<p>Hey guys! I'm a sophomore here at Tulane and I remember having a bunch of questions about schools before I finally chose to come to Tulane! If you guys have any questions, post them here or message me them and I'll help you out the best I can!</p>
<p>hi! i just got accepted into the honors program and i am not sure if i want to go to Tulane yet but i was offered 22,000 a year so its pretty hard to give up. I was wondering if you knew about the international relations program at Tulane? because that is what i am interested in</p>
<p>oh yeah and honestly, do you like it at tulane?</p>
<p>Hey guys! I’m a current freshman. I’m a neuro major, but I know lots of freshman and upperclassmen in the IR program and they absolutely LOVE it. The profs are great and the program is really strong with lots of connections and opportunities for internships, etc.</p>
<p>I LOVE LOVE LOVE it here. Tulane was not my first choice. But the DHS award was too good to pass up and so I ended up at Tulane. While it took me a few weeks to settle in, I have realized how many great opportunities there are here in all fields. The profs are amazing for the most part (of course there are some crazy ones here and there, but its like that at any school) and there are so many cool internships, research programs, clubs, sports, study abroad programs, etc. Feel free to PM me if you have any more specific questions.</p>
<p>I turned down ivy leagues to go to Tulane and I can say I have NO regrets whatsoever. I am having such a great time here :)</p>
<p>Tulane, and the student body as a whole, has a great deal of very strong attributes - but what would you say is the greatest weakness of the school and/or student body?</p>
<p>Not looking for school bashing here, but I feel that this is insider info that is often not learned until it’s too late.</p>
<p>I have a negative for you, faffy. My d has a pet peeve though she is extremely happy, both academically and socially, as a freshman. She thinks the health center is lacking. She has been sick on and off for much of the semester, and while they are quick to distribute antibiotics, they don’t return phone calls and they don’t answer the phone at 4:55PM despite the fact they are supposed to be open. They have not yet informed her of bloodwork results, over a week after they had them and again, they don’t answer her calls. In addition, I need copies of all this stuff to submit to her hometown doctor. Like most students, she has a very busy schedule and has very little time to go there when a phone call would do the trick.</p>
<p>greatest weakness- hookup culture hands down IMO.</p>
<p>Sadly, I think that is true for most college campuses these days.</p>
<p>agreed, but it is particularly bad here.</p>
<p>Hey, I’ve been accepted and I’m seriously considering Tulane, but I have a few questions:</p>
<p>The main social aspect I’m looking for in a school is a sort of “study hard, play hard” culture. Would you say Tulane students exhibit this sort of behavior? </p>
<p>Another thing: how do you feel about New Orleans? I know Tulane is in a good part of the city, but do you feel safe when you’re out and about? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The Tulane clinic was one of the reasons I lost faith in doctors entirely. The Tulane clinic is amazing incompetent at diagnosing ANYTHING correctly, and (apparently) believes the only thing you can ever prescribe is aleve. Here are some case studies: </p>
<p>I injured one of my fingers. I wasn’t able to bend it for months. It was as stiff as a board, and was impossible to move, even if I tried to force it. It would also occasionally loose all sensation. I was told I was developing arthritis, and broke down in tears, because I saw what that disease did to my aunt. Granted, there were some arthritic symptoms (the pain got worse in cold weather, was stiffest in the morning), but it went away with (eight months) rest, and a very, very painful Cortisone shot I was prescribed at an off-site clinic. I feel like the clinic should have actually done more tests before telling me, at the age of nineteen, I had rheumatoid arthritis. The things they suggested that I keep doing–sports, moving it, etc–and the good old aleve–served either to aggravate the symptoms, or mask them. </p>
<p>The Tulane clinic performs mono tests via a stick method, and not drawing blood. Stick methods are (supposed) to only be used on children. I think the nurses pretend they don’t know this. </p>
<p>I was using some cream for a dermatology problem for a while. It was an acid. Unfortunately, it started to eat the skin off of my fingers. I went there and showed a doctor my hands, suggesting maybe the acid was eating away my skin. Because that’s what it looked like. He said he had no idea what it was, and that it wasn’t acid, and to just try putting cream on it. It was the acid. </p>
<p>They diagnosed me with pleurisy, and decided twenty minutes later I didn’t have pleurisy, but rather a stomach that made noise. </p>
<p>I got swine flu sophomore year. I was in my room vomiting–from four in the morning–until eight. I stumbled over there at 8:05, and they still weren’t open until 8:15. At that point, I was lying on the pavement. They had to help me up the stairs, and connect me to an IV.</p>
<p>Once, I fell down the steps, onto my chin. The bottom of my chin swelled up enormously, and I soon discovered that I couldn’t chew or open my mouth any wider than an inch or so. Frantically, at 7:00PM, I call the emergency clinic. They weren’t very helpful: take some aleve and put ice on it. </p>
<p>I also dislike one of the nurses there. She was super sweet to me when I answered “no” to the “Do you drink?” “Do you smoke?” And the, when I said I was on birth control, she became the rudest lady ever. (I’m on birth control for cramps.)</p>
<p>I know this sounds like an exaggeration, but the experiences above are one hundred percent factual–I’m just an unlucky person. I love Tulane, but their clinic is really something.</p>
<p>I agree with the tulane14’s imput–hookups are very common at Tulane. </p>
<p>To whoazoe, you won’t find a problem with people who want to “play hard,” however, I think it is very easy for very bright students to be pulled into the party crowd and neglect their studies.</p>
<p>How predominant is the Greek system at Tulane?</p>
<p>I think students have the idea it is stronger than it really is. It is a large part of the party culture, but this doesn’t mean 95% of the students are in Greek life. I know many people abstain from it due to its expense.</p>
<p>I agree with tulanechild’s description. To be more specific, about 25% or so of the students are Greek, maybe 30%. So it is certainly there, but not being Greek is perfectly fine, obviously. From what my D tells me there is no real divide socially in that regard. She is non-Greek and has Greek friends, so do lots of others. It isn’t like decades ago when the two were living in different worlds.</p>
<p>“hookups are very common at Tulane.”</p>
<p>then the young man we know who was just admitted (and attending) will fit in just fine…he can bring his wrath down on NOLA now…</p>
<p>Oh hey guys! So I’ve been pretty distracted and forgot to check back on this. I’m happy to see that people have been asking questions and others have answered. I’ll try to address some stuff first. </p>
<p>As far as the IR program here, I can’t really speak on behalf of it so it’s probably best that I don’t say anything at all. From what I can tell it’s fine though and I have some friends in it. </p>
<p>A question came up on if I like Tulane. I can hands down tell you that Tulane is by far the best school for me. I am sure that this is not the case for everyone, but I love it here more than I can even explain. I would never even think about transferring and honestly can’t imagine myself anywhere else. I’ve even visited some friends at other schools and I can’t help but think how I love Tulane so much more. From the campus to the people, it’s all so amazing. As a sophomore I have really had a lot of time to settle in a develop a firm friend group and at this point college is going to fast and I honestly don’t want it to ever end. </p>
<p>Hookup culture - Tulane is a pretty slutty school, I’ll give it that. But it’s not a stuck up in that way. If you want to makeout with someone on any given night, go to the boot, you’ll find someone. But it’s not like you have to. And it’s not like Tulane students aren’t safe about hooking up. I feel like that’s far more important to address. If a student wants to hookup they’ll find someone regardless of how prevalent hookup culture is on campus. Tulane gives free condoms out all the time and in the dining hall on “free condom friday”. At least Tulane is addressing the issue of safe sex instead of just pretending that college students don’t hook up. Honestly though, I don’t really mind the hookup nature of Tulane. It doesn’t phase me in the least. In fact, I don’t really know anyone who it really does bother. And while people make out often, it’s generally not the awkward aftermath here. Everyone’s pretty chill. No one really cares who you made out with. In fact, I know people who have made out at the boot and then ended up becoming friends after… So unless someone’s really prude I don’t really see this bothering anyone…</p>
<p>Okay so the student health center sucks. A LOT! No matter what is wrong they will nearly always prescribe asprin/alleve/tylenol. Like honestly NO MATTER WHAT. It sucks. I just don’t go there unless I’m deathly ill lol. A trick that I have learned is that if you want actual help go when you first start feeling even the slightest bit sick and have any kind of symptoms. Then when they tell you to take tylenol (no matter what they will) then just leave and go back like two days later if you still don’t feel well. They tend to take a lot more action if you keep going in. Also the nurses are condescending sometimes. Just get over it. There’s honestly no use in complaining about it. And as far as the birth control comment, most female college students are on it so I doubt there was any judging going on whether you use it for cramps or not it honestly doesn’t matter. </p>
<p>“Study Hard, Play Hard” - I actually think here at Tulane it’s more “Study hard, play harder” but it’s all the same. Yes it’s true. It’s actually one of the things I love most about Tulane. I honestly can’t imagine why this would be a bad thing…</p>
<p>Safety: I feel really really safe here in New Orleans. Obviously nearly all of the areas around campus are pretty safe, but even the city as a whole, I’ve never really had a problem. Granted, I don’t really go hunting for trouble or travel into super sketch areas of the city, but even the sketch areas that I have walked to/through at night, I’ve still felt pretty safe. </p>
<p>That’s just my (rather long) take on things… Did I cover everything? Anything else?</p>
<p>just a shot in the dark- but do you know anything about the anthropology program?
aaanddd is it true that lots of students eat at loyola cuz the food is better?
haha sorry just two random questions.</p>
<p>I know absolutely nothing about anthropology here. Sorry. </p>
<p>And it really depends on the student. Some prefer the Orleans Room (That’s the Loyola Dining Hall’s technical name, but we tend to call it Luff or Loyola Bruff) and some prefer Bruff. I probably eat at Loyola 1/3 and Bruff 2/3s of the time. Bruff is much more convenient timing wise and generally closer for us. But it’s nice to mix things up. Bruff definitely has more options and food to chose from, but in my opinion the food at Loyola tends to be better. It’s really hit or miss for both though as it changes from day to day. </p>
<p>And also, a lot of us think it’s better, but I was at Loyola the other day and ended up arguing with a Loyola student who kept telling me that Bruff is better. So it’s honestly an opinion. Either way though we can use our meal plan at either location so it’s not like it matters which is better because both are avaliable.</p>
<p>Since when does Tulane have single choice early action? My guidance counselor didn’t even know they had it.</p>
<p>Also a lot of people have been posting SAT scores that seems very high. What is generally the lower end of SAT scores you have heard of that have been admitted without athletic recruitment.</p>