Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming to Vanderbilt

How large and imposing the Greek system is. Regardless of your position on whether or not you will join a frat, you will undoubtedly be affected by their abundance and spend a lot of time at their houses.

It takes so long to get your head out of the fog that is the Vanderbubble, and you should make an effort early on in your college career.

How extensive all the requirements that undergrads have to complete are. Take AP tests in order to get out of more requirements if you can.

The depth of Southern culture and its affect on the citizens of Nashville. Unless you're from the South, the “Southern mentality” is impossible to understand. Visit the South (Tennessee, in particular), or speak to relatives and friends who have lived or gone to school in the South to get their take on all this.