Tulane University of Louisiana Top Questions

Many students love to go out dancing, drinking, etc. I am one of the exceptions to that generalization, and there is a niche of people who have more creative ideas for having fun.

Somewhat but I feel that the student body is similar in these respect to other selective and high priced institutions of higher learning. It is because of the heightened disparity between the students families and the lower income average family profile as well as a generally poorer schools that surround the city and plague the state that this idea exists.

somewhat

NO.

Unfortunately it seems that most of them are. There is a lot of heavy drinking, but most people seem fairly successful academically. While there are obviously exceptions, going to any traditionally Tulane bar or frat party will expose you extreme sexual callousness and depravity from both genders. Its more degrading to women, unfortunately, but guys are just as responsible, if not more so. I have heard it said that statistically we are the school with the 3rd highest rate of STD's in the whole country, but that's only hearsay.

generally its difficult to generalize a student body of 5,000

yes

There are some wealthy kids here, like any other private university in the country, but there are also many people on financial aid.

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There is deffinatley a lot of partying at Tulane because New Orleans is a party city. But the students are very good at balancing partying and school work.

The stereotype about rich kids from the Northeast is completely inaccurate. There's a large population of people from the Northeast, but I've yet to meet anyone in my three years here who pays full tuition or can. And a recent study actually shows that nearly 30{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of our student body is from New Orleans, representing the largest regional representation among students, followed by all of the Northeast (which includes many states). Many students here party, however, we also get our work done. Most students here understand how to balance party life and academic life. Many students simply choose not to engage in drinking or any partying at all, and they have no trouble finding a group of friends who feels the same way. Lots of people think drugs are rampant here, but I've never seen anything serious before. I've heard about it, but it always seems like some sort of myth here.

There is a lot of money on this campus, but not every one comes from big money. A more accurate stereotype of Tulane student would be that we "work hard to party hard".

sometimes

Although many students are wealthy and from the East Coast, the majority of students (no matter where they are from) are highly motivated people who are able to finish their work and have fun at the same time.

Yes, we are a private school. Yes, students like to party. and Yes, we have high acceptance requirements. At Tulane, students learn how to work hard and play hard. With this amazingly small student/teacher ratio, it's obvious if you don't come to class prepared, or if you skip class entirely.

Yes. That is honestly the best description. We're all very intelligent, yet we still honestly know how to have a great time. No. Most Tulane kids are on scholarship.

somewhat, there are definitely a lot of students whose family or name has gotten them everything, but there are others who have worked really hard to be here

The drinking one is very accurate. The rest have a fair amount of truth to them.

not all of them

mostly

There are a lot of rich, white, Jewish kids but that definitely doesn't represent everyone.

yes

yeah, but in a good way

To a certain extent. I feel like the people who perpetuate the stereotypes stand out among others, so it looks like there are more of them than there really are. For example, a snobby New York girl who brags loudly in class about how much coke she did last night will grab a lot of attention, and people will remember her.

Well I find that Tulane students are usually some of the craziest, friendliest, most approachable people I've met. Some are stuck up assholes but they generally cluster together so don't bother the rest of us. However, its true. Tulane students do their fair share of coke and pretty much any other drug for that matter.

Yes and no. Yes, a large portion of the student body is well off (financially), and a large portion uses cocaine and other expensive drugs. But, no, they are not the "typical" student. With regards to drinking alcohol, yes, a very large portion of the student body drinks, but there are also groups that don't drink. The drinking/drug-using/spending daddy's money portion of the student body is just the loudest and most noticed---there is so much more than that at Tulane.

I believe that there is a group of people that fit this description, but there are many who do not. This negative stereotype is easily identified, therefor people use this one group to affirm these stereotypes, but the majority of Tulane students do not fit this description

Not particularly. There are a lot of interesting people that don't need to go out and get wasted nightly that are perfectly fine to hang out with.

for some people

More or less... I guess.

Although many students at Tulane come from wealthy families, many students I know have a lot of scholarship money to pay for tuition or are just not snobs. But, of course, just like any where in the country, there will be people of all types. Overall, the students here are quite diverse in personality and background.

Not really. We like to go out and party but at the same time we are also really dedicated to our school work. If you party too much, chances are you grades aren't doing well and you will lose your scholarship.