It’s come to that time when you need to cram for upcoming exams, but you may not be able to take seeing the inside of another library. Here are my top 5 alternative places to study that are not libraries.
5. Buttrick Atrium
While this area is typically populated, it’s still a nice place to study. There’s plenty of natural light and work areas where you can be productive.
4. Furman Hall
The eerie, foreboding witch’s castle hewn out of gray stone that sticks out like a sore thumb against the rest of Vanderbilt’s warm brick is actually a very nice place to study. It has some tables and chairs below the staircase on the second floor, and on the steps you can look at the marvelous stained glass window in the back of the building.
3. Alumni Lawn
This is a bit of a cheat because it’s not a building, but when it’s warm outside nothing truly beats Alumni Lawn as a peaceful and serene place to study. I personally go to the lawn sometimes just to remind myself I go to Vanderbilt.
2. Cohen Memorial Hall
This fine arts building is just as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. There’s plenty of space to study, and you’ll be doing so surrounded by impressive art and architecture.
1. Tower in Benson Science Hall
I debated even putting this last space in this article, as it is truly one of my favorites and I am inclined to gatekeep it. Benson Science Hall is one of few remaining original Victorian buildings on campus dating back to the university’s founding, and its history shows in this little attic space on the fourth floor, where you can sit and study below the building’s tower. There’s no other spot like it.