<p>Can someone verify a statement my friend made? </p>
<p>According to him, he gets a full scholarship to Tulane because he has a relative working there. Is this true? </p>
<p>If so, it will be bothersome because I put in a great deal of effort as opposed to him to work for my scholarship. He isn’t in top ten, doesn’t have good scores, nor does he have a large number of community service hours. Is this true?</p>
<p>Not according to pgs 66-69 of the employee handbook <a href=“http://www.tulane.edu/~wfmo/forms/handbook.pdf[/url]”>http://www.tulane.edu/~wfmo/forms/handbook.pdf</a></p>
<p>There are provisions (and limits) for Tuition waivers for immediate dependents of employees (tution only, not fees). I would guess this also assumes the spouse/dependent is accepted for admission (see p 69). This is pretty standard for most university staff/faculty.</p>
<p>Jym is absolutely correct. Tulane’s policy is for immediate spouse and dependent only. It’s factored into (considered part of) the compensation they give faculty and staff. </p>
<p>In previous years, though this might not be the case now, Wash U actually paid the equivalent amount of its tuition for ANY school. So if you were a physician at Wash U but your kid wanted to go to Stanford or Emory, no problem. The tuition would be covered by Wash U. It’s one of the best ways to attract great faculty. Academics obviously don’t get paid as well as in the private sector. Universities can’t afford to compete with for profit business but if their employees didn’t have to worry about paying for their kids education anymore, well that levels the playing field somewhat.</p>
<p>I believe Tulane also has a program similar to what you describe for Wash U, but only if the other school reciprocates.</p>