<p>Of these three schools, which would you choose and why?</p>
<p>what major?<br>
all three are great.
but i think i'd go with either emory or uchicago.</p>
<p>UChi for me. Stellar academics, not too far from home, but not in-state either. Accesibly faculty. I really don't do this southern thing</p>
<p>Emory would be a close second. Basically I don't want to and hope to never live anywhere in the deep south. </p>
<p>Tulane is a bit more of a party school (I know it's not a party school but compared to the others), and my parents wouldn't be too happy about me living in New Orleans for obvious reasons.</p>
<p>I'd recommend UChicago for the same reasons as celebrian25 - except that UChicago's not as close to home.</p>
<p>The major is either English or Political Science. maybe both.</p>
<p>oh man oh man. tough choices. all three are stellar. from what ive heard, Chicago is a "weirder" school with just a generally "odder" student body. I'm not too high on the location...ive heard its kind of a dangerous are on the South Side, although I like Chicago. I'm transferring to Tulane and my bro went there, so I guess I'm a bit biased. I didnt visit Emory (waitlisted...those jerks ;) but I know the campus is supposed to be nice. Ive read that theres nto much to do nearby/if you dont have a car, but that was from a guidebook. new Orleans ahs so much more to it than partying, and Tulane is in a very nice neighborhood, and New Orleans is easy to get around on the trolley.</p>
<p>I can't speak to Emory, but I have a son at U of C and a dd headed for Tulane. DS is very intense, a combination of academic nerd and goofball. DD is a good deal more relaxed; wanted a fine school but not a cutthroat one. Both went to competitive private high schools; ds wanted more of the same on an academic level, while dd wanted to get away from the feeling that every second spent away from her schoolwork would equal another drop in her grades. The people she talked to at Tulane seemed to be on the same page with her on that: terrific kids who care a lot about school but want to pursue their nonacademic interests as well. When you visit Chicago, you meet a number of students doing lots of things in addition to academics, but when I commented on that to a staff member once, she said, "Don't kid yourself; that's a small percentage. Most of these kids are working almost nonstop on their academics -- I've never seen anything like it." My son has great friends and a really good time on week-ends, but his energies are definitely focused on the schoolwork, and that's how he likes it.</p>
<p>The Deep South starts on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans and southern LA has always been a land apart. The rural parts are cajun and the city is one of the most cosmopolitan places in America, a blend of races and religions and cultures. San Francisco would blanche at things NO takes in stride. It is corrupt jaded and devout all at once. It is a port city at the crossroads of continents and cultures and has absorbed and blended them all into a unique mix. It is African, Spanish, French, Anglo, Jewish, and Amer-Indian with Italian, German and now Vietnamese thrown in for good measure. It is without a doubt the most interesting city in American. Half a continent drains through it in the Mississippi and all the flotsam and jetsam of the seven seas have washed up on the Gulf Coast. If you want multi-cultural it is the place for you.</p>
<p>I highly recommend that anyone planning a visit to NO read the novel "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. It won a Pulitzer for Toole posthumously. He was a native New Orleanian and a Tulane graduate - also taught there. The book is very funny but also a great description of the city and its inhabitants. The books protaganist also had strong feelings about the wasteland north of Lake Pontchartrain. Well actually he had strong feelings about everything and grave doubts about the modern world.</p>
<p>It is one of THE BEST books i have ever read. good call patuxent!</p>
<p>U Chicago is by far the best academically. It is on the same level as MIT and Berkely (being considered a de facto Ivy) in my opinion.</p>
<p>bump..............</p>
<p>I've chosen Emory. Thanks for the input</p>
<p>Good luck at Emory, vtoodler.</p>
<p>yes, good luck vtoodler, it is great school.</p>
<p>i personally would have chosen uchicago, the education there is superb.</p>
<p>Emory is a better version of tulane so i guess you've chosen wisely :)</p>
<p>Emory is more preppy than Tulane though, and that's saying a lot! Despite that, I'd probably prefer it, for my department at least.</p>
<p>i'd definitely make the same choice vtoodler! i'm a junior now but i hope to join you at emory in '06 :)</p>