Tulane Honors or UCLA? Please give advice!

fallenchemist
Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:37:12 +0000

Sorry you are so unhappy at Tulane, shermani. I don’t think calling everyone else idiots is particularly useful, though. And as far as the honors program goes, I recall frequently posting that it is mostly for staying on track to graduate summa cum laude or magna cum laude, and that people not in the honors program were allowed to take those courses if there was space. I also mentioned that another goal of the program is to help students get prestigious scholarships and fellowships like Rhodes, Goldwaters, etc. They have an advisor responsible for this, and my D has been interacting with him. I realize that would not have been of concern for you yet.

I guess I can only point out the Tulane’s retention rate has gone up the last few years and is around 91%. Obviously people leave for lots of reasons, sometimes even when they are very happy with the school.

Best of luck wherever you end up.