Freshman year is hard. With so much change it’s easy to start thinking of “what if” questions. “What if I would had gone to that other school, would I be as stressed?” “What if the major I chose is too hard, should I just quit now?” “What if I only got into Vanderbilt as some sick and twisted social experiment, and I’m not actually qualified to be here?” It’s so easy to get wrapped up in all of the reasons why you’re not “Vanderbilt Material” that it is easy to forget all of the reasons you are. So if you’re sick of hearing your parents assure you that you belong and you need another perspective here are five poems to remind you this is exactly where you need to be.
