<p>I dont think anyone has gotten in with an ACT score lower than 30 or an SAT score lower than 2000</p>
<p>Post #34 has an accept at 1960 with a scholarship with very high GPA.</p>
<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green] </p>
<p>EA with Presidential Scholarship</p>
<p>School/major: Public Health</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (M: 800 CR: 740 W:740)
[</em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chem (760) US Hist (760) Math 2 (740)
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.997
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank, approximately top 1%
[<em>]AP (place score in parentheses): World History (5) Psychology (5) English Language (5) Statistics (5) US History (5) Chemistry (5)
[</em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: Independent research project in global health, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Calc AB/BC, AP Music Theory, Concert Choir, Madrigal Choir
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cornell Book Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Concert Choir, Madrigal Choir, female a cappella group, All State Choir, All National Choir, Visible Woman’s Club (president), Tri-M Music Honor Society (president since junior year), National Honor Society, JV Cross Country
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: self-run private math tutoring business, medical internship last spring
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Christmas caroling with Madrigal Choir, mentoring children with autism through local program, fundraising for girls’ education worldwide through several clubs, founded an annual holiday benefit concert
[</em>]Summer Activities: NJ Governor’s School in the Sciences (2014), Summer@Brown (2013)
[<em>]Essays: Worked with teacher to write what I think turned out to be two pretty solid essays
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Sent three (including one from my choir conductor, which was definitely reflective of my personality)
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Probably good, she got to know me pretty well in the past few years
[</em>]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: public school of about 1200 students, rigorous honors program
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[<em>]Gender: female
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Governor’s School, dedication to vocal performance, research project in global health (which I emphasized in my resume)
[</em>]Weaknesses: no real “hook”
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: academics, community service, clear dedication to my area of interest
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>[/li]
<p>Congratulations to all accepted, and good luck to those of you awaiting your letters! I applied on November 1 because my school requires two weeks advance notice for transcript requests, and I received my letter of acceptance today. I wasn’t expecting to know until December 15! To future applicants, I would definitely recommend applying early, as they offer spots on a rolling basis, making it easier to get in and get scholarships if you apply in advance of the EA deadline. Best of luck!
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<p>@bengalmombengal I know the rep for MN and a lot of other midwestern states didn’t begin looking at applications until this last weekend, so I think it depends a lot on each individual rep.</p>
<p>I got onto Gibson by switching browsers. (Firefox didn’t work, but Safari did!) Good luck! </p>
<p>I know there’s still plenty of time, but I’m getting more anxious every day about my chances. </p>
<p>Yes We sent app 10/26 and saw on gibson - waiting financials</p>
<p>Accepted regular EA from NJ!!!</p>
<p>SAT: 2190 (750C, 680M, 760W)
SAT II: 740 Chem, 760 US
GPA: 4.1/4.5 (unweighted)
APs: US History(5), Chem(4), Lang(4)
Senior APs: Lit, Calc AB, Latin, Euro, Macro/Micro
ECs: student council executive board, newspaper writer/editor, Junior Statesmen of America, Varsity Lacrosse, NHS, summer programs,
Essays were very good, teacher rec probably solid</p>
<p>Good Luck everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>EA; haven’t heard yet concerning merit based aid.</p>
<p>School/major: Biology</p>
<p>Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 33 composite, 36 english, 34 reading, 31 math, 29 science, 10 writing
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We don’t rank, top 10 out of 110 students though
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (5) APUSH (5) AP Euro (5) AP Chem (3)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Bio, AP Comp Gov, AP Latin, AP English Lit, Chorus, Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Theater
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, Honor Roll, Headmasters List, Music Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Latin Honor Society</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Euqestiran (Captain), Varsity Basketball, Choir, Theater, Comedy Sportz Club Leader, St. John Research Trip, Science Olympiad Team, Math Mentor Program (Board Member)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting and working for people training horses
Volunteer/Community Service: Run annual PREP Book guide for underserved teens, Volunteer at Wildlife Center, Tutoring Program
Summer Activities: Physics class, 2 exchange programs, research program
Essays: I thought they were pretty good; I am a legacy so I wrote in my “Why Tulane” about how Tulane is a household name for us
Teacher Recommendations: Good I’m sure
Counselor Rec: College counselor quite likes me
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: elite private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy </p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: ACT, legacy, “Why Tulane” essay
Weaknesses: Not exactly sure, although I’m sure there are some
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: broad range of interests but commitment to each
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>
<p>Just found out D is accepted! We are from Ohio. She had a 32 ACT and a 3.83 unweighted GPA. Good luck to everyone that’s still waiting. You guys are the first to know. </p>
<p>Post #139 update (Page 10)
Received my admissions letter yesterday (Monday 11/17) found out I was accepted on Thursday (11/13), so I received my letter in less than a week.
Received $27K in merit aid (MUCH more than I was hoping for!!)</p>
<p>So excited! :)</p>
<p>Son earlier reported as accepted recieved Founders Scholarship-$23000 per yr. Stats in a nutshell 2210 on SATs, 3.75 weighted out of 4.0. Many APs and Honors and ECs at highly competitive public school</p>
<p>From reading this thread, it sure sounds as if a lot of impressive students have applied to Tulane and have already been admitted. Congrats to all who got good news (parents, too!) and congrats to Tulane for not only attracting such strong candidates but also for giving them their admission decisions so early to help take some stress out of senior year. Tulane makes the crazy admission process a little saner than usual.</p>
<p>[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>
<p>School/major: Political science</p>
<p>Objective:
[list]
•SAT I (breakdown): 2090 superscore: reading 750, math 570 (definitely not my strength) writing 790
•ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Literature 730
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 unweighted, 4.2 weighted
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
•AP (place score in parentheses): AP English Composition: 5
•IB (place score in parentheses): No IB’s
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP U.S. History, AP English Language and Literature, AP Spanish Language
Physiology
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two Western Division Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, a couple of department awards from school in honors classes</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): </p>
<p>•Designed a domestic violence prevention curriculum and was a founding member of a youth committee dedicated to preventing teen dating violence
•I travel to schools in my county lecturing on eating disorders
•Mock Trial (prosecution attorney senior year)
•California Scholarship Federation</p>
<p>•Job/Work Experience: Hostess at a restaurant
•Volunteer/Community Service: Over 200 hours doing art with homeless kids and developmentally disabled aunts
•Summer Activities: Took a class at UC Berkeley through a summer program
•Essays: 9/10, used my common app one
•Teacher Recommendations: 9/10, I believe only my AP English teacher submitted his
•Counselor Rec: Probably 8/10 or 9/10
•Additional Rec: Nah</p>
<p>•State (if domestic applicant): CA
•School Type: Medium sized public
•Ethnicity: white
•Gender: Female</p>
<p>•Strengths: Extracurriculars, reading and writing SAT scores, regional writing awards
•Weaknesses: GPA (had some B’s) and also low math SAT score
•Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application consistently demonstrated my skills in writing, I had high reading/writing scores, and I started my “Why Tulane” essay early. My “Why Tulane” essay was very specific and I talked a lot about my volunteer work and how I can pursue similar work at Tulane, and my interest in the TIDES program.
•Where else you are applying or have already applied: I haven’t even finished most of my applications yet! I did also applied early action to UChicago.
•General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I am so grateful to have been accepted, especially this early in the game. I made the right choice applying to Tulane, and I can’t wait to visit the school. Congratulations to everyone else who has been accepted so far, and good luck to others!</p>
<p>“Tulane makes the crazy admission process a little saner than usual.”</p>
<p>Not if you are still waiting to hear. 
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<p>@suzy100 I’m sure it’s stressful to keep waiting, especially as the news trickles in for others. But at least you’ll have a verdict well before students typically hear from colleges. Best of luck (and indeed there IS some luck involved in this crazy process). </p>
<p>Congrats everyone, exciting and frustrating for those still waiting! @ravenclawrose55 - my son is a freshman at Tulane now majoring in Political Science. (And Social Policy and Practice and Philosophy). He is loving his classes and activities! </p>
<p>Just got accepted, from New York…Hopefully more New Yorkians will hear real soon…Best of luck to everyone, thanks for keeping this forum alive, it definitely helped with the stress of waiting!!!</p>
<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted EA<img src=“Applied%20Nov%208th” alt="/color=green"></p>
<p>School/major: International Relations, Political Science</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 730 R, 740 W, 670 M
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): n/a
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 730 Lit, 730 USH
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We don’t unweight -> weighted = 5.08 out of a 4
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Do not rank / percentile but inducted in Cum laude society (top 10%)
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): 5 USH, 5 Eng Lang, 4 US Govt, 4 Latin
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Euro, AP Human Geography, AP English Lit
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, scholastic writing award, national merit with distinction, model un awards, inducted into all major honorary societies at my school, Randolph College Book Award, various national Latin awards [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Honor Council VP, VP of academic organization to raise awareness about my city’s issues, on board for global education club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 4 year varsity track athlete, started mentoring program at children’s hospital, Latin club president, govt club, varsity soccer (1 year), varsity xc (1 year)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Summer internship with national publication
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Moderate amount
[</em>]Summer Activities: Governor’s School for International Studies, 4 week public policy program, competitive volunteering program
[<em>]Essays: Excellent
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Excellent - One from Latin teacher, one from APUSH/APGovt teacher
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>]Additional Rec: n/a
[li]Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): TN
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Competitive private all girls
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 150,000+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Essays, ECs
[</em>]Weaknesses: Scores?
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Brown, UNC, UVA, Rhodes, Univ of Richmond, University of Tennessee, LSU, Colgate, Northwestern, Washington and Lee
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Do the optional essay and visit campus - Tulane is big on demonstrated interest [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Both of my daughters applied to Tulane EA. Daughter #1 submitted 10/30 and got her acceptance letter Monday - Honors College with Presidential Scholarship ($32,000!). Her stats briefly - 33 ACT, 4.0 unweighted, rank 2/13, Natl Merit Commended, 8 AP’s total, several state and national art awards. Daughter #2 submitted 10/27 and is still waiting. Her stats - 29 ACT, 4.0 unweighted, rank 3/13, 5 AP’s, very active in varsity and club athletics.</p>