<p>I love everything about Tulane. I received a great financial package and the size and location is perfect for me. I am interested in the Public Health program and I love New Orleans. However, I am worried about one thing - I will be one of the only students there of my religion.</p>
<p>I am not a "hardcore" partier (eg. Animal House). I do love to have fun but without the pressures to compromise my values. Is there a place for me to fit in at Tulane? Are there other students who feel the same? Will I still feel included in social life without "imbibing"? </p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>This has been asked a number of times, so search some of the other threads to see more answers. In short, the answers were you will have zero problems fitting in. My D and her friends don’t drink, and there is absolutely no pressure for them to. And they have a blast in NOLA. There is so much to do that doesn’t involve drinking. And yes, they loved Mardi Gras and the parades and all without drinking as well.</p>
<p>You just have to find the like minded students, and I very much doubt that will be hard for you. Given Tulane’s reputation (which is exaggerated anyway) it is surprising to quite a few people how many non-drinkers and light drinkers there are there.</p>
<p>Same here. I’m not that big of a party guy! Having fun at the same time being able to study and get the grades I need is what I’m looking for. I’m sure not all people going to Tulane are hardcore partyers! But I’ve heard that some of the dorms like monroe and sharp are indeed more party than others. That’s why I’ll try my best to get into Wall, a residential college style dorm, which is nicer and fits me better. I think u r in the same boat!</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback! Have you ever been to a place that makes you feel just right? Like rocking on grandma’s porch, pie cooling on the sill, puppy in your arms licking your face kind of feeling? That’s how I felt when I visited Tulane. :D</p>
<p>Nice! I hope I can have the same feeling when I visit!</p>
<p>pippin93 - that’s wonderful. I hope you noticed that you can literally swing on the porch at Cudd Hall. Not sure if the local cats would come up to you while you are doing that, but there are a number of them that live underneath a couple of buildings at Tulane.</p>
<p>If you aren’t into partying, I’d say Butler is probably the “driest” freshman dorm. If I had to guess I’d say about 25% of Butler kids are hardcore partiers (go out 2-3+ times/week), 40% light-moderate social drinkers (maybe go out 2-3X/month), and about 35% of people don’t drink at all. In dorms like Monroe and Sharp (and Wall), it will be much harder to meet people who are as focused on their school work and don’t drink. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>I am glad to see this post. My daughter, who will be going to Tulane in the fall in the Honors Program, says that I am fixating on the drinking thing too much. (She doesn’t party now and I don’t really want her to learn.)</p>
<p>I loved Tulane when I visited in the fall; a very pretty campus. I’m still struggling a little bit that she chose it above all others. She applied early, got the Dean’s scholarship, and that’s all she wrote. A teensy tiny part of me wonders if Brown would have been a better choice, but no scholarship money there.</p>
<p>FirstOneOff- I didn’t apply to Brown, but I turned down Dartmouth and Columbia to come here on the Dean’s Honors Scholarship and have no regrets. </p>
<p>Just like any other school, there are a mix of people here in terms of drinking. While lots of people are at Rocco’s on a Friday night, there are also always kids hanging around Butler watching movies, playing board games, working on homework, etc.</p>
<p>Also, there is a LOT of negative things that go on at the Ivies as well. There was a story yesterday on NPR about the sexual harassment problems at Yale, and what some of the frats did and said was UNBELIEVABLE. While no school is perfect, I have seen or heard of NOTHING at Tulane that compared to those incidents.</p>
<p>I do understand the completely human reaction to the “prestige” school compared to one not as prestigious. And Brown is a very good school with a lot to offer. But $40,000+ per year more to offer? I don’t think so. I think the majority of your thinking is correct, Tulane is a wonderful place to go to school and it has a lot to offer that Brown or any other school doesn’t! Just always remember that.</p>
<p>thank you for your replies, tulane14 and fallen chemist. I’ve been reading lots of your posts and you are making me feel very good about her choice. Brown (where she is wait listed, btw, in any event) is very close to home and would not feel all that different for her. Tulane, on the other hand, will be an adventure.</p>
<p>First - my D certainly feels that way, and she is LOVING!!! New Orleans. Must run in the family.</p>
<p>You must be fairly close to me, I am about 20 minutes south of Brown, in the middle of RI.</p>
<p>I am just south of Boston but I grew up in Cranston and all my family is still in RI.</p>