Tulane sees record applications

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is super hot. My DD has about ten friends who all applied ED and all got in. I do wonder if they’re going to have an extra large class this year. The combination of warm weather, a great city, a huge party atmosphere and not terrible academics are what is drawing these kids. I’m sorry but remote schools in Pennsylvania no matter how good they might be just can’t compete in these kids eyes. Most of my DDs friends are A- to B+ students And probably aren’t looking for the most intense academic experience.

I find this hard to believe, especially if from the same school.

They were from a number of different schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulane is a huge party school which has catered to the Mid-Atlantic area. It has a huge NY/NJ/PA/MD Jewish population as well. They are doing what Northeastern did a few years back.

That said, we visited and it is a complete sh*thole of a school. Inside and out. Old and Older. At least Northeastern put money into new programs, buildings, and campus. I just don't get the draw of Tulane except that it is in NOLA and the weather is warmer in the winter.

That said, they must know that people love to shout about their kids getting into harder schools, so paying big money to look like a hard school on paper, is good enough for some families.

I heard the honors dorm was nice

I lived in New Orleans and am not sure when PP visited or what buildings they saw, but there is a ton of new construction at Tulane including dorms, academic buildings, and common spaces, and a lot of renovations to the historic buildings. The idea that the campus is a shithole is laughable. It is absolutely gorgeous. The school puts a ton of money into modernizing and maintaining the facilities.

Yes +1000. Didn’t Tulane under go a major overhaul after Katrina- new missions statement, dropping some programs and really focusing on community service? Tulane will always have a party vibe because it’s in New Orleans-Laissez les bon temps rouler.

I am older and remember Duke before coach K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulane is a huge party school which has catered to the Mid-Atlantic area. It has a huge NY/NJ/PA/MD Jewish population as well. They are doing what Northeastern did a few years back.

That said, we visited and it is a complete sh*thole of a school. Inside and out. Old and Older. At least Northeastern put money into new programs, buildings, and campus. I just don't get the draw of Tulane except that it is in NOLA and the weather is warmer in the winter.

That said, they must know that people love to shout about their kids getting into harder schools, so paying big money to look like a hard school on paper, is good enough for some families.

I heard the honors dorm was nice

I lived in New Orleans and am not sure when PP visited or what buildings they saw, but there is a ton of new construction at Tulane including dorms, academic buildings, and common spaces, and a lot of renovations to the historic buildings. The idea that the campus is a shithole is laughable. It is absolutely gorgeous. The school puts a ton of money into modernizing and maintaining the facilities.

Yes +1000. Didn’t Tulane under go a major overhaul after Katrina- new missions statement, dropping some programs and really focusing on community service? Tulane will always have a party vibe because it’s in New Orleans-Laissez les bon temps rouler.

I am older and remember Duke before coach K.

Tulane cut most of its engineering program which was a big shocker. Katrina cost Tulane hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. It’s concerning for future classes, I mean, it’s New Orleans. They’re going to flood and have hurricanes again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulane is a huge party school which has catered to the Mid-Atlantic area. It has a huge NY/NJ/PA/MD Jewish population as well. They are doing what Northeastern did a few years back.

That said, we visited and it is a complete sh*thole of a school. Inside and out. Old and Older. At least Northeastern put money into new programs, buildings, and campus. I just don't get the draw of Tulane except that it is in NOLA and the weather is warmer in the winter.

That said, they must know that people love to shout about their kids getting into harder schools, so paying big money to look like a hard school on paper, is good enough for some families.

I heard the honors dorm was nice

I lived in New Orleans and am not sure when PP visited or what buildings they saw, but there is a ton of new construction at Tulane including dorms, academic buildings, and common spaces, and a lot of renovations to the historic buildings. The idea that the campus is a shithole is laughable. It is absolutely gorgeous. The school puts a ton of money into modernizing and maintaining the facilities.

My DD goes to Tulane. No idea where the "shithole" exists. Yes, there are older buildings and dorms (like every other school that's been in existence for over 100 years), however, they are doing lots of renovations and building a new dorm and dining hall. 2 years ago when DD started they had just completed a total renovation of the food court in the very modern student center. Before that, they built a gorgeous new stadium.

In addition, my DD who was an A-/B student throughout high school with a rigorous course load and high ACT scores has not found this school to be a cake-walk at all. Of course, there are students who party hard, but she has met some really nice people who do not come from wealthy families and are super well grounded. As she likes to say, kids who want to party will do it no matter what school they go to.

One more thing about Tulane. Clearly, they are trying to up their game. I get that. However, they are selective with who they give merit scholarships to. If you get one, they give a good chunk of money that is clearly to entice kids on the upper end of the academic spectrum who may have passed them over for other schools. So yes, they do recruit widely, but we know from experience who they REALLY want by wooing them with large amounts of merit and who they will accept if they are willing to pay full freight. Ten years from now, the stats of students from Tulane will be even higher and that's their goal. The new guy who came in to be president from Penn (Dean of the law school) a few years ago is very ambitious and honestly, very impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulane is a huge party school which has catered to the Mid-Atlantic area. It has a huge NY/NJ/PA/MD Jewish population as well. They are doing what Northeastern did a few years back.

That said, we visited and it is a complete sh*thole of a school. Inside and out. Old and Older. At least Northeastern put money into new programs, buildings, and campus. I just don't get the draw of Tulane except that it is in NOLA and the weather is warmer in the winter.

That said, they must know that people love to shout about their kids getting into harder schools, so paying big money to look like a hard school on paper, is good enough for some families.

I heard the honors dorm was nice

I lived in New Orleans and am not sure when PP visited or what buildings they saw, but there is a ton of new construction at Tulane including dorms, academic buildings, and common spaces, and a lot of renovations to the historic buildings. The idea that the campus is a shithole is laughable. It is absolutely gorgeous. The school puts a ton of money into modernizing and maintaining the facilities.

Yes +1000. Didn’t Tulane under go a major overhaul after Katrina- new missions statement, dropping some programs and really focusing on community service? Tulane will always have a party vibe because it’s in New Orleans-Laissez les bon temps rouler.

I am older and remember Duke before coach K.

Tulane cut most of its engineering program which was a big shocker. Katrina cost Tulane hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. It’s concerning for future classes, I mean, it’s New Orleans. They’re going to flood and have hurricanes again.

Tulane is on some of the highest ground in the city and did not flood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tulane is a huge party school which has catered to the Mid-Atlantic area. It has a huge NY/NJ/PA/MD Jewish population as well. They are doing what Northeastern did a few years back.

That said, we visited and it is a complete sh*thole of a school. Inside and out. Old and Older. At least Northeastern put money into new programs, buildings, and campus. I just don't get the draw of Tulane except that it is in NOLA and the weather is warmer in the winter.

That said, they must know that people love to shout about their kids getting into harder schools, so paying big money to look like a hard school on paper, is good enough for some families.

I heard the honors dorm was nice

I lived in New Orleans and am not sure when PP visited or what buildings they saw, but there is a ton of new construction at Tulane including dorms, academic buildings, and common spaces, and a lot of renovations to the historic buildings. The idea that the campus is a shithole is laughable. It is absolutely gorgeous. The school puts a ton of money into modernizing and maintaining the facilities.

Yes +1000. Didn’t Tulane under go a major overhaul after Katrina- new missions statement, dropping some programs and really focusing on community service? Tulane will always have a party vibe because it’s in New Orleans-Laissez les bon temps rouler.

I am older and remember Duke before coach K.

Tulane cut most of its engineering program which was a big shocker. Katrina cost Tulane hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. It’s concerning for future classes, I mean, it’s New Orleans. They’re going to flood and have hurricanes again.

Tulane is on some of the highest ground in the city and did not flood.

Huh?

“The School of Engineering is not the only part of the university to undergo changes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which left floodwater over two-thirds of the campus and caused up to $250 million in property damage and more than $90 million in operational losses.”

Tulane's Engineering Students Strive to Save Their School https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/14/us/nationalspecial/tulanes-engineering-students-strive-to-save-their-school.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

[Anonymous]

^^Tulane cut its engineering school, canceled classes for the Fall semester and relocated its medical school and operations to Texas for many months. Yeah, Katrina had a negative effect on Tulane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^Tulane cut its engineering school, canceled classes for the Fall semester and relocated its medical school and operations to Texas for many months. Yeah, Katrina had a negative effect on Tulane.

Katrina was 13 years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^Tulane cut its engineering school, canceled classes for the Fall semester and relocated its medical school and operations to Texas for many months. Yeah, Katrina had a negative effect on Tulane.

Katrina was 13 years ago.

Strange for a large university to not have a proper engineering department.

[Anonymous]

My DD is a relatively high stats student who was deferred EA. She definitely did not show sufficient interest directly to Tulane but is somewhat obsessed by their incredible service culture. Since she has been accepted to JMU Honors and UVA, she would need a very compelling offer to convince us to pay for Tulane if she was even to be accepted, which appears unlikely given the admission stats. Congrats to those accepted!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is a relatively high stats student who was deferred EA. She definitely did not show sufficient interest directly to Tulane but is somewhat obsessed by their incredible service culture. Since she has been accepted to JMU Honors and UVA, she would need a very compelling offer to convince us to pay for Tulane if she was even to be accepted, which appears unlikely given the admission stats. Congrats to those accepted!

If you are for real, then choosing JMU over Tulane would be tantamount to child abuse.

[Anonymous]

JMU Honors with UVA Law is a cost-effective plan and would allow me to support her in many other ways.

[Anonymous]

Wow I remember when Tulane was where the slackers/partiers my prep school went, but I don't think I get in today. And I graduated in '07, crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JMU Honors with UVA Law is a cost-effective plan and would allow me to support her in many other ways.

Why not UVA and then UVA Law?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is a relatively high stats student who was deferred EA. She definitely did not show sufficient interest directly to Tulane but is somewhat obsessed by their incredible service culture. Since she has been accepted to JMU Honors and UVA, she would need a very compelling offer to convince us to pay for Tulane if she was even to be accepted, which appears unlikely given the admission stats. Congrats to those accepted!

If you are for real, then choosing JMU over Tulane would be tantamount to child abuse.

You are an sanctimonious a$$hole.