‘Academics’
Sociology 235
Apr. 26, 2011—This semester, I’ve had the opportunity to take Sociology 235, which focuses on Contemporary American Society. We’ve studied a variety of topics, ranging from the economic crisis to parenting in today’s society.
The Joy of Visitors!
Apr. 24, 2011—One of my favorite parts of college is having friends and family visit and being able to show them around! This past week, my uncle came to visit and I was able to give him an unofficial tour of Vanderbilt, as well as go to an Indian restaurant I hadn’t tried out yet called Bombay...
More on Professor Van Schaack
Apr. 11, 2011—Morgan Weisman, my fellow blogger and sorority sister, is right. Academics at Vanderbilt are not always a piece of cake, but there are those professors that make paying $50,000 on a tuition bill worthwhile. Professor Andy Van Schaack is one of those. I realize Morgan elaborated quite a bit on him, but enough can’t be...
My New Favorite Subject: Neuroscience!
Mar. 30, 2011—This semester, I’m taking Neuroscience with Dr. Leslie Smith. I kind of enrolled on a whim, since the Cognitive Psychology class I wanted was full. Let me just go ahead and say that I’m now planning on majoring in Neuroscience; that’s how awesome it is.
Mosaic Weekend
Mar. 20, 2011—For the last four days, I’ve had a high school senior sleeping on my floor. She was here for Mosaic, a multicultural recruitment weekend for accepted students. I signed up to host, which pretty much involved taking Melissa to dinner one night and giving her a place to sleep, even though they probably were not...
Scheduling Begins
Mar. 17, 2011—It’s halfway through March and we’re entering the home-stretch. A (mere?) six weeks of class and a finals week lay between me and a very, very long summer break. It might come as a surprise, then, that the scheduling process for next semester (Fall 2011) has already begun. While it logistically makes sense to open...
Honor Council
Mar. 14, 2011—Sorry about the small hiatus. The past two weeks have flown. Between midterms and spring break, I totally forgot to blog! Over spring break, I got an email from my chemistry professor letting me know that I was going to be contacted by the honor council. Vanderbilt’s Undergraduate Honor Council “was formed to help enforce...
Class helped me meet a celebrity…
Mar. 10, 2011—Piggybacking off of what fellow blogger Lindsey Rothrock talked about in her post “Homework: Go to a Concert”, I have been in three music classes (American Music, African Music, and Blues) where I have had to attend concerts and write small papers on them. These active assignments encourage students to explore Nashville for what it...
Late Night Study Sessions
Mar. 3, 2011—This week is the last week before Spring Break! Of course, you know what that means. Professors have decided to cram as many tests, papers, and homework assignments into these last few days as possible. Nearly everyone I know is losing their mind, cramming in those last tidbits of information. I guess this will make...
Super Cool
Mar. 2, 2011—The diversity and accessibility of great minds at Vanderbilt never ceases to amaze me. In a Computer Science class (CS 103: Intro to Programming for Engineers) this Monday, Professor Akos Ledeczi casually mentioned a project he works on at Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems.