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| Tulane University A. B. Freeman School of Business |
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1999 Profile Update School Profile School Statistics Graduates' Comments: Tulane provided me with an exceptional experience when it came to interaction with students from all around the world and in its orientation towards finance courses and electives. Additionally, the school endeavored to provide us with an environment that was a judicious mix of fun and work. --No career path given The Finance department here at Tulane is particularly strong and has excellent ties to industry contacts. The course work in this area is rigorous and demanding. Students also have the opportunity to be selected to work on the "Burkenroad Reports," which are school-sponsored equity research reports of local public firms (in cooperation with firm management). I am very satisfied with my financial training and found myself better qualified than my peers from other business schools during my summer internship. --Consulting The administration and faculty are truly interested in improving their product (both for students and recruiters). They invite student input into organizational improvement efforts and act upon that input. As in the case of the placement office, they respond to student concerns quickly and aggressively. In less than 18 months the office was completly reorganized, a new director was hired, and they are actively searching for an associate dean to handle external placement relationships. Along the way students have been on every team involved in the restructuring. Students even interview candidates for new positions. The quality of the students here varies. The top 25% of students could go to school anywhere they wanted. Working with these people, now and in the future, is an enriching experience. With the small class size you do not miss out on any peer learning by choosing Tulane over a top ten school. The size of the school matters. You become closer to the other students than is possible in larger schools. This makes your network, while smaller, much stronger. I am leaving Tulane with a group of contacts in multiple industries and disciplines who I know I can depend on. The dean calls me by my first name and I see him regularly. A friend of mine at Texas said he had only seen his dean twice in two years. This kind of personal relationship at Tulane contributes to the responsiveness of the faculty to student concerns. --No job track given Tulane is a regional school. For a variety of reasons, I cannot recommend it to someone who wants to work in the Northeast or Pacific Northwest. Tulane has great regional cachet (I've heard it called the "Harvard of the South" since I was in junior high). But the fact is that it is geographically isolated, and there are no other good MBA programs in New Orleans to recruit from. This makes it difficult to attract recruiters from outside of the southern and central U.S. However, the school is very strong in Latin America. We have a large group of Latin students and companies, especially in Mexico, that recruit heavily from Tulane. Average starting salaries are understated because of regional placement. I (and others in my class) turned down higher offers in cities with higher costs of living. In real terms my offer is much better in Houston than a six-figure offer I received in New York. Comparing the averages from here with averages for schools that place the majority of their students in New York or San Francisco is misleading and unrealistic. --Finance I enjoyed my Tulane experience and feel that it prepared me for the rigors of the business world. I could not have learned the complex ideas and the general process of analysis in the business community. My MBA education was a necessity. --Operations After attending a large institution for undergraduate studies, the personal atmosphere of a small program was wonderful. The responsiveness of both the administration and faculty was amazing. For example, we were going to have too few Marketing electives this semester. I pointed this out to an associate dean, Russ Robins, and within two weeks two classes were added. The greatest weakness here is the Career Development Center. However, due to student demand and a recognized need for improvement, an associate dean position has been created to run the office. Myself along with another second-year student and three first-years (as well as three administrators) are interviewing candidates to lead the Career Development Center. --Marketing Back to Top 1999 Profile Update School Profile School Statistics |
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