<p>Why there are so many New England kids like to attend Tulane? any stories?</p>
<p>They like Tulane more than other southern schools, why?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Tulane sends our mass emails and recruits pretty heavily out there, idk.</p>
<p>There’s a large alumni network over there, too, which helps keep the cycle going.</p>
<p>Just curious. What makes you think there are many NE kids attending/applying to Tulane? Where do you get that idea? My kids attend a top 100 high school (in any survey out there) in New York (technically Mid-Atlantic but generally considered NE), in a suburb of the third largest city in New York state and almost nobody is interested in Tulane. I just checked out Naviance and 1 student applied and was accepted this year. Three students applied last year and one was accepted. Two years ago, four students applied and three students were accepted. Eight students applying (5 accepted - no one was outright denied) in three years from a top NE school is not a lot. And none of those 5 students enrolled in Tulane.</p>
<p>According to Tulane’s admission stats, [Tulane</a> Admission: Getting Into Tulane](<a href=“http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php]Tulane”>http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php), in 2011, 35% of the incoming undergraduate class was from the Northeastern US, the largest of all the geographic groups. So, according to Tulane’s own statistics, the OP’s statement is correct.</p>
<p>I don’t know about New England, but there are many students from the New York/New Jersey area. However, it seems to be certain areas with the two states.</p>
<p>I know the OP said New England, but I think they meant the Northeast, which in Tulane geography also includes New York, PA, NJ, and I think Delaware and MD, possibly West Virginia as well. Haven’t checked out the complete details, but it is a far bigger region than just the 6 New England states, especially when it comes to the population numbers.</p>
<p>As far as why Tulane is so popular with students in that part of the US, it is hard to say. A few factors come to mind, but I think once a school gets going that way, it builds on itself as students report back that they have had a great experience. So this has grown over the years, now reaching a fairly steady level of about 1/3 of the students.</p>
<p>Yea, a large percent of Tulane’s undergraduates come from the NE. As FC said, many students have a good experience and share that with their friends and HS’s and the word spreads. </p>
<p>bkbmom,
Just because your one school doesn’t happen to send a lot of students to Tulane doesn’t speak for the rest of the NE. And if they aren’t interested in Tulane, what happened to bring you to the Tulane forum?</p>
<p>Just curious because of the title of the thread. I was surprised by the title because I’ve never heard of people around here talking about Tulane. It came up in the Latest Posts screen - I didn’t go looking for it and no offense was intended. I’d guess the weather would have a lot to do with some northerners going south.</p>
<p>OK. But while your particular school may not have Tulane on the radar, the fact remains that over 35% of the current freshman class hails from the NE, and this is a pretty consistent trend [Office</a> of the Registrar | Tulane University - New Orleans, LA](<a href=“Office of the University Registrar |”>Office of the University Registrar |) I havent checked the percentages of undergrads at similar schools in the SE like Emory or U Miami, but suspect there may also be a large percent of NE representation. Weather is perhaps one piece of the puzzle, but I think that is only a small piece.</p>
<p>Oh, I don’t know jym. I think things like this play a fairly significant role once a student knows they aren’t going Ivy. I know back in my college days a lot of people chose schools like Colorado because of the skiing. I suspect they still do, although now I think they are more prone to look for the combination of good academic reputation with whatever ancillary factors they are looking for. Weather, the uniqueness of New Orleans, the significant Jewish population, the public service aspect, certain majors that are nationally prominent (see next paragraph), and so on. And of course let’s not forget the generous merit scholarships, making more affordable for many. Hard to generalize since each student will have their own reasons, but certainly some or all of those factors will play some role in the decision making.</p>
<p>One thing that is pure speculation on my part is that Tulane has gained a good reputation for being a strong school in Finance and financial analysis. This would have some natural draw for Northeasterners, especially New Yorkers. But I have no data to support that the NE students are involved in this major at Tulane at a greater rate than one might otherwise expect.</p>
<p>Things like what, fc? I am not sure I understand. I think the weather is a draw, but it also can be a deterrant, as the years after Katrina showed us. I think the other factors you mentioned are, in combination, factors that are a draw to a school like Tulane. My point was I do not think that weather alone would pull students to an area that while beautiful for a good part of the time, also gets its share of rain, humidity and a storm or two that lets them take a hurrication :)</p>
<p>FC-
Almost 28% of the school of Business is from the NE [Office</a> of the Registrar | Tulane University - New Orleans, LA](<a href=“http://registrar.tulane.edu/enrollment_profiles/201130/201130_BS_profile]Office”>http://registrar.tulane.edu/enrollment_profiles/201130/201130_BS_profile)</p>
<p>So actually a lower percentage than the overall school. Interesting. Anyway, I agree it wouldn’t be the weather alone, just that the warmer climate seems to be, on balance, a draw, and for some it is significant. I think right after Katrina there was a lot of trepidation about going to school in hurricane zones, and especially New Orleans, but I think that has faded quite a bit.</p>
<p>That statistic for the School of Business is looking at both undergrad and grad students, FC. The Total Tulane enrollment for all schools (undergrad/grad/med/law, uptown/downtown etc) is only a little over 20% from the NE. <a href=“http://registrar.tulane.edu/enrollment_profiles/201130/201130_university_profile[/url]”>http://registrar.tulane.edu/enrollment_profiles/201130/201130_university_profile</a> so actually more total business majors are from the NE when compared to the entire student enrollment. Dont know if you can look at #s just by undergrad major.</p>
<p>I know you can look at the geographic numbers for overall undergrad enrollment, although I haven’t looked at those for about a year. Not sure about each school, though. Kind of hard with double majors and all.</p>
<p>I agree, it’s pretty crazy how many people from the Boston region (as far as I know) have been applied and been admitted. There’s been a huge increase of interest at my school since Katrina and now just for EA applicants they’ve accepted about 30 this year!! This is coming from a 1700 student public high school in MA, but still, I was astounded at how many kids were admitted. A lot have been going lately (8 last year) and come back saying they “are in love” with it, so word of mouth is probably why. The more students that actually attend probably contributes to the high acceptance rate at my school. That’s interesting though that you think the general NE area is drawn to Tulane.</p>
<p>Maybe if I have time later and can find the stats, we can see how schools like U Miami and Emory compare. I suspect the hardest part will be that they all might group the states differently. We shall see.</p>