<p>Any thoughts on the comparison?</p>
<p>Both are good schools. PSU is a national power in undergrad business education. Tulane is private and cluby. A little harder to get in Tulane as they take 1/10 the number of students.</p>
<p>Tulane has a great spot to party. Penn State parties are college student oriented.</p>
<p>The other difference is price. PSU is half as much.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback…</p>
<p>Which school is the better spot to land a good job after graduation or get into a good grad school??</p>
<p>I think regarding a career after graduation really depends on how well you perform in college.
I’m pretty sure for the reputation, Tulane will open many career paths, but so is for every college.
One thing I know is that Penn State has countless amounts of Alumnis, and their network is very broad. However, don’t depend on those too much.
I learned that your personality, gpa, network, performance, skills, leadership skills, and etc are all factors that are looked in many careers out there, especially if they’re extremely competitive. School names/reputations may affect those too, but I think it’s more on what you did in college.</p>
<p>But if I had to choose one, I would say PSU simply because I don’t really know Tulane that much, and I just believe PSU has a better network in general(my opinion tho)</p>
<p>I agree that a person’s credentials (gpa, leadership, etc) are the most important factors when trying to obtain a first job despite where they went to school - but where they went to school plays a major role…after that first job it is about their drive, experience, work ethic and determination. I don’t think one could go wrong at either school - I guess the hardest part is determining which is the “best fit.”</p>
<p>Both schools are good, but they are very different. So I agree with Bloomy that “fit” is important. Have you visited the campuses?</p>
<p>Because Tulane is a private school, it is going to be smaller. Even located right next door to Loyola University - the combined student population is no where near the size of PSU. This also means a much smaller alumni network, but as noted - that is not a critical factor in landing that first job. However, because Tulane draws a lot of students from the northeastern US, it is very well-known outside the south/southeast (sometimes a concern for people).</p>
<p>PSU is your classic small-town college campus environment, where it seems that everything and everyone is associated with the university. Tulane is in a city (granted, New Orleans is not a big city) that has several universities. But, Tulane is located in one of the most beautiful areas of the city (right across from Audubon Park) - so that is a big plus.</p>
<p>According to Businessweek’s ranking of undergrad B-schools, PSU is ranked muchhigher (#22) compared to Tulane (#56).
[Best</a> Undergraduate Business Schools 2012 - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>Note: I’m from New Orleans, but have a son at PSU!</p>
<p>Been to both campuses - so different but both offer so much…</p>
<p>Is your son in the business school? My daughter is…she is really excelling - has a great internship set up for next summer (got it back in Oct) - very happy w/her progress. Not sure about my son being in an intro class w/600+ students at PSU. it is a great business school - yes, higher rated than Tulane but not sure if it is a place conducive to my son excelling - every kid is different. It is a tough decision.</p>
<p>Bloomy - my son is a junior ENGR major at PSU.</p>
<p>Gotcha Grcxx3 - how does he like PSU?</p>
<p>Bloomy - he loves it. Just finished his 3rd year in the Blue Band and is having a blast. He still has a long way to go - his is a 5 year BS program and he is hoping to do the joint bachelors/masters program. So PSU will be his home for a few more years!</p>
<p>Good for him - State College is a great place to be!!! My daughter loves it too - Supply Chain major. She won’t even go abroad because she does not want to miss football season in the fall or THON in the spring.</p>