‘choosing Vanderbilt’
Let it snow!
Jan. 25, 2011—As a Florida girl, I don’t have much experience with snow. I’d seen it a few times before coming to Vanderbilt, but this year has been the first time I’ve lived in it. And I love it. Every time I see those flakes cover campus in a soft white blanket, I have to go outside....
Cafe Coco and “The Card”
Jan. 23, 2011—Last night, my friends and I were pretty bored and hungry. We spent the day hanging out in our dorm because it was cold and gray outside. Sometimes, after a long week, the best way to spend a Saturday is to relax and bond with the girls. We didn’t want to go to the dining...
Graphs
Jan. 19, 2011—As I browsed the Vanderbilt Admissions pages, blogs, and various resources in a vain search for inspiration, a horrifying fact became apparent. Despite the large number of available lists, links, articles, pictures, and videos, the Vandy Admissions page is home to not a single graph. Zero. ZERO.
First Snow!
Dec. 5, 2010—This morning I was woken up by girls running up and down the hall screaming excitedly. Sunday mornings on campus are usually quiet and slow. I hopped out of bed because I didn’t want to miss anything. It was well worth it because it was SNOWING! The first snow of the season is kind of...
Professors…They’re Real People Too
Nov. 1, 2010—This week for Vanderbilt Visions, the freshman orientation program, my group went to an event called Talking Heads at Dean Wcislo’s House. The ‘talking heads’ were three of the Faculty Heads of Houses of the Commons. This installment of the Talking Heads series featured Chalene Helmuth, of Sutherland House, and Tony Brown and Chase Lesane-Brown,...
‘Dore for a Day
Oct. 18, 2010—I’m involved with the ‘Dore for a Day program with the AmbassaDores, and I hosted my first students last week! I actually had a lot of fun and I think I showed the students a good, real perspective of Vandy. We started out walking to the Commons and eating lunch in the dining hall, because...
Family Weekend
Oct. 12, 2010—This weekend, Vanderbilt celebrated official ‘Family Weekend,’ so my parents and grandparents made the trip and spent the weekend with me.
Journaling the Experience
Oct. 5, 2010—Hey everybody out there! I’ve always wanted to have a journal I could look back on and do all the corny things you see in the movies—laugh at the funny memories, shed a few tears over the tough times, but mostly just remember. Remember my initial impressions of friends; remember running through the V at...
The First Few Weeks
Oct. 5, 2010—My name is Erica Graff, from Miami Beach, Florida, and I am one of the new student bloggers here at Vanderbilt. I am a first-year student in the College of Arts and Science, with an undecided major but the intention of going ‘pre-med.’
Summer thoughts…
Jul. 20, 2010—Yep. Here I am, sitting in my room looking for something to do… I do have a job, but working 3-4 days a week still leaves 3-4 days a week that I have to find something to do. Psh that’s easy, some may say… Read more about the struggles of summer below –