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Something(s) Good (The 3rd Thing I learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 31, 2017—Research, Academics, Leadership, Friends, Family - five areas of my life where so much good has come!
Reach Out & Reach Out (The 5th Thing I Learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 31, 2017—Reaching out to others for myself, reaching out to others for others, all inspired by some incredibly amazing people
Stepping Back || Mental Health at Vanderbilt || (The 4th Thing I learned Sophomore Year)
Dec. 30, 2017—This is a long post. Relationships become more complex as we grow up. We use other people, most times without realizing it. Coming to Vanderbilt taught me such an important lesson: it’s okay to step back. The experience with my friend described here happened the second semester of my sophomore year, my fourth semester at...
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...
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!
Just Take Time (The 1st Thing I learned Junior Year)
Dec. 17, 2017—Your brain is going to be quite non-alive after 2 AM, that extra 30 minutes actually means something, study fast and comprehensively
Early Decision I Decisions Available Online Dec. 14
Dec. 13, 2017—It’s almost time to welcome the first members of the Vanderbilt Class of 2022 to the Commodore community! As of Thursday, December 14, after 5:30 p.m. Central Time, admissions decisions for Early Decision I applicants will be available online through MyAppVU. See the online decision release notes below for more details about how to check your...
Ask the Tour Guides: What surprised you?
Dec. 7, 2017—No matter how much research you do about a college—through virtual tours, browsing the website, or visiting campus—there will always be something that surprises you once you become a student there! For this post we asked the tour guides (and one of student workers, Gwen!) to tell us: What surprised you the most about Vanderbilt?...
Not quite Sweater Weather
Dec. 4, 2017—One of my mottos: Why be inside when you can be outside? Call it global warming, climate change, the South, etc., it’s hard to not enjoy this weather. Although we are in December right now, it feels more like October. Temperatures have been in the 60s and 70s, cooler in morning and evening but warming...