<p>My S was just accepted into the Tulane Honors program and has been invited to attend the Honors Weekend. There are two left that he could go to, at the end of March and another in early April.</p>
<p>Has anyone or their S or D been to one of these, and if so, what did you think? It looks worthwhile, and it also looks as if I could probably send him on his own. I went down with him to visit already in the fall, and he liked the school very much.</p>
<p>Also, if anyone has experience with the Honors Program at Tulane, I'd love to hear about it. I see that there is pretty strict GPA requirement, which I actually like, given all the various distractions I've heard about at Tulane, lol. My S is one of those kids who tends to do better with a little pressure and guidelines. His Tulane scholarship GPA requirement is only 2.7.</p>
<p>We went to Honors Weekend last year. There was a fair number of students who attended without parents. The admissions officers who organized the event seemed aware of who was coming alone and had the kids in a group together at the inital luncheon.</p>
<p>My D is in the Honors Program. They have a fair number of Honors classes. She made the statement that she could take all Honors classes next semester if she wanted to. She took pre-med Bio (I don't think there was an honors version available, but I could be wrong) and found she really does like smaller class sizes through the Honors program!</p>
<p>If Tulane is one of his top choices, he should visit and see the campus, Butler (the Honors dorm) and the students.</p>
<p>I attended the honor's weekend with my S last weekend. If I were you I wouldn't hesitate sending him down on his own. Everyone was extremely nice and the program was very well organized. The program is explained in detail through presentations and he will have a chance to meet with his counselor while there and discuss class scheduling.</p>
<p>I was at the Honors Weekend last weekend. It was very informative and truly provides a look into life at Tulane. Try and have your S stay the night in the dorms with a host, as it provides a great look into campus life that you can't get any other way.</p>
<p>I am in the honor's program. I liked the much smaller honors classes and personally enjoyed living in butler, the honor's dorm. The GPA requirement is a 3.45 for frosh/soph, but gets bumped up to 3.6 for upper classmen. It may or not be tough to maintain depending on the person. Overall the experience has been great for me.</p>
<p>We went to the Honors weekend a week or so ago. It was really a good experience. The administration and students were very personable and friendly. It was worth the trip. Definitely have your child stay with a student overnight.</p>
<p>Our daughter went on her own from our home in Northern California to the March 10 honors weekend. It was no problem to have her go alone, and she thought it was better for her to be forced to meet other people rather than to have her parents to fall back on. She enjoyed it, thought the university was very hospitable, and is glad she went.</p>
<p>I have a call in and expect to find out tomorrow whether there is an overnight host for him, otherwise I'll have to go down too. I agree that it would be a good opportunity for him to discover the school a bit more on his own. He is a pretty mature kid and I know he would be fine.</p>