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‘Rites of Spring’

PreVU Vanderbilt this Summer

Apr. 29, 2015—Guest blogger and admissions counselor Adrienne Spraggins explains her favorite thing about warm weather in Nashville and why you should add Music City (and PreVU) to your summer itinerary.

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Rites of Spring is Coming

Mar. 18, 2015—The incredible tradition that is Rites of Spring is back on campus next month. Today on the blog we have this year's lineup and a Spotify playlist to get you prepared.

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Why Are Vanderbilt Students So Happy

Aug. 4, 2014—Vanderbilt ranks as the #1 happiest college in America, according to a new survey by the Princeton Review. So, what makes Commodores so darn happy? We investigate today on the blog.

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Sounds of the City: What We’re Listening To

Apr. 25, 2013—The next installment in our What We're Listening To series.

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Sounds of the City: What We’re Listening To

Feb. 25, 2013—We've been very busy and extraordinarily quiet on the blog. But we're back with a bang.

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The Class of 2012: A Common Advantage

May. 11, 2012—Carolyn reflects on the four-year journey of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons' inaugural class.

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Why VU? From One Stage to Another

Apr. 30, 2012—Current senior Jamie Hooker gives us some insight into her college choice and her eventful Vanderbilt career.

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Leave Kafka at Home — it’s Rites of Spring

Feb. 29, 2012—Ryan on the Rites of Spring music festival and why sometimes it's nice to have a distraction.

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Living the Vanderbilt Experience through Inside ‘Dores

Jan. 20, 2012—On why, as a prospective student, you should be reading our student blog, Inside 'Dores.

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Meet Alexandria Lovelace

Oct. 27, 2011—Introducing Admissions Counselor and Southern California native Alexandria Lovelace.

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What do you want to know?

Mar. 31, 2011—I had an amazing meeting with my student bloggers this past Tuesday.  A core part of our meeting included planning for April blog topics and we kept circling back to the same question, “What do our readers want to know?  What questions do they have?  What do they want us to write about?”  So today...

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Music in Music City

Jun. 9, 2010—Summer came to Nashville quickly! It’s been in the 90s all week and despite the hot days and muggy nights, the city is flourishing with activity! This week and weekend is particularly exciting because Nashville will play host to two amazing music festivals: the CMA Festival and Bonaroo. The four day CMA Festival this year...

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