<p>Well, I just hope people are a little bit kind in whatever they are saying, lol. And thanks, my son is thrilled of course.</p>
<p>The ROTC people have generally been of great help. I am sure they will do whatever needs to be done to help you move in.</p>
<p>If they shut down the elevators - how many floors are in the freshmen dorms - looks like at least 10? Are the stairwells air-conditioned?? In the heat of the summer, with a health condition - this makes me worried…especially if multiple trips need to be made. Anyone with experience regarding this?</p>
<p>When we moved D1 into Monroe, the ROTC/athletes/Greek kids did all the work. We walked up eight flights of stairs and waited for the stuff to be delivered, which it was, but not all at once. This allowed for putting everything away bit by bit. You can carry some stuff up yourself, just to get the process rolling, as you wait for the remainder of the belongings.</p>
<p>My question is this: if a student participates in the NOLA Experience and arrives alone with 2 suitcases (a la the Southwest Airlines freebie system), will the elevators be turned off then too? Will there be anyone there to help?</p>
<p>Monroe has 12 floors, and yes the stairwells have A/C. All the other dorms are less tall, Butler being next with 8 floors. When we moved my D into Butler, the elevators were on, so I am guessing that the reason for the Monroe elevators to be down is a weight limit issue. Although now that I think about it, it seems to me they didn’t shut them down in the past, they just reserved them for the movers so things would not get bogged down. But I am not sure.</p>
<p>I am almost positive the elevators are not shut down before the official move-in day, so those going for NOLA Experience should not have any problems. I don’t think there is any ROTC or other help though.</p>
<p>Monroe elevators were definitely NOT turned off during move in. Yeah, they are athletes, etc. But, c’mon!!! The elevators were reserved for the movers and off limits to the students and parents.</p>
<p>Jozuko, we are also going to orientation the 10th and 11th. We are flying down on the 9th since it is a double connection for flight for us.</p>
<p>Here is another question for those in the know - do students take placement tests during orientation?</p>
<p>I have never heard of that at Tulane. Does Tulane even do placement tests? I think they just use AP tests or IB tests to decide what makes sense, and in the absence of those a discussion with a professor (foreign language for example would be the most common) would help determine the best placement.</p>
<p>I think for a foreign language, the student answers a questionnaire.</p>
<p>^^ That could be. I know some students like to take a foreign language at a lower level than they should to get an easier A (although amazingly that backfires a lot even when they get away with it), but Tulane tries to keep an eye out for this both at the initial advising stage, and of course the professor themselves can often spot this in the first week of class and tell the student to move up a level.</p>
<p>What about Math? Wouldn’t there be a placement test for that?</p>
<p>I really don’t think there is, but I certainly could be wrong. I think they just go by what courses you have taken already plus any advanced exams, if you took one. This would indicate that is what they do: <a href=“http://tulane.edu/sse/math/academics/undergraduates/calculus-guide.cfm[/url]”>http://tulane.edu/sse/math/academics/undergraduates/calculus-guide.cfm</a> There is also this: <a href=“http://tulane.edu/sse/math/academics/undergraduates/requirements.cfm[/url]”>http://tulane.edu/sse/math/academics/undergraduates/requirements.cfm</a></p>
<p>Perfect, thanks. That was very helpful. I had read the core list but it didn’t give that much info. The description was detailed enough that my dd said she feels comfortable knowing which class to take. Thanks again.</p>
<p>oliver…where are you staying for orientation? We are staying at the Hampton Inn on St Charles.</p>
<p>We are either staying at the Roosevelt or the Royal Sonesta. We have a reservation at the Royal Sonesta and have stayed there before but I keep hearing good things about the Roosevelt. The Royal Sonesta is very nice but I really don’t like Bourbon Street. My husband is a germ freak so it just has to be something very clean.</p>
<p>We stayed at the Roosevelt last April. It is a Waldorf Astoria. Very nice and very clean. (I am a bit of a hotel germaphobe myself). We liked a lot, but figured that we wanted to be a little closer to the school for orientation. Roosevelt is close to Bourbon Street (just across Canal). The location is good for doing touristy things. I’m leaving the hubby at home this trip, and DS will spend one of the nights in the dorm, so the Hampton Inn will be fine. See you on the 10th! (We will need to have some kind of secret CC signal so we can figure out who is who!).</p>
<p>Jozuko,
LOL- I was thinking we won’t need a code because you and I will be the parents asking all the questions…well, maybe not since we do our homework on CC. You’re right- we need a signal WITHOUT our kids knowing. My daughter thinks I’m nuts with CC but she has been impressed with some of the things I have known. If I remember correctly, isn’t your son also a business major that’s not so strong in Math?</p>
<p>Yes. that’s us. DS2 and I are in the “we hate math club!” Unfortunately, he will have to take Calculus 
MY initial plan was for him to take it this summer at the local community college. However, Tulane will not accept the credits from a 2 year school. He would have to take it a 4 year school (Rutgers) which they will accept. We looked into the Rutgers course and it is very intensive: 6 weeks (maybe 7, I forget) 4 days a week for about 2 hours a class. That’s a lot of math!! DS is refusing to take it, so he will just have to take it at Tulane and hope for the best.
By the way, I think that our signal should be tee shirts that say “I Know FallenChemist!”</p>
<p>Jozuko, How did you find out that the Calc. at Rutgers would transfer? My admission rep. said it was difficult to take a class after high school before you start Tulane. She said you have to get it approved ahead of time to make sure it matches up exactly. My dd would do it if she could for a lot of reasons; She has a great Math tutor here, I think just the credit transfers not the grade, she isn’t going in to Tulane with any AP credits so that will help and she is basically done with school. She is on spring break now, then goes back for a couple of weeks and heads to Israel for a 3 week May program. (She is volunteering at the Children’s Village)Also, at her high school, it’s common for kids to take summer school to free up extra periods for study hall during the year. She always liked it because it added some structure to her day AND she will have an excuse for not working as much LOL.
Not sure if you’re joking or not about the tee shirts- I actually think it’s hysterical except for the fact that my daughter (and possibly my husband) would refuse to be seen with me.</p>
<p>I called admissions, who put me in touch with someone in another department, who then put me in touch with Dr. Amdeberhan in the Math department. I went on the Rutgers summer session website, and got a copy of the course description, hours/days etc. My son then emailed Dr. Amdeberhan at tamder@ tulan. edu. and asked if the Rutgers course would fulfill the requirement of Math 1210 or Math 1150 and if the credits would transfer. He then emailed my son back saying that it would transfer. Of course, after realizing that taking this class would take up most of the summer, my son is refusing to do it.
Ok, if tee shirts are out, how about buttons that say I heart FC!</p>