Anyone have tips for a transfer?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tulane University
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<p>Hey everyone! I'm new to the board, but I was wondering if anyone could give me some info on what Tulane is like? Any current students? I got in last year, but decided not to go based on cost, and am now really regretting it...Any help would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure I want to transfer to Tulane, and I'm pretty sure I'll get in, as I've kept up my grades, etc., but I want to make sure I'm not transferring to the same situation.</p>

<p>Whats the social scene like?
Profs?
Class sizes?
Coursework? A lot? Easy? Challenging?
Student Body??? (this is kind of the important one)
Diversity?
Honors Program?
Is it worth the $40,000 I'd be paying?</p>

<p>Thanks a million, and hopefully, if all goes well, I'll be there next fall!</p>

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<p>can anyone help me out wiht just some brief answers? it be a huge help...thx a million</p>

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<p>Whats the social scene like?</p>

<p>The social scene is incredible. There is ALWAYS something to do - any day of the week. If you are into drinking and partying, you can do that whenever you want. But you can also attend the endless amounts of great music shows New Orleans has to offer, the museums, the world class cooking, etc. I could go on for hours about this topic, but to sum it all up, I truly think Tulane has the best social scene out of any university (keep in mind that New Orleans is a much more affordable city than say, New York).</p>

<p>Profs?</p>

<p>The profs, just like at any university, vary greatly. I took four courses last semester and had absolutely incredible profs for three of the courses - instructors that truly made the material an enjoyable experience and were eager to help you succeed. The other class was a general mathematics course, so that was as good as it could be.</p>

<p>Class sizes?</p>

<p>Class sizes depend on the class itself. The more advanced the class is, the less people there will be. Also, honors classes and language classes will be much smaller to enhance further learning of the material. The large classes will be mostly in courses such as introductory biology and stuff like that, but intro classes are large at every university.</p>

<p>Coursework? A lot? Easy? Challenging?</p>

<p>Coursework seems to be at a perfect level. There is enough work to remind you that you are in college and have to put time into your studies, but its not going to to take up all your time - you will have time to spend in form of leisure. The classes are also challenging, but challenging in a way that the stimulate your mind. </p>

<p>Student Body??? (this is kind of the important one)</p>

<p>The student body is very nice. You will hear from alot of people that the student body is mostly snobby New Yorkers (something I feared when choosing between Tulane and other schools), but it is simply not the case. Although there are alot of northeasterners, the student body is very friendly.</p>

<p>Diversity?</p>

<p>Tulane is very geographically diverse. Not only are there students from all over the United States, but also from all over the world. You will have the opportunity to meet all types of people.</p>

<p>Honors Program?</p>

<p>The honors program is excellent and very well regarded. As I mentioned earlier, honors classes are much smaller and challenge students even more than the regular classes (but not to the point of exhaustion).</p>

<p>Is it worth the $40,000 I'd be paying?</p>

<p>Honestly, I think attending Tulane is the best choice I could have made in my life. And I'm paying MYSELF for most of my education here. I am very happy, have made great friends, have had a great social life, and at the same time have been enriched academically by all Tulane has to offer. I think that if you like a nice social scene balanced with a great academic vibe (people here are very aware of the world that surrounds them, something hard to find in many school), then you will truly enjoy Tulane.</p>

<p>I hope this helps.</p>

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<p>crackah: You are a great embassador for Tulane, and I would add that your comments match what my Freshman son tells me as well of his experience at Tulane: he just loves everthing about the experience.</p>

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<p>Whats the social scene like?
The social sence is what you make of it. There's always parties, etc. Overall i would say that there is a big social sence.</p>

<p>Profs?
I agree with the post above. It varies. Prsonally i felt that i really didn't get any good professors this year. I had like one good professor. I took, gen bio, gen chem, intro psych, writing, and chem lab.</p>

<p>Class sizes?
The class size for science courses are huge considering the size fo the school. Microbiology had 90 people in it and it's one of the more advanced course in the cell department. Overall i think tulane needs to add more sections of different classes.</p>

<p>Coursework? A lot? Easy? Challenging?
It depends on your teacher. I would say though the sciences are much harder than liberal arts. My friend who's a business major has been partying everyday and she managed to pull off A's and B's. </p>

<p>Student Body??? (this is kind of the important one)</p>

<p>There's whites, asians, and blacks. I reall haven't seen any spanish. The black poulation is minial and you hardly seen any of them around. They tend to stick together. You will see the asian people spread all over. There's alot of rich white people here who tends sometimes to be snobby. </p>

<p>Diversity?
I would say tulane is mostly white. Many of the people are from the northeast.</p>

<p>Honors Program?
I don't knwo much about the honors program but from what i have gathered. don't trust the course catalog. Many fo the coureses listed are never taught, especially the honros courses. So basically there's not alot of honor courses.</p>

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<p>African American: 8%
Asian: 4%
Caucasian: 71%
Hispanic: 4%
Native American: 0%
I got this off of princetonreview.com. Is this an accurate depiction of the diversity at Tulane? If so, that's not too bad. Also, what is the TIDES program and is it worth doing?</p>

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<p>the tides program has mixed reviews. I personally did do it. But other who did it liked it and hated it. It requires some work, but you get to meet alot of freshmens.</p>

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<p>Hnbui, although I respect your posts, the fact that you live off campus (not close by, but as a commuter), makes your stand alot different from what truly goes on.</p>

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<p>what do you mean truly goes on? Do you mean the classes, the student body, etc? Because i am sure even though i'm a commuter student i don't think i am missing anything behind those.</p>

<p>Do you mean the social scene? I commented that there is a big social scene which is true. But it's mostly what you make of it. I know people who choose not to party and study and i know people who party almost every day.</p>

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<p>Well,as far as I am concerned,I see more people party into late night than people burn mid night oil to study...Well,this is New Orleans,what can you do about it?Regarding the TIDES program,I have something to say.Based on my very own experience,you don't learn much from the TIDES program.I dropped business TIDES because I got personally offended by my professor(I don't wanna say his name here) saying that "your bad reputation at business school has been established" just because I missed a deadline of a resume and only one SINGLE class.I got so ****ed off and upset that I complained about the whole incident to my academic advisor,who helped me drop that class even though it had passed the drop deadline.The stupid TIDES left a W on my straight A transcript.My friend,who is an engineer,said that Engineering TIDES is the most stupid class he'd ever taken before.Personally speaking,TIDES sucks!It screwed up my neat "A" transcript!</p>

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<p>TIDES is what you make of it. (Conflicts with profs aside, of course.) Yes, there were some TIDES engineering classes that my son thought were basic, but he did enjoy the auditing of regular engineering classes that was required as part of it. He especially enjoyed the robotics lab and voice imaging lecture. The profs for those classes were the ones that took time out of their schedule to show him their research during our visit, so I'm not surprised that he like their classes. They're doing interesting stuff. He was amazed at the number of students that did blow the classes off, and the profs were not happy. For engineering, TIDES is required since it replaced the engineering seminar classes, so some of those students may have been surprised to find they did not pass. My son also had to do the resume. It's considered important because Tulane helps engineering students with summer internships.</p>

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<p>i agree with alongfortheride tides is what you make of it. some people find it a complete waste of time while others enjoy it.</p>

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<p>Whats the social scene like?
hmm. parties galore every night if you're into drinking and that sort of thing.<br>
If not, the city has a lot to offer. There are tons of good restaurants. Freshman can't have cars first semester so you can take the streetcar to get to the French Quarter although it can be a pain to wait around for it sometimes. Atleast its there to use to get around. </p>

<p>Profs?
This semester I had 2 really good profs and 1 OK prof and 1 bad one. I would complain but I guess all schools have their good and bad profs and in the end, I came out on top and made really good grades in the class with the bad prof. Tulane has a mix of good and bad profs but I've heard more about the good ones, so you don't have anything to worry about here. Just go to ratemyprofessor.com before you sign up for classes. </p>

<p>Class sizes?
Intro classes are huge. 150 or more people.
Honors classes, music classes, and language classes are small. Less than 20 people. </p>

<p>Coursework? A lot? Easy? Challenging?
I'd say the coursework is fairly challenging. As a serious student, I'd say that I still have time to socialize and have fun although I do spend a fair share of my time in the library. </p>

<p>Student Body??? (this is kind of the important one)
Really geographically diverse. Lots of people from New York, Texas, and California especially. I find that overall the student body is work hard, play hard, and easy going. None of that cut throat competition that other schools seem to have. </p>

<p>Diversity?
The campus is not that diverse. The minority population is tiny but there is enough to get by. </p>

<p>Honors Program?
The honors program is great. I took an honors economics class and it was wonderful. There's more attention and interaction with the prof and it was a lot more indepth. </p>

<p>Is it worth the $40,000 I'd be paying?
Well, that would be up to you to decide. Personally, I don't think its worth 40,000 a year. but most students are on merit scholarships that signficantly reduces the cost.</p>