Vanderbilt University Top Questions

What's the most frustrating thing about your school?

Jasmine

For people who are strongly opposed to drugs of all forms, it's hard to find friends who don't drink or do drugs at all. At the same time, I've learned to be more tolerant and accepting of different viewpoints, but as someone is drug-free and appreciates their quiet time, the party culture can be a bit much for me at times.

Taloa

Not having a laundry facitlity in every dorm.

Matthew

The most frustrating thing about this school is the lack of parking spaces and the restriction of being forced to live on campus. Due to these restrictions most students don't have a vehicle on campus.

Andrew

The workload.

Shui

One thing I was not expecting when I accepted admission to Vanderbilt was how exclusive the social atmosphere can feel. Greek life is a huge part of campus, and if that isn't your thing it will feel like you are the only one who didn't rush. The motto here is "Work hard, play hard," and students definitely live up to that.

Carlyn

The meal plan system for freshman.

Brian

The housing process

Kyle

The difficulty of the academics in the school is extremely frustrating. It is common to see students study all the time and put all of their time into studying for a test but still fail.

Ching-Yuan

It's quite competitive here.

Maria

The work load. Sometimes you study your ass off for weeks at a time for a single final, think you know everything, and then get slapped in the face when you get it back and it's a big fat F.

Lauren

closed minded

Jessica

Everyone is either in a frat or sorority,

William

The classes have been much harder than I was used to in High School where I saw alot of success. I have struggled to adjust to the work load and spend too much time drinking and partying.

Sonny

The school is in a process of change

Charlotte

The emphasis on the Greek scene can be frustrating at time. While I am Greek myself, I am sometimes fed up with others' (both Greek and non) perception of Greek life and its centrality to Vanderbilt life.