A year later and still cannot decide! Transfer to Tulane?

kabsmom
Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:59:35 +0000

Congratulations! My daughter was a transfer student after her freshman year. She visited the school with her boyfriend and his family and fell in love with everything about Tulane. Because it was “his” school, she chose to attend another school but visited often enough to meet with Tulane administration and was accepted and switching to Tulane was the best decision she could make. She loves it so much that she decided not to do a semester abroad because she didn’t want to miss any more time away from New Orleans. She is not shy but also not an extrovert. She did decide to join a Sorority and loves it and she found this helpful in making the transition and making friends. Her other University was about a 5-6 hour car ride from home and now trips are less frequent but with the use of great technology (skype, facetime, etc.) we really don’t feel like she’s as far away as she is. Safety, as with any school in a city, is and will continue to be an issue, but I discuss this often with her and hope that she is smart and leave the rest up to good luck and God. There is NO other place quite like NOLA where the culture is so unique and rich. The weather is really nice too. Despite the hurricanes (we also had 2 in two years here in Connecticut) and some rain - I texted her a picture of my snowy yard on Wednesday of this week and she sent me a picture of the current temperature of 67 degrees! That HAS to be better than your weather now too. The professors and academics are outstanding - challenging but not impossible. Most of her friends study hard and (I’m sure) have fun too! Hope this two cents helped and good luck to you in making your decision.