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National Acclaim for Nashville’s Food Scene!
Jun. 27, 2012—Check it out! The New York Times featured an article about local food in Nashville, or specifically East Nashville. I know I’ve blogged about the great food around campus…but Nashville has so much more to offer — and now NYT readers around the world know it too!
Summer Send-Off…Already?!
Jun. 26, 2012—Yesterday, I came home to find a post card invitation to the Miami Summer Send-Off Party, which will be held on July 15. Usually the Send-Off Parties are a bit later in the summer, once freshmen have received their housing assignments and just before upperclassmen head back for early move-in. Why, then, is ours so...
Commencement: The Participant’s Perspective
Jun. 25, 2012—(You've gotten my perspective of the Commencement experience--now see it through the graduate's eyes. The following post is written by my very good friend Stephen Hollabaugh [see picture below], a recent graduate of the Vanderbilt Class of 2012.)
Know Your City: Sylvan Park
Jun. 25, 2012—Admissions Counselor Patrick Boswell weighs in on one of his favorite neighborhoods in the city.
Summer days :)
Jun. 22, 2012—Well, I’m a month and a half into my summer break, and I’ve done quite a bit in that time frame! I went to Chicago for a cousin’s wedding/family reunion, got an awesome job, and officially completed two decades of living! Of course there are Skype dates with some of my favorites from Vandy sprinkled...
Memorial Day in D.C.
Jun. 18, 2012—Reader, it’s been too long. How are you? Enjoying your break? Good. After a few weeks of summer self-betterment, which consists of a constantly rotating routine of exercise, reading, yardwork, and playing music, I decided to take a trip up to our nation’s capital to visit a friend from high school. Roddy goes to George...
Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Jun. 8, 2012—The Vanderbilt Undergraduate Summer Research Program is pretty self-explanatory….it is a summer research program for undergraduates at Vanderbilt! Okay, but really…it is a program that students apply to (usually for the summer after junior year, but sometimes after sophomore year) that allows them to do research in any field (to apply, you submit your project...
Commencement: The Observer’s Perspective
Jun. 3, 2012—It's the culmination of four years of blood, sweat, and tears. The moment your entire college career comes to. The few second in which you receive that much desired diploma and are congratulated by an entire university. It is thankfully something I still have two years before I participate in. It is something I had the pleasure of observing this year. It is...Vanderbilt Commencement.
Preparing for the MCAT
May. 16, 2012—I am currently just over one week into my MCAT preparations. As promised, below is a more detailed explanation of my study plan.
Sophomore Spring in Review
May. 8, 2012—I have been home for just about four days. It has taken me this long to unpack and decompress from a whirlwind semester. Here is a recap of my Sophomore Spring: