<p>My D was accepted at Tulane and fell in love with it on her recent visit. Loved the kids, small size, NO, and business school (she's interested in marketing). She just found out that she was accepted to the dual degree business and communication program at Syracuse and is now very confused. She knows that the Syracuse program is unique and would give her a wonderful experience but Tulane seemed more special. Any suggestions or input would be appreciated.</p>
<p>It's difficult to give other people advice on such a large decision, but I would advise her to choose the school that she feels more comfortable with. It sounds like overall she would be happier at Tulane. If she prefers the atmosphere, student body, and location of Tulane then I would say that should win out over the appeal of a specialized program. And for what it's worth I would say the exact same thing if she happened to prefer the atmosphere and campus life at Syracuse.</p>
<p>An added bonus is that Tulane is more prestigious and has a more well connected alumni network in the northeast, particularly Manhattan. She will also get to be part of the tremendous upward momentum that the school is currently experiencing.</p>
<p>I would agree with MonStar. The vast majority of kids change their minds on what to major in from what they thought coming in, and from what I have read the average is actually 2 changes. That is the idea behind not declaring a major until junior year. And Tulane does have a very good business school, so at least in that area she would be in good shape. I don't know anything about their communications program, but with the service requirement Tulane has post-Katrina, there would undoubtedly be wonderful opportunities to pursue communications related areas in that regard.</p>
<p>"An added bonus is that Tulane is more prestigious and has a more well connected alumni network in the northeast,especially Manhattan".....</p>
<p>huh? more than Newhouse?????okaaaaayyyyyy whatever.......it's too late tonight to dispute this with you....I absolutely LOVE Tulane, but Newhouse is ranked as one of the top comm programs in the country b'c of it's HUGE alumni network in NYC...that combined with a business degree from Whitman...win, win......but if you love Tulane, go with NO</p>
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<p>Beautiful, warm, weather vs. freezing temperatures and snow! Not even a comparison haha</p>
<p>My friend's attending Tulane and my sister attends Syracuse and the academics in general are very similar in rigor. Yes, Tulane is a prestigious school in the "south", but Syracuse is known throughout the country. It doesn't matter much, but I'm just saying. I love Tulane, but if I was going to school for communications and business, I would definitely choose Syracuse over Tulane.</p>
<p>Meh, anyone wanting to argue prestige between the two schools must not be very old. Historically Tulane was ranked in the high 30 - low 40 range prior to Hurricane Katrina and appears poised to return to that level, possibly even lower than that. Prior to 2004 Syracuse had never been ranked higher than the 60's, and their best ranking is still worse than TU's worst year following the hurricane aftermath, the current ranking. </p>
<p>And as far as the NYC argument, let me know when being a Syracuse alum grants membership to any of the ivy league clubs in the Manhattan. That alone should show the reputation difference between the two in NYC. I've spent a considerable amount of time in Manhattan and I now live on the west coast, I can assure you that Tulane has a very strong national reputation. Much greater than just being prestigious "in the south"</p>
<p>Just to further drive the point home here are the 2008 50% range SAT scores for both schools. I was actually surprised at the huge disparity.</p>
<p>Syracuse: 1610 - 1890
Tulane: 1880 - 2150</p>
<p>I would think that the quality of students school's are capable of attracting is a sufficient measurement of prestige from the view point of high school students.</p>