Academics Category
The Best Decision I Ever Made
Apr. 9, 2012—Reading several of the other blogger’s posts (their posts can be found here and here) about why they chose Vanderbilt caused me to reflect upon my own decision to come to school here.
Reading at Children’s Hospital
Apr. 4, 2012—One of my favorite classes that I am taking this semester is a class on Children’s Literature, which is offered through Peabody. Aside from being able to embrace my inner 5 year old by reading and examining books from my childhood, one of the best parts of this class is that we get to read...
Guest Blog: International Student, Rachael Grenfell-Dexter
Apr. 2, 2012—Guest blog by International student, Rachael Grenfell-Dexter
Why Vanderbilt?
Mar. 27, 2012—Every once in a while I reminisce back to those wonderful (ha!) months of high school during which I googled different universities every day, wrote personal statements, and stressed about SAT scores…maybe more so now because soon I will have to do the same thing to apply to graduate school…and I remember discussions I had...
Final Projects
Mar. 26, 2012—For better or for worse, there are a lot of indicators that I’m becoming an upperclassman (see Figure 1). I have a lot of (sometimes unwanted) responsibilities in ROTC, I’m finding myself considering leadership in multiple school organizations, and my schoolwork is maturing from problem sets to more design and analysis-based projects.
Opening the Right Dore
Mar. 22, 2012—As we approach April 1 and all those acceptance letters come flooding in, my pitch on why I (and you) should pick Vanderbilt.
IMPACT.
Mar. 21, 2012—Tonight, I went to IMPACT, a symposium organized by the Speaker’s Committee. This year’s theme was Rise of the REst: WHat is the Future of American Foreign Policy?. The three night symposium came to a close after tonight’s engaging discussion between former Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, and the former President of Mexico, Vicente...
IMPACT 2012
Mar. 21, 2012—Each year, Vanderbilt Programming Board hosts several distinguished speakers at its IMPACT Symposium to give lectures on consecutive nights about a variety of political topics. In the past, speakers have included Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Strom Thurmond, and Robert F. Kennedy (just to give a sample of the many prestigious guests). This year, I...
Picking a Schedule for a Semester Abroad
Mar. 13, 2012—For the past few days, most Vanderbilt students have been distracted. That’s because all the class listings for next fall were just posted on YES (Your Enrollment Services).
Why Vanderbilt?
Mar. 11, 2012—With Spring Break last week, I got to go home and catch up with a bunch of my friends still in high school. Since most of them are second-semester seniors, I grilled them all about college. Hearing this whole process again reminded me why I chose to come to Vanderbilt in the first place,
How I Know the Robots Are After Me
Mar. 1, 2012—Earlier in the semester (MUCH earlier), I talked about my first day of Mechatronics class. I mentioned the kit we’d be working with, complete with Arduino micro-controller, circuit components, and other such tools. Each week in February (the kits came into the bookstore late), we’ve had an assignment involving creating or modifying code for the...
OutDores
Feb. 26, 2012—Near the end of last year, as sophomore year housing was becoming an issue, I was offered a spot in a VIP (Vanderbilt Interest Project) by a friend of mine from ROTC. The VIP’s are a somewhat diluted version of the Mayfield Projects, with less group commitment in exchange for guaranteed housing in a less...