<p>I was accepted as a transfer to Nova and Tulane. I am a philosophy major and I would consider myself on the liberal end of the spectrum. Prestige is pretty important to me, as well. I would appreciate any input to help me make this decision.</p>
<p>Tulane probably has more name recognition than Nova. Their philosophy department seems quite strong. If I were you, I'd spend some time reviewing each college's philosophy department's website in depth. Additionally, I'd suggest contacting a couple professors at each college with any questions.
(I suggest a couple at each school to allow for the fact that summer may be harder to reach people).</p>
<p>I can't comment on the environment at Nova but I can say that Tulane is quite a liberal campus. S goes there and loves that aspect about it.</p>
<p>You probably already have the general rankings for both schools. But maybe someone here can comment on the quality of the philosophy departments and how they'd compare.</p>
<p>Isn't Nova more conservative? If you're more liberal, then maybe you would prefer Tulane.</p>
<p>What's a Nova? The Community College in Northern Virginia used to be called Novacoco which I thought was a really cool name but I am pretty sure that is not the Nova you are talking about.</p>
<p>Well I guess if you are interested in prestige that tells you how much weight Nova carries with me :-) Then again I am not the bellwether for prestigious Philosophy Departments.</p>
<p>lmao what the hell is nova? who knows...tulane winds without a second thought.</p>
<p>There are some extremely interesting people in the philosophy department at Tulane, among them people who will carry on discussions with you via e-mail when you find that ideas from their classes are affecting your thinking in other classes. That has been my son's recent experience, and I have been very impressed by it.</p>
<p>Nova is a good school, but I have heard nothing of its phil dept.</p>
<p>Best to you in your decision.</p>
<p>Thanks Ctymom. This is the kind of feedback I was looking for, as opposed to people randomly bashing 'Nova. </p>
<p>Is your location a Kerouac reference by any chance?</p>
<p>Nova = horrible
Tulane = one of the best schools in the country!!</p>
<p>That's a bit harsh, JH. </p>
<p>Thanks, Harness. It's only a bit of a reference. I used to read Kerouac--who didn't? But I do live on the road in an RV full-time. Our son prefers to tell people his parents are homeless.</p>
<p>"Our son prefers to tell people his parents are homeless."</p>
<p>Harness - Yup, sounds like a typical Tulane student to me. And having visited Villanova, I simply can't visualize students there describing their families thusly.</p>
<p>PS, I think a brief visit to each school would settle the issue for you. Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>I'm not sure what that means, NewHope, but I hope it doesn't mean they have no sense of humor. Our son has a fine one, and that's what's showing when he enjoys that particular line. If we were offended by it, he wouldn't say it.</p>