How hard is it to maintain grades as a finance major?

Hi, I am an incoming freshman, and I have 2 questions.

I feel like I have heard from someone before that you can take like summer classes the summer before starting at Tulane. I feel like someone has told me they took like a Clac I and II combined class to refresh their memory or something. Is that a thing?

Also as for the dining plan, I live close to the school, so I am living off campus. But I still want to have a dining plan, am I restricted to the 1st year dining plan, or can I sign up for another that doesn't cost as much, since I don't need as many meal swipes?

Do I transfer to a school closer to home? Tulane has been my top school for as long as I can remember and i remember being so psyched when I was admitted ED. My whole family and I LOVE New Orleans and the school but i have yet to meet any close friends or feel comfortable/belonging at the school. It’s very similar to UMiami party scene and the students don’t seem that ambitious or smart. I’ve joined Greek life, clubs, and activities but I still get extremely lonely and homesick. While I know it’s only 2nd semester, I’ve been weighing my options for transfer. I have applied to a school in my hometown that is much more academic, career-oriented, and resembles more of a classic college experience (small town, rural). Further, I would be pursuing a business major at this school which is very prestigious and has better networking opportunities. Even though I still haven’t heard back, I was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for what choice I should make: stay at Tulane, my former dream school, or transfer to a Northeast school and start fresh.

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hi! for context, im an prospective intl with great scholarships, just want to weight a bit between 2 options as a Finance major

1) tulane: - pay about 20k/year, (currently asking for more FA) - loves the weather and NOLA! - private class size (epic)

2) uga: - pay about 30k/year - good rep with the busi school, rank about 20-ish in major rankings? - diverse racial groups (plenty of students on campus with same nationalities) - idk this true or not but uga seems to be more inclusive (?) mayb mostly because im not too inclined towards the rush scenario at tulane so i fear might get fomo sometimes

questions: 1) which is better for later-on career opportunities, is uga really significantly better than tulane in terms of busi/fin major? 2) are there tulane ppl who are very career-orientated, like not just party hard kind of ppl, will i be able to feel included enough on campus as a semi-party type of person? i dont intend to rush so will there be other ppl for me? 3) sports: also wanting to find intramural volley fellows as i can only find d1 on tulane 4) food and housing: genuinely asking which’s better

rlly wanna see which’s better in terms of career scenario, thank you for sharing your exp with me and apologies if some of my questions sound dumb n naive:”)

It’s to my understanding this might be a fairly recent addition, since Wall was just changed from honors housing to gender affirming housing a few years ago, but I was wondering what the community is really like. are they as accepting and welcoming as the description states? Is it made entirely for members of the LGBTQ or should I apply if I align with all their values as an ally?

How academic or “smart” r the students here? If ED is so high, would that mean the student body is full of people will low gpa’s in high school or lazy ppl? Obviously the play hard environment is there, but how bright are the students?

I’m a transfer admit from a top 30 academic school, but the social life was terrible. I did a lot of startup challenges in my old university, and I’m looking if Tulane has people who are rlly driven to do something similar. Is it common to find a small group who are ambitious or is it just straight party?

Is it hard to have good grades as a bio major at Tulane?

Hi! I'm currently a junior and Tulane is one of my top choices. I'm thinking about EDing and I want to make sure I use my remaining time in high school to maximize my chances at getting in! I already talked to my counsler at school asking for advice, but I was wondering if anyone has any specific tips for things I can do, how to show demonstrated instrest, etc? Thanks so much!!

Will be in New Orleans this weekend, is Crawfish Fest fun, or only good if you’re a current student. (Going on Sunday for accepted students day.)

so I got my financial aid offer back from Tulane an I have to pay a little less than 10k a year and my parents make 100k combined and ive told tulane financial aid that because of some personal issues we quite literally cannot afford paying the full 10k a year and I sent an appeal to which they denied and then I asked if they could add a work study to my financial aid plan to which they said no to because it is only for students that demonstrate a financial need for it. I don’t know how I don’t demonstrate that need but whatever. what should I do ? Tulane is the cheapest option for me so far. I also do not want to take any loans out and I denied their offer of loans

I know Tulane is a greek life-party school. I am a pretty socially active person but dont drink due to religious reasons. Is it hard to fit in certain groups if you dont drink? Are there communities(non religious) that dont drink? I thankfully got accepted to Tulane as a transfer student and was curious.

Hey y’all, I just got accepted to go to law school in New Orleans and I’m starting to go apartment hunting. I’ve never visited or been in the area so I’m really going in blind. If y’all could help with any advice or guidance I’d really appreciate it.

I know Tulane is kinda liberal, however, I was wondering what the Catholic/Chrsitian and conservative scene looked like on campus. And if there were any Catholic organizations on campus

i'm currently a prospective student, and i just visited for an admitted students weekend. i enjoyed the campus and academics but looking at the students i felt like i didn't fit in. all the girls looked very similar to me, and i didn't rlly see any kind of alternative people at all. i'm not even alternative i'm just kind of a hippie, what a lot of people would call "crunchy". i don't want to stereotype or pick my school based on vibes but i was wondering how many "weird" people are on campus. sorry if my question is weird or doesn't make sense haha. i want to love the school but i just felt out of place.

I applied to CS and Dean's scholarship--I wasn't notified in my letter that I got them (don't know if that means I didn't get it??). Was wondering if post-admittance there is opportunity for scholarships. Thanks!

guys I got into 3 uni's in US w full rides (each 280k), most notable of which is tulane university where I only need to pay living expenses (other 2 are fordham and uni of richmond)

i got into LSE in the UK also as int'l for a course closely related to finance/ quant in BSc
total fees come out to 100k pounds total over 3 yrs + 75k cost of living over 3 yrs

parents ok to pay for LSE and have no preference
but is tulane really worth it if I wanna do finance

Edit- i am choosing LSE Thanks for the brutally honest advice everyone

Alumni network, academics, and overall fun are my most important considerations. Any insights appreciated.

Good afternoon y’all!!! So I’m a 100% disabled veteran and I hold two Master’s from the University of Oklahoma. After the recent shift in the federal government’s hiring and retention of employees I’ve decided it may just be better to close the deal out with a PhD. The particular program I’m interested in is the City+Community+Culture (CCC) offering. It is actually housed under three different departments to my understanding. Below I’m actually listing the link for what I’m talking about.

https://ccc.tulane.edu

Can anyone provide me with any insight regarding both this program and the Tulane PhD experience in general? All my degree efforts have yielded summa cum laude status. My resume is rather bland though and it really only demonstrates military service as an officer and sometime spent as a supervisor in the manufacturing world. I guess tell me your thoughts about if I stand a chance of getting in and just what the PhD life is like at Tulane. PLEASE HELP!!!

On average how much is off campus housing per month? Is living on campus a lot more expensive?

Hey everyone, I’m a Business Management major and I’m a bit confused about my degree audit. One section says I need to take 12 credits of General Business Electives (beyond major electives), and another section refers to business electives specific to my major.

My question is: do the major-specific electives I take count toward that 12-credit general business elective requirement? Or do I need to take additional business courses outside of my major electives to fulfill it?

I’m meeting with my advisor soon, but they’re not always super helpful, so I figured I’d ask here too. Thanks in advance!

I'm very broke. I have 1510 SAT and 3.97 UW GPA. I have decent ECs from Engineering internships to tutoring programs. I saw on the website that they give need based aid alongside some merit awards. I am from Nigeria. Help me out guys.

questions about tulane experience (mostly financials) from incoming freshman

1. is it possible to negotiate? i am looking at 23k/yr, but had a somewhat comparable offer of 18k/yr from another school

2. if anyone works an on campus, what is the avg hourly pay? i am contemplating working as a server, but obviously the appeal of flexible + easy campus work would be worth sacrificing some $$

3. on another note, what would you say students typically spend a month? (food and drinks, travel (uber), events etc.) (NOT including personal hygiene, clothes etc.)

4. if anyone is middle class (my family makes 100k/yr which is middle class for my town) what has your experience been like? do you feel isolated or have you been unable to participate in certain experiences (friends want to go to nice dinner, spreak, etc.)

5. is the humanities department alright? i have heard mixed things on this sub and having solid law/history profs is SO important to me

i know that is a LOT but any answer is appreciated thanks!

I'll be a Political Economy Major. I had a 34 ACT and ~3.85 GPA. Was wondering if I can still apply to the honors college and if so how.

Also, in terms of merit scholarships, I didn't apply or win any when admitted, could I be reconsidered? I'm assuming not, but then my next question would be can you earn scholarships while attending? Thanks!