Which is more prestigious: BU or Tulane
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Anonymous
| Prestige is an illusion. Don't pay for it. |
Anonymous
Oh please do tell us how you came to know “many” kids at Tulane and how you came to this conclusion about a school you’ve most likely never seen. |
Anonymous
| Tulane by a mile |
Anonymous
Because I was 18 and enjoyed life... |
Anonymous
| Tulane for sure |
Anonymous
| Tulane is not filled with southern kids. It's mostly well-off kids from the northeast/mid-Atlantic regions. It's a great place to go for school. Boston University does not have as much of a campus feel, plus the winters are brutal. |
Anonymous
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Questions like this demonstrate to me why the stupid US News rankings are so insidious. They are both outstanding schools, where anyone could have a great time from age 18-22 while also learning a lot.
But they are two very different cultures and settings. While both in a city, Tulane has a defined campus and is much more traditional and southern. BU puts kids in the heart of great city, with a student's experience feeling more like living as a resident of Boston than a campus resident. And it's far more international. Deciding which of those environments will enable a young adult to thrive is so much more important than a couple of spots on a stupid website list, or a perceived level of "prestige" |
Anonymous
This is the right answer. And I don’t mean that in a derogatory way. Just that “prestige” only makes a difference wrt a handful of schools (and then only in certain contexts). Beyond that, name recognition is about networks. Is a school known in a particular area or for a particular program/field? DC should go where s/he can get the education s/he wants in an environment that seems likely to be congenial. Could also look at where recent grads end up (geographically, occupationally, grad schools). |
Anonymous
| My DC knows 7 kids going to Tulane next fall. They are all smart and outgoing. |
Anonymous
This. And I graduated from one and lived in the city of the other. |
Anonymous
Didn't go to BU. Went to another Boston school. BU always seemed dreary. No fun. Kids I knew that went there were . . . fine. Nothing exceptional or interesting. Tulane is a place to have fun. Every Tulane grad I have met is interesting. Could be a small sample but that is my view. Tulane degree will get you just about anywhere a BU degree will. So have some fun and be interesting. |
Anonymous
I agree 10000%! |
Anonymous
+2 Nailed it |
Anonymous
| Neither. |
Anonymous
| Neither are particularly prestigious so just choose the one you'd be happier at. |