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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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.

I’d put U Miami on that list too

And Santa Clara

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Anonymous wrote:Not worth the money

*because we don't have $350k set aside for this.

Tulane offers merit scholarships, and has competitive full tuition scholarships.

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Why do you think you deserve no flames for this post? You’ve just insulted an entire student body and their parents. I 🔥 you.

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

My kid is at Tulane. Did not get into our in state school (UVA), so we are shamed for choosing Tulane? Why do you people care? It is a fabulous school. Yes, so are lots of other schools. You do what is good for your family and try not to judge others so much.

Not shaming. Just generally curious what changed about it.

Also, would a Catholic school kid fit in? In my time, my Jewish HS friends were the ones who liked Tulane.

Very big and active Catholic community at Tulane. Also, New Orleans is a predominately Catholic city.

Really? This does not line up with my knowledge, which is admittedly dated. Anyone else?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you think you deserve no flames for this post? You’ve just insulted an entire student body and their parents. I 🔥 you.

You’ll live

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

My kid is at Tulane. Did not get into our in state school (UVA), so we are shamed for choosing Tulane? Why do you people care? It is a fabulous school. Yes, so are lots of other schools. You do what is good for your family and try not to judge others so much.

Not shaming. Just generally curious what changed about it.

Also, would a Catholic school kid fit in? In my time, my Jewish HS friends were the ones who liked Tulane.

Very big and active Catholic community at Tulane. Also, New Orleans is a predominately Catholic city.

Really? This does not line up with my knowledge, which is admittedly dated. Anyone else?

This is correct. 2 kids go there.

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

My kid is at Tulane. Did not get into our in state school (UVA), so we are shamed for choosing Tulane? Why do you people care? It is a fabulous school. Yes, so are lots of other schools. You do what is good for your family and try not to judge others so much.

Not shaming. Just generally curious what changed about it.

Also, would a Catholic school kid fit in? In my time, my Jewish HS friends were the ones who liked Tulane.

Very big and active Catholic community at Tulane. Also, New Orleans is a predominately Catholic city.

Really? This does not line up with my knowledge, which is admittedly dated. Anyone else?

My child attends and the Catholic community is prominent at Tulane and in NOLA.

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

My kid is at Tulane. Did not get into our in state school (UVA), so we are shamed for choosing Tulane? Why do you people care? It is a fabulous school. Yes, so are lots of other schools. You do what is good for your family and try not to judge others so much.

Not shaming. Just generally curious what changed about it.

Also, would a Catholic school kid fit in? In my time, my Jewish HS friends were the ones who liked Tulane.

Very big and active Catholic community at Tulane. Also, New Orleans is a predominately Catholic city.

Really? This does not line up with my knowledge, which is admittedly dated. Anyone else?

This is correct. 2 kids go there.

Are you Catholic? How is it prominent there?

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Not a parent, but went to Tulane Law.

It was the best 3 years of my life, because 1) I loved New Orleans and had wanted to live there anyway after reading books set there, and 2) it was the perfect law school because everyone was really smart and going places but not crazy-steal-books-from-the-library competitive and mean. We all just wanted to have a good time. And we still do ... as we always say: "The cult of Tulane is strong."

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

My kid is at Tulane. Did not get into our in state school (UVA), so we are shamed for choosing Tulane? Why do you people care? It is a fabulous school. Yes, so are lots of other schools. You do what is good for your family and try not to judge others so much.

Not shaming. Just generally curious what changed about it.

Also, would a Catholic school kid fit in? In my time, my Jewish HS friends were the ones who liked Tulane.

Absolutely. It's New Orleans, and not all of the Catholics are at Loyola.

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Anonymous wrote:There is a lot to like in Tulane’s flexible curriculum, emphasis on service, decent D1 sports, vibrant social scene, small classes taught by profs, and Goldilocks student body size.

Emphasis on service? Really?

Yes, really.

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

My kid is at Tulane. Did not get into our in state school (UVA), so we are shamed for choosing Tulane? Why do you people care? It is a fabulous school. Yes, so are lots of other schools. You do what is good for your family and try not to judge others so much.

Not shaming. Just generally curious what changed about it.

Also, would a Catholic school kid fit in? In my time, my Jewish HS friends were the ones who liked Tulane.

Very big and active Catholic community at Tulane. Also, New Orleans is a predominately Catholic city.

Really? This does not line up with my knowledge, which is admittedly dated. Anyone else?

I attended Tulane Law. It absolutely does line up with my knowledge of the school. Plenty of Catholics, and a strong community. New Orleans is very Catholic.

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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.

+1 it has name recognition (ie ppl have heard of it) more so than a lot of "peer" schools in terms of admissions or rankings

True. I had never heard of Wake and thought Northeastern was a joke until moving to the DMV.

Other than MA area, Northeastern is most popular from NY/JN area and California.
It has nothing much to do with DMV specifically.

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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. 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.

This! I really think the “just go to state school” crowd forgets that not everyone enjoys that environment. I would’ve, personally, traded my time at UMich with a more supportive, small environment.

Also, our state flagship is UMD College Park. It's 10 or so miles from our house. My daughter has no desire to go to college in or near her home town.

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Fun Tulane/Catholic fact: In the scene of the large gathering at St Peter's square when the new Pope was first announce, there is a prominent American flag waving.
The person waving the flag is a young American adult who is part of the Catholic ministry at Tulane. He grew up in Northern Virginia and went to school in MD.