<p>whats the atmosphere like at Tulane? is there school spirit on the campus? I was accepted and am visiting soonish but I haven't gotten down there yet since i live in NY. I'm so excited to see the campus!</p>
<p>I just visited this past weekend and I’m from NY too. The campus was really nice, and there were a lot of students wearing Tulane colors and shirts. I don’t know if there is really a lot of school spirit, but I’m sure as a Division 1 school, there is a good amount. If you haven’t been to New Orleans ever, you will love it, and even if you have, then you know how great it is. The weather wasn’t great when I was there, but it was still mid 60s in the the Winter, so that was pretty nice too. Have fun when you visit, you should have a good time.</p>
<p>Lots of NYers there…so you will feel at home. Tulane students are ranked on the top 10 Happiest student lists. They are friendly and happy to be there. The weather, the food and New Orleans adds to that experience.</p>
<p>The atmosphere at Tulane seems to be very appealing to those from NY and the rest of the northeast … more than a quarter of Tulane undergrads come from there. The campus is nice, and the “greater campus” of New Orleans is exceptional. Walk in Audubon Park, take the streetcar downtown, visit one of the Latin cemetaries, spend some time on Magazine Street. And take something home with you … proper pronunciation of ‘biegnets’ and ‘Tchoupitoulas.’ Enjoy your visit!</p>
<p>I think Tulane has a good balance of school spirit. It’s no Auburn University or University of Texas, but it certainly has a student body that’s proud of its education and its adopted city. It won’t have saturdays where football games are THE only thing to do but there are still people that never miss a football game (as they never should in the South). </p>
<p>TU baseball has a much bigger following where fans will travel hundreds of miles to catch a game. </p>
<p>The point is that being in New Orleans, Tulane students have so many options that they’ll never have the rah rah attitude of an isolated university or a powerhouse football program like USC. Coming from NY, you aren’t really going to understand how people in the South and many in the Midwest feel about college football. So going to a school like Tulane might be a better choice than a ‘football dominated’ school. </p>
<p>With all of the restaurants, festivals, professional sports events, clubs, and time spent relaxing on the levee with a cold drink, Tulane sponsored activities don’t encompass the majority of the students free time. In a way though, students appreciate Tulane much more and the university becomes that much more connected to the town. The tough part is leaving after 4 years. Best of luck. Roll Wave Roll!</p>
<p>If you thought the state might still be depressed post-Katrina : [Happiest</a> States Revealed by New Research - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091217/sc_livescience/happieststatesrevealedbynewresearch]Happiest”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091217/sc_livescience/happieststatesrevealedbynewresearch)</p>
<p>I work and live in Nola and would agree, we’re happier and much more appreciative of our town since the storm.</p>