<p>ok so i know everyone says oh its what you make of it, but lets face it-tulane is a party school. when i was there i sensed a big pressure to drink and since im someone who is easily distracted and loves to go out (i dont drink though) im wondering if tulane just isnt the place for me. </p>
<p>i was just wondering if anyone had any opinions on if tulane would be a good fit for me or anything about tulane being a party school</p>
<p>Don’t go to Tulane … please.</p>
<p>that was soooo helpful…</p>
<p>Let’s see, you post this thread about Tulane. You post a thread asking about the Greek scene at Lehigh, and you post a 3rd thread about how you’re so psyched that you got your double room assignment at UCLA.</p>
<p>■■■■■ much?</p>
<p>This does sound trollish, based on teddy’s other posts. But for the sake of current juniors and others reading the premise of the post, let’s just state, as has been said many times, that Tulane is no more a party school than hundreds, if not thousands of others. Like any school of a few thousand or more, you get all kinds of students. A few like to party all the time (they usually don’t last), many like to party hard on weekends, many more like to party occassionally, many prefer non-drinking pursuits, and a few just study all the time. In other words, there is a spectrum of people and behaviors.</p>
<p>If one is easily distracted and sucked into the hard partying life, that will happen at Tulane, Lehigh, UCLA, or Podunk U. Tulane academics are pretty challenging, so to do well requires some balance in one’s choices.</p>
<p>OP - Tulane is best suited to smart, independent kids who know how to balance academics and social life. Based on your own statements, that makes you a very poor fit.</p>
<p>Yeah, but there will be a little partying this weekend and its all good!!! (and see the note on the “black and gold surprise” in additon to Anderson Cooper).</p>
<p>Risks and Awards: Celebrating the 2010 Class
May 10, 2010</p>
<p>Carol J. Schlueter
<a href=“mailto:cjs@tulane.edu”>cjs@tulane.edu</a></p>
<p>“Pomp and Circumstance” is usually played at graduation exercises, but don’t expect to hear it on Saturday (May 15) in the Louisiana Superdome. The Tulane Commencement Ceremony has its own festive style, laced with traditional New Orleans music and featuring a renowned speaker with ties to the Crescent City — this year, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.</p>
<p>Tulane University treats its graduates to a festive ceremony at commencement, full of New Orleans traditions. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)</p>
<p>After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Cooper made more than 20 trips to the Gulf Coast to follow the reconstruction process in his nightly newscasts on “Anderson Cooper 360°.” </p>
<p>Cooper’s refusal to let New Orleans’ story fade away prompted Tulane President Scott Cowen to call him “a favorite of New Orleanians and many Tulanians,” adding that his address to the graduating class “will no doubt be one of the highlights of this semester.” </p>
<p>Saturday’s ceremony will be full of highlights for the expected audience of more than 10,000. Family members and friends will be cheering on the 2,150 prospective graduates who had no pre-Katrina connection to Tulane but four years ago took a chance on the still-recovering city and university. </p>
<p>The university ceremony will be streamed live on the Tulane website beginning at 9 a.m. central time on Saturday. </p>
<p>Leading the musical program will be Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band. Clarinetist and band leader Michael White is a Tulane alumnus and jazz historian at nearby Xavier University. In addition to traditional jazz music, singer Wanda Rouzan and the band will entertain the guests with the song, “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” </p>
<p>Tulane will award honorary degrees to U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, a Tulane alumnus; Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone; and John Ruffin, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. </p>
<p>In addition, ceremony planners are promising a “black-and-gold surprise” with special guests. </p>
<p>After the Saturday morning event, Tulane schools will hold separate diploma ceremonies. See the schedule for additional details.</p>
<p>“Work (very) hard, party harder”</p>
<p>No one pressures people to drink at Tulane. Everyone here is intelligent enough to let others make their own decisions. It’s silly to think otherwise. This isn’t LSU.</p>