Academics
Tulane University, located in the heart of New Orleans, is an institution where “academics are rigorous” and which “encourages exploration, trying new things … and learn[ing] from people who are different from you.” Attending students benefit from a myriad of research opportunities—“it’s very easy to get into a lab or other research through relationships with professors,” says a student—as well as an “extensive alumni network.” They’re also quick to taut the academic flexibility which lets undergrads “explore [all] possible majors and minors.” This is largely due to the fact that all students “are admitted into every school at Tulane” so everyone has access to the business, science and engineering, liberal arts, public health, and architecture programs in equal measure. When it comes to specific disciplines, a few individuals note that “the Public Health Program is incredible.” And some students make a point of highlighting the Business School’s “high rate of job placement.” Overall, undergrads find their professors “extremely knowledgeable,” “really passionate,” and “incredibly accomplished.” Additionally, “most of them have had … careers outside the classroom [that] bring the lessons to life.” But perhaps their “greatest strength is their commitment to working with students.” As this undergrad illustrates, “Office hours are easy, and all of my professors are willing and even eager to meet when I reach out for help.”
