Tulane vs Berkeley vs Michigan

fallenchemist
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:21:59 +0000

akeremitci:

Seriously ??Even comparing Tulane with Berkeley and Umich is ridiculous. Show some respect please guys

You mean like you are showing respect? Actually I was quite respectful of those programs. Maybe you could show some class and do the same. Let’s look at just a couple of facts here.

25-75 percentiles for SAT and ACT, CR, M, W, ACT Composite:

UMich:
590-690, 640-750, 610-710, 27-31

Cal:
590-710, 640-760, 610-720, 27-32

Tulane:
630-720, 630-700, 630-720, 29-32

Strange that a school that supposedly cannot even compare would have students with generally higher scores. And are you familiar with the Presidential Scholars program from the Department of Education? Only 2 academic winners per state plus DC and some people abroad, about 115 academic winners in total for the entire country, which has about 3.5 million graduating seniors. 2 of those 115 are attending Tulane, Michigan got one and Berkeley struck out this year. As has been said on here and elsewhere, numerous students decide on Tulane over higher ranked schools. Does that prove anything? Not much, except that some very bright students choose Tulane. Maybe they know something you don’t.

Rather than running down other schools, how about we focus on the positives of each and I am quite sure the OP can make a decision from there. As had been pointed out, we are dealing with 3 very different environments when it comes to the combination of size, weather, sports scene, cultural surroundings, etc. I can guarantee you that all three are exceedingly capable of providing a first rate academic experience.

Are you really saying that the 10-12 business courses one would take at Michigan or Berkeley to get an undergraduate degree are so superior to what you would get at Tulane? Funny, I thought cost accounting was pretty much the same everywhere, as is Marketing 101. Once you get past the basics, as I have said Tulane has some very special opportunities. For example, those Burkenroad Reports I mentioned are full analyses of mid-cap companies throughout the region that are absolutely used by the top trading firms. The students go out and thoroughly research the companies, interview executives, and analyze their markets. Do Berkeley and Michigan have great programs within their business schools as well? I am sure they do. Tell the OP about them and let him decide what sounds like it fits him better, along with all the other characteristics of the schools. You have presented no facts about their programs, just saying so far Tulane is inferior and the others are great. Not so persuasive.