<p>Checked my application status on thursday and was accepted into Tulane! </p>
<p>I have two questions:
1. If I was accepted, when will I recieve my physical letter in the mail? (wanting to know about scholarships/honors program etc.)
2. I am getting a laptop soon that I will use through college, and was wondering what kind would be best for a business undergrad. I am leaning towards a PC (HP envy 14) just because I have used them all my life and do not really take to Macs too much.</p>
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<li><p>Usually it is between 1 and 2 weeks, but of course Thanksgiving is this week, so if they haven’t gotten it out yet it might take a bit longer.</p></li>
<li><p>I believe the B school recommends a PC, although there is not so much difference in what programs they run any longer. You should be absolutely fine with what you are wanting.</p></li>
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<p>Actually, I think the Business School recommends PCs, not MACS. If you search the Tulane threads on CC, you will find lots written on the subject.</p>
<p>Unlike an HP or a Dell, one can run either Mac OS X or Windows on a Mac. PC Magazine listed the MacBook pro as one of the best Windows computers.</p>
<p>It is just a small annoyance for me. The distinction is between operating systems, not hardware. And yes, I am officially jealous, although I will be Chicago at that time eating a Lou Malnatti’s pizza covered in sausage.</p>
<p>^^I’m from Lincolnwood, idad, and, of course, LOVE Lou Malnatti’s. </p>
<p>I’m thrilled my S2 may have a chance to attend Tulane (accepted! big envelope just arrived today–waiting for him to open it) so our family may get a chance to try all your amazing restaurant suggestions</p>
<p>I am a student in the b school and I can tell you that your life will be a helluva lot easier if you own a PC if you’re the kind of person who prefers to do stuff on your own computer. That being said, get whichever computer you want. If you want a mac, get it. There will be programs that can only be run on PCs but the b school has plenty of computers to do this work on. </p>
<p>And the dorms are fine. They’re dorms, not 5 star hotels… Can’t exactly expect too much from them…</p>
<p>Okay, one last time. A Mac can run Windows, including Windows 7, and ALL programs written for it. Accordinly, there are no Windows programs that will not run on a Mac. The difference is it can ALSO run the Mac OS and all the programs written for it.</p>
<p>idad, you are tilting at windmills my friend. LOL. I do think Apple should have you on retainer, though. You are an excellent advocate. I think Apple is doing OK though. I wonder how many iPads they will sell this Christmas/Hannukah season? I think a ton.</p>
<p>idad, i honestly don’t know what programs it is that it doesn’t run because I honestly don’t care enough about it. that being said, i am the student here at tulane and i am saying that there are things in the bschool that you must do that cannot be done on a mac. the professors specifically tell you that you need a pc for it or they simply just say to do it in the computer labs. i don’t really know the specifics and i don’t really care. i am just trying to help the people asking these questions. i know you are super obsessed about mac stuff and it’s very clear but we’ve heard it about twenty times already. i’m just passing down the knowledge from a completely unbiased STUDENT viewpoint. get a mac, it doesn’t matter, just know that you’ll have to use the bschool computers once in a while. it’s honestly don’t a big deal…</p>
<p>OK, enough ping-pong … I’ll weigh in. Both sides are “right.” “The Mac” as it comes out of the box with the Mac OS does NOT run native PC applications … period. The Mac definitely CAN run Windows, and thus ALL PC programs as well as the Mac OS, but the owner of the Mac needs to purchase another program such as Parallels or VMWare Fusion in order to “load Windows” … which can either be loaded in a dual boot configuration or configured to be running BOTH Mac OS and Windows at the same time. As I type this, I am working on my 17 inch Mac laptop, which also happens to be running Windows 7 Ultimate at the same time … this browser running from Firefox inside the “Windows” running inside my Mac. Most students will not necessarily know or care to know of this capability, which gives rise to the questions all the time. The Mac will support both.</p>
<p>The professors are wrong. What they likely mean is that some programs only run on Windows and not OS X. </p>
<p>Yes, one must install Windows on a Mac. Once installed, those programs will run just fine. One can then choose to boot into Windows or OS X. No other program needs to be purchased, and the Windows Apps run natively, often faster than on a comparable PC (at least according to reviews in PC magazine). </p>
<p>One can also purchase an emulator such as Parallels, and run both at the same time. There may or may not be a loss of speed using this method. What is lacking in the PC is the ability to run all that great OS X software not available for Windows. One cannot install OS X on a PC, so one is limiting one’s software choice.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I do not (unfortunately) own any Apple stock. I do own (well, in part) a software development firm that does cross platform development. I really don’t care much what computer one uses, I just like it when people get the right info. </p>
<p>As to holiday iPad sales, I just read where Apples manufacturer, Foxxcon, is increasing capacity 10,000 units a day, so it sounds like they plan on selling quite a few of them.:)</p>