<p>I got in and i loved it and when I visited everyone seemed more than nice. Yet the rudest, meanest, most disgusting girls from my class got into Tulane- and enrolled. Was it just a facade that everyone's so nice down there? Or is everyone stuck up, rude, and full of themselves? Do people just spend time in cliques or is everyone friendly with everyone?</p>
<p>I was sort of hoping college would be a fresh start away from the snobby, rich New Yorkers but I'm starting to get the impression that Tulane is an extension of the suburbs of NYC.</p>
<p>It seems like many students from the same NY schools apply and attend Tulane. These groups pretty much room together and hangout together but, they are not the majority. I have found, for the most part, that people here are nice and friendly. Unfortunately, you will not totally get away from the types you’re referring to, but it’s not difficult to avoid them. Feel free to PM me if you want more information on the topic.</p>
<p>eiffyx14 - I would also add that I have seen way too many posts where people that are visiting Tulane rave about how spontaneously friendly and helpful Tulane students are compared to other schools they visit for it to be an act. I think that tells you something.</p>
<p>Also, like gabby says, there are always some that are not what we all would hope for in terms of personality. I also suspect that for a lot of these people, once they meet a lot of people that are not used to the abruptness that NYC natives are famous for and won’t put up with it, they mellow out some. This was true even when I was there. There was one NY’er that for the first half semester just went on and on about how NYC had this and had that and NOLA just didn’t compare. He was a nice guy otherwise but we finally just told him that if he really felt that way he should just go back to New York. He changed almost overnight and 30 years later he is a Dr. living in New Orleans! LOL.</p>
<p>With 1500 freshmen and 6000 undergrads overall, you won’t have any trouble avoiding these people to a large extent. It isn’t like high school where you are trapped in a building. Just make sure you find a compatible roommate. That really affects your experience at college a lot.</p>
<p>“Yet the rudest, meanest, most disgusting girls from my class got into Tulane- and enrolled. Was it just a facade that everyone’s so nice down there? Or is everyone stuck up, rude, and full of themselves? Do people just spend time in cliques or is everyone friendly with everyone?”</p>
<p>-I’m from the South, and am a sophomore at Tulane; coming to school here, there was some culture shock for me because the girls you described definitely exist here. However, that said, they are by no means the majority, and you should never be too quick with judgement to let people surprise you. Though people may seem one way, one semester of college can mature and change people like you wouldn’t believe. </p>
<p>But for the record, people here are generally very nice (especially in the classroom atmosphere), and at the very least polite.</p>
<p>My son will be going to Tulane this fall.
We live in the deep south.
He has always enjoyed being around the northern girls.
I think they like his accent…lol…
however, 2/3 of the students attending Tulane are not from the north</p>