<p>Which school (Tulane University or University of Wisconsin Madison) is more nationally known. If someone would want to work in business or law in a top 10 market (NYC, Houston, LA, Chicago) where would you go?</p>
<p>I think one would have to say Wisconsin is more nationally known. Big school, has the name of the state, some sports prominence, etc. Tulane is pretty well known though, espeicially in the south, and that includes Houston. But it is now pretty well known in the Northeast and California as it has consistently drawn many students from those areas for a few decades now. I have lived a number of places since graduating from Tulane many years ago, and traveled all over the world for my career. I rarely find professional, college educated people in North America that don’t know Tulane, and most perceive it as being a high level private university. I also attended Madison for some grad work, and it also has a good reputation in the Midwest especially. Outside the midwest it tends to be thought of as a large state school that suffers in comparison to Michigan. Now I don’t think that is a correct assessment, but I think that is a common perception.</p>
<p>Bottom line, it is probably a draw overall and besides, unlike what a lot of people think, it doesn’t really matter that much where you went undergrad as far as why people hire you. Now if you are talking law school, that is different, but it doesn’t sound like that is what you mean.</p>
<p>Tulane .</p>
<p>LOL hahahahah. I love that you are a Tulane booster like me, but I am just not sure Tulane is really more known than Wisconsin. It’s a tough comparison, and really depends on where you are and the luck of the draw in who they happen to be interviewing with.</p>
<p>Post your question on the Search and Selection forum also, as it gets more traffic and since it’s really about the schools as a whole rather than specifically transferring.</p>
<p>Strictly based on your criteria of being better known nationally, my vote would be for UWisconsin. As far as which is a better school for you personally, the answer to that could be completely different depending on what you prefer as far as size, location, etc.</p>
<p>That’s right entomom. I didn’t make a big enough point about how the very question itself is based on a completely faulty premise. In any market outside of Wisconsin itself, and maybe even there, it won’t matter where you went undergrad to get your degree. It is so wrong of a reason to pick a school, I beg you not to think about it that way any longer. As entomom says, figure out what schools match you academically, then decide what you think you would like best in terms of size, weather, sports, whatever is important to you. Then visit as many of the ones that you think you might like as possible. Remember to have schools that you can afford, and then within that range some that are difficult for you to get into, some that you think match your stats, and some that you are almost sure to get into. That is the way to find the right school for you. Once you complete 4 years, getting a job will depend on how you present yourself to potential employers (and the economy of course).</p>