Tulane University of Louisiana Top Questions

Every one of my professors knew my name. I spoke in class and participated often. Liberal arts and business school classes are smaller and their is more opportunity to interact with professors. But, if students want, they can remain on the sidelines and professors will never know their names. My favorite class was called Communication, Culture, and Body by Professor Daruna.

While its easy to get to know professors, you can also "hide" if you want to.

Academics at Tulane are great. I had no problem with the A. B. Freeman School of Business. In fact, they were some of the best teachers I have ever had.

The professors tend to learn your name, and they really push for class participation. This occurs in smaller classes mainly, and the large intro lectures tend not to have much discussion and personal help, but there are office hours for that sort of thing. The students take their academics very seriously, and they work very hard. The core requirements are a bit of a hassle, but it opens up students to a lot of courses that they may not have necessarily taken without the requirement. This is especially true of the African History course I took this year, I took it in order to fill a requirement, and didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, but it ended up being one of my favorite classes.

I have never been in a class of over 25 students. They exist, but they're not the norm. All of my professors knew me by name. This worked out well when I needed extensions on papers but did make me feel guilty for missing class. I feel like the general atmosphere of Tulane is geared toward learning for learning sake. However, they don't leave you stranded. Tulane has a career center that is awesome at helping students get jobs. It rocks, its the best. Students study about 3 times a week. I feel like competition only exists for the pre-med students. Maybe that's not true, but I haven't witnessed it elsewhere. The learning environment at Tulane is fairly relaxed. It's independent in that you are expected to set your own bar and really try. Students do. They party almost as hard as they study.

Classes are small enough at Tulane for professors to know your name, and if you try hard enough, usually you are on a first name basis with your professor. A few professors have class over pitchers at the bar with their students, which is really awesome. Students get their studying out of the way so that they can party, but the kids are genuinely smart and if you want to have an intellectual conversation you can. You can find kids who are interested in what you are interested in at Tulane, so if you want to debate Budweiser Vs. Miller or Obama Vs. McCain, you can find someone with similar interests who can debate you. Tulane had to cut back a little bit on professors and academic departments after Katrina, but they are definitely coming back, especially as the incoming classes are routinely growing and becoming stronger academically and demand for more and different classes are growing. As far as class participation goes, most kids in morning classes are too hung over to participate, but in afternoon classes most kids are alert and responsive. My Chinese language class is awesome, with the teacher not only teaching us grammar and syntax, but she also teaches us slang and how to curse and pick up women in Chinese. Most Tulane students come away with a degree that is highly marketable, and there is a student employment office that is extremely helpful and good and helping kids find jobs. If I could change one thing about Tulane, it is the public service requirement. I do enough on my own, I would prefer to learn in the classroom rather than work, after all, I'm paying enough for my education (Tuition and Fees will surpass $50,000 this year), I don't want to pay to do volunteer work.

Most of my professors know everyone's name, but in freshman level lecture classes it is often easy to slip by without your prof. even knowing your name. Participation can be included in your grade, depending on your class size.

Intro course will suck, because they are intro courses. Tulane brags about how all professors teach freshmen but plenty of professors hate that fact and so you're screwed there. But After that, the academics are good. The history department and political science departments are both surprisingly good, and the work is appropriately hard. Not impossible, not made to grind students down, but challenging. I think that's a good thing. Tulane's intellectual climate is lacking, but it does exist.

Students seem to be closer with professors inside their major. Professors teaching intro and large classes do not know students' names. Most students study only when they have an upcoming test. Tulane students work hard and play hard. They get their work done, but would choose going out over staying in and studying. The education at Tulane is geared toward getting a job. Many professors also work in the major they are teachinig (doctors, business).

Most of the professors here are absolutely amazing. Occasionally, there is one professor that no one can stand and is horrible - mostly in the math department! But, I have had lunch with a couple of my professors from fall semester during the spring because I wanted to keep in touch with them. Many professors will really help you if you go to their office hours because they see that you will care. I am double majoring in Communications and Art History and while I have really only taken my freshman core classes so far, the classes that I have had in the departments have been why I wanted to major in those specific majors. Once you graduate and you apply for a job and you say that you graduated from Tulane, you already have one good thing on your side because of your education from this school.