pughug125 Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 This is my first-choice program and I'm very anxious to hear back from them. Just interested if any fellow applicants or former applicants are on here.
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 I also applied to Tulane as my first choice, but my subfield is archaeology. Overall, I didn't have much success reaching faculty members - I did receive a fairly generic e-mail from a POI in mid-January saying that the department would only be accepting a few applicants across all subfields, so it was impossible to know yet how it would be broken down between archaeology, cultural, etc. I haven't heard anything since then. Of course I've been completely freaking out and checking the gradcafe results page obsessively since the application period ended! Good luck everyone, and let the rest of us know if you hear anything!
pughug125 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 I, too, have been checking gradcafe results regularly. Waiting is not fun! It seems that those who were rejected last year found out via postal service, and around the third week of February. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an e-mail/phone call. Good luck!
blablupp Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 I applied to Tulane as my top choice as well. I heard they aren't accepting many students this year:(
blablupp Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Any news? Does anybody know when they are meeting?
Panama Slim Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 No news; no information. Trying to wait patiently.
blablupp Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Judging from last year, I guess we can expect to hear from them around Feb 18/19 at the very earliest. Just hoping to hear something earlier....it's pretty nerve-wrecking.
pughug125 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Agreed! Maybe things will get going now that Mardi Gras is over.
pears Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 pughug- thinking about mardi gras made me think about drunk dancing ron swanson (of parks and rec fame, pictured below), which, in turn, made me think about a handful of my POIs dancing in the same fashion. i'm not a tulane applicant, but holy smokes, that mental image almost made me spit out my coffee laughing. thank you for a much needed giggle fit! i'm just going to pretend that all of my adcomms are waiting for mardi gras and valentine's day to pass, so they won't be tipsy when they make decisions..
blablupp Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 lol. This is great. Very good point pughug!
pughug125 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Hahahaha I don't know if the alcohol would help or hurt my chances...
blablupp Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 If previous years are any indication, we could start hearing from them this week I am obsessively checking my mailbox.
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 I'm guessing nobody has heard anything? I'll happily take even the vaguest of rumors...
Panama Slim Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Does anyone want to claim the Tulane skype interview?
blablupp Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 It's not me. I'm curious about that as well though.
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 The post on the results page isn't from me, but I also got an e-mail today asking if I could talk about my application tomorrow or Monday. It was definitely sent to multiple people since it began "Dear Folks", but who knows how many. I'm Meso archaeology and it's from a Meso prof, so perhaps it was only sent to Meso applicants?
Panama Slim Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 That doesn't bode well for my application. Yet, congrats and good luck are wished on those making this next step.
blablupp Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Would you mind sharing if you find out more during the interview Tezcatlipoca? That would be super awesome and much appreciated!
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 I'll definitely let y'all know if I find out any useful info!
mesoholic Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Hi Tezcatlipoca. You must have had a pretty decent GRE score, right? I was going to apply to Tulane for Mesoamerican archaeology but apparently they have a GRE cut off.
blablupp Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Do you know what that cut-off is? I have read about it all over the place, but never found anything official.
mesoholic Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 I'm not sure with the new scores but I think on the old scale it is 1200-1250. It's funny to me because some Ivy Leagues don't have a cut off. My friend was excepted to Brown this year with a very, very poor GRE. He had other stellar credentials, conference presentations, field work, a publication, etc.
anthropologygeek Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 When I was applyingntulane cut off was 1250
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 I'm not sure what the equivalent scores would be since I took the GRE about 5 years ago before the new scoring system, but I didn't do that wonderfully. I didn't realize Tulane had a GRE cut off, it must be unofficial since the site doesn't say anything. I already have an MA so I doubt they paid as much attention as they would for someone straight out of undergrad.
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Alright, here's what I learned - none of this is official so it could turn out completely inaccurate. The department is starting to meet this week to discuss applicants, but I was told it would probably be another 4-6 weeks before final decisions are made. I got the impression that professors had made their "short lists" and were going to spend the next few weeks haggling over spots. I have no idea if other subfield professors have or plan to contact anyone they're interested in - I think the "interviews" are really just if a prof wants you to clarify something on your application, so not everyone will have them.
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