry
When Leading is Leadership, and When It Isn’t (The 3rd Thing I learned Junior Year)
Dec. 18, 2017—Approximately 8 things I've learned about leadership at Vandy, maybe 9... Vanderbilt has so many opportunities, and it's so fantastic to feel like I've grown so much because of them!
Free Food and Finals
Dec. 17, 2017—To be completely honest, no one likes taking finals. However, Vanderbilt truly spoils us with an abundance of opportunities for students to get free food during finals week. Here are just a few of numerous free food events that I attended even though there were many, many more! Thursday, Dec. 7– All students who were...
How to Study (The 4th Thing I Learned Junior Year)
Dec. 17, 2017—Wow, this post is so important. Although I came to Vanderbilt as the valedictorian of my high school class, National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar, all the rest, I didn’t fully know how to study. I was doing parts of it: talking to myself outloud, creating quizlet sets, making connections between the material, but I didn’t...
The Complete Guide to Being Premed (The 2nd Thing I learned Junior Year)
Dec. 17, 2017—LITERALLY everything about being premed, from grades to extracurriculars to well, everything. Remember, folks. It's all psychological.