So, I was invited to BienvenueTU which is essentially a diversity outreach program for admitted students of color.
https://admission.tulane.edu/student-life/diversity/access-programs
Has anyone gone or knows someone who’s gone who’d like to talk about it? They’re paying for my travel expenses so I see no harm in visiting but I’d still like to hear about it.
My son went, but he’s not on his forum. He absolutely loved it and I would highly recommend that you go, especially since they are paying for it. He was not that enthusiastic at first (it was more nerves and fear of the unknown), but he had a fantastic time and still is on a group chat with the kids what went as part of the fall class. The only thing he said he would have changed is to have more downtime in the schedule so he and the others could hang out and bond more on their own. He also wished it lasted one more day – the first day you are just arriving/meeting, and by the time you feel really comfortable with the group it’s time to go home. The schedule is very packed and the only free time is really at night. My son wouldn’t get to bed until 2:00 AM and he only answered one or two of my texts the entire weekend.
If you have any specific questions, let me know!
My son was invited and is going. He too is nervous…I’m excited to hear your son loved it. The invite says there are interviews for additional merit scholarships…do you know what these scholarships are? Tulane is his #1 and as long as the calculator on the FA page is accurate, we can make it happen. He has been on a visit and fell in love with the campus!
No, when he went in the fall his invite said the same thing about scholarship interviews and I did not know what they were referring to. I looked on the site, and it appears as if the Stamps scholarship requires an interview. If you are a music major, you have to audition for the Musician scholarship. Good luck and keep us posted!
My son came home SO PUMPED after his weekend. He called me from the airport and said “Mom…if they told me I couldn’t go home and had to stay and start going to school tomorrow…not talk to anyone from high school again, I’d be totally okay with that!” He had so much fun and can’t wait for fall. I highly recommend the weekend to anyone invited in the future!
@pwanna1 What a great reaction! My D had a similar feel after an Honors Weekend visit. As a parent, it is reassuring to have your child find a place that they connect with so strongly. For us, it made the difficulty of the separation process easier to know she was going somewhere that she was excited to be. And each time we talk to her and she tells us how happy she is we relax a bit more and breath a bit easier. Good luck with the remainder of your journey!