Alongfortheride/concerneddad, etc: "new" dorm question

<p>Hey Alongfortheride and Con-dad! How are your Ss' semesters going? My S has his dorm forms to fill out when he is here next week. We do not know whether or not to put down Butler or "new dorm" if it turns out to be Honors. What do your Ss hear about this situation? (I asked this in another Tulane post, but feared it might not be seen)
Happy Mardi Gras,
Tabbyzmom</p>

<p>I IM with my son every day. I'll ask him this evening what he has heard. Has your son definitely decided on Tulane? Hope so!</p>

<p>Wow! Thanks for the quick response. At our house, if it is a Tulane question, (lots of those lately with dorm issues and FAFSA, PROFILE, etc) sometimes I tell my H "I'll ask alongfortheride" - he knows who I am referring to!!</p>

<p>Let me know what your S says.
Yes, S has chosen Tulane! :)</p>

<p>Tabby, my son is loving engineering at Tulane. I think selecting a small school with an excellent program was the right choice for him. I IM'ed with him last night, and he had not heard anything about it as of late. He had heard earlier last semester that Dr. Brady wanted to relocate the honors housing, but has heard nothing else since then. He suggested emailing Dr. Brady directly. He really likes Dr. Brady and our experience with him - as well as every other professor we have encountered - is that he is very accessible.</p>

<p>Sorry I didn't have a real answer for you. Do have your son use the roomie finder that Tulane offers. My son did and has really hit it off with his roommate. They are both serious about their studies and have similar habits as well as both being non-smokers.</p>

<p>Thanks as always, along~ for being a great source.
I will see what I can find out via Dr. Brady.
Thanks for the advice about the roommate thing. S has a couple of classmates who hope to go to Tulane also; if none of them work out, then the roomie finder sounds good. Your S sounds a lot like mine - very interested in learning, etc. That will be weird when they eventually meet and my S asks yours if he's "alongfortheride's mom." :)
I will let you know if I hear anything about the dorm/honors situation.</p>

<p>tabby, welcome to the "family," I will ask my son tomorrow when I speak with him about the dorm situation. I believe he is seeking a single either in Willows or the leadership dorm next year, but I know that he really likes Butler. And, of course his roomate is his best friend from home, that that has worked out very well. Let's just say that they would each like a single for the "privacy" it affords. If they don't get a single, they will room together again.</p>

<p>Thanks Con~dad for the welcome! and for gathering input. Per along~'s recommendation, I just e-mailed Dr. Brady to see what he has to say about the "new" dorm being honors or not.
The Leadership Village is so nice - that's where my S stayed last spring when he visited. He thought the privacy was great, also. Good luck and hope your S gets his first choice. Let me know what you hear about the honors dorm(s).</p>

<p>If I am correct, Tulane is considered a Medium size school</p>

<p>A small school is commonly thought of as 4k or smaller</p>

<p>medium 4-15k</p>

<p>large 15+</p>

<p>including grads, I believe The Deuce is 12 or 13k</p>

<p>tabby, son's roommate just toured the new dorms and said they are going to be really nice -- freshman only. He did not know anything about the Honors dorm moving out of Bulter. Good luck.</p>

<p>Thanks, con~dad. Dr. Brady e-mailed me and affirmed this. Happy Mardi Gras everyone!</p>

<p>well, Dr. Brady would know! Happy Mardi gras to you too</p>

<p>S is accepted to College of Eng, so is Honors dorm an option? I remember that at some schools, those in College of Engineering are not eligible for Honors College. Thought I remember something like that from Tulane tour, but not sure.</p>

<p>Engineering students are eligible for honors. It's a little different for engineering students, though, since the engineering students' schedules are so regimented. They may take honors sections of intro courses. After that, it's as their schedule permits.</p>

<p>Yes, my son's roommate is an Eng. student</p>

<p>S has not sent in his housing form (has sent in his enrollment deposit). He was in no rush to send in re housing - I think waiting for RD and "everybody" who is going would be on roommate finder, etc. [ul][<em>]Should he act faster - will it make a difference in getting a "better" dorm/room?[</em>]he hasn't heard anything from Tulane re honors (maybe bec. he is Coll. of Eng.; he did receive DSA) - how would he go about seeing if honors dorm is an option for him?[li]are honors/new dorm the only desirable choices for a non-drunkard?[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Am I the only one who finds too many other Tulane threads disconcerting to say the least? All the condescension from acceptees looking down their noses at Tulane, numerous mentions of barf-ridden dorms (is this a real picture?)</p>

<p>Thanks concerneddad and alongfor , I have appreciated your knowledge and enjoy your comments.</p>

<p>alongfor -just read your post on another thread and think I understand about the honors program. Looks like that invite came last. S appears to have the hs record to qualify, so we'll just wait. Tx.</p>

<p>jmmom, I would not be too worried about those that look down their nose at Tulane, or even those Tulane kids who look down their noses at somebody else's choice of school -- and it does happen that way too. There are so many different reasons kids make the choices they do, and in the end all that matters is whether Tulane was right for your son or daughter. I will be the first to say that a year ago I was not sure (indeed I was pretty certain) that Tulane wwas not the right place for my son. But, a funny thing happned on the way to college -- my son had a change of priorities. I won't go into all of the reasons, but in the end he wanted the next four years to be as much about having a good time and full and rich college experience, as he was concerned about attaining his goal of going to medical school. And, when he looked at his choices (and he had choices that even those who look at only the most elite colleges would envy), HE chose Tulane. If he were decided this all over again, I would probably have still urged him to make another choice. But, more importantly, he he had it to do all over again, he would even hesiatate as long as he did to choose Tulane again.</p>

<p>At Tulane, he has found eveything HE was looking for: Good and challenging academics, interested and interesting profs. and classmates, great ec's, a great town with great food and music, and much better weather than he was used to at home.</p>

<p>I can only hope that every kid who goes to college, whether it is Harvard or the local C.C., that they are as happy as my son is. It is very easy to get sucked into looking for more than that, especially as a parent. But I would caution everyone to listen to their kids and help them make the choice that is right for them -- even if it is not the choice you might have wished them to make.</p>

<p>jmmom - your son got the DSA? when did he hear back?</p>

<p>iceangeljt - that's the DSA (Distinguished Scholar - $22K), not the DHS - Dean's Honor (full ride). He heard in late Dec. re DSA; hasn't heard yet re DHS. Also, he applied EA which is why he's already heard re DSA. The DSA notification came a couple weeks +- after his acceptance.</p>

<p>DHS is full tuition.</p>

<p>Oh ,okay. Thanks! I also got the Distinguished Scholar... I am anxiously awaiting the Dean's Honor to see if i got it. :-/</p>