I transferred here last January with stats not quite as good as yours and got a badass scholarship and (duh) got in.
When you transfer, they automatically fill out the scholarship apps for you so all you have to do is apply. Also, this may or may not be helpful, I applied for last fall and got in sans scholarship. I applied the next semester and got a great scholarship... not sure why.
I can't speak for the French dept. but if you have any questions, I'd be happy to try and help.
How was the whole transferring process in terms of making friends and getting integrated into the community? it seems like transfers generally don't have too bad of a time getting assimilated at tulane. what is the general class size?
I immediately moved off-campus with a non-Tulane roommate, which made it hard to meet people. But I got involved with a few things on campus so that's made it much better.
Class sizes are anywhere from 12-25, from my experience - most foreign language classes are pretty small. I've never had a lecture class here.
As with anywhere, just make sure you get involved in some stuff you're interested in. That's pretty much how I met the majority of my friends here.
the french department is really great. i am a sophomore and i'm going to either major or minor in french so i've been taking french classes and talking to french majors about the program. tulane offers really great classes and the majority of the french professors get rave reviews from their students. they also have a really good study-abroad program that i am most likely going to look into for my junior or senior year.
i'm taking two upper level classes next semester which is pretty sweet. plus new orleans and lousiana itself has a lot of french heritage. every year there's a French International Festival out in Lafayette that anyone can go to for free. i went last year and it was a lot of fun. lots of music and food and stuff. pretty awesome.
i go to beloit college. the fact that louisiana has french heritage is definitely a huge draw, because im really interested in different francophone cultures.
I transfered in with no problem, and my transfer GPA was embarrassingly bad, way worse than yours, with a similar high school GPA and ACT. I also got a full scholarship, which is pretty badass.
As far assimilating with the community it was somewhat difficult. What made it more difficult is I that lived in Warren my first year, which is really small, quiet, and somewhat anti-social. But I was able to make friends easily, just not as easily as I did as a freshman at my old school.
That's my story on transferring, can't help you out with the French department though.
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When you transfer, they automatically fill out the scholarship apps for you so all you have to do is apply. Also, this may or may not be helpful, I applied for last fall and got in sans scholarship. I applied the next semester and got a great scholarship... not sure why.
I can't speak for the French dept. but if you have any questions, I'd be happy to try and help.
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it seems like transfers generally don't have too bad of a time getting assimilated at tulane.
what is the general class size?
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Class sizes are anywhere from 12-25, from my experience - most foreign language classes are pretty small. I've never had a lecture class here.
As with anywhere, just make sure you get involved in some stuff you're interested in. That's pretty much how I met the majority of my friends here.
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i'm taking two upper level classes next semester which is pretty sweet. plus new orleans and lousiana itself has a lot of french heritage. every year there's a French International Festival out in Lafayette that anyone can go to for free. i went last year and it was a lot of fun. lots of music and food and stuff. pretty awesome.
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the fact that louisiana has french heritage is definitely a huge draw, because im really interested in different francophone cultures.
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As far assimilating with the community it was somewhat difficult. What made it more difficult is I that lived in Warren my first year, which is really small, quiet, and somewhat anti-social. But I was able to make friends easily, just not as easily as I did as a freshman at my old school.
That's my story on transferring, can't help you out with the French department though.
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