Tulane Spring Scholars - Fall study abroad options

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For the doubters out there: I did a fall of freshman year study abroad program 35 years ago at a school that has been doing this for 50 years. While there are always some here and there who hate it, the vast majority of kids I knew who did it absolutely loved it and would do it again. More and more schools offer it now but the programs vary wildly. My school offered it's own programs so you were with other students from the same school and arrived on campus with kids who had done either the same program or a similar one. I would recommend it less for students who have to find their own fall programs as I am sure that is more isolating.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had a friend who did tulane spring scholars fairly recently. I think she went to either Paris or Rome. Had a great experience abroad and transitioned well with their cohort into the tulane campus in spring.

Yes, some kids handle the transition well. Many others do not. Keep in mind, OP, that your Tulane student will room abroad with a mix of students from other schools around the country, many of them juniors and not freshmen. My DC had other Tulane spring scholars in classes, but it was not as easy to meet and keep up with them because they didn't live together. That is all random and assigned, at least for the Italy program.

I agree with other PPs. Unless your child really, really, REALLY wants to go to Tulane (eventually,) I would pass on the spring scholars option. Wait and see what options your DC has for ED2 or RD.

Yes, my child really, really, REALLY wants to go to Tulane, that's why they applied ED, and wants to move forward with the Spring Scholars program. What can we/DC do proactively to set up DC for success for the fall semester abroad and the transition when arriving at Tulane? Would really appreciate any advice & suggestions because it looks like we're heading this route.

Doesn't it relieve them of their ED obligations? Perhaps have your DC apply to some other dream schools for RD and wait to decide? Better to have an option to compare and then be able to talk about the negatives of the program which I think are well laid out on this thread

Knowing what I know now, that’s exactly what I would do.

- Parent for former spring scholar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the doubters out there: I did a fall of freshman year study abroad program 35 years ago at a school that has been doing this for 50 years. While there are always some here and there who hate it, the vast majority of kids I knew who did it absolutely loved it and would do it again. More and more schools offer it now but the programs vary wildly. My school offered it's own programs so you were with other students from the same school and arrived on campus with kids who had done either the same program or a similar one. I would recommend it less for students who have to find their own fall programs as I am sure that is more isolating.

I just love posts like this. Parents who are certain that their experience from 35 years ago is completely relevant to kids today.

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Anonymous wrote:For the doubters out there: I did a fall of freshman year study abroad program 35 years ago at a school that has been doing this for 50 years. While there are always some here and there who hate it, the vast majority of kids I knew who did it absolutely loved it and would do it again. More and more schools offer it now but the programs vary wildly. My school offered it's own programs so you were with other students from the same school and arrived on campus with kids who had done either the same program or a similar one. I would recommend it less for students who have to find their own fall programs as I am sure that is more isolating.

I just love posts like this. Parents who are certain that their experience from 35 years ago is completely relevant to kids today.

Way to miss the point completely.
The point was that more and more schools are doing this but that schools who run there own programs seem to be more successful than those that farm kids out to other programs and then bring them to campus.
But you know, take what you want from it.