<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm almost positive that my college choices are down to Tulane with the Honors program and a $25,000/year scholarship or UCLA. Please help me with my decision. I'll end up deciding for myself, but anything that people can tell me to help is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>-I'm not 100% sure what I want to study yet, but I was admitted to UCLA for the Pre-Business Economics major and I would possibly study business at Tulane.
-I work hard at academics but I also really like to have fun, so I would prefer a school with a good party scene
-I think that out of state tuition for UCLA is around $35,000/year while tuition for Tulane is about $21,000/year with the $25,000/year merit scholarship that I have. However, money is not a concern in my family
-I have deep ties to the city of New Orleans and have visited many times, because my parents are both from there and I have many relatives still living there. I absolutely love the city. I have visited Los Angeles and I like that city as well, although of course I don't know it nearly as much as I know New Orleans.
-I plan on studying abroad for sure at one point, maybe in my junior year
-I am almost fluent in Spanish, so I want to take the highest courses possible in Spanish. Also, I would like to learn another language. I don't know how flexible Tulane and UCLA are, but I want to be able to take language courses along with being able to complete the requirements for my major.</p>
<p>Sorry this is long, but please help me. I know I'm going to end up deciding for myself, but any thoughts that y'all have will be beneficial to me.</p>
<p>If not for your ties to New Orleans, I would say UCLA.</p>
<p>My son has gotten into UCLA, and I would select it over Tulane.</p>
<p>Millions of kids, even in China and Japan, dream about going to UCLA.</p>
<p>But perhaps you have already answered your own question by your positive comments about New Orleans.</p>
<p>We all have to do what is best for our personal situation.</p>
<p>Not just what looks good on paper.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about Tulane but I will say that although you don’t know much about LA, once you live out here for awhile it’s not so hard to get to know. I can only speak for LA but many students here study abroad and we get a good number of exchange students I’d say. There are also many Spanish speakers both here and in the area. For more information on each department:
[Description</a> of the Program](<a href=“http://www.spanport.ucla.edu/undergraduate-.html]Description”>http://www.spanport.ucla.edu/undergraduate-.html)
[Tulane</a> University - School of Liberal Arts - Spanish and Portuguese Department](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/liberal-arts/spanish-portuguese/]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/liberal-arts/spanish-portuguese/)</p>
<p>I’ll add that at UCLA, we have a foreign language requirement in the College of Letters and Science (which I believe Biz-Econ falls under). Now you can pass out of the requirement by taking placement exams or scoring well on a Foreign Language AP exam (I don’t recall the specifics). My point is that at UCLA you’re pretty much expected to take a foreign language, so that’s in line with your future goals.</p>
<p>floridadad, thanks for your input. I know that so many kids dream about going to UCLA and it’s so hard to get into. I feel extremely lucky just to have been admitted, and I feel honored because I know that I have the chance to attend UCLA, which is the dream of so many other students. That’s the reason why it’s so hard to turn it down. It’s also, though, hard to turn down my $25,000/year scholarship and honors college offer from Tulane, because that’s very flattering. I just don’t know what to do. Both options have so many pros and not a lot of cons, and I know it will be very difficult to turn either one of them down. Thanks for the links, jayjiggle. phospholipase, thanks for your input as well. You all are very helpful. This is going to be a very hard decision. I feel like I’m Peyton Manning deciding which NFL team I want to play for.</p>
<p>Hey emilysh, so I am making almost the same decision but with UCB instead of UCLA. I totally understand the not wanting to give up either of the opportunities. Anyway during this struggle I was talking to a friend who recently committed to UC Davis and she thought writing down three non-negotiables that you want in your college helped. Dont think about either for a few days and just think about you NEED in the next four years of your life. I hope this helps. Good luck.</p>
<p>check the course catelog to see if you can get what you want in UCLA.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input lguthrie. That’s a really good idea. I think I’m gonna try it. I’m actually going to Los Angeles next weekend for the out of state overnight event and Bruin Day, so that may help me make my decision as well. It’s just hard to think of exactly which things are non-negotiable. I’m torn on a lot of things. Have you made your decision yet? xxCollegesxx, thanks for your advice as well. I think I can get what I want, but I’ve heard about some issues with getting classes necessary to graduate. Is this true?</p>
<p>Good, glad I could help! That visit should help a lot 
Yeah it is hard I kept thinking of things that both schools had…not very helpful haha. and no I haven’t made my decision yet, still confused but it’s a big decision so it will take awhile.</p>
<p>I just visited UCLA this past weekend. On Friday night, I spent the night in a dorm with a current UCLA freshman and her two roommates. I experienced firsthand how it feels to have three people in one room. She lives in Sproul Hall, and it was very packed, especially with my sleeping bag on the ground! Everyone at UCLA was extremely friendly, though. The campus was beautiful, and the weather yesterday was absolutely amazing. It’s true that the campus is huge, but I’m fine with that. However, I don’t know how much weight I should place on personal attention to students, because I do feel like I’d get more of that at Tulane. I’m visiting Tulane two weekends from now, and I guess I’ll just have to decide then. I literally have to decide right when I get home. I know that both schools have a ton of pros and some cons as well, and it’s just difficult to weigh all of that. Let me know what you decide lguthrie!</p>