Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 22:51     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:William and Mary didn’t feel very Southern when we were there for its admitted student weekend last year (we’re from the Deep South). It felt more metro-DC/Northeastern.


It is not very Southern at all. Maybe for a CA person but not really and nothing like New Orleans.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 22:48     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:66 percent of William and Mary students are from Virginia. 14 percent of Tulane students are from Louisiana.


Yeah but there is a big chunk from the south. You have to be okay with that.


NP. I would consider that a huge plus.


Great Tripp. Why don’t you go cracker it up on the course?
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 22:21     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:DS attends school in California, where Tulane and William & Mary aren’t really known. We’re hoping to tap into the collective experience here to better understand the differences between the two, beyond general labels, and help assess fit.

He’s laid-back and a bit introverted but really enjoys hanging out with friends. Not into Greek life or drinking (though we know that could change). He’s a diligent student who prefers to get the work done and then enjoy life. Bright (1570 SAT, etc.) and is looking for a community of similarly smart, kind kids with an active social scene. Likely leaning toward Econ, though he’s not fully decided. He does have a bit of a prestige hang-up, but he’s starting to come to terms with that after seeing how brutal admissions can be.

He was pretty heartbroken to be waitlisted at Notre Dame and Georgetown but was happy to be accepted to both W&M and Tulane in regular decision. Both schools clearly attract smart kids.

We’d love any insight on how these two compare in terms of academic culture, student body, and social life for someone like DS. Thank you.

So applied to both and just now inquiring?
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 22:02     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
William and Mary didn’t feel very Southern when we were there for its admitted student weekend last year (we’re from the Deep South). It felt more metro-DC/Northeastern.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 22:02     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:66 percent of William and Mary students are from Virginia. 14 percent of Tulane students are from Louisiana.


Yeah but there is a big chunk from the south. You have to be okay with that.


NP. I would consider that a huge plus.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 22:00     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:66 percent of William and Mary students are from Virginia. 14 percent of Tulane students are from Louisiana.


Yeah but there is a big chunk from the south. You have to be okay with that.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 16:36     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
66 percent of William and Mary students are from Virginia. 14 percent of Tulane students are from Louisiana.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 14:20     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
So many colleges out there and a kid can only attend one. If I could have attended two colleges, William and Mary would have been one of them.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 14:05     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:Based on your kid’s profile, not wanting a big party scene, W&M might be a better fit.

Tulane has a better Econ dept. W&M barely ranks in ECON on real faculty publishing rankings:
https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.usecondept.html



We had this choice among others and kid not choosing Tulane because one of the worst families in DC has a daughter attending there and the entire family - yes mom too engages in bullying behavior. The mom is already trying to get her daughter into the top sorority there.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 12:41     Subject: Re:William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:William & Mary - my DC is a W&M grad who sounds a lot like your kid, and really enjoyed their time there. They now go to grad school in California, and people there have heard of and respect the school (since you mentioned prestige).


Also, I think these things are silly, but, if it matters to your kid “prestigue” wise, W&M is on Forbes list of “New Ivys” this year. I think Tulane is as well?
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 12:33     Subject: Re:William & Mary and Tulane Choice
William & Mary - my DC is a W&M grad who sounds a lot like your kid, and really enjoyed their time there. They now go to grad school in California, and people there have heard of and respect the school (since you mentioned prestige).
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 12:24     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Best of luck with the decision! I agree with others that W&M seems like a great fit for your student. My husband studied economics there and knew a lot of business majors. All really bright and successful people with a range of careers in government, private sector, etc. It’s a school where different students can find their “tribe” and fit in (some go Greek or are athletes, some like to party, others are more reserved and studious, lots are somewhere in between).
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 09:16     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Visit to W&M for accepted students day will make the decision easy. You feel the sense of belonging or you don’t.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 07:50     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:Not one person has asked if this student has visited either campus.


OP said in one post that at least the WM visit was set for this month. Honestly, if someone had actually visited both and done th tour and seen the kids, ai think the differences would be pretty apparent.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2025 07:31     Subject: William & Mary and Tulane Choice
Anonymous wrote:Not one person has asked if this student has visited either campus.


They live in California I figured that was probably a given they haven't