@TheParentLurker–We did the BB&B thing … i.e., local order then Metairie pickup (about 15 minutes from campus). Lots of families raved about the ease and efficiency of this system. But I wasn’t a big fan. We ended up buying other stuff (school supplies, toiletries) in Target (which is next door to BB &B) and also in Wal-Mart. So, with hindsight, I would have skipped BB&B entirely and just done ALL of the shopping at Target or Wal-Mart once we arrived in New Orleans. We had to wait in a long line at BB&B to get our order. Other folks have said that their BB&B pick-up was speedy and seamless, but ours wasn’t, even though we got to NOLA early for my son’s “Explore” program.
I had worried that the Target and Wal-Mart shelves would be raided of school supplies and dorm supplies (notebooks,folders, lamps, storage bins, bedding, etc.) by the time we got there, but the places seemed OVERstocked with student “necessities.”
And for kids who are arriving on campus solo, Tulane runs shuttles to the malls, and (free) Amazon Prime is also a good way to get gear delivered right to the campus post office.
My other piece of advice is to be conservative when you order or buy in the summer. Shopping for themselves is easy for the students due to Tulane shuttles and Uber plus Amazon (etc.). So kids can gradually add what they truly need and even pick up budget-friendly used items on campus.
@seniorgirl14 I’m a rising senior in high school, and when I visited Tulane in March I completely fell in love. It’s my first choice by a really, really large margin. I want to double major in Public Health and International Development (if I were to go). I was wondering what you think of the Public Health program as a whole- it’s a really good program (I believe grad program is 11th best in the country). I’d be interested in doing the 4+1 program and was wondering if you’ve heard anything about that (good or bad). I know experiences won’t be the same for every person but I was wondering your takeaways after a year. Also, if you know anyone in the International Development program, if you could provide any insight on that, that would be great!
@ccnaf14 Hi, I am currently doing the International Development coordinate major. As a coordinate major you have to have a main major which i assume would be Public Health for you. One of the nice things about international development and public health is that they have courses that can count for both majors credit-wise. The International Development program definitely has some of the most interesting classes, that I’ve found on campus, and you get alot of different majors in the classes because it is a coordinate major. One thing to note about International Development is that it requires 5 semesters of a language which does take a bit of time if you have not already started a language. Overall I would totally recommend International Development as a coordinate major.