<p>Read on Tulane's website about this major - anyone out there can shed some more light on this?</p>
<p>Son is into Physics yes, but also wants to do Comp Sc and Tulane does not offer it? :(</p>
<p>No one has any clue? What about Physics dept?</p>
<p>Well, I hesitated to answer because not my area in detail, but in broad strokes I know there are schools that have much more going on here than Tulane. Two that come to mind are Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh (much nicer city than most people think, btw) and Rice in Houston, and I am sure there are others. He would certainly get a solid undergraduate education at Tulane, especially keeping in mind that something like 70%, or maybe it was even 80%, of undergraduates change their majors once they have been exposed to other subjects they had not considered previously. But if he is really focused in this area, those are two of the top schools (excluding MIT, Cal Tech and the like. If he has the grades, etc. for that level, it is another story). C-M has been involved in lots of very cool projects in Comp Sci and information theory, including many DOD contracts, etc. Anyway, Tulane will give him a solid undergrad foundation, especially in physics, but won’t offer as much in this specialized area as these other schools. Good luck!</p>
<p>^ Yes, he will be applying to both CMU and Rice as reaches. </p>
<p>I am looking to help him pick one between Tulane, U of Miami, Trinity in Tx.</p>
<p>Any views?</p>
<p>Son would like to be in a friendly, safe environment where students are smart but not cut throat. Good Faculty/program is important.</p>
<p>My son is a sophomore in Physics and LOVES the program and the school. In short, the courses are challenging enough for him not to get bored but the atmosphere is not nearly as cut-throat as some other schools that his friends go to. He is also in the 5-year, Dual-degree program which let him earn a BS degree in Physics from Tulane then a BSE degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Environmental, or Civil) from either Vanddy or JHU. Tulane also offers a 4+1 Masters Program for Computational Science. Details can be found here:
[Tulane</a> University - Masters Program](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/sse/ccs/masters/index.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/sse/ccs/masters/index.cfm)</p>
<p>Thank you , shall pass on the info to son.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info about the dual degree program. Our tour guide mentioned going on to Vandy to get the engineering degree, but did not mention JHU. Wow, that’s pretty good, to go on to those fantastic schools. Has to be some kind of requirements to qualify for that, as both of those are very selective. Of course, so is Tulane. </p>
<p>We are also very interested in the master’s computational science program. Do you know anyone in that program? How much computer science do they learn?</p>
<p>Have been perusing a lot of “wantads” while researching ABET accredited schools, and most mention a need for experience in JAVA/C++ or C#. These have been in biomedical engineering companies, and that will be son’s intended major. Since Tulane still maintains its ABET accreditation in BME, despite its loss of the other engineering majors, assuming that “solid engineering courses” are still and will still be offered.</p>
<p>I think they want a 3.4 or a 3.5GPA.</p>
<p>Its a shame they had to cut down some of the programs. Surely in today’s environment good colleges like Tulane need to offer more options.</p>