<p>OK, I will break my resolve to not answer you again because once again you have stated an inaccuracy as well as mischaracterized my arguments.</p>
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<p>Wrong. According to their own web sites, all three of these schools require and use the writing portion of the SAT, which is also why they report it. How much more of a fool do you want to make out of yourself? Because not only are you wrong on that, you are wrong on what “set me off”. In your post #26 that started all this, you never mentioned ACTs, so don’t say that was the basis for the disagreement. It had nothing to do with the ACT, it had everything to do with the fact that you took out of my argument 1/3 of the data I was using to make the statement I did, and you did not state explicitly that you had done so. Totally shameful. If you want to make a different argument on the relative merits of the students at these schools, fine. But that isn’t what you were doing. You were accusing me of using a double standard when comparing Tulane and Miami than when I compared Tulane and USC, but in doing so you changed the data I used!! That is so bogus it is reprehensible. The ACT was irrelevant at that stage, but again, it only bolsters my contention about the relative scores of the students at the schools anyway. You are more than a little disturbing.</p>
<p>You are compiling quite a list of falsehoods and examples of sloppy thinking. I was trying to give you good advice by telling you to go away. Or we can keep this up for quite some time.</p>
<p>Sloppy thinking? As I am sure you well know schools that require the writing test don’t necessarily give it much weight. I am curious why you feel I should go away while you are the one who can’t seem to keep this civil. Let’s see you tell me you are slicing me up, you call me a boy, tell me to go away and call yourself “us” as if you are in charge of the web site. Now you call me a fool. Your behavior speaks for itself. Don’t expect me to respond in kind. No anger issues here!</p>
<p>You can respond any way you want. The fact remains you accused me of using a double standard when I was in fact applying consistent criteria when I made the comparisons. You eliminated data I used in making my argument and then use that modified data to say I drew inconsistent conclusions. You really want to defend that??? Now you are making assumptions about how these schools do or do not use that data in making their decisions. Still reprehensible, not to mention irrelevant. First of all, I made no such assumptions, I used the data available to me. Second, this comparison wasn’t for the purposes of making decisions about admitting students, but comparing how those groups of students did on the exam, which was equal for them all. That strikes me as completely valid. If you want to make a comparison from scratch using data you think is valid, knock yourself out. But again, that is not what you did. I cannot say it enough times, you said I was using a double standard and then proceeded to support your claim by using only part of the data I used. No excuse for that whatsoever. So yes, sloppy thinking, falsehoods, changing my argument so that it looked like I used less data than I did in making my conclusion; I think these are valid grounds for being hostile to you.</p>
<p>This should be a no-brainer. Sunny southern California or a cesspool? A college that is known nationwide or one that people think is a highway. A national-title winning football team or an embarassment on the field? Great academics or an Emory safety school?</p>
<p>Sack, your comment is immature and shows no knowledge or insight regarding either of the schools. Have you spent time on both campuses and in both cities? Tulane has a terrific campus in a great part of town, and has some excellent academic programs, with small classes and very approachable faculty. USC has its own set of merits, and the comparison should be made based on personal preferences rather than the crude items that you mention. There are many good reasons why someone might prefer one school over the other.</p>
<p>I am familiar very familiar with both schools, I work in one and have a kid that goes to the other.
They are both excellent schools; academically comparable. That being said they each have strengths and weaknesses.And depending on the major that you want, you might be better in one than the other. For example: better chances and less competition at Tulane for Pre-med; but bigger and better program at USC for engineering.
Tulane is smaller, so the classes are smaller and you have more attention of the profs. USC has a lot of offerings for extracurricular activities.
New Orleans is definitely a better college town than LA.
And in terms of safety, in both schools you do not want to be by yourself after dark in some of the surrounding neighborhoods.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Tulane has a huge network of alumni in the northeast, which can be helpful if that is where you would like to wind up working. I know I was considering Umiami and Tulane and i kept hearing that a great advantage of Tulane was its alumni network.</p>