<p>Are they still accepting applications early action...</p>
<p>everything is in the air now....</p>
<p>you know that phrase don't put all your eggs in one basket? well that seems to be the mantra for me right now...i was planning on going to Tulane all the way...up until about tuesday, when suddenly the whole city of New Orleans submerged underwater. It's amazing how one godforsaken day can ruin so many lives, crash so many dreams...</p>
<p>It is important to realize that it's been only three days since the storm. Who knows where the city will stand two, maybe three months from now. It's all a matter of waiting. But in the meantime, check out other options for colleges.</p>
<p>Maybe Tulane will get back on its feet in time. Maybe it won't.</p>
<p>Oh, for goodness' sake, of course it will. And the WHOLE city isn't submerged. Have you noticed that the news ISN'T showing you the Garden Dstrict or Tulane, located there? That's because that area isn't BIG NEWS! The damage isn't terrible at Tulane, and you shouldn't be telling people here that it is. </p>
<p>You told two truths: you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket and it's important to realize that it's been only three days since the storm. However, your pessimistic tone isn't needed by those who are here waiting for word of their own futures.</p>
<p>Eleanor: ctymom is correct.</p>
<p>Tulane will absolutely be back, perhaps stronger than ever. President Cowen's call on the Today Show was a real brightener. He reported that damage to the campus was not excessive (don't remember his exact words), and that the school "would be around for the next 171 years." Since he and other top officials, have been in the school 'bunker' since the storm hit, they'll have more to report in the next few days. IMO, it's better to wait until Cowen and team can make official pronouncements instead of speculating.</p>
<p>All apps (including early and pesonal) for '06 MAY get delayed, and, given the circumstances, understandably so, but this parent is confident that the school will rebound, and work to help rebuild the city.</p>
<p>"Tulane will absolutely be back, perhaps stronger than ever."</p>
<p>So will New Orleans in general, but it WILL take time. N.O. is too important to the national economy and has too much tradition to just lie down and die. Just pray that no more bad weather comes through for a while.</p>
<p>do you think admissions standards will be lower next year because people wont wanna live in hurricane land?</p>
<p>no</p>
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<p>You guys, the institution is still the same institution. Buildings don't matter. Even if half of the buildings were washed away, Tulane would STILL BE THE SAME GREAT SCHOOL.</p>
<p>thank you, kriegz. this is getting tiresome.</p>
<p>Just a prospective student who loves NO</p>
<p>To reiterate kriegz' point, as I said on another thread
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The physical plant of Tulane will need work, the surrounding infrastructure problems may be daunting, but the University is its people - its faculty, its staff and its students. The talent, energy, brains, dedication that they had on Saturday did not go up in smoke over the last few days. It is all still there buoyed by a substantial dose of determination.
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Further, the ethos and spirit which will fuel the members of the Tulane community, new and old, when they re-join each other will be a rarely experienced phenomenon.</p>
<p>Well, I got an application in the mail yesterday and I figure why not fill it out? It's a free application, so it's not as if I'll lose anything by doing it... I do want to go to Tulane. Not my #1, but darn close. I'm waiting until the deadline before I mail it in though, so I know what's going on with it all. I sure hope it works out!</p>
<p>They will be having an info session in Houston on Tuesday; D and I will try to go and get information about applying.</p>
<p>Thanks firefly. I live in South Carolina, so that wouldn't really be something I could go to, obviously. </p>
<p>I'm helping with my school's relief drive for the hurricane survivors. Last year when we raised money for the tsunami survivors, we raised like $2,000 so I bet we can raise even more for this. I sure hope so, by what I'm seeing on CNN they sure need it! Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Good for you, AdanBrac! Last year, my son's school did a tsunami fund-raiser as well. When they got to $4k, my son cut off his foot-and-a-half-long hair! Girls wept, but he's been a lot cooler since, and some little girl with Locks of Love has a very nice curly blond wig.</p>
<p>It will work out for you, too. By next year, Tulane will be fully functional. I'm sure. I've heard that they're the largest employer in NO. The city will need them.</p>
<p>Please as soon as somebody hears something regarding admissions, especially whether it is safe to submit an online application right now (I was almost done with it before the tragedy), please post it here. I have no idea whether to submit it right now, later on, or if at all...</p>
<p>just assume that the schools main server will be down for a couple of weeks (at least), but check back every so often.</p>
<p>I'd just like to add my voice to express confidence that Tulane will recover fully from the present disaster. My son was accepted and planning on attending Tulane this fall until a last minute acceptance from a wait-list. But I was extremely impressed with the organization and effectiveness with dealing with bumps in the road. As you may know they are building a new student center but had to tear down the old one first. The way they managed the transition was pretty impressive. They are a very good management team and I have no doubt that they will be able to bounce back quickly. I am sure that shortly they will have a very good outline of their interim and long-term plan. The other thing to keep in mind is the depth of loyalty of the Alumni network. I feel a strong tie to the university and Im just a parent of a kid who almost went to Tulane. Imagine the depth of feelings from actual alumni. Tulane is and will continue to be a great university, I am certain.</p>
<p>fireflyscout -- do you really think the reception will still be held on Tuesday? I find it hard to believe that the admissions folks will be there. They certainly won't have access to handouts/visual aids. I was planning on attending with my son, but I wonder if it will be held. I don't think it's really possible.</p>
<p>As an alum, I was enlisted to represent Tulane at a college fair later in the month, but I hadn't received the handout materials yet, and I doubt I will be able to get them now.</p>
<p>While getting my son in his home away from home this semester, I read in USA Today that Tulane's office of admissions was relocating to Richmond, Virginia until the campus is open again. That doesn't sound like a school that is ready to lower admissions standards or back off on a successful application campaign. The admissions receptions may have to be rescheduled, and indeed maybe should be for awhile out of respect and just to keep reps and alumni from being asked questions a out NO for which they don't have answers yet.</p>
<p>Bless you blackeyedsusan for carrying on the torch.</p>