Should I go to Columbia or Tulane?

Question

if i go to Tulane, i can transfer to Columbia after fresman year if i have good grades, if i don't like columbia, i can go to tulane but start as a freshman

i already got in

Answer 1

Tulane is a very good school. New Orleans is still a mess and is one of the most dangerous cities in America.

Columbia is a great school -- one of the best in the US. New York City is much safer than its reputation -- and a great place for a young person to live.

Columbia will open more doors for you.

To me, this is a no-brainer. Go to Columbia.

Answer 2

I am a resident of Louisiana and want to say the other people on this board are retarded. They know nothing of New Orleans.

First, off I rejected Tulane for LSU just because Tulane has a poor engineering program, after the hurricane (as they cut a major portion - they only have chemical and biological engineering left).

However, the other schools at Tulane are awesome. Both schools are about the same price, so I would go with Tulane.

Plus, Tulane is in one of the most beautiful cities in America. It is just as dangerous as before, which is not. My family has lived there for a year after the hurricane and has yet to be shot. The media just reports emotional stories to scare America!

Answer 3

Tulane is a great program but of course that area is still rebuilding as a result of hurricane Katrina. Columbia is excellent but it's probably going to be expensive. Are you sure you're going to get good grades? Have you gotten good grades in high school? You should look into what both have to offer and decide which one you'd be more successful at.

Answer 4

Good grief, this is a no-brainer. Columbia. The best professors in America teach there. I did one of my Master's degrees there, as did my brother, for that very reason.

String-theory expert Brian Greene
American historian Eric Foner
Middle Eastern studies expert Richard Bulliet
New York City historian Kenneth T. Jackson
iterary theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
British historian Simon Schama
art historian Rosalind Krauss
director Mira Nair
East Asian studies expert Wm. Theodore de Bary
economist Jeffrey Sachs

and in my own field of study (history of religions), Wayne Proudfoot, John Hawley, Elizabeth Castelli, and Randy Balmer.

Answer 5

I would go wherever I thought I would get the best education for my field of study. If both are equally attractive educationally, I would make the decision based on which area of the country I liked better. I went to college in the South. The warm winters were wonderful.

Answer 6

Apply to BOTH schools and see where you get in and THEN make the decision.

Answer 7

i would go to columbia