My son and I are doing research about Freeman, however, nothing on their website strikes us as nonpareil…
He is looking to transfer, and I honestly do not see much detail on their website. I know Tulane is a phenomenal school, but how? What do they offer? What is so great in particular about the Freeman School of Business?
http://freeman.tulane.edu/why-freeman
http://freeman.tulane.edu/why-freeman/career-capital
What business schools are you comparing Freeman to?
Tulane’s Freeman school of business just completed a large expansion. Read link for more details.
http://freeman.tulane.edu/freeman-expansion
There are people who will succeed regardless of what college they go to. Hopefully, your son is one of them. I do have a personal story to share, though, about someone who WOULDN’T have succeeded had it not been for Tulane.
My ex is lazy, unmotivated, and doesn’t exactly have a charismatic personality. He transferred to Freeman in 2004. He was a non-traditional/slightly older student, so perhaps they took that into consideration when deciding to let him in. (His stats were NOT competitive whatsoever for transfer admission; Tulane is actually fairly selective in terms of transfer admissions.)
Despite graduating right when the Great Recession began, he found a fantastic job in finance/consulting in the middle of the country (where there aren’t even that many Tulane grads, but the reputation is strong anyway). Every single one of his references came from Tulane (his work-study manager, his professor, and the honors program director). His next job after that was a high-ranking state government official. The guy who interviewed him literally said, “Well, you went to Tulane, so I assume you’re pretty smart.” (Keep in mind, he is an awful, AWFUL interviewer and has only had three professional jobs in his life because of how bad he is socially.) He landed his third job (his current job) because the guy interviewing him went to Tulane Law School. He’s in his late 30s now and makes a lot of money, despite poor social skills. (His work ethic has since improved, obviously.)
We also had an acquaintance who was 26 when he transferred to Freeman, and he, too, wasted nearly a decade after high school doing nothing. Tulane transformed him into a leader; he started a small company after graduation and is now a semi-famous entrepreneur.
Keep in mind, most college grads in the country, during this time, moved back home with their parents (I think the stats were 80% or something?) or worked temp jobs. If you look up Tulane grads on LinkedIn or in the news, they far outperform what is the norm for a school with its ranking.
I attended Destination Tulane with my son last weekend. He is considering their architecture program but I am a marketing exec. On the campus tour, we went inside the brand new business building (opened 3-4 weeks ago). It is amazing! State of the art facility including it’s own trading room. Spacious, bright, contemporary and small class sizes from what I observed. I did not see a dedicated library but not to say there isn’t one. This was a highlight of the tour in my opinion. Good luck with your decision
I’m a current sophomore majoring in math and finance, so I might be able to help. Tulane is a solid b school, not the best, but if he gets good grades he can get a top-tier job. I personally know lots of Tulanians with great investment banking jobs. Tulane has the Darwin Fenner Class where you manage some of Tulane’s endowement and Burkenroads which is a equity research class which are both amazing.
where are most of the recruiters from. I like the idea of investment banking, but would prefer to stay in Florida, North Carolina, atlanta etc.
The biggest recruiting comes from Houston (which is the energy capital of the world). We have a decent recruiting presence in NYC as well and some firms from Jacksonville.
@AClassAct this link has some great info on careers broken down by major and where the students get hired plus salary info https://freeman.tulane.edu/career-center/recruiters/employment-statistics