So I am currently a senior at a Baton Rouge high school with a 3.7 weighted GPA and a 30 on the ACT. My three choices are Tulane, Loyola, and LSU Honors College but I really don’t know which to choose. As of right now I think I want to be a business or marketing major (maybe PR) after deciding that a music industry studies degree (from Loyola) wouldn’t be a terribly marketable degree. LSU would be a lot cheaper than Tulane and Loyola but what about the quality of education? One thing about LSU and Loyola is that I would be able to have a car which would allow me to go to BR when I wanted whereas Tulane does not allow freshmen to have cars on campus. Although if I went to Tulane or Loyola I could take the music business courses I wanted to take originally as both schools allow students to take classes at the other if the course is not offered at the university attended. I really like the liberal arts vibe of Loyola, the good reputation of Tulane, and the closeness to home of LSU (plus it’s honors so I would assume the education would be better than the rest of the college). Another thing to note is that my parents have told me that money is no problem but if the benefits aren’t worth the money then I don’t want my parents paying extra. So, what do y’all think?
Can you apply to all three then decide before May 1?
The students I know who’ve chosen Loyola NO have been very happy, but they’ve mostly been music students. Business would be supported at both Tulane and LSU. Be sure to check out how state budget cuts are affecting LSU, as there have been some significant reductions in funding.
http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2015/04/lsu_scaling_back_faculty_hires.html
Apply to all three. I would say that Tulane is much better than the other two, after that it’s a wash. I do think Loyola’s location is better than LSU and the budget cuts give me pause.
Would you be willing to apply out of state and see if you can get scholarships somewhere - Ole Miss, for instance?
If you’re competitive for Tulane, what about UAlabama Honors (one of the best honors colleges in the country), ASU Barrett (another of the best honors colleges in the country - both are roughly top 5!) and UMiami in Florida? Or actually even Miami Ohio if you’re interested in snow, they have an excellent, nationally-ranked business school and good (if competitive) scholarships.