Is Tulane even that good?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m aware of some not so impressive students who got in ED from DC’s school. Like really not so impressive. Not high rigor course loads etc. Yet it’s discussed often as like an Ivy fallback.

Tulane likes private school ED kids.

We’ll look at Tulane for our next kid. He currently wants a school in that 5-10k+ student window and most of those are private. Based on the experience of our oldest, I don’t think he’d do well in a big public, has no interest in a small LAC, wants warm weather, and isn’t Duke/Georgetown material. He has a healthy 529 account so I’d rather put the money into a school like Tulane before an oos public for this kid.

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Tulane grad- I never had a class larger than 75 students and all classes taught by professors (nefver had a TA). The majority of my classes were less than 25 students I chose Tulane over many other "top schools" due to an incredible amount of merit aid. I visited the school for the first time on an admitted honors program student weekend and I was sold. I met top students from across the country. Yes, there was plenty of access to alcohol but there was also tons to do beyond parties. And honestly, after freshman year I rarely went downtown unless a friend was visiting from out of town. There are plenty of service opportunities and an excellent campus EMS program. I had great pre-med counseling and no issues with a direct admit to medical school.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a top school for partying.

It also has a fantastic public health school, business school, architecture program, research opportunities, environmental science program and on and on. Stop the hate. It is a great school, with fabulous outcomes. The alumni network is great (especially in NYC, Chicago, Texas and California).

We alum always say "the cult of Tulane is strong." It's an incredible network -- especially, as pp points out, in NY, Chicago, Texas and CA.

Boston too. There are a lot of new england kids who head to Tulane and then back up to Boston after graduation.

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Anonymous wrote:Tulane grad- I never had a class larger than 75 students and all classes taught by professors (nefver had a TA). The majority of my classes were less than 25 students I chose Tulane over many other "top schools" due to an incredible amount of merit aid. I visited the school for the first time on an admitted honors program student weekend and I was sold. I met top students from across the country. Yes, there was plenty of access to alcohol but there was also tons to do beyond parties. And honestly, after freshman year I rarely went downtown unless a friend was visiting from out of town. There are plenty of service opportunities and an excellent campus EMS program. I had great pre-med counseling and no issues with a direct admit to medical school.

Major?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m aware of some not so impressive students who got in ED from DC’s school. Like really not so impressive. Not high rigor course loads etc. Yet it’s discussed often as like an Ivy fallback.

Tulane likes private school ED kids.

We’ll look at Tulane for our next kid. He currently wants a school in that 5-10k+ student window and most of those are private. Based on the experience of our oldest, I don’t think he’d do well in a big public, has no interest in a small LAC, wants warm weather, and isn’t Duke/Georgetown material. He has a healthy 529 account so I’d rather put the money into a school like Tulane before an oos public for this kid.

Basically Tulane likes full pay kids - not alone in this regard - every school needs them, even the Ivies.

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Tulane had the absolute worst presentation when they came to the hotel in Northern Virginia. The admissions person was not at all polished and made a few digs at other schools that kind of rubbed me the wrong way. Then, they had an alumni panel, including an older alum who also had had a child who went there during the Katrina era. He went on and on about how Tulane kids are better than Vanderbilt and Duke kids and said how when other schools took in the Tulane kids that they were so much smarter and well-prepared than their peers at the schools that were hosting them. I felt like the whole session was a dig on other schools instead of focusing on what is unique and great about Tulane. It was a real turn off. If my kid wasn’t considering applying, I would have emailed the Dean of Admissions to suggest that they class it up and stop trashing other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m aware of some not so impressive students who got in ED from DC’s school. Like really not so impressive. Not high rigor course loads etc. Yet it’s discussed often as like an Ivy fallback.

it is not an ivy fallback. never on dcum or anywhere have i seen it called that. Tufts, maybe. WashU/Vanderbilt/Hopkins definitely. Tulane no. Tulane ED is for average to below average, 3-4 AP kids take at the boys and girls private schools nearby that have around 1250 as the average SAT. On Scoir the Tulane average SAT is about the same, 1250. Tulane RD is used for the 1300s kids as a backup to UGA and UVA in state.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m aware of some not so impressive students who got in ED from DC’s school. Like really not so impressive. Not high rigor course loads etc. Yet it’s discussed often as like an Ivy fallback.

Tulane likes private school ED kids.

We’ll look at Tulane for our next kid. He currently wants a school in that 5-10k+ student window and most of those are private. Based on the experience of our oldest, I don’t think he’d do well in a big public, has no interest in a small LAC, wants warm weather, and isn’t Duke/Georgetown material. He has a healthy 529 account so I’d rather put the money into a school like Tulane before an oos public for this kid.

A bit of a proxy for "full pay."

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Anonymous wrote:Historically a t40 school. Nothing wrong with Tulane. It is not NYU and they dont claim to Be.

It is a good school that has a better and more capable student body than George Mason

This is really not saying much. And anyway Mason is the wrong comparator. The question is why people choose Tulane over schools like Pitt, VT, or NCSU, schools that are much less expensive yet have a similar percentage, and a larger number, of strong students.

Maybe they don’t want a state school.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't it similar to U Chicago in a key respect - takes almost the entire class ED - 80%+ ED acceptance rate? Unlike Chicago, Tulane publishes these stats, so you don't have to guess.

And a LOT more fun than Chicago!

No, I’d say the key thing that separates Chicago from peers is its intellectual atmosphere and rigorous academic load.

+1.
C’mon people, one is ranked #11, higher than some Ivies. And the other is in the 60s. Not much in common between those two schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't it similar to U Chicago in a key respect - takes almost the entire class ED - 80%+ ED acceptance rate? Unlike Chicago, Tulane publishes these stats, so you don't have to guess.

And a LOT more fun than Chicago!

No, I’d say the key thing that separates Chicago from peers is its intellectual atmosphere and rigorous academic load.

+1.
C’mon people, one is ranked #11, higher than some Ivies. And the other is in the 60s. Not much in common between those two schools.

Using ranking to prove any point other than that rankings are stupid is stupid. Agree with your point but really bad "evidence."

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't it similar to U Chicago in a key respect - takes almost the entire class ED - 80%+ ED acceptance rate? Unlike Chicago, Tulane publishes these stats, so you don't have to guess.

And a LOT more fun than Chicago!

No, I’d say the key thing that separates Chicago from peers is its intellectual atmosphere and rigorous academic load.

+1.
C’mon people, one is ranked #11, higher than some Ivies. And the other is in the 60s. Not much in common between those two schools.

Using ranking to prove any point other than that rankings are stupid is stupid. Agree with your point but really bad "evidence."

In my 50 odd years on Earth, I have come to realize that reputations and rankings are there for a reason. They should of course be used with a grain of salt, and people should stay open minded, but nevertheless, it’s another datapoint to keep in the back of your mind.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't it similar to U Chicago in a key respect - takes almost the entire class ED - 80%+ ED acceptance rate? Unlike Chicago, Tulane publishes these stats, so you don't have to guess.

And a LOT more fun than Chicago!

No, I’d say the key thing that separates Chicago from peers is its intellectual atmosphere and rigorous academic load.

+1.
C’mon people, one is ranked #11, higher than some Ivies. And the other is in the 60s. Not much in common between those two schools.

Using ranking to prove any point other than that rankings are stupid is stupid. Agree with your point but really bad "evidence."

In my 50 odd years on Earth, I have come to realize that reputations and rankings are there for a reason. They should of course be used with a grain of salt, and people should stay open minded, but nevertheless, it’s another datapoint to keep in the back of your mind.

I don’t get all the hate against rankings. They line up with perceptions of elite/prestige pretty well. Sure there’s edge cases where you can make a ton more from university A, but overall the rankings seem decent

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Anonymous wrote:Isn't it similar to U Chicago in a key respect - takes almost the entire class ED - 80%+ ED acceptance rate? Unlike Chicago, Tulane publishes these stats, so you don't have to guess.

And a LOT more fun than Chicago!

No, I’d say the key thing that separates Chicago from peers is its intellectual atmosphere and rigorous academic load.

+1.
C’mon people, one is ranked #11, higher than some Ivies. And the other is in the 60s. Not much in common between those two schools.

Using ranking to prove any point other than that rankings are stupid is stupid. Agree with your point but really bad "evidence."

In my 50 odd years on Earth, I have come to realize that reputations and rankings are there for a reason. They should of course be used with a grain of salt, and people should stay open minded, but nevertheless, it’s another datapoint to keep in the back of your mind.

I don’t get all the hate against rankings. They line up with perceptions of elite/prestige pretty well. Sure there’s edge cases where you can make a ton more from university A, but overall the rankings seem decent

Any ranking that has top privates/mid size universities below large public universities with low SATs should not be trusted. Sorry!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m aware of some not so impressive students who got in ED from DC’s school. Like really not so impressive. Not high rigor course loads etc. Yet it’s discussed often as like an Ivy fallback.

it is not an ivy fallback. never on dcum or anywhere have i seen it called that. Tufts, maybe. WashU/Vanderbilt/Hopkins definitely. Tulane no. Tulane ED is for average to below average, 3-4 AP kids take at the boys and girls private schools nearby that have around 1250 as the average SAT. On Scoir the Tulane average SAT is about the same, 1250. Tulane RD is used for the 1300s kids as a backup to UGA and UVA in state.

What a bunch of BS

DS is at Tulane. Wait listed on ED with a 1440 SAT.