Hello. I am new here and was admitted to Tulane EA and for a long time it has been my top school, so I’m happy about it for sure. While I was waiting for decisions to come out, I was also admitted into some schools that have a more even distribution of men/women (I am straight, female) and then I read those articles about how the gender gap at Tulane fuels the hookup culture on campus, and now I’m concerned.
I’m wondering if anyone who is there can shed some light on this? i am very social and outgoing, but also envision myself having a long-term relationship in college and, TBH, I am super tired of the f-boy culture that seems to be rampant and fueled by the current climate in our country, so I am wondering – is Tulane full of mid-guys who are arrogant and only looking to hook up because, well, they can get away with it?
I know this is happening on campuses everywhere, but with the disparity so stark at TU, I think this would ultimately bother me if it were predominantly the campus “dating” vibe.
Ugh … why can’t they do some gender balancing??? I think they might start losing some super qualified female admits.
Kuddo’s to you to consider this aspect of college life and how it impacts you. Unfortunately most of what you’re going to find on this forum are parents without direct knowledge of the question you’re asking. Even if you find a forum of current Tulane female students for their perspective they likely are not going to to have another school to relate it to being more/less hook-up culture.
There was a story in the past year or two (NYTimes??) - I did a quick look and couldn’t find it - about the current gender imbalance in applications and enrollment at colleges. Certainly some schools are going to skew simply based on the programs they offer but the reality is that across the nation more and more males are going into the trades or other occupations that don’t require a college degree. Your suggestion that they might start losing some super qualified female admits is exactly what would need to happen to admit more men.
Also consider - on your desire to have a LT relationship in college - that the student body at Tulane is from all over the country and very different from say a state flagship. If you’re in CA it makes a long-term relationship challenging if the male is in NY or IL.
I often read that “all the women join a sorority at Tulane”. Facts are that 50% of females are involved in greek life - leaving about 2,500 that do NOT join a sorority. Hook-up culture is going to be a segment of the population at any campus. There’s going to be plenty of students not participating in it. (I’m not equating greek life to hook-up culture, just saying that a casual observation from the outside is very different from reality once you’re there).
I had read recently that many colleges have a an imbalance (more females to males) as more males are going into trades and opting to delay or not go to college at all, except for the traditionally more male dominated subjects like STEM and business. This makes it harder for colleges to balance because they don’t want to prevent admitting more women in those subjects just to admit more men.
That said, I think there’s a way to find “your people” at every college. And TBH, don’t fall into the hook up culture crowd if you don’t want to be in it. Set your expectations up front. People looking for just a hookup isn’t going to waste time courting you if you’re clear about your intentions - they’re looking for the quick and easy fix.