Tulane w/ 20k/year vs. NYU vs. USC spring semester admit. HELP!

fallenchemist
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:21:22 +0000

bajamm:

I had to laugh a bit, though, fallenchemist, because I knew where truman state was before I knew where Tulane was… my dad earned his masters there and my sister earned her B.S. there before going to law school… (both while it was NMSU, before it was rename)

That definitely puts you in the minority nationally! But very cool. I also knew it long before as Northeast Missouri State, before they completely changed it into a LAC. I grew up in St. Louis and used to attend jazz band competitions in Kirksville. OK, hijack over.

So for the two fence-sitting students, I hope we have convinced you that you don’t need to worry about “reputation” or related issues. I promise you it is not hype or bias talking, it is experience. If you just like USC or UNC better, then great. That is how you should roll. But somehow I get the feeling you like Tulane better but are afraid of these “issues”, which are really non-issues. If you do, then go with your instincts and attend the school where you think you will have the atmosphere you really want, Tulane.