<p>My son loves Tulane and New Orleans. He was accepted to Cornell and received very generous FA from both schools. We live in the NE. He is premed. Tulane has great guaranteed medical programs and much warmer weather. Cornell is beautiful, but cold and Cornell is well, Cornell. Any thoughts?
He has big decision to make.</p>
<p>It’s not a difficult decision. I thought it was going to be more of he got a full ride at Tulane and going to be full pay at Cornell. If money is the same then it’s a clear choice. My daughter loves Florida too, but she is not going to a school there.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your son’s acceptance.</p>
<p>Is this a joke? Cornell, hands down. He can deal with the weather. Cornell’s education is so much stronger academically than Tulane’s both overall and especially for pre-med. If money isn’t the final issue, go Big Red!!</p>
<p>My sister is a Tulane student and doesn’t like it…she’s sticking with it because she’ll be done soon and has a free ride b/c my father works for the university.</p>
<p>I’m a Cornell alum who has taken some classes at Tulane and was not impressed. Sure, the weather is nice…but I miss having 4 distinct seasons. Here…the seasons are warm, unbearably hot and sticky and chilly. </p>
<p>As for medical school…my opinion of Tulane Med is completely different from my opinion of the undergrad school (probably I’ll be a med student here shortly…and there are plenty of other reasons as well 
). Tulane Med loves Cornell students…your son can always apply for med school here :)</p>
<p>Thank you all. It sounds like you all think it is a no brainer. I just reread the FA package. Cornell is giving him $13,000 more in non-loan aid. The loans at Tulane would be big.</p>
<p>I appreciate your input.</p>
<p>Well then it really is a no brainer.</p>
<p>other thing to keep in mind. If he goes to Cornell and does well. he will have a lot of options for premed.</p>
<p>If he goes to tulane with their guaranteed med school option, welll then he is rather limited. Also, those guaranteed options come with a lot of stipulations. yes, it is nice that if you meet all the requirements, you know you have a medical school spot. But if he goes to Cornell and meets all those same requirements, well he will pretty much know he will have a spot somewhere too, including Tulane.</p>
<p>Congrats on the acceptance to both of you.</p>
<p>lets not get ahead of ourselves usaf dad…</p>
<p>unless one has a gpa of 3.8 and really high mcat…one isnt getting into med school…</p>
<p>getting into med school is tough…if money isnt a factor OP, let your son go where he wants…</p>
<p>Yes campus. That is true. It is not easy to get a 3.8 anywhere and Cornell is very hard. This is what you hear from everyone. Having a guaranteed spot in Medical school is a very reassuring thing. I have seen very, very smart kids go through the “getting into med school process” and it is awful, but money is an object and Cornell has given my son quite a bit more. It is correct that doing well at Cornell will help him get into med school I am sure,but Tulane med school has a very, very good reputation.</p>
<p>What is his opinion of a good social scene? A party seven nights a week or a party three nights a week?</p>
<p>hah…even the best of us can’t make it out 7 nights a week down here ;)</p>
<p>Doing the Friday-Tuesday Mardi Gras thing is tough enough :D</p>
<p>Perhaps I exaggerate too much. You would best be able to describe differences in social life between Cornell and Tulane, Dew.</p>
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<p>Tulane Med is also very, very expensive 
This is definitely something to consider if your son is learning toward Tulane because of the linkage programs. If you’re from a state that has a good and inexpensive public medical school, this is an option you’ll want to leave open.</p>
<p>My daughter used to be able to do 5 nights first year, now as a junior if she could make it out 2 nights she is doing well. Of course she tells me that running over to Dino’s from her apartment for an hour before she goes to bed doesn’t count.</p>
<p>Tulane has a 72% overall admission rate to medical school. For students with a 3.7, it is 97%. What are the numbers for Cornell?</p>
<p>From Cornell’s website:“Eighty percent of those Cornellians with a GPA of 3.4 or better were accepted to medical school in 2009. Grade Point Average is one useful predictor of acceptance.”</p>
<p>So, pretty similar. It’s a little hard to compare since the Tulane numbers did not specify a minimum GPA. If one has a 3.7 from either school, one is going to medical school. So, for med school it is pretty much a wash. Accordingly, it seems one should go where one feels the best fit.</p>
<p>Norcalguy is better at this than me, but I think one of the problems with trying to compare these numbers is that there is no consistent metric used. </p>
<p>Some colleges only report students who they “approve” of applying to Medical school. Cornell reports all. I also know Cornell excludes osteopathic and foreign schools from their analysis (I don’t know why).</p>
<p>What if your son were to change his mind about med school, would Tulane still be just as good of a choice?</p>
<p>so… what about Duke vs Tulane if Tulane offers you $25k more a year? i plan on majoring in BME…</p>
<p>Edit: i realize this is probably in the wrong forum but i saw the thread on the front page and just wanted to chime in…</p>
<p>I do not believe this is a site just for students. It is also a huge mistake to think college process belongs only to kids. This is probably one of the biggest financial commitment any family has to make. There are many parents who are not contributing a dime to their kid’s schooling. But there are more parents out there holding down 2-3 jobs and driving 10 year old car in order to let their kids go to their dream schools. I think a bit of appreciation is called for here. Of course, I generally find kids whose parents don’t give a crap about them tend to be more judgmental and resentful.</p>