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<p>I am a Tulane Senior with a double major in Econ and Biz (marketing). I started out in Pre-med and switched my second year. I was on Merit Scholarship the whole time and i graduated HS with a 4.13 (AP Classes were a 5.0), 35 ACT, and did way to many activites. But i have tons of friends who did very little in High School and got to Tulane and started to get involved. I run a Blog where other current students submit stories and experiances about life in New Orleans! (Link Below)</p>

<p>overall i love Tulane because it is in New Orleans, and unlike other schools you are free to participate as little or as much as you want to in campus activities. classes are not too hard, but i learned quickly that the key is just to go and not sit on facebook the whole time, haha. I did greek life and by junior year got bored of the frat so some friends and I started our own music company. we started with just local acts but have grown it into a national persona for music. (this last spring we hosted a 5,000 person music festival called BUKU)</p>

<p>Please ask me any questions - or ask any of the students on the blog (alot provide emails)</p>

<p>Heres that Blog >> [url=<a href="http://tutrutu.blogspot.com/%5DTruTU%5B/url"&gt;http://tutrutu.blogspot.com/]TruTU[/url&lt;/a&gt;] <<</p>

<p>thanks _ Patrick Leiser</p>

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<p>if you have trouble with that link try this on!</p>

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<p>Is it better to retake calc 1 or move on to consolidated calc?</p>

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<p>i know a few kids who had trouble with consolidated calc right off the bat.</p>

<p>id personally go with calc 1 but im not an engineer or math major, so…</p>

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<p>If you have Calc 1 credit, you should take Calc 2. Consolidated, despite what they advertise about the “3 week review,” really just turns out to be cramming Calc 1 and 2 in one semester, leaving you with not much time to learn Calc 2 very well.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know how long the ‘Why Tulane’ essay has to be? Thanks</p>

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<p>That’s really cool about the music business! I’d love to do that one day. </p>

<p>Do you know anything about the running club? Is it popular at Tulane?</p>

<p>One more question, what would you suggest I do at Tulane when I visit? Any special places on campus I should check out? I have tons of family in New Orleans so I’m very familiar with the city, but I’ve never visited the campus before.</p>

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<p>Rydert and 21NFK94 - As far as I can tell Patrick hasn’t posted for a while, so you might want to also post your questions here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tulane-university/1394941-i-am-tulane-junior-tour-guide-admissions-intern-ask-away.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tulane-university/1394941-i-am-tulane-junior-tour-guide-admissions-intern-ask-away.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Didn’t notice that! Thanks fallenchemist</p>

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<p>Tulane is extremely social no matter your preferences. Parties are plentiful and easy to find. What kinds of organizations did you have in mind?</p>

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<p>Here is a list of organizations. [Tulane</a> University - Organizations List](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/studentprograms/adviser-list.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/studentprograms/adviser-list.cfm). I do not know about mock trial, I do not see it on the list. There is moot court but that is probably only for law students. There is debate, but I know that is not the same. Of course if it doesn’t exist you can start it! Tulane is very supportive about this, from what I understand.</p>

<p>Obviously there is student govt. as well as numerous politically oriented groups. The Catholic student group is pretty strong I think. New Orleans is a traditionally Catholic city, although the Tulane students are much more varied. I should also point out that Loyola is literally right next to Tulane, so there is that presence as well. Tulane and Loyola students mix a fair amount in clubs and organizations. Students can even cross over for some meal plan options.</p>

<p>Lots of premeds at Tulane, so that won’t be an issue either.</p>

<p>Finally, there is a big focus on women’s issues at Tulane, including politics. Lots of history there with Newcomb College. Take a look at the Newcomb College Institute, I think it has a lot of the focus and support you are looking for. [Tulane</a> University - NCI Homepage](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/newcomb/]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/newcomb/). Also [Tulane</a> University - About the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/nccrow/about.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/nccrow/about.cfm). I would also point out the Melissa Harris-Perry is on the faculty, obviously a very politically astute woman.</p>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>Hi TulanePatrick–perhaps you or FallenChemist or another knowledgeable person can help my son with his dilemma as he wraps up his SCEA app to Tulane.</p>

<p>Where (and when) on the app is it appropriate to explain a dip in grades? The personal statements? </p>

<p>My son is currently a HS senior with all As in all AP courses, but due to highly personal reasons that I won’t divulge in great detail here, he had a dip in GPA during sophomore and first semester of junior year. By the end of junior year, he had roughly a 3.2 GPA, but who knows what it will be after adding in first semester of senior year?</p>

<p>On the plus side, he has strong ECs and respectable enough scores (31 ACT, 1900 on SAT. Re-taking ACT in December to try and push it up a point or two). So, does he even need to go there or is it best to let sleeping dogs lie?</p>

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<p>If I wanted to order something from amazon, how would I address the shipment? This what the input fields look like from amazon:

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<p>Address line 1: #(your mailbox number) Tulane University
Address line 2: 31 McAlister Drive</p>

<p>That kind of goes against what Amazon suggests you fill in but that format has worked for me every single time.</p>