Personal Narrative: My List Of Schools

As I was creating my list of colleges, I realized a monotonous theme: northeastern, relatively urban campuses that are lined up and down with concrete. The more I thought about my list of schools and how every single one of them offered me the same type of setting, the more I yearned for something different. I want a campus that will make me feel like I’m in a whole different world, with lush greenery, warm air, and open space that will allow my mind to breathe. The second I saw a pictures of Tulane’s quads on the online virtual tour with bright green grass and student’s soaking up the sun, I was hooked. It’s almost the complete opposite of campuses up north and it excites me to think I could possibly have the opportunity to be one of these students, sitting underneath a beautiful giant oak tree, as opposed to bundling up from head to toe, trudging through three feet of snow.
The New Orleans area was first brought to my attention a few years ago, when a show called The Originals came out on the CW channel. The show takes place in New Orleans, specifically the “French Quarter”. They focus the entire show on the mystery and secrets of the city, and the lively people that inhabit it. The whole area has a certain charm that is mesmerizing to
What really peaked my interest right off the bat was that Tulane was originally founded as a medical college. Studying medicine has been a dream of mine for years and years, and clearly Tulane is the perfect place for me to do that, with top of the line facilities and the abundance of opportunities offered by the location in such a large, bustling city. With such a high value placed on undergraduate research, I know my time at Tulane will be full of constant learning and growth, which thrills me to think