<p>congrats to you and your family</p>
<p>Wow! </p>
<p>Well, at least you can sleep tonight without the wait. Congratulations to your D!</p>
<p>Congrats Pokey; are you the same Pokey I corresponded with during the hurricane whose S or D went to Atlanta? There might be several Pokeys (that would have been a fitting name for me also, according to the rest of my family!)</p>
<p>Got mine today. Do we have to call about the Honors Program or will they contact us if we qualify?</p>
<p>Tabbyzmom-Yes that was my son; he loves those hurricane breaks!! I would be happy if we don't have to deal with those again; I'm sure you feel the same.</p>
<p>My son heard on Sat - he got in - submission in Mid-Oct. He was accepted in college, but may decide on engineering school - admissions office was very helpful and indicated that there would be no problem changing - has anyone had experience changing prior to school starting? - we were very pleased with acceptance as he has good SAT/ACT - 1480/33, and is roughly in top 30% of competitive but small private school</p>
<p>noveldad, I haven't a clue about switching after admission. My son just finished his first semester in engineering. The academics are extreme with a capital E for those students. The first year is full of lab classes, so 17 hours turned into 23-25, and he will spend even more next semester. He did not have to take freshman English, so he substituted a sophomore engineering class for it, resulting in more lab time. </p>
<p>I noticed on another thread that you were asking about how friendly the school is for students with learning disabilities. The engineering program requires 136 hours and students are pushed to get them in four years because of the expense of the school and the fact that scholarships are only for four years. It's quite a workload - but a doable one if the student is serious about engineering. I haven't got the foggiest idea what kinds of resources you might be interested in for your son, but I would definitely contact the engineering school and talk to them about it. I have found the engineering school is very interested in seeing its students succeed and I found them to be very interested in answering questions we had before my son accepted his admission there. The engineering office should be able to direct you to the people you need to talk with. They will definitely take the time with you to address your concerns.</p>
<p>Thanks for the helpful response - he applied to several schools for engineering and several for the college, but as we have learned more and visited schools, he is tending toward engineering - still I expect you really never know if it is the right thing until you are in it every day. He is very good with math and physics and a hard worker, but is also interested in other areas. Because of learning disabilities he has a harder time with foreign languages and courses that are writing intensive, but he still enjoys them. We have visited several schools where students in engineering also minored in the college, and that seems attractive. Since even in the college he would take many of the courses that you would take first year in engineering, it seemed like a good idea to start in engineering since it is a more structured program and I expect that there would be bonds developed with like minded students.</p>
<p>noveldad, I agree with starting out in engineering. It's so structured that starting with the right courses and taking them in the right sequence can save you major headaches and dollars later on. A lot of students in engineering end up with a math minor since it only requires one extra course and you can take it as part of your technical electives and physics is integrated into every engineering course. I also think you're right about the social bonds. The kids have their classes as well as their engineering societies to develope those bonds. Good luck to your son. Exciting times are definitely ahead.</p>
<p>got my acceptance yesterday. sorry, did anyone end up saying whether or not they automatically contact you about the honors program?</p>
<p>The Honors Program is by invitation. There are no separate applications. Son was accepted EA, heard on his scholarship in January and about honors later. I think in February. I don't know what criteria is used in the selection.</p>
<p>so how many who applied to tulane actually plan on attending? or is it just a safety?</p>
<p>i got in...but is it a big deal? i dont know exactly how competitive tulane is</p>