<p>I was accepted as a transfer to Nova and Tulane. I am a philosophy major and I would consider myself on the liberal end of the spectrum. Prestige is pretty important to me, as well. I would appreciate any input to help me make this decision.</p>
<p>I would probably go with Nova. Tulane is still a good school, but IMO it's on the decline.</p>
<p>the way i see it there are two factors to look at here (from your post).</p>
<h1>1- The Prestige. I would say Nova has the edge here. IMHO, nova's name would go farther (one of the reasons I picked it myself). Not to mention, their philosophy dept is excellent, maybe because of the religious tie-ins? And Personally, the only reason why I know where Tulane is, is because of Hurricane Katrina/</h1>
<h1>2- Liberal/Conservative. Nova definitely has a reputation as being conservative, partially because it is a Catholic University. It also attracts mostly white kids from suburbia (myself being one of them), its even nicknamed Vanilla-nova. In other words, if it is important to you to go to a diverse, liberal college, Tulane might be the better choice.</h1>
<p>It all comes down to what is more important to you. I definitely think that Villanova has the better reputation and academic program, but it does lack diversity. Good Luck in your decision!</p>
<p>lmfao are u kidding me? tulane is way more prestigious than nova...what is nova anyways? northern virginia community college? lmfao....LOL u guys crack me up...tulane is way better school!</p>
<p>keep in mind that jayhawk goes to tulane...haha</p>
<p>I think that Tulane is the better school...but I would be scared to go there after Katrina....that area couldn't handle another hurricane.</p>
<p>Just some constructive thoughts:</p>
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<li><p>Im a business major at Villanova, however I took an "intro to philosophy" course this semester. The course was one of the most thought provoking courses I have taken. My professor was very smart and his office hours were very flexible. Some of the works we read included Marx, Zizak, Rousseau, Hobbes, Baudrillard, and Plato. I enjoyed how the curriculum varied between ancient, classic, and modern day thinkers. You have probably taken an intro to philosophy course at your other school, but I just figured I'd tell you a little about villanova's course so you have somethign to compare it to and maybe get a feel for what you would be studying in the future if you attended villanova.</p></li>
<li><p>I myself am a transfer student who came from the university of maryland. The transfer orientation was extremely well organized and I made many friends who i still hang out with now at school. I felt the program helped me integrate into the school very well.</p></li>
<li><p>Villanova's lib arts curriculum is highly focused on ethics and values. This is one of the things that highly attracted me to Villanova. The school is an extrmeley tight knit community, class sizes are small, and as "the aspirant" posted in another thread, student satisfaction is extremely high at the school.</p></li>
<li><p>Im not going to trash talk on Tulane. I will speak for Villanova because I am familiar with it. Both employers and grad schools alike look at Villanova as prestigious. Its not an ivy (neither is tulane), but from personal experience top employers actively recruit from the school. Whats a major reason for this, LOCATION. Villanova is located outside of philly and within 2 hours of both new york and DC. Considering the amount of individuals from mass at the school, it is also highly regarded in the boston area as well. This will provide great oppertunities after undergrad and for yourself it will provide many resources so you can obtain your PHD.</p></li>
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<p>If you have any other questions I will be happy to answer them</p>
<p>I would say now, that Nova is more prestigious than Tulane. 5 or so years ago, it wasnt. Dont get me wrong--Tulane is still a pretty good school (and compared to most of the schools in the country a top school), but I feel like it's not as good as it once was.</p>
<p>lmfao @ loslobos tulane wins in a heartbeat</p>
<p>lmao biased. Jayhawk, if you didnt know what Villanova was, you're obviously not a reliable source to be judging. Go sit in the corner.</p>
<p>oh i know what it is, its a much lower academic school than tulane, that has a losing basketball team</p>
<p>My dd would echo kbisus' comments about the philosophy dept. She was blown away (in a good way) with the amazing profs she had both for the intro course she took (don't miss Dr. John Immerwahr, she says- he was an early morning class that was so good she never minded the time!), as well as the freshman requirement Augustine & culture seminar (ACS)- excellent profs for very small groups. Sophomore take ethics seminars.
It's a great program.
Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>tulanes test scores are MUCH HIGHER than those of a villanova student...generally the top villanova students would be considered on the low end of any tulane student...TULANE RULES!!</p>
<p>yea tulane's basketball team is known nationally!! (sarcasm)</p>
<p>My friend from California is actually playing basketball at Tulane, but their basketball team is nowhere near as good as Nova's.</p>
<p>yea but tulanes baseball team won the college world series in 2005!!</p>
<p>As much as I love baseball, college baseball is much more inferior than college basketball. Winning the NCAA Tournament is one of the most difficult challenges in sports.</p>
<p>yeah, which villanova hasnt done in baseball or basketball..but tulane has!!</p>
<p>Shows how much you know...The 1985 Nova team was one of the biggest underdog stories in sports history.</p>
<p>Also, shows how much you know about your OWN school--Tulane didnt win the 05 CWS, Texas did... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_College_World_Series%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_College_World_Series</a></p>
<p>Los Lobos: 2 , Jayhawk: 0</p>