<p>I saw this article in the paper this morning, thought I'd share it with y'all. :)</p>
<p>Students</a> came to help, return to learn - New Orleans News - NOLA.com</p>
<p>"Tulane has received so many applications -- almost 34,000 -- that it had to stop accepting any more, said Earl Retif, Tulane's vice president of enrollment management and registrar."</p>
<p>34,000 is an insane number--it's great that so many people want to help!</p>
<p>For Tulane at least, the bulk of that increase is probably due to their ridiculous PR campaign more than anything else. They have sent me more materials over the last 2 years than any other school and seem to offer free applications to everybody.</p>
<p>Ya, I applied even though I had no intention of going just out of curiosity because it's free and easy.</p>
<p>I agree with above, Tulane has sent way to many free applications to people. All my friends applied and myself.</p>
<p>this is great. depending on all the schools ill hear back from next month and early april, ill probably be going to tulane next year. the up front scholarship money is too tempting.</p>
<p>everyone's right, though. the ridiculous surge in applications has a lot to do with their PR campaign. i was very interested when i applied (3rd on my list of 7 schools i applied to) but the scholarship and invitation to their honors program shot it up to number one. did they do this kind of PR campaign last year? Because if they didn't, I bet their yield rate goes way down.</p>
<p>Tulane, and next door neighbor Loyola, are in a very unique position and clearly the admissions practices and patterns of the last two years are in response to that. The fact is that the school has found its legs and is now much more confident in being able to serve the needs of students. They are intelligently trying to capitialize on the unique service opportunity that they can offer to some students as part of an undergraduate education. In addition Tulane was able to focus its academic programs on core areas and eliminate some of the tenured driftwood among the faculty. This had the unsurprising effect of p***ing off many in the academic community, but it was the right strategy and now the school is better positioned to respond to the needs and interests of its students. No doubt that the marketing practices and resulting large application numbers make for a very fluid scene, but make no mistake. Tulane is back (even if New Orleans is not) and can be an excellent choice for one's undergraduate years.</p>
<p>I hope more students will choose head down there. </p>
<p>New Orleans is a gem of a city. It would be a shame if our generation didn't make an effort to help get them back on their feet.</p>
<p>Plus, the options are wonderful. I've heard great things about Tulane, and Loyola is supposed to have an excellent music program.</p>