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Campus Visit? — Here’s where you should eat!

Apr. 18, 2012—You just got accepted to Vanderbilt and are planning a campus visit to check out the school and the town in order to decide whether you’d like it or not? Well — look no further than here (and all the links I’m providing) for places to eat in Nashville!

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Unique classes — offered only abroad

Apr. 18, 2012—There are some very clear advantages to studying abroad — being in a foreign country, being exposed to different cultures, eating amazing food, traveling, and the list goes on…but there are also some fantastic academic differences that allow you not only to experience foreign educational systems, but also to take unique classes that you wouldn’t...

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East Nashville Restaurant Crawl

Apr. 16, 2012—Yesterday evening, I participated in the East Nashville Restaurant Crawl. It was organized by CityVU and open to all undergraduate and graduate students in the Vanderbilt Community. I got to try three new Nashville restaurants, while hanging out with my peers.

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The Life of an Intramural Soccer Player

Apr. 7, 2012—Before coming to college, I was in the best shape of my life. For me, anyways. I played travel soccer for 13 years and 4 years of varsity high school before officially retiring upon my arrival at Vanderbilt. Life was great…until the “Freshman 15” rumors started to harass a very fitness-conscious brain. I had been...

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The View of Some Prospective Students- A Guest Blog

Apr. 1, 2012—This weekend, my sister, Brittany and her friend Sophia visited. They are currently juniors in high school. Here is what they had to say about Vanderbilt:

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LUNCH WITH COACH FRANKLIN!!

Mar. 30, 2012—Today started out as just an average Thursday here on campus. I woke up and caught up on some homework, because I don’t have class until 1 on Thursdays. At 12:15, I met my room mate at Commons for lunch. We were in for quite the surprise.

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Not Greek? No Problem!

Mar. 29, 2012—What is life at Vanderbilt like for a non-Greek?

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My Vanderbilt Top Five

Mar. 28, 2012—It’s that time of year, again! Seems just like yesterday that I was making that HUGE decision. If you’re a college senior, you know exactly to which decision I’m referring. Whether you loved Vanderbilt on your visit, hated it on your visit, or haven’t visited at all, I would be willing to bet that you...

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MOSAIC Weekend Reflections: A Host’s Perspective

Mar. 27, 2012—A host's perspective on MOSAIC weekend.

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Why Vanderbilt?

Mar. 27, 2012—Every once in a while I reminisce back to those wonderful (ha!) months of high school during which I googled different universities every day, wrote personal statements, and stressed about SAT scores…maybe more so now because soon I will have to do the same thing to apply to graduate school…and I remember discussions I had...

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