<p>I am a freshman at Tulane, and I would be willing to answer any questions about Tulane that you have!! Be warned--I love it here so I probably have a little bias. Just ask them here, and I will answer everything I know!! Okay... I am off to another day of parading.</p>
<p>P.S.--I don't have that much of a clue on admissions stuff so I am not sure how much of a help I will be on that.</p>
<p>How is it living in new orleans?</p>
<p>I've been accepted, but I haven't been to visit. I've been told that if I am not a big drinker then I shouldn't enroll. Is this true? How is the social life? Academics? Is it a campus or more like it is scattered through out New Orleans? Are the classes extremely challenging?
Thanks so much! I am seriously thinking about attending...I just have a few questions. Vanderbilt was my first choice, but I didn't get in. I am appealing the decision, but Tulane will probably be where I will end up.</p>
<p>At Tulane there are pretty much two options. Either really enjoy drinking, or really enjoy being around drunk people. </p>
<p>It's a big party school. It's also a great academic school with smart people, but it's still a big party school. If you are looking for a good balance between social life and academics, and an intellectually minded student body that likes to talk about issues other than beer, I would'nt reccomend Tulane for you.</p>
<p>Living in New Orleans is fantastic. It's a lot of fun -- both party wise and culturally. I wouldn't trade it for anything -- except my current school (I tranferred out of Tulane to go to Brown).</p>
<p>I don't really find myself drinking that often, only once in awhile. Most of my friends respect the decisions I make and why I don't drink to excess like some of them. As always, it is possible to find a group that doesn't, you just might have to be lucky at Tulane.</p>
<p>how hard is the work load</p>
<p>So what would be a good meal plan to get?</p>
<p>you have to get the cart blanche plan, which means you will be eating at Bruff----a lot- the only degree of choice you have is with greenbucks-- you can get anywhere from 0 to 450 worth ( they are tax free). you can spend them at all other campus dining locations (uc food court, the rat, etc.)</p>
<p>the course load varies-- last semester i had 15 hours in mostly liberal art courses and it was pretty light (few tests, a lot of papers)...this semester i have 19 hours and am taking mostly intro courses and its a really heavy workload (lots of tests- no writing)</p>
<p>First off, yeah, drinking is a huge part of Tulane's social life... but honestly, one of my best friends here doesn't drink at all, and she still loves Tulane... So just keep in mind that even at Tulane there's some people who don't drink, and they're still able to have a social life. Like with anything, you'll meet people who like to do the same things you like to do. That said, I think out of any school, Tulane has the best balance between academics and social life... With the majority of people, it's work hard, play hard.</p>
<p>The workload varies... If you're architecture, the workload is intense... I'm history, so it's not that bad. But yeah, it really depends on the major. But most professors are pretty fair about workload though, as much as I've seen.</p>
<p>And as for the meal plan... Bruff is, relatively speaking as far as college cafeterias go, actually one of the best I've seen. That said, if you're used to having really great food at home (like me; my mom's a chef), Bruff will probably get old after a few months, and you'll definitely want the $400 Greenbucks so you can go to the UC. But some people actually really like Bruff (like my roommate, who goes three times a day, without fail, even though he's on the $250 Greenbuck plan)... So it really depends on your habits. If you're a picky-ish eater, get more Greenbucks. If you're not, then get less. But you'll at least want some, though, because the Big Easy/Rat is always a great thing to get late at night when everything else is closed.</p>
<p>How is the hispanic population of Tulane and new orleans?</p>
<p>"How is the hispanic population of Tulane and new orleans?"</p>
<p>I don't know how many hispanic students are at Tulane but I can tell you their departments and centers that deal with Latin and Central American history, anthropology, politics, and economics are among the very strongest in the country. Library holdings also. Latin America has been a longtime academic focus and is probably Tulane's greatest strenght.</p>
<p>PS - pre Katrina NOLA did not have a very large hispanic population. There has been a large influx especially since it is official federal government policy to look the other way at hiring illegals in NOLA even while they crack down elsewhere.</p>
<p>Would any of you say it's pointless to have a car at Tulane?</p>
<p>No, the streetcars are not currently running (not expected to until the end of '08) and you can get around some by walking and riding a bike, but my daughter has found that having a car made a big difference. However, you can't have a car on campus until you reach sophomore standing and you won't find that out until all your AP and joint enrollment classes are processed.</p>
<p>OTOH, my son is finishing his sophomore year and has just now begun considering getting a car. He isn't even thinking of doing it right away. He and his friends have gotten around fine on bikes and taking a very occasional taxi, splitting the fare. It might depend on whether you plan to spend late nights far from campus (in which case you don't need to be walking home) and how much exertion you're into (he's into a lot!).</p>
<p>My son doesn't have a car and goes everywhere on a bike. </p>
<p>During his freshman year move-in, we got him the $70 cheapie bike from Target. Toward the end of spring semester, the bike was on its last legs to the degree that eventually he just left it parked and unlocked, hoping someone would steal it - no one did :-)</p>
<p>He saved up and bought a nice bike for sophomore year which is still going strong (he's a junior now.) His only complaint is that all the live oaks everywhere on and around campus have big roots that make the sidewalks wavy and hard to ride on.</p>
<p>I don't personally have a car, but I have found that my friends from Texas and nearby states tend to drive to school. I can more or less borrow a car if I need to get somewhere important or sometimes just to go grocery shopping. Kind of like right now, because it is spring break and nothing is open on campus.</p>
<p>"However, you can't have a car on campus until you reach sophomore standing and you won't find that out until all your AP and joint enrollment classes are processed."</p>
<p>I don't think it is based on your academic standing (number of credits) but on your actual year i.e. I think you cannot have a car until yout 2nd year on campus. You might want to check that.</p>
<p>No, it's number of credits. My daughter is chronologically a second semester freshman, but has enough hours between AP's and dual enrollment classest to have sophomore standing. Several students got emails from the counseling center during the first semester telling them they had sophomore status and what "extras" they could have because of that standing. Up until that time, we were under the impression that you could not have a car on campus until the second year. I also know they have been invited to school sponsored parties for the sophomore class. However, the meal plans work on a first-year, not first-year basis.</p>