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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tulane - it was a dump[/quote]

really?!?! it looks so nice on the website and virtual tours. tell me more.[/quote]

I agree - they are doing lots of construction, have new dorms and commons/cafeteria and are constructing a new engineering building in the middle of the campus.  I think the PP’s comment is either outdated or perhaps a distaste for construction, but the construction in my view is a positive (particularly the investment in engineering).  [/quote]

We visited in 2018, so maybe it has changed. The dorms were extremely small and very old.  Just felt the campus in general was old and needed updated. Also, the city of New Orleans is probably the dirtiest city that I have ever visited..[/quote]

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I have never, ever seen the appeal of New Orleans.[/quote]

I'm the PP whose daughter was accepted by and excited about Tulane (without seeing it). I'm really concerned now. She didn't ED so it's not binding, but she has been going around saying she is sure she will go there based on the virtual tours, meetings, etc. Based on what people are saying, I fear a huge let down. And that means trying to schedule trips to see other colleges. I don't know how we are going to do that given the pandemic. The other three schools she has acceptances to are all over the place.

I think she will love the city itself. She is into lots of woo-woo stuff (she actually helped run an outdoor ghost tour over the summer), loves music, and is adventurous with food. But she also is used to a nice, pretty, well-kept high school campus. It might be a rude awakening.

Having said that, I'm a little frustrated with the virtual tours and meetings. I know, of course, that every college is going to present its best self. But it would be nice if it were honest, too. All the had to say was part of the campus is under construction and show what it really looks like. [/quote]

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