<p>What are your thoughts on how intellectual Tulane students are? For example, do students enjoy discussing things they have learned outside the classroom? Would students at a party debate a philosophical concept?</p>
<p>-I posted this question in another thread, but it was kind of embedded. (Thanks idad for your feedback).</p>
<p>I don’t even go to tulane and i can assure you that students will not be discussing philosophy at a party or mardi gras for example…</p>
<p>I’m sure they are intellectual in a classroom setting, however.</p>
<p>I think what I liked most about Tulane, while researching the school and talking with current students, is that balance TU’s students maintain between competitive academics and actually having a life–that ‘work hard to play hard’ sort of mentality… </p>
<p>I don’t get the feel that TU has cut-throat academics, like an MIT or Duke would. TU seems much more like a community, a more laid back but undoubtedly intelligent community… Don’t let mardi gras, or any other New Orleans stereotypes, muddle your opinion: TU is a serious academically inclined school. Every school (literally… every school) has its fair share of parties; imo if TU wasn’t in New Orleans, the whole party scene wouldn’t be an issue for parents.</p>
<p>I’ve definitely had fun philosophy discussions at both parties and Mardi Gras. However, I’m friends with several philosophy majors, and that’s the sort of thing I’m likely to seek out or initiate. I would say that if it’s what you want, you can definitely find it, it’s just not necessarily the default.</p>
<p>anechkakith, I’d love to meet these fabled philosophy majors 
I find them in such sparse amounts. But I would agree that it’s much tougher to find stimulating philosophical conversation with individuals who aren’t inclined towards the liberal arts, not that it isn’t impossible. You just have to pull more teeth. </p>
<p>Still, everyone has interests. You will not have a problem finding someone with similar interests. But not everyone has the same interest, so don’t expect deep philosophical conversation with obsessive science majors who consider philosophy useless, for example.</p>
<p>To be honest, it doesn’t happen much – probably one of my biggest complaints of Tulane. People are smart, can get good grades in class, and go out plenty, but I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly intellectual place. That being said it’s still a great place and you’ll be find stimulating conversation here and there, just may not be as common as some other schools.</p>
<p>Well, if you chose to go to school in New Orleans, would you be spending your free time sitting around discussing the relative merits of objectivist epistemology? LOL, kidding, kind of. My D says she has interesting discussions from time to time, but as I told someone in a PM, I agree that Tulane probably is not as oriented to these spontaneous, out of class discussions for the sake of discussions as, say, Chicago. But like anywhere, if you find the right people you can find similar interests.</p>
<p>There is a very in depth intellectual discussion going on to decide how to celebrate fc’s birthday today. Happy bday fc :)</p>
<p>Happy birthday fc!!</p>
<p>LOL, ty all.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday!!! So old are ya??? OK just kidding :)</p>
<p>I happily join the chorus in wishing FC a very Happy Birthday. I hope he knows how many new and not so new Tulane students and families have been helped and comforted by his wise advice. Thank you FC and have a great one.</p>
<p>^ agreed!</p>
<p>Happy Birthday!</p>
<p>^ agreed! +1</p>
<p>Happy Birthday!</p>
<p>happy birthday
thanks for all the help
you really make a difference to Tulane</p>
<p>I am really quite overwhelmed! You all are incredibly kind. This is why I have so much fun on the Tulane board. Others have said they don’t see anything like this family of people on other school’s threads, and that’s a shame for them.</p>
<p>Again, thanks very very much.</p>
<p>Thank you for you help</p>
<p>your help, and enjoy your bday.</p>
<p>FC is one of those special people, and makes one proud to be in the Tulane family.</p>
<p>happy bday FC! </p>
<p>if only Tulane had more people like you to help get the truth out.</p>