Thank you! I will suggest Tulane to her
I absolutely love this! Thanks for sharing! I think the Buffalo winters are a deal breaker for her though 
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thanks so much for sharing..very similar story to my daughters…She’s had no less than 5 strikes against her since starting at Emory. I actually feel we were very misled regarding a bunch of things at Emory, but that’s another story….I’ve heard great things (from this forum) about St Olaf’s and am encouraging her to look into.
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Thank you so much. Will add these to her list to look into.
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You know…the winters in MN can be pretty cold and snowy also. Maybe take a look at Buffalo…at least an online virtual tour. See what the school has to offer.
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I just want to say how blown away I am by the kindness in all of the responses I’ve received in this forum. Along with all of the wonderful college suggestions I am finally feeling a bit hopeful that my daughter can transfer and have a great college experience. Thank you!!!
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Just wanted to throw University of Rochester in the mix (although based on the Buffalo weather feedback perhaps it’s not a great fit! Even without the Eastman connection the music opportunities are extensive! Looks like spring transfer is possible based on the website, but they prefer incoming sophomores. If she’s a strong student may still work. My son found it to be a very welcoming community. Best of luck to you. Follow your gut! I have a ton of regret that I didn’t push harder for my daughter to take a semester off during Covid as the social restrictions were extremely hard on her. I hope she finds her people!
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Tulane has spring transfers and Spring scholars, so your daughter wouldn’t be the only one new to campus. I love Tulane and my Senior daughter has had amazing opportunities there and has found wonderful friends. But two things you mentioned made me pause, Tulane is a party school in a party city. Not everyone parties and drinks of course, and there are many other activities to get involved in. But it’s prominent. The other thing was a comment about wealthy student atmosphere. That’s definitely there at Tulane, many wealthy East and West Coast students. It was something my daughter initially struggled with, as we are definitely not in that income bracket.
Having said that though, she has found a wonderful group of down to earth (and studious, and partying) friends. The school places high importance on volunteering and community involvement. And, of course, New Orleans is great for musicians.
You would definitely want to visit and speak with a lot of students.
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Great minds… I suggested Tulane this morning 
Maybe consider St. Mary’s if she loved Notre Dame? The three campus community is quite integrated and she’d get the ND experience.
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As noted by others in this thread, Tulane is a top party school (#1 Top Party School by Wall Street Journal last year & ranked as the #3 Top Party School by Niche this year) so it may not be a match for your daughter.
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Oh yes, another “ranking” again , not worth the paper it’s written on . It’s perfectly easy to go to a school like Tulane and not join a fraternity a sorority or be a partier. Just because the school gets a reputation it may not be accurate, it may or may not be current and it’s very easy to avoid even if the other two are true.
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I think the current parent @trops in post #47 gave a good pros/cons for Tulane.
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I would strongly suggest the OPs D spend time at ANY college under consideration for a transfer.
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The two rankings of party schools by the Wall Street Journal & Niche can & should be taken as a factor to consider for the OP’s daughter. It’s nice that Tulane accepts Spring transfers, but there’s more to the situation than just transferring; OP’s daughter wants to find a match school academically & socially.
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And again just because the school has a reputation of being “a party school“ doesn’t mean they cannot find a good fit academically and socially. Tulane gets the reputation largely because of the ease of partying in New Orleans. But most Tulane students will tell you that they only go down to Bourbon Street if friends came in and wanted to do the tourist thing. If they do go to the French Quarter, they don’t typically go to Bourbon Street -they more likely go to Frenchman Street.
Tulane not only accepts spring transfers, they also have freshmen start on campus in the spring. So it’s an opportunity to meet new freshmen peers.
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While everything you say is true, this young woman has already been burnt once, so I’d be very careful in picking her next landing spot. This one has to work. I’d not just be careful with Tulane but with any school she’s considering.
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Agree.
Also, as OP’s daughter appears to prefer Catholic & Jesuit schools, Loyola-Maryland is another option to consider. OP’s daughter should be a strong candidate for a transfer scholarship of up to approximately $20,000 per semester.
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As was mentioned above, she should visit any school she plans to consider applying to. Emory at Oxford is very small and sorta remote so it’s a different experience than going to any mid or larger size school with resources/activities on or off campus. They can find their people. The advantage of the school like Tulane is that there will be peers of new freshman or freshman that started by doing a different experience first semester now starting their campus life second semester of their freshman year. Just suggesting she not rule it out b/c it’s got a party reputation. And Loyola is right next door (literally) so there are opportunities to participate there too.
If the advantage of having other peers just starting their freshman campus experience, second semester doesn’t , as one benefit, outweigh “con“ of there being partiers on campus, then that is for this student to decide.
Whether at Tulane or any other school, they should see if they can meet with faculty in the neuroscience department.
Has the OP mentioned a budget? That’s another consideration.
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Yes, Tulane has a reputation as a party school. As @jym626 said above, much of that has to do with being in a “party city”. Come Spring semester with all the parade celebrations there’s something going on all the time. Which suggests that all kids are going to all these things. They’re not. There’s little FOMO for the kids going to Tulane because there’s going to be something going on tomorrow and the day after and the day after.
It’s not a situation where one local bar has live music on Thursday nights so all the college kids flock there. All the bars have live music every night. Unless the student would has a tendency to get distracted to their own demise - it’s not something I would really worry about.
The school currently has a 3 year on-campus requirement so while there might be some “party houses” they number far less than schools where the majority of the students live off campus.
And there’s PLENTY of students that don’t party or don’t join Greek life and/or don’t do XYZ. It’s a school of 8K students - which is much less than many a large state flagship but a size that’s going to have people of all walks of life.
That said - I also agree with others that you should do a nice long visit to any school that you’re considering transferring to.
OP mentioned being able to play music where they land. If they have any current musical ability they would be welcomed in any of the ensembles at Tulane. They’re always looking for new students to participate.
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