<p>morgsmom, your posts are a bit of deja vu. We went through this last year with my d. She was very certain she wanted a school that had a tremendous amount of spirit, where tons of kids attended games, dyed their hair, etc. Money was also a factor (as she is a twin) and the big name, big sports program schools gave her nothing, while Tulane did. When I tried to pin her down on what “spirit” meant to her, she wanted a campus where the students clearly loved their school and showed it. She didn’t like campuses where lots of students wore other college clothing.</p>
<p>When we visited in April for Destination Tulane, we saw tons of that kind of spirit and more! Students saw us walking around with our “potential new student folders” and shouted across the quad to come to Tulane and told her she’d absolutely love it. Many stopped us to see if we wanted to ask them any questions or gave us private tours of their dorms and/or directions. There was an extremely friendly vibe and she immediately fell in love. </p>
<p>Fast forward to now, she tells me Tulane has a ton of spirit but “school spirit” not “sports spirit.” She absolutely loves her school and is excited she has been offered a spot as an orientation leader in the fall. I just got off the phone with her and she says if you’d like to pm me, I can give your her facebook info and you or your daughter can contact her and ask as many questions as you’d like about Tulane, her experience as a freshman, the school spirit, or whatever else you’d like to know. 
Sounds like the process your d is currently going through is very similar…</p>