<p>Claysoul - I may have been a bit harsh, but people like jayhawk run the risk of over-inflaiting a schools reputation to such a degree, that those seeking advice about their admissions chances may be discouraged enough to not even apply. I would tend to disagree about the difference between Emory and Tulane... Emory is ranked about 30 spots higher ( i hate to use rankings but it seems to be the only way to get any kind of point across when jayhawk is involved) </p>
<p>Also SUNY Geneseo is a public liberal arts college, not ranked in the same manner as national universities. I only brought the numbers up to combat jayhawks assertion that SUNY is a safety for Tulane.</p>
<p>lmfao...considering it shows a lot how she transferred to brown with a less than stellar gpa, that shows how much weight tulane carries...secondly look in the transfer forum theres kids who were rejected from tulane bought got into vandy, notre dame, emory, nyu, etc....</p>
<p>Is there anything, at all, that you have to say jayhawk? If I come off as a SUNY student, and youre insinuating that is a bad thing... well what exactly does that say about Tulane?(seeing as though you continually bash SUNY) Id love to hear what you have to say to this.</p>
<p>Will you answer the previous question? Or are you done? </p>
<p>"SUNY-Geneseo- 1313
Tulane- 1306</p>
<p>If I come off as a SUNY student, and youre insinuating that is a bad thing... well what exactly does that say about Tulane?(seeing as though you continually bash SUNY) "</p>
<p>What's the point of all this? People choose schools for better reasons than this--I hope. I certainly did, as did everyone in my family, including the one at Tulane, who could have been at UNC-Chapel Hill , also on scholarship. Stats had absolutely nothing to do with his decision.</p>
<p>Get over the pointless competitiveness and spend some time taking a look at what opportunities there are at the schools YOU have chosen for YOURSELVES that will allow you to create your own best experience.</p>
<p>What really gets me is that neither of you have been to Tulane, so neither of you can actually attest to the quality of the education there. </p>
<p>The SAT numbers you are quoting are so similar they are not helpful in distinguishing the quality of these schools. There's only a less than 70 point difference between Emory and Tulane. That's not much. And there's even less of a difference between SUNY Geneso and Tulane. </p>
<p>And if you're talking rankings, SUNY, I couldn't even find SUNY Geneso in the top 100 US News ranking for LACs. Tulane is 44 for universities. </p>
<p>I'm not saying Tulane is Harvard, but it's better than you are making it out to be, SUNY. It is a top-teir private university by definition, that's what the top 50 US News schools are called.</p>
<p>Geneseo is ranked with Masters universities. Im just trying to say, if people want to insult the quality of education/student at Geneseo, then by extention they are saying the same about Tulane. Ive never said it was a better school, ive been expressing how similar the schools are, ... with nothing but personal attacks in return</p>
<p>the fact that everyone has to defend tulane so vehemently and frequently on this forum should say something about its "elite" status. i don't exactly see this sort of back and forth happening on the ivies' forums. this proves that its status is in question to say the least. the school is on the cusp of being an elite school or this sort of bickering wouldn't be happening at all (check out ball state's forum or something- not a whole lot of action there at all). whether the school is on an upward spin towards realizing this status, or on a downward spin from its former glory i think we will see play out in the next few years- that's why its no exactly the hottest place to be if you are obsessed about elitism or prestige., jayhawk.</p>
<p>lmfao suny, this is a tulane forum not a suny forum, i never brought up suny geneso until you did and insulted tulane...by the way i have been there im taking summer classes there currently claysoul...tulane has been ranked as high as 11th nationally back in the day, and is definitely an elite well known school with much history and is rated the highest academic/party school, its also in an amazing city</p>
<p>I actually attend Harvard University for summer school and my mom is a professor at Duke University. My mother, and my professors, as well as peers consider Tulane to be an excellent elite school. Although we consider Harvard and some similar ivies in a league of their own, Tulane is definitely known and respected by us, I would compare its education with that of Vanderbilt, Emory, Tufts, Wake Forest, Washington U, Notre Dame, and Boston College, with Duke just a little bit higher up there. In my opinion, and after talking with others from top schools we came to the agreement that Tulane is severely underrated and should be in the top 30, if not top 25. It is both highly respected, and well known amongst the elite, whereas I would say it is a much better school than SUNY Geneso. It carries much more weight for students applying to graduate school as well. I know of several students who attended Tulane for undergraduate studies, and now attend Harvard, or attend other ivy league schools. The head professor at Harvard's Medical School actually just left to be the head professor at Tulane's Medical School. In the south, graduates of Tulane generally have many job offers upon graduation. It offers excellent weather, a great social life, as well as a chance to learn and experience opportunities that aren't available anywhere else in the United States.</p>
<p>For those who are unfamiliar with either SUNY-Geneseo or Tulane, it is clear that the SAT/ACT stats for recent classes are quite similar. SUNY-Geneseo has an outstanding reputation as one of the top SUNYs, which as a group rank very highly among public universities. Tulane also has an outstanding reputation - ranked (for those who care about rankings and - let's face it - most of us at least look at them) very highly in several fields and well-ranked as a Tier 1 university overall.</p>
<p>The poor OP, or anyone interested in transfer chances to Tulane, must wonder what's happening here on this thread. </p>
<p>A lot of people thought that transferring in to Tulane would be a cake-walk after Katrina. The school was down in enrollment in the term after Katrina, but its most recent freshman admitted freshman class (about to enter this fall) had a very high yield, as I recall. So I don't think Tulane would qualify as a "safe" transfer school for most, if any, applicants. However, a 3.4 GPA with an upward trend, as the OP has, is the beginning of a good chance for transfer. Strong recommendations and good essays are also key. Good SAT scores can't hurt.</p>
<p>great point andale...and like i said there are people who have posted that they've been rejected from tulane with 3.7's and 3.8's but have been admitted to vanderbilt, emory, and notre dame...its definitely a gamble unless you have a very high gpa</p>
<p>I really think you're overstating the difficulty of getting in as a transfer, jayhawk. Remember the low retention rates, they are bound to take a lot of transfers. </p>
<p>I think the people with 3.7's etc probably had really bad essays or something else flukish.</p>
<p>That doesn't mean Tulane is a bad school <em>academically</em></p>
<p>There are a lot of reasons people transfer out, and it doens't necessarily have to do with academics. I liked most of my classes at tulane a lot. But there were other things about Tulane that weren't right for me. </p>
<p>The basic message I try to get accross from posting here is that Tulane is a very good school, but it's not for everyone, so think carefully about what you want before going there.</p>