<p>Does anyone know when the acceptance to the Arch program will be?
My D was accepted EA but was told she had to wait for an additional acceptance to Arch.
We want to visit TU but it doesn't make sense to fly down there if she doesn't get into the program she wants.</p>
<p>Since there is a person devoted to architecture and arts admissions, try contacting him directly. His name is Andrew Farrier. <a href=“mailto:afarrier@tulane.edu”>afarrier@tulane.edu</a> I am sure he can be helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>This page indicates there is no separate process for Architecture admissions: [Tulane</a> School of Architecture :: Admissions](<a href=“http://architecture.tulane.edu/admissions/]Tulane”>Tulane Undergraduate Admissions: How to Apply)</p>
<p>Is it outdated?</p>
<p>I’m still confused. My D was going to wait until 12/15 and then contact Admissions again.
This is what it says on the site under portfolio requirements:</p>
<p>“No matter when you send your portfolio, you are guaranteed a decision from the School of Architecture by April 1st, although many decisions will be released earlier. All portfolios are reviewed by members of the architecture faculty, and if your admission decision for Tulane has not yet been made, their comments will be incorporated into your application and considered alongside the rest of your qualifications.”</p>
<p>She sent her portfolio at the same time she submitted her application and I know it was received because she got confirmation email from Andrew Farrier. “wanted to let you know weve received your portfolio on SlideRoom youre all set for application to the School of Architecture!”</p>
<p>I guess I’m still not sure if that means her acceptance to Tulane was into the School of Architecture or if she still needs to wait for an additional letter from them. </p>
<p>Obviously she needs to make the call/email to verify! I was hoping maybe another family out there had applied to Architecture and had more specific information.</p>
<p>Just so you all know, I sent an e-mail to Andrew Farrier asking him to clear up some of the confusion. I asked some specific questions that I won’t elaborate on here, better to see what the answers are rather than create more confusion through speculation and hypothesis. Hopefully he will get back to me shortly.</p>
<p>Thanks FC!</p>
<p>Thanks FC.</p>
<p>Let us know what you hear!</p>
<p>I just heard back from Andrew and he gave me a very responsive and, I think, good explanation as to what is happening. He offered to post up here in CC, so rather than acting the middleman, I will step aside for now and he should be posting shortly.</p>
<p>Hey all - Andrew Farrier here, the architecture counselor from Tulane. My apologies for any ambiguous wording in my confirmation emails - what I intended to communicate is that, with the arrival of the portfolio, the student is ready to be considered for admission to the School of Architecture and doesn’t have to take any further action to receive a decision from us. As long as he or she gets admitted to Tulane, a decision letter for the School of Architecture will come after.</p>
<p>This is the first year Tulane has required a portfolio for architecture applicants; previously, anyone could enroll in the architecture curriculum and formally declared the major after the first year. So the process is new for us and as such we aren’t yet promising a specific rate of turnover. Rest assured, though, that we will not be waiting until April 1 to send out all decisions. A decision is sent as soon as it is ready, on the condition that the student has already been admitted to the university. This will be true moving forward, as we have only recently sent out our first decision letters for the School of Architecture. If a few weeks have gone by, you have already been admitted to Tulane and you have received an email from me confirming our receipt of your portfolio, please contact me at afarrier at Tulane dot edu and we will send a duplicate copy. (For most other inquiries, our intern account, interns at Tulane dot edu, is the best choice.) The confirmation email always goes to the address on the student’s application; since many of us haven’t had email communication in the past, it’s also possible that spam filters will catch my message.</p>
<p>Thanks for your patience as we develop this process, and rest assured we will be getting decisions out as quickly as we can - we understand they are important to your decision-making, your possible travel plans, and the relaxing atmosphere of your inter-semester break.</p>
<p>So the website is inaccurate then. Students who applied to the school of architecture must be separately admitted and although you are working in a rolling fashion, it is possible that even early action decisions may not occur by December 15. Is that accurate?</p>
<p>Here is my source for the question I had (and if I’m not mistaken my daughter’s acceptance made no mention at all of architecture):</p>
<p>[Tulane</a> School of Architecture :: Admissions](<a href=“http://architecture.tulane.edu/admissions/]Tulane”>Tulane Undergraduate Admissions: How to Apply)</p>
<p>All undergraduate admissions to Tulane are managed by the University’s Office of Admission. The School of Architecture does not undertake a separate admissions process for undergraduates. However, the School reviews admissions and works closely with the Admissions Office to select the most promising candidates. All graduate admissions to the Master of Architecture I and II, as well as the Preservation Program and the Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development Program are administered through the School of Architecture. The School looks closely for intelligence, creativity, motivation, achievement, leadership, and character. Academic potential is essential. At the same time, the School seeks students who exhibit energy and the ability to contribute to campus life outside the classroom. In addition, we believe that diversity among students is a great educational enhancement and therefore seek and admit students from varied backgrounds.</p>
<p>Andrew, if you do see this, I am curious if a student starts out at Tulane and takes some architecture courses freshman year, presumably with the intention of doing the minor, is it possible to be accepted into the program later? Say after first semester or first year? Obviously under the assumption they have an acceptable portfolio and have done well in those initial classes.</p>
<p>Also, would it be fair to say you are prioritizing those applications of students that have been accepted EA/SCEA? I know you are not promising Dec 15, but do they get looked at before an RD candidate that has already submitted a portfolio?</p>
<p>Thanks for the alert - the School of Architecture’s website is under redesign in the coming week but I’ll see to it that this language is removed as quickly as possible. For any future questions, please refer to the Architecture header on this page: </p>
<p>[Tulane</a> Admission: Apply](<a href=“http://www.admission.tulane.edu/apply/portfolios.php]Tulane”>http://www.admission.tulane.edu/apply/portfolios.php)</p>
<p>Details about the student’s admission to the School of Architecture will be provided in a separate letter, which is only sent once the student is admitted to Tulane University.</p>
<p>FC has correctly assessed how this new process affects our students’ declaration of an architecture major - the minor remains open to anyone, so all of our students are welcome to study architecture at some level. </p>
<p>To answer the question about enrolling later: this is certainly possible, even if the student has not taken any architecture classes; we’ll conduct a portfolio review at any point. However, the main obstacle to doing so is the ten-semester studio sequence, which nonmajors very rarely take (in large part because of the time commitment - 1-5pm MWF). All ten semesters are required to receive the MArch, so this typically means a five-year timeline from the day the student begins first-year studio, even if he or she already has completed other classes towards the major. </p>
<p>That’s why we usually encourage students who are considering an architecture major to start off in the program and then leave it if they don’t find it fits their goals - a semester of this curriculum leaves you with most of the Architectural Studies minor complete and many core courses resolved, as well as three semesters left to explore before having to declare a major.</p>
<p>Ah well, I erased a lot of what I wrote because Andrew explained it great and I saw no need to duplicate when it came right from the source!</p>
<p>As far as the later declaration, I knew it was a very rigid sequence of courses, of course it has to be. So that makes perfect sense.</p>
<p>So that just leaves my question about prioritization of portfolio reviews. Thanks Andrew, this is really helpful!</p>
<p>Thanks FC - we give every portfolio that is EA or SCEA equal priority, as the faculty review team’s feedback can also help strengthen the case for admission to Tulane if the student hasn’t heard yet. But we are in line to have a response sent to all admitted students who have submitted a portfolio before we close for winter break, barring any late arrivals.</p>
<p>Oh, that is great news! That is exactly what the already admitted, MArch hopefuls wanted to hear.</p>
<p>Thanks Andrew! That’s great news. And thanks FC for your help in getting these questions answered.</p>