No flames please but why is Tulane such a popular school among parents? I can see why kids like it - Nola and all- but

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I’ve never thought of it as a particularly serious school (I’m from the south originally).

What changed?

My dc is interested in it but I worry he wouldn’t fit in. He’s not a partier, and he will be coming from a small catholic school. (We are not from DMV fwiw).

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I was also going to ask this question. Sidwell has so many Tulane matriculants.

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Tulane
Rochester
McGill
St. Andrews.

Very popular safeties in private high schools.

[Anonymous]

I was very much hoping my kid would not end up there.

[Anonymous]

I always thought Tulane was a perfectly respectable school. Never heard anyone trash it until moving to the DMV.

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I grew up in the South and my brother went to Tulane. A lot changed for the school following Katrina - they eliminated a fair share of majors and laid off a ton of employees and professors, which I think was kind of a blow to it's reputation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina_on_Tulane_University#:~:text=Application%20of%20these%20considerations%20resulted,Computer%20Science%2C%20and%20Mechanical%20Engineering.

I will say my brother was NOT a partier - he was pretty serious about his academics, and it definitely took him a while to find his people. His major (Mechanical Engineering) was eliminated, which kind of severed all ties with the school for him, which I think was unfortunate.

I have heard the current ratios (male/female) are pretty skewed as well. Not sure if that is a factor for your student.

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Anonymous wrote:I always thought Tulane was a perfectly respectable school. Never heard anyone trash it until moving to the DMV.

Same!

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve never thought of it as a particularly serious school (I’m from the south originally).

What changed?

My dc is interested in it but I worry he wouldn’t fit in. He’s not a partier, and he will be coming from a small catholic school. (We are not from DMV fwiw).

I loved it on the visit . Honestly pretty much all of it appealed. Looked like a happy place with a lot going on. My son didn’t go there but I get it.

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I am a parent and I like NOLA.

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Absolutely love the school. One of my kid’s attended and is doing really well post-grad.
Students are smart, engaged and really into serving the community. DCUM loves to hate Tulane, but is definitely considered a great school in NYC, LA, etc. People are shocked when they see 8 kids are going from Sidwell this year, but they probably have never visited the school. Don’t believe the haters! Go visit.

[Anonymous]

Because private school parents need schools that seem appealing/impressive to other private school parents. Several schools have carved out that space by being “rich kid” schools. Tulane, Wake, Northeastern, etc. Look at their Pell grant numbers, they have some of the lowest percentages of any national university.

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Anonymous wrote:Because private school parents need schools that seem appealing/impressive to other private school parents. Several schools have carved out that space by being “rich kid” schools. Tulane, Wake, Northeastern, etc. Look at their Pell grant numbers, they have some of the lowest percentages of any national university.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because private school parents need schools that seem appealing/impressive to other private school parents. Several schools have carved out that space by being “rich kid” schools. Tulane, Wake, Northeastern, etc. Look at their Pell grant numbers, they have some of the lowest percentages of any national university.

This. It is so odd how private school parents think sometimes. They would rather shell out a shit ton of money to have their kids attend second tier private schools over much better state flagships. You see it a lot. And it makes no sense. I guess you can’t buy brains.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because private school parents need schools that seem appealing/impressive to other private school parents. Several schools have carved out that space by being “rich kid” schools. Tulane, Wake, Northeastern, etc. Look at their Pell grant numbers, they have some of the lowest percentages of any national university.

This. It is so odd how private school parents think sometimes. They would rather shell out a shit ton of money to have their kids attend second tier private schools over much better state flagships. You see it a lot. And it makes no sense. I guess you can’t buy brains.

Tulane is ranked 63. It is a pretty good school.

It is also a manageable size. Not every kid wants to go to a huge school.

[Anonymous]

Funny that my kids applied to several schools including Tulane, McGill and St Andrews….Tulane is great school. Not for everyone. My son was accepted to all 3 plus USC and NYU. Tulane is Fun and a great environment. But he decided to go to U of St Andrews.