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Why Vanderbilt: A Musician’s Perspective, Part 1

Oct. 22, 2013—Usually at the end of sophomore year, when we have to choose our majors, we hit a wall. We figuratively hit it really hard. We come to that point where we ask ourselves the academic existentialist question, "Why am I in school?" For me, specifically, it was the question, "What I am doing.... as a musician?"

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Home away from home

Oct. 1, 2013—Socializing, getting out of your comfort zone and trying out different things.

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Meet our newest additions!

Sep. 19, 2013—Two weeks ago I got the most intense, high stakes homework assignment that I’ve ever received, and it wasn’t even for a class. What could possibly be so important, you may ask? Nothing but INSIDE ‘DORES APPLICATION READING, of course!!!

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And we’re off!

Aug. 29, 2013—School is back and off to a fast start with classes, law school applications, LSAT studying, and meetings! How do we survive the stress? A little help from some professionals, and of course the VANDY FOOTBALL HOME OPENER!

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Guest Blog: In a Nutshell

Aug. 21, 2013—College. With impeccable timing it conveniently crashes down onto our lives, leaving us in desperate search for the chips of our identity and the task of piecing them back together again. After packing up all of our belongings we begin triple checking our list to make sure we have all of the essentials: shower shoes, No. 14 pencils to last a lifetime, and enough Target dorm décor which we hope can transform a 10x10 room into a rough version of the Pottery Barn catalog.

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The Other Half of Summer

Aug. 20, 2013—I’ve talked a lot about my internship at redpepper, and before I start talking about my senior year here at Vandy (eeek!) I want to cover how I spent the three days of my work week that weren’t spent at redpepper–working in the Vanderbilt Office of Undergraduate Admissions! My work at the VU OUA was...

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Tour Guide Transition

Aug. 19, 2013—Throughout my time at Vanderbilt, I never really thought about applying to be a tour guide--but thanks to my job in admissions this summer, I'm now a full time guide!

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Legitimately Screaming at the First-Years

Aug. 19, 2013—Sometimes, it’s good to yell at people. In the instance of Move-In Day and the Founder’s Walk, we were very much encouraged to make as much noise as possible to cheer on the Class of 2017!

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Pre-school: Backpack Basics

Aug. 8, 2013—It's really close, folks. School is less than a month away, and it's almost as exciting as the first day of preschool. What kind of school supplies should you bring to college? Really, it depends on what you are studying and which School you are in because you honestly don't need a TI-84 Silver Edition if you're a Blair kid, but here are a few handy supplies that I think everyone should have.

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Phones Round Two

Jul. 31, 2013—When I first started working in Admissions this summer, I thought that my biggest task was going to be being trained to be a tour guide--and that was true. But what I didn't quite account for was the inevitable shift answering the phones.

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