Thoughts on Tulane

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
In New Orleans.

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What's not to love, and who would not love it?

New Orleans is gorgeous, and the food is great, but crime is terrible there.

The flooding situation is also terrible there. I think a kid who goes to college there has to think hard about hurricane-proofing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
In New Orleans.

...

What's not to love, and who would not love it?

New Orleans is gorgeous, and the food is great, but crime is terrible there.

The flooding situation is also terrible there. I think a kid who goes to college there has to think hard about hurricane-proofing.

You mean fleeing for ones life?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane seems to be the new IT school. I know of 5 kids (including mine) who went ED/EA from the same school. All great kids with strong records. A generation ago the type of kid who would have used Tulane as a safety. Now a first choice school.

At the risk of sounding rude, kids with high stats don't apply ED to Tulane. It's a fine school but not worthy of an ED reach if you are a genuinely strong applicant. The kids that I know who go there are either high stat kids who weren't strong enough to get into a need blind school but needed the FA or moderate stat kids that were full pay.

Or like mine, high stats but still full pay, with a half-tuition merit scholarship...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The parents of DCUM do not like Tulane because the students there drink alcohol.

I can tell you firsthand that it is a great school with alums in high places in every major city. They set me up well and if your kid is a hard-worker they'll do the same.

How strong is the alumni network?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
In New Orleans.

...

What's not to love, and who would not love it?

New Orleans is gorgeous, and the food is great, but crime is terrible there.

The flooding situation is also terrible there. I think a kid who goes to college there has to think hard about hurricane-proofing.

DD has been there for almost two years and has yet to "flee" from a hurricane or flooding. The school is located on higher ground so flooding is really not an issue.

[Anonymous]

I know about the drinking scene. How about the drug scene? Assume weed is pretty commonplace? Anything else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
In New Orleans.

...

What's not to love, and who would not love it?

New Orleans is gorgeous, and the food is great, but crime is terrible there.

The flooding situation is also terrible there. I think a kid who goes to college there has to think hard about hurricane-proofing.

Hurricanes warnings are announced sometimes a week in advance. They close the school if need be. California has earthquakes, fires, and mudslides with little warning. How about mid and central US who have tornadoes with occasional 10min warning. Upstate NY/PA buried with feet of snow in day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My boss's daughter went there. She was a B-/C student so wasn't in the running for an academically challenging school. But, she liked it and she graduated on time. My impression was that it has a wide range of students, from very strong honors students to pretty average full pay students to make up the numbers.

This must be very old info. There is no way a sub-3.0 student is getting into Tulane these days.

B- is a 3.0. And yes, 3.0 full-pay kids get into Tulane all day long.

No, they really don't. And B- is not a 3.0.

[Anonymous]

I thought this reddit thread would be of interest. As someone who attended grad school there, this is truly something I would factor in if I was sending my child to Tulane....

https://www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/7vbkfz/whats_up_with_tulane_students_and_their_cocaine/

[Anonymous]

Tulane is very popular in this area. They love full pay kids, and are okay with ED apps who are statistically middle of the road.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How "prestigious" is Tulane these days?

My high stats, high recommendations DC was just deferred from Tulane. Yes, DC got accepted ED to a very high level college but we cannot afford it so DC was going to seriously weigh the options if offered significant funding by Tulane. Apparently not.
It’s not like DC is going to say no to the top college and see is Tulane offers admittance in April. Oh well.

Must be for more middle tier students apparently.

Tulane doesn’t like to play second fiddle. If you haven’t visited or otherwise expressed a sincere interest, and your stats are strong, they surmise they are your back up. Those kids get deferred/rejected over ED kids with average stats, all day long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
In New Orleans.

...

What's not to love, and who would not love it?

New Orleans is gorgeous, and the food is great, but crime is terrible there.

The flooding situation is also terrible there. I think a kid who goes to college there has to think hard about hurricane-proofing.

Hurricane proofing? Please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
In New Orleans.

...

What's not to love, and who would not love it?

New Orleans is gorgeous, and the food is great, but crime is terrible there.

The flooding situation is also terrible there. I think a kid who goes to college there has to think hard about hurricane-proofing.

Hurricanes warnings are announced sometimes a week in advance. They close the school if need be. California has earthquakes, fires, and mudslides with little warning. How about mid and central US who have tornadoes with occasional 10min warning. Upstate NY/PA buried with feet of snow in day.

+1

I would be more concerned if my kid went to Cali

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is Tulane like for a non-partyer?

There average ACT score is in the 99th percentile.

Absolutely not true. Google “Tulane Common Data Set.” 25% of kids have an ACT composite score of 24-29.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought this reddit thread would be of interest. As someone who attended grad school there, this is truly something I would factor in if I was sending my child to Tulane....

https://www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/7vbkfz/whats_up_with_tulane_students_and_their_cocaine/

It’s rampant everywhere - especially big city schools where it’s very accessible.