<p>I know the law school discussion is off track for the OP, but I will just chime in that I think bclintonk is quite right. Especially when a student is planning on staying in Louisiana and even more especially in NOLA, graduating from Tulane Law can lead to some solid job opportunities, even in this current environment where many law school grads are struggling to find positions.</p>
<p>Well my D is going to Tulane. She di not like SUNY B and would not visit on a nice day. the scholarship helps. We would rather not spend more but we are going to. for the reasons stated -the whole New Orleans chance of a lifetime reason. No offense to the SUNY B people- I wen there myself. I know its a good school My D cannot wait to start Tulane though. </p>
<p>Congrats. Did she just make the decision for this coming fall? </p>
<p>Yes. Fall 2014</p>
<p>I hope you get to go visit here there. I know, as an adult, and havng been to both, I would much rather visit New Orleans than Binghamton.</p>
<p>Good choice. National vs regional school, IMO. </p>
<p>In terms of campus atmosphere and locale, Tulane wins hands down due to warmer weather and considering the town of Binghamton was a lowpoint for everyone I knew who attended Bing. </p>
<p>However, among the SUNYs, Binghamton and Geneseo are the campuses requiring the highest GPA/SAT cutoffs compared with other campuses with a few exceptions for in-state students from underserved/underrepresented areas of NY state. </p>
<p>For a SUNY university center with a better locale, I agree with another commenter that Buffalo would be far better. However, it’s nearly twice as large in student population and admits students from a much wider academic spectrum with the leaning towards the lower-end. Even so, it has arguably greater strengths in areas such as engineering, pre-med sciences, pharmacy, etc than Bing. </p>
<p>However, it seems the OP’s student is considering majoring in English and while I know Buffalo’s English department is highly respected among the SUNYs, I don’t know how it compares with Bing’s or Tulane’s. </p>
<p>OP’s student needs to assess whether Tulane is worth the extra expense, especially considering possible law school plans. Also, while Tulane is a tier 1 law school, it’s still a relatively regional law school so if the student concerned plans to come back to the NE or relocate to other parts of the US far from Louisiana or surrounding states, being able to attend Tulane law school may not necessarily be advantageous. Especially considering the potential expense and the fact one’s likely to be competing with T-14 law school and law schools with stronger ties to the local areas OP’s student is hoping to gain employment as a JDed legal professional. </p>
<p>Cobrat, you’ve missed the point about Tulane’s law school. IF the student wished to practice in Louisiana, Tulane would be an outstanding choice - not because it is local per se, but because Louisiana has a very different legal code from the rest of the country. </p>
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<p>Oh brother. Tulane is a great school and so is Bing. </p>
<p>Re: the weather in NOLA, you couldn’t pay me to live there. I absolutely can’t stand humidity…and heat. </p>
<p>Re: the town, depends on your preferences. Some folks would prefer a smaller college type town than a city like NOLA.</p>
<p>Having said all of that…we know happy grads of BOTH places. </p>
<p>Re: law school…get great grades and do well on the LSAT.</p>
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<p>You’re making an assumption OP’s student will want to stay and work as an attorney in LA. My point was if OP’s student hoped to relocate back to the NE or move to regions outside of LA and nearby states, said student will have heavy competition from T-14 and schools with stronger regional ties with the area and its legal employers. </p>
<p>Now if OP wanted to stay and practice in LA, you’ll be correct. </p>
<p>@pizzagi: “IF the student wished to practice in Louisiana, Tulane would be an outstanding choice - not because it is local per se, but because Louisiana has a very different legal code from the rest of the country.”</p>
<p>True about Louisiana and its civil code, which is based on Napoleonic law; but I believe that Tulane Law School offers both common law and civil law tracks, so students are covered both as to Louisiana (civil code) and the rest of the U.S. (common law based).</p>
<p>" IF the student wished to practice in Louisiana, Tulane would be an outstanding choice - not because it is local per se, but because Louisiana has a very different legal code from the rest of the country.</p>
<p>You’re making an assumption OP’s student will want to stay and work as an attorney in LA. "</p>
<p>I made no such assumption, because as you can clearly see, I used the word IF. It’s conditional. I used the simple past tense in the first clause and a “would” in the second clause, because it was describing a potential situation. </p>
<p>If I had made this assumption, I would have said: “BECAUSE the student wishes to practice as an attorney in Louisiana, Tulane would be an outstanding choice.” </p>