2008-2009 Tulane Secondary Application Thread

[justdoit31]

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Finally got mine tonight- Sunday craziness!

Yes it is baffling- I need to do the essays though anyways so I will put that on the to-do list for this week... but MCAT prep is on the top of my priority list this week!

 

[vadd0]

This secondary is garbage. I really wish those at Tulane showed a higher level of professionalism.

 

[Leejwwc]

finally got mine as well...um not impressed at all, a shame since tulane is a good school

 

[Poiu86]

man...I haven't gotten this one yet but you guys are terrifying me. Sounds pretty bad. Good luck

 

[ChubbyChaser]

It's terrible. I keep getting undecipherable error messages when I try to save my changes to the second page.

probably bc they have a limit of 1000 characters on their secondaries... I did the same thing and had to shorten them.

 

[UVAbme2009]

Finally got mine after 10pm last night.

I believe Q2 last attended activities is just asking what you've done last if you applied previously and didn't get accepted.

 

[ChubbyChaser]

Finally got mine after 10pm last night.

I believe Q2 last attended activities is just asking what you've done last if you applied previously and didn't get accepted.

hahaha, and how the **** did you come up with that??

How is anyone supposed to interpret it to mean that? lol

 

[Mishka17]

Okay, can anyone tell me how to fill out this application? I've tried clicking on the little headings, but I have no idea what each heading is actually asking for. . . Suggestions??

Thanks!

 

[UVAbme2009]

hahaha, and how the **** did you come up with that??

How is anyone supposed to interpret it to mean that? lol

I'm thinking that's what it means because it's next to the "have you applied to Tulane before" and "in what year" boxes.

Mishka, click on the pencil and paper next to your ID.

 

[ChubbyChaser]

I'm thinking that's what it means because it's next to the "have you applied to Tulane before" and "in what year" boxes.

Mishka, click on the pencil and paper next to your ID.

O well...I already submitted and I listed my last volunteer experience, haha
Ill probably be rejected for not following directions🙄

 

[cubssox2000]

There is definately something messed up with this app. Is anyone having the issue that every help button they click on says "No help for this section"?

 

[DaiCa86]

lol wtf. Does anyone get the message, Error Item ID (7530735331623914) is not an item defined on the current page, when they try to submit the 2nd page? How do you fix this? I've tried every field.

 

[hypnix]

lol wtf. Does anyone get the message, Error Item ID (7530735331623914) is not an item defined on the current page, when they try to submit the 2nd page? How do you fix this? I've tried every field.

I'm guessing it's the 1000 character limit that they have that isn't listed. ChubbyChaser seems to agree with this. I asked a while ago and was ignored.

 

[copperfrog09]

So, so, so dumb. 👎

Anyone call to ask if paying = submitting? There is no "submit" button.

 

[DrJD]

So, so, so dumb. 👎

Anyone call to ask if paying = submitting? There is no "submit" button.

Yea, how the heck are we supposed to submit!!

 

[Hoju]

Still haven't received mine!!!!!!:cry:

 

[JackInTheBox]

I just got off the phone with someone at the office of admissions, and this is what she told me:

- If you've already graduated, put down what you've been doing between then and now for "Q2 Last attended activities."

- There is a 1000 character limit for the essays.

 

[copperfrog09]

I just got off the phone with someone at the office of admissions, and this is what she told me:

- If you've already graduated, put down what you've been doing between then and now for "Q2 Last attended activities."

- There is a 1000 character limit for the essays.

Wow, that's crystal clear.

Did you happen to ask them about submitting??

 

[JackInTheBox]

Did you happen to ask them about submitting??

Dammit, I knew I forgot something.

 

[BDNF]

This secondary is garbage. I really wish those at Tulane showed a higher level of professionalism.

whoah, it seems there is something wrong with tulane's secondary?

I just got mine today, I don't see anything immediately confusing, although that will probably change.

Who wants to summarize whats going on? 🙂

 

[UVAbme2009]

I just submitted and paid. Can anybody tell me what their screen did after they paid? Mine is just blank. Please let me know! Thanks!

EDIT: I received the payment email, but is my application submitted? I'm guessing yes since they ask you to save all changes before payment.

 

[vadd0]

whoah, it seems there is something wrong with tulane's secondary?

I just got mine today, I don't see anything immediately confusing, although that will probably change.

Who wants to summarize whats going on? 🙂

They misspelled Interfolio on their secondary...

 

[JackInTheBox]

EDIT: I received the payment email, but is my application submitted? I'm guessing yes since they ask you to save all changes before payment.

That's what I'm thinking too.

 

[BDNF]

They misspelled Interfolio on their secondary...

Erm, when I log in, I just see a blank screen with my name on it. How do I get to the application?

 

[WickyMicky]

WTF! This application SUCKS! I can still edit my application after paying...so I wonder if payment does actually = submit

 

[KundaliniBonfyr]

A word of advice for anybody who just got the secondary and are thinking "WTF?!?!?!"- Its all about the pencil/paper icon.

Props to JackInTheBox for cracking Q2

 

[vadd0]

$100 poorer now...

 

[utahjazz]

lol wtf. Does anyone get the message, Error Item ID (7530735331623914) is not an item defined on the current page, when they try to submit the 2nd page? How do you fix this? I've tried every field.

I can't get rid of the error message when I try to apply the changes to the 2nd page either.

Also there is no fax option for sending the LORs when the directions state that this is acceptable.

Argh.

 

[KundaliniBonfyr]

here's the 6 million dollar question: does the 1000 word limit apply to ALL essays (including hobbies and leadership positions), or just the 3 (why tulane, most meaningful exp, what specialty)?!?

 

[WickyMicky]

talked to admissions today, you have successfully submitted your application when you apply changes to both pages and paid...once you get confirmation of payment you know you have submitted.

 

[JackInTheBox]

talked to admissions today, you have successfully submitted your application when you apply changes to both pages and paid...once you get confirmation of payment you know you have submitted.

Thanks =)

 

[icarus8]

For those who have submitted this turd, was the 1000 character limit with or without spaces? I can't tell with the online thing, and I don't want to save or submit anything on accident.

Its sad that I am even worried about submitting by accident but who the F knows how this thing works

 

[hypnix]

For those who have submitted this turd, was the 1000 character limit with or without spaces? I can't tell with the online thing, and I don't want to save or submit anything on accident.

Its sad that I am even worried about submitting by accident but who the F knows how this thing works

It's with spaces.

 

[icarus8]

it's With Spaces.

Argh

 

[icarus8]

So the link in my email doesnt work in Firefox - actually the site won't even load in Firefox, and in IE it is taking forever.

 

[aixoise]

did you know that tulane gets 4 days off for mardi gras?

i do suppose it would be hard to study with the craziness in the streets below!

 

[utahjazz]

If anyone is submitting their LORs by fax, then they told me that we should leave the question about the method of LOR transmittal (which has no option for faxing) blank.

 

[hypnix]

did you know that tulane gets 4 days off for mardi gras?

i do suppose it would be hard to study with the craziness in the streets below!

Yeah, I was going to put that for a reason why I wanted to go to Tulane 😀

 

[efitzpat]

When they say list your.... do they mean a bullet point list, or do they want us to actually say something? I'm not enjoying this secondary at all

 

[JackInTheBox]

When they say list your.... do they mean a bullet point list, or do they want us to actually say something? I'm not enjoying this secondary at all

I'm pretty sure when they say list, bullet points are fine. They would probably use a word like "describe" or "summarize" if they wanted more than that.

 

[carolinablue09]

I would have been completely lost on this thing if I hadn't read these posts first. They should attach a link to this thread on their application instructions...

 

[dwc929]

Not much room for that Q2...

 

[smgfan]

I would have been completely lost on this thing if I hadn't read these posts first. They should attach a link to this thread on their application instructions...

Hahaha...either that's really funny, or all these secondaries (this one in particular) has forced me to laugh at even the silliest of things.

Agreed on the ridiclousness of the secondary. Poorly organized, right upt here with UMASS. I'm just bulleting the "list" question.

 

[BDNF]

Hahaha...either that's really funny, or all these secondaries (this one in particular) has forced me to laugh at even the silliest of things.

Agreed on the ridiclousness of the secondary. Poorly organized, right upt here with UMASS. I'm just bulleting the "list" question.

I called about the word limit, she told me 4 lines.

Does anyone have a solid answer? It doesn't say in the instructions right?

 

[hypnix]

Not much room for that Q2...

Yeah, how much room do you get? I was about to submit but I reread through this thread and noticed I need to write about what I have done since I graduated. There's obviously a crapload I've done as a reapplicant (not to Tulane).

 

[ChubbyChaser]

Hey, is tulane gonna send us an email notifying we are complete,? I really dont know if I submitted that secondary or not.

 

[JackInTheBox]

Yeah, how much room do you get? I was about to submit but I reread through this thread and noticed I need to write about what I have done since I graduated. There's obviously a crapload I've done as a reapplicant (not to Tulane).

You get one line for the "Q2 Last attended activities" question. It's not even enough for a full sentence.

 

[hypnix]

Yeah, I hit submit and it just kind of sat there and then went to a blank page. No idea if it went through or not. I guess can I wait for that email.........

 

[BDNF]

For those of you who submitted, How long were your responses? It doesnt' let me know if its too long or not.

 

[JackInTheBox]

For those of you who submitted, How long were your responses? It doesnt' let me know if its too long or not.

If it didn't error out, that means you were fine. For one of my essays, I got a cryptic error message, where the only decipherable part was something along the lines of "1004 current, 1000 allowable." Chopped off a few characters, and it saved fine.