Studying Category
College Scholars Honors Seminars: The Microbiome to Italian Film
Oct. 26, 2015—Imagine my surprise when the counselor told me that instead of taking a FYWS (First-Year Writing Seminar), I could take an Honors Seminar instead, through the College Scholars Program! Oh, how I love the Cornelius Vanderbilt scholarship!
Let Me Tell You About the Education Major
Oct. 11, 2015—Now that I’m in my second year at Vanderbilt, I have a pretty standard list of points to hit when people ask me why I love my school. Campus during the fall? Check. Being surrounded by cool people? Check. Eating at Bamboo Bistro, our on-campus pho restaurant? Check. The overwhelming amount of opportunities to get...
A ‘Major’ Decision
Oct. 8, 2015—Making my relationship with economics official; we're in for the long haul.
On Unchecked Boxes and Sophomore Year
Oct. 7, 2015—Hi. My name is Lee, and I’m a compulsive to-do list maker with a schedule that barely gives me time to eat sitting down. (Cue soft chorus of “hi, Lee”s from the assembled crowd, Styrofoam cups of instant coffee with non-dairy creamer teetering on their knees.)
This is Vanderbilt.
Oct. 7, 2015—I spun through the air and then landed on the concrete, laughing. It was midnight and Zack and I had just attempted the swing dancing routine Around the World. Around us, about seventy-five people swing danced, whirling around in sundresses or sweatpants, their feet scraping against the floor of the top of the parking garage.
Classes End, Fun and Finals Begin
Apr. 20, 2015—As classes end, finals can be a really fun time. I promise.
Bio Lab: It Gets Better
Apr. 12, 2015—Hi, my name is James Lopez, and I’m a pre-med student at Vandy. You know, it’s a tough environment, the Biology department. The environment isn’t the most welcoming. They force you to stare at yellow solids that turn into yellow liquids, claiming that it’s all bacteria and DNA solutions. But I couldn’t see a thing....
The Write Way
Mar. 27, 2015—My personal experiences with college writing (and why you should go to the Writing Studio).
Movie Night, Maggie Moo’s, and Commons Lawn
Mar. 23, 2015—Welcome to the place where sunday nights are filled with ice cream, movies, and friends. To the Class of 2019, congratulations!