Which is more prestigious: BU or Tulane

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Anonymous wrote:Which school is more prestigious and has better job outlook? Boston U or Tulane?

BU is the fifth most prestigious school in Boston.

6th

How 6th? I can only find 4 schools more prestigious in Boston: Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BC. What's the additional school above BU?

Niche lists BU seventh in the Boston Metro region putting Northeastern and Wellesley ahead. Even if we are looking outside of Boston I am not sure I would put Wellesley ahead. But in 2021 -- Northeastern -- yes I think so. So 6th.

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/m/boston-metro-area/

Wellesley is top 5 or 6 SLAC. Absolutely ahead. Not my DD’s speed. But, very prestigious in SLAC circles. Northeastern is just a fight waiting to happen. I don’t think so, but IMO it’s more a gimmick than a school.

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Anonymous wrote:Which school is more prestigious and has better job outlook? Boston U or Tulane?

I think that students should usually pick schools based on things like net cost, student satisfaction ratings, and grad school and employment outcomes data, not prestige.

But Boston University is tied with Northeastern for being the fourth most prestigious school in Boston.

Aside from Emory and, very arguably, the University of Miami and the University of Florida, Tulane is the most prestigious school in the entire Southeastern region. Tulane is much more important to the Southeast than BU is to New England.

Tulane is also in what is really a more interesting, more cosmopolitan city.

So, in my opinion, Tulane seems as if it’s more genuinely prestigious.

For purposes of choosing an underground graduate school: Strong, streetwise students who can drink without becoming alcoholics and have a chance to go to Tulane, and who would pay about the same amount for both schools, should choose Tulane over BU for most majors, because Tulane is a fine school in an amazing, fragile place. Go to New Orleans while it exists.

Other students who would pay about the same amount should usually pick BU, because they’re less likely to be killed by a cop or a criminal at BU, and
they’re much less likely to be evacuated due to a hurricane.

Are we no longer counting UNC, Wake, Duke and Davidson as being in the southeast?

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Anonymous wrote:BU, by far. Knew many kids at Tulane. Drunken, Southern frat hell. None of the students particularly distinguished

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.

What? I'm from Texas. Many of my friends and classmates from my small private school went to Tulane. I went to UT and visited Tulane many times (best friend went there) to visit on weekends and some holidays. I met many of the kids there and had known a good handful from school. I even toured the campus during my tours. And yes, my original statement still stands. Going to undergrad in NOLA takes a special kind of kid. It takes party school to a different level, and I say that having done undergrad in ATX.

My friends at BU had a completely different experience.

Thanks. Your experience from 1975 is interesting, but hardly relevant now. Unlike you, I actually know several students there now - they all love it and I would not describe any of them as partiers.

Again, your assumptions are still off. I'm not that old but I do grant you that I sound distinguished - particularly by comparison. I know kids there then and now - both from undergrad and law school. Can you believe it? I've known kids from there for a long period of time. Crazy given that I lived in Houston so long which is only hours from NOLA. Why is this so hard to grasp?

My original statement still stands. I wouldn't send my kids to Tulane given the amount of time that I've spent there. I would send my kids to BU. You, however, can do you - as the young people say.

NP - I visited NOLA twice, and I would never send my kid to college there. Ever.

+100. The setting is no small matter.

I know a handful of kids who went there, and yeah, it took them ....awhile....to "unlearn" the habits they picked up on while at Tulane.

I had a friend who was Type diabetic and went. IDK what his parents were thinking. He died his first semester. So, no.

That is so unbelievably sad.

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Anonymous wrote:BU, by far. Knew many kids at Tulane. Drunken, Southern frat hell. None of the students particularly distinguished

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.

What? I'm from Texas. Many of my friends and classmates from my small private school went to Tulane. I went to UT and visited Tulane many times (best friend went there) to visit on weekends and some holidays. I met many of the kids there and had known a good handful from school. I even toured the campus during my tours. And yes, my original statement still stands. Going to undergrad in NOLA takes a special kind of kid. It takes party school to a different level, and I say that having done undergrad in ATX.

My friends at BU had a completely different experience.

Thanks. Your experience from 1975 is interesting, but hardly relevant now. Unlike you, I actually know several students there now - they all love it and I would not describe any of them as partiers.

Again, your assumptions are still off. I'm not that old but I do grant you that I sound distinguished - particularly by comparison. I know kids there then and now - both from undergrad and law school. Can you believe it? I've known kids from there for a long period of time. Crazy given that I lived in Houston so long which is only hours from NOLA. Why is this so hard to grasp?

My original statement still stands. I wouldn't send my kids to Tulane given the amount of time that I've spent there. I would send my kids to BU. You, however, can do you - as the young people say.

NP - I visited NOLA twice, and I would never send my kid to college there. Ever.

+100. The setting is no small matter.

I know a handful of kids who went there, and yeah, it took them ....awhile....to "unlearn" the habits they picked up on while at Tulane.

I had a friend who was Type diabetic and went. IDK what his parents were thinking. He died his first semester. So, no.

That is so unbelievably sad.

It was. Just tragic. Great kid, whole life ahead of him, serious but manageable condition. I’d known him literally my whole life. But his parents never said No, because he had so many other health related restrictions. They seemed to be making it up by not setting limits.

Hard to be mad at the parents, who are still friends with mine. Terrible judgement, but God knows they paid for it. So, I guess I direct anger at Tulane. Maybe not fair, since they don’t hide what they are.

But still, lots of parents send kids with strong family history of substance abuse or health problems or kids who they know were going beyond experimenting a bit with alcohol in HS and were already significant drinkers. I get it’s your kid, your call. But, I’ve seen what can happen, so I disagree with it for a subset of kids. A college’s atmosphere matters. Some kids can drink like fish in college and have fun and be fine. And some kids can’t. And parents should really consider their kid’s medical and family history and personality and any problems in HS before sending a kid to Tulane. It’s just next level alcohol use. If you have a diabetic, a kid with a strong family history of substance abuse, who is already demonstrating signs of problems with alcohol— WHY?

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Anonymous wrote:BU, by far. Knew many kids at Tulane. Drunken, Southern frat hell. None of the students particularly distinguished

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.

What? I'm from Texas. Many of my friends and classmates from my small private school went to Tulane. I went to UT and visited Tulane many times (best friend went there) to visit on weekends and some holidays. I met many of the kids there and had known a good handful from school. I even toured the campus during my tours. And yes, my original statement still stands. Going to undergrad in NOLA takes a special kind of kid. It takes party school to a different level, and I say that having done undergrad in ATX.

My friends at BU had a completely different experience.

Thanks. Your experience from 1975 is interesting, but hardly relevant now. Unlike you, I actually know several students there now - they all love it and I would not describe any of them as partiers.

Again, your assumptions are still off. I'm not that old but I do grant you that I sound distinguished - particularly by comparison. I know kids there then and now - both from undergrad and law school. Can you believe it? I've known kids from there for a long period of time. Crazy given that I lived in Houston so long which is only hours from NOLA. Why is this so hard to grasp?

My original statement still stands. I wouldn't send my kids to Tulane given the amount of time that I've spent there. I would send my kids to BU. You, however, can do you - as the young people say.

NP - I visited NOLA twice, and I would never send my kid to college there. Ever.

+100. The setting is no small matter.

I know a handful of kids who went there, and yeah, it took them ....awhile....to "unlearn" the habits they picked up on while at Tulane.

I had a friend who was Type diabetic and went. IDK what his parents were thinking. He died his first semester. So, no.

That is so unbelievably sad.

It was. Just tragic. Great kid, whole life ahead of him, serious but manageable condition. I’d known him literally my whole life. But his parents never said No, because he had so many other health related restrictions. They seemed to be making it up by not setting limits.

Hard to be mad at the parents, who are still friends with mine. Terrible judgement, but God knows they paid for it. So, I guess I direct anger at Tulane. Maybe not fair, since they don’t hide what they are.

But still, lots of parents send kids with strong family history of substance abuse or health problems or kids who they know were going beyond experimenting a bit with alcohol in HS and were already significant drinkers. I get it’s your kid, your call. But, I’ve seen what can happen, so I disagree with it for a subset of kids. A college’s atmosphere matters. Some kids can drink like fish in college and have fun and be fine. And some kids can’t. And parents should really consider their kid’s medical and family history and personality and any problems in HS before sending a kid to Tulane. It’s just next level alcohol use. If you have a diabetic, a kid with a strong family history of substance abuse, who is already demonstrating signs of problems with alcohol— WHY?

I get it. I have a diabetic kid and we decided together that a school within 2-3 hours of home would be ideal. This has worked out for us. You write about this friend dying and his parent’s poor choices on EVERY Tulane thread. Do you really need to rehash this all the time? I am truly sorry he died and, as a parent of a diabetic teen, that is my worse nightmare. But can you try and be respectful of his memory and his family and let it go?
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Anonymous wrote:BU, by far. Knew many kids at Tulane. Drunken, Southern frat hell. None of the students particularly distinguished

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.

What? I'm from Texas. Many of my friends and classmates from my small private school went to Tulane. I went to UT and visited Tulane many times (best friend went there) to visit on weekends and some holidays. I met many of the kids there and had known a good handful from school. I even toured the campus during my tours. And yes, my original statement still stands. Going to undergrad in NOLA takes a special kind of kid. It takes party school to a different level, and I say that having done undergrad in ATX.

My friends at BU had a completely different experience.

Thanks. Your experience from 1975 is interesting, but hardly relevant now. Unlike you, I actually know several students there now - they all love it and I would not describe any of them as partiers.

Again, your assumptions are still off. I'm not that old but I do grant you that I sound distinguished - particularly by comparison. I know kids there then and now - both from undergrad and law school. Can you believe it? I've known kids from there for a long period of time. Crazy given that I lived in Houston so long which is only hours from NOLA. Why is this so hard to grasp?

My original statement still stands. I wouldn't send my kids to Tulane given the amount of time that I've spent there. I would send my kids to BU. You, however, can do you - as the young people say.

NP - I visited NOLA twice, and I would never send my kid to college there. Ever.

+100. The setting is no small matter.

I know a handful of kids who went there, and yeah, it took them ....awhile....to "unlearn" the habits they picked up on while at Tulane.

I had a friend who was Type diabetic and went. IDK what his parents were thinking. He died his first semester. So, no.

That is so unbelievably sad.

It was. Just tragic. Great kid, whole life ahead of him, serious but manageable condition. I’d known him literally my whole life. But his parents never said No, because he had so many other health related restrictions. They seemed to be making it up by not setting limits.

Hard to be mad at the parents, who are still friends with mine. Terrible judgement, but God knows they paid for it. So, I guess I direct anger at Tulane. Maybe not fair, since they don’t hide what they are.

But still, lots of parents send kids with strong family history of substance abuse or health problems or kids who they know were going beyond experimenting a bit with alcohol in HS and were already significant drinkers. I get it’s your kid, your call. But, I’ve seen what can happen, so I disagree with it for a subset of kids. A college’s atmosphere matters. Some kids can drink like fish in college and have fun and be fine. And some kids can’t. And parents should really consider their kid’s medical and family history and personality and any problems in HS before sending a kid to Tulane. It’s just next level alcohol use. If you have a diabetic, a kid with a strong family history of substance abuse, who is already demonstrating signs of problems with alcohol— WHY?

That's just awful. But I echo that sentiment about environment being important. I had same experience with friends at Tulane. I'm sure it's great for some kids but if you even think that your child might be a heavy drinker or partier, it's really not the town for DC. Program could be fantastic but NOLA is not. It just isn't for a certain type of kid.

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Don’t worry about prestige, worry about fit. You can provide input, but trust your kid to figure out what’s best for him. And don’t pay too much attention to DCUM horror stories.

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Really, is that necessary? Not nice.

Overall, BU has a bigger endowment, is a larger school so a bigger alumni network to offer jobs, and is much more well-known outside of the US. But schools are good, and it really depends on the area of study if you want to get a higher degree. If in your area of study Tulane’s faculty are more active than BU’s, then the Tulane student will have the edge. Vice versa.

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Prestige is in the eye of the beholder. The choice depends on the major. Assuming the student knows what they want to study, always start by looking at the quality of the professors, the size of the department, the research and networking opportunities (if applicable), etc. One thing I will say about BU, having gone there myself, is that there are a lot of choices in majors and many opportunities to take classes outside your own college. That's especially helpful if the student is undecided about their major.

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Anonymous wrote:BU, by far. Knew many kids at Tulane. Drunken, Southern frat hell. None of the students particularly distinguished

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.

What? I'm from Texas. Many of my friends and classmates from my small private school went to Tulane. I went to UT and visited Tulane many times (best friend went there) to visit on weekends and some holidays. I met many of the kids there and had known a good handful from school. I even toured the campus during my tours. And yes, my original statement still stands. Going to undergrad in NOLA takes a special kind of kid. It takes party school to a different level, and I say that having done undergrad in ATX.

My friends at BU had a completely different experience.

Thanks. Your experience from 1975 is interesting, but hardly relevant now. Unlike you, I actually know several students there now - they all love it and I would not describe any of them as partiers.

Again, your assumptions are still off. I'm not that old but I do grant you that I sound distinguished - particularly by comparison. I know kids there then and now - both from undergrad and law school. Can you believe it? I've known kids from there for a long period of time. Crazy given that I lived in Houston so long which is only hours from NOLA. Why is this so hard to grasp?

My original statement still stands. I wouldn't send my kids to Tulane given the amount of time that I've spent there. I would send my kids to BU. You, however, can do you - as the young people say.

NP - I visited NOLA twice, and I would never send my kid to college there. Ever.

+100. The setting is no small matter.

I know a handful of kids who went there, and yeah, it took them ....awhile....to "unlearn" the habits they picked up on while at Tulane.

I had a friend who was Type diabetic and went. IDK what his parents were thinking. He died his first semester. So, no.

That is so unbelievably sad.

It was. Just tragic. Great kid, whole life ahead of him, serious but manageable condition. I’d known him literally my whole life. But his parents never said No, because he had so many other health related restrictions. They seemed to be making it up by not setting limits.

Hard to be mad at the parents, who are still friends with mine. Terrible judgement, but God knows they paid for it. So, I guess I direct anger at Tulane. Maybe not fair, since they don’t hide what they are.

But still, lots of parents send kids with strong family history of substance abuse or health problems or kids who they know were going beyond experimenting a bit with alcohol in HS and were already significant drinkers. I get it’s your kid, your call. But, I’ve seen what can happen, so I disagree with it for a subset of kids. A college’s atmosphere matters. Some kids can drink like fish in college and have fun and be fine. And some kids can’t. And parents should really consider their kid’s medical and family history and personality and any problems in HS before sending a kid to Tulane. It’s just next level alcohol use. If you have a diabetic, a kid with a strong family history of substance abuse, who is already demonstrating signs of problems with alcohol— WHY?

I get it. I have a diabetic kid and we decided together that a school within 2-3 hours of home would be ideal. This has worked out for us. You write about this friend dying and his parent’s poor choices on EVERY Tulane thread. Do you really need to rehash this all the time? I am truly sorry he died and, as a parent of a diabetic teen, that is my worse nightmare. But can you try and be respectful of his memory and his family and let it go?
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This anecdote is directly relevant to the thread topic, and, as an NP, I had not seen it before so I'm glad this person posted it. It illustrates exactly why Tulane could be a bad idea for some people.

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Well shit. BU handed AOC a degree in international politics, after which she spouted off about "the Israeli occupation of Palestine" and then admitted she didn't know jack about geopolitics. So I'd go with Tulane.

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Anonymous wrote:Well shit. BU handed AOC a degree in international politics, after which she spouted off about "the Israeli occupation of Palestine" and then admitted she didn't know jack about geopolitics. So I'd go with Tulane.

Dumb, partisan response and doesn't address the question. But you got your little dig at the libs so goody for you. Go pat yourself on the back.

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Anonymous wrote:Well shit. BU handed AOC a degree in international politics, after which she spouted off about "the Israeli occupation of Palestine" and then admitted she didn't know jack about geopolitics. So I'd go with Tulane.

MLK went to BU so that’s a 2nd reason for you to hate it

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Anonymous wrote:Well shit. BU handed AOC a degree in international politics, after which she spouted off about "the Israeli occupation of Palestine" and then admitted she didn't know jack about geopolitics. So I'd go with Tulane.

Why AOC worked as a waitress when she has a degree from BU?

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Anonymous wrote:Well shit. BU handed AOC a degree in international politics, after which she spouted off about "the Israeli occupation of Palestine" and then admitted she didn't know jack about geopolitics. So I'd go with Tulane.

Why AOC worked as a waitress when she has a degree from BU?

AOC graduated cum laude from BU with a double major in intl relations and Econ.
In HS she won 2nd place in her category in the intel natl science and engineering fair.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ocasio-cortez-resume/