<p>my D is torn between the two-$$ is about the same after merit/grants..
tulane has honors program and entry into business school:
emory you apply for entry junior year,--and hope....</p>
<p>she's leaning toward tulane, which she thinks may have a lighter workload then a top 20 school. possible law school later....
. she loves both towns and campus.... advice please?</p>
<p>Wow, no way to advise on this one I don’t think. The schools are so similar in many attributes. She is probably right that she will stand out more at Tulane, which could be useful for law school later. Both are fine schools, but Emory is more selective. Looking at the average SAT/ACT of the two schools, they are pretty similar except for math, and word is this year’s class at Tulane is going up about 20-30 points in average SAT. I am impressed with the Honors program at Tulane, to which my D was also accepted. She is attending in the fall. She got accepted at Wash U in St. Louis, a top 15, but no money vs. full tuition at Tulane, no brainer. In another thread on here, a recent poster that is currently at Tulane confirmed that the kids in the Honors program are pretty bright, but that there is something of a dropoff in the non-Honors. I suppose that is almost by definition true, so not sure I would make much of that. He did say he was always challenged by the work at the school, and he sounded like a pretty bright kid.</p>
<p>In the end, I guess it has to come down to where she tends to picture herself more. She may say it is a tie, but surely she must see herself one place more often than the other in her daydreams. Something??? ANYTHING??? LOL. What a great choice to have, though. The only other thing I can think of, and this is a weak argument, but…If she is the kind of kid that is very eco oriented and thinks that eco law might be her thing someday, Tulane Law is highly respected in that area and she might be able to get in on some of that. Or improve her chances of getting into that after undergrad. Don’t know, I could be wrong about all that except for Tulane being tops in that area of law, that I know for sure. Good luck, keep us informed!</p>
<p>My D attended Tulane with the Dean’s Honor Scholarship and transferred to Emory (full pay). From my D’s perspective, your D is right about the workload being lighter at Tulane. If your daughter would like to “talk” to my D send me a pm.</p>
<p>^^ Hi ThatMom!
Hope your d is doing well! My s turned down Emory for Tulane, but in all fairness this was for 2 reasons (1) Tulane gave him a <em>lot</em> (over 6x) more scholarship money than Emory did and (2) he didn’t want to be too close to home. These are both great schools and your D is lucky to have such a choice at equal cost. I assume she has visited both? What are her pros/cons of each school? Maybe we can help more if we hear them…</p>
<p>I am very familiar with both of these schools. I attended Tulane and spent a significant amount of time on Emory’s campus due to my long term girlfriend who was an Emory student. These two schools are probably more similar to each other than they are to any other schools in the country. The student bodies are extremely similar. Both have a high number of students from the Northeast and both have strong Jewish populations. Emory is more highly rated and has more difficult admissions standards, although the gap in that area isn’t nearly as great as it used to be. The two universities also have a lot of cross admits because they are such similar schools. A lot of kids are accepted to both and many do choose Tulane due to superior aid and location. They are both academically focused private schools in two of the larger cities in the south. One thing that I have noticed about Emory post-graduation is that while the school is very highly regarded by those familiar with higher education and college ranking systems, it tends to lack national name recognition. My thought process behind choosing a college came up in an interview with an I-bank on the west coast and neither of my interviewers had ever heard of Emory. This definitely is not an issue in the northeast though.</p>
<p>Having said all of that, I chose Tulane over Emory for several different reasons. This might seem kind of silly, but Tulane just felt like a warmer, more friendly atmosphere. Everyone I spoke with at Tulane was extremely helpful and friendly. The Emory staff on the other hand, specifically in the financial aid office, seemed cold and disinterested. I also had a lot of problems with errors from several of their departments. For some reason getting Emory’s financial aid office to process my package was like pulling teeth. Even though my parents had been divorced for 16 years and I hadn’t seen or spoken to my father in over 7 years, we didn’t even know where he was living or how to get in touch with him, they refused to process my financial aid without all of his financial information until I filed 3 appeals and spoke to some kind of board. I did not have that problem with any other school. Between this and the appeal of New Orleans I went with Tulane and am more than happy with my choice. New Orleans is an incredibly unique city. It really is a great, transforming experience living in that city for four years.</p>
<p>I’d have to graduate from Emory with around 40k in loans vs almost free at Tulane.</p>
<p>I’ll probably end up at Tulane.</p>
<p>Emory2013 - I am assuming from your name you wanted Emory to work out. Have you appealed for more aid? I hate to see anyone take on much debt, but if it is what you really want and you could get it down to, say $20-25K, that might not be so bad. As much as I love Tulane, I think it is more important for students to go where they really feel they fit best. If that $20-25 were spread out over, say, 10 years that might not be too bad. All depends on how comfortable you are with debt at all. Anyway, just wondering.</p>
<p>I wasn’t super set on Emory. I prestige whored for a bit but I’ve gotten over it now. I’d rather not graduate with debt because I plan on grad school, and my parents will be able to get me a laptop and money each month if I go to Tulane, whereas I’d have to live very frugally at Emory with no money for fun.</p>
<p>In that case I think you have your head on super straight. As the father of a very smart D starting at Tulane this fall (2340 SAT, 4.5 (w) GPA, NMF, DHS winner, etc. etc.) I am selfishly hoping more and more smart students like you keep making the same choice so this is the best Tulane class ever. I am sure it will be. Stay in touch.</p>
<p>Emory2013? - You sound like an unusually well-grounded individual. Good luck, whatever you decide!</p>
<p>Being in Atlanta with no money for fun is… well… no fun!! Save your $$ for grad school and have a blast at Tulane.</p>