<p>Hello everyone out there. I just wanted to post a quick update for all of you interested. </p>
<p>This year, Tulane received just shy of 18,000 applications. We admitted 7,300 students, or roughly 40% of the students who applied. Our numbers are looking like we will have a freshman class right where it was in previous years. The number of students who have deposited to enroll at Tulane thus far is right where we were in 2004, so it looks like we will again have around between 1200-1400 first year students. </p>
<p>Please feel free to contact us with any questions at all! If you have visited, please post and tell all about your experiences. And if there is anything else I can answer, post questions here or give us a call in the admission Office at 800-973-9283.</p>
<p>I completely forgot to fill out the comment card yesterday, so I guess I'll just say it here. I visited Tulane for the Honors program with parents and it was very impressive. The campus is beautiful and my parents are now convinced that crime is VERY low on campus. There was so much to do on Monday..the program should be expanded to 3 days so we can fit in everything we want to do in Tulane! Thanks so much for putting together the program; it was one of the best we've gone to.</p>
<p>If those numbers hold yield would 16-19%, better than last year but lower than pre-katrina when yield was typically 21% and freshmen classes were around 1600. Last year we wound up way under-enrolled when yield dropped to 15% and the dean of admissions left to pursue other opportunities as the formulation goes.</p>
<p>To Jeff: It is said that many excellent professors of medical school have transferred to other universities after the storm, so I am worried, I don not know whether it is worth to go to tulane for my ph.d program of biomedical science as a good mentor is most important for a Ph.D student. TAnd it is said that the funding is not enough. Can you tell me the truth? hank you!</p>
<p>Tulane lost very few professors follwoing Katrina. In fact, only 3% of them did not return. After a national serch, Tulane has successfully replaced those that were not able to come back. Our biomedical science programs is one of the top in the nation, pre and post Katrina. Research funding is also higher then ever. Last year, we had $107 million in research funding, as opposed to $87 million in 2003. </p>
<p>Tulane fired 160 faculty members in the wake of Katrina out of financial exigency. Most were in the medical school. Others have left voluntarily including two deans of the medical school. The president of the university says everything is wonderful and everybody who works for him is expected to say the same. The dean of admissions also left to pursue other opportunities as the formulation goes. Who do you work for TulaneJeff?</p>
<p>This will probably be my last post on these boards because this kind of frankness is not permitted and a couple of posters will complain and the moderators will ban me. I don't say these things to hurt the university or its recruitment. My intention is to get things back on the right track and that begins with absolute integrity in everything we do.</p>
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<p>If you pay attention, you will notice the words "College rep" under Tulane Jeff's name in the ID at left. He's hiding nothing. Not even his bias.</p>
<p>My son will be visiting on Monday, 4/16 and tuesday 4/17 with his grandfather. He has an NROTC scholarship and wants to spend time with his unit on tuesday morning--But their visit will be fast and furious as they get in at 5:00 moNday evening and flight leaves at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon--Any chance they could get a formal tour of campus on Monday evening around 6:00? With such a short period of time -- what would you suggest they concentrate on seeing? What's the best way to get a good feel of the campus and New Orleans?--</p>
<p>I would think TulaneJeff would keep his personal opinions to himself and express the "official" position as long as he is taking the king's shilling. Nothing wrong with that. I know that is what I do when I represent my employer.</p>
<p>When TulaneJeff said "Tulane lost very few professors following Katrina." I did not suggest he was being less than truthful. "Few" or "many" are relative terms. What zoubaipi considers few or many may well honestly differ from what TulaneJeff or the people he represents consider few or many. I was just putting a number on it.</p>
<p>There are some earlier threads on this Tulane post that provide more details, but I'm technically challenged enough not to be able to link to it, so I pulled some info from it - take a look if you can find it. </p>
<p>Also, find a nice restaurant - I have yet to have a bad meal in NOLA. We've tried a couple of places, though none particularly close to campus (we stayed on Poydras Street in the Pavillon Hotel - walking distance to the French Quarter, 10-15 minutes by car to campus): Emeril's NOLA (the Shrimp and Grits is out of this world...), Ralph's on the Park (the smore's for dessert are beyond decadent - and totally unlike anything you may have had on a campout...), Delmonico's (expensive, but great steaks and chops), Red Fish Grill (if you've never had real blackened redfish, try this! - the grilled chicken is fabulous as well). blackeyedsusan likes Jacque-Imo's Cafe: <a href="http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com/main.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com/main.htm</a> </p>
<p>You can google 'restaurants new orleans' and get a lot of hits. This link is the first one on the list, which has categories, menus, locations and you can even make reservations (you should consider this before you go for the more popular restaurants if there are any big conventions in town):</p>
<p>The Gumbo Shop is a great NOLA restaurant - great food, not expensive and wonderful service. Just get there early - before 7pm or you will stand on line. We went there about 6pm with no problem.</p>
<p>It's gonna be tough to get a 6pm tour. We offer them every day at 9am and 2pm, and we also have the Destination Tulane program for admitted students. But we can always work something out for you. Just give us a call here in the office and we will see what we can work out. We also have self guided tours available at Gibson Hall at all times.</p>
<p>What are the stats for the class of 2011? Although after visiting Tulane it became my top choice, my family is worried that the school's reputation in on a decline since everyone is scared to send their child to "dangerous" New Orleans. What steps is Tulane taking to ensure that it will keep and continue to build upon it's previously esteemed reputation? It seems that every other college and university is getting more and more selective due to high birth rates which have increased competition in previous years. Is Tulane having trouble attracting even it's accepted students? I feel like I remember a post saying Tulane was under enrolled last year.</p>
<p>RG111307--The reason Tulane was under enrolled last year(this school year) is that Tulane wanted to keep up their admissions standards and more kids were applying assuming they would get in. So TU cut the class size to ensure that they kept up the same academic standards for admission pre-katrina. this is a goood thing!!! (:</p>
<p>Where can I find all the stats for the accepted 2011 kids? Most school have been sending out the info to attract their accepted students. My family is really pushing for Villanova University in PA because of its already established and growing (acceptance rate 39% this year - with 80% in the top 10 of their high school class) reputation. I however do not like Villanova's extremely homogenious population. Everyone seems to be worried that Tulane is on the decline because the 9th warde is the only thing shown on the news so no one will go to New Orleans. There has been talk in these discussion forums that Tulane isn't even as highly respected in the south anymore because even southerns are unsure of how Tulane will be doing in the future.</p>
<p>There are no published stats yet - for any school - for students matriculating for the class of 2011, for the simple reason that deposits are due May 1. And I don't think I've seen published anywhere stats on 'accepted' students at any school...all schools accept far more students than will actually matriculate (take your example - either Villanova or Tulane will not count you as part of the class of 2011...)</p>
<p>YAY! I'm really happy. I just got back from my Tulane visit and I'm sold and am going to be there for the Class of 2011! WOOT! Can't wait to meet y'all (as they say in n'awleans) in august:P</p>