<p>@sunshineee97 </p>
<p>With that strong test score you might get a little something. Hard to say. Let us know!</p>
<p>has anyone from northern california gotten a decision yet? </p>
<p>hi i applied on 11/13 and my app was complete on gibson the 16th or 17th
- would calling tulane about my application status help me / expedite the process? I have read on various feeds that students called and their decision was posted on gibson the next day…would it possibly make me seem more interested?</p>
<p>It might, but given that there are only 10 days left anyway, you know they are really busy getting the last apps reviewed. Depending on what mood you happen to find them in, it might come across as a little thoughtless. For that matter they might be very hard to reach. Honestly, I think at this point you all can wait at most 10 more days.</p>
<p>I got accepted today!!! I’m beyond excited, Tulane is my #1 choice and I can’t wait to pay it a visit, hopefully next month. I’ll post my stats tomorrow!</p>
<p>or right now.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>School/major: Political Economy</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (CR: 750 M: 690 W: 790)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25ish/200
AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t send (but I got a 5 on English Language)
Senior Year Course Load: AP literature and 4 classes (2 per semester) at Villanova for dual-enrollment, religion (Catholic school) & two electives at school</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): show choir (soloist), musicals, plays, liturgical choir, student council, community service corps, student ambassador.
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Wegmans
Volunteer/Community Service: not much
Essays: pretty good
Teacher Recommendations: no idea
Counselor Rec: no idea</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Temple University (10k/year, in-state), University of Pittsburgh. Waiting to hear from University of Miami, NYU, Syracuse and USC (Southern Cal).
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I applied all the way back in the beginning of September. </p>
<p>ACCEPTED! Currently freaking out. So so so happy.</p>
<p>Major: Economics
SAT: 2150 (CR: 740, M: 660, W: 750)
GPA: 3.46 UW, 3.9 W
AP: Didn’t send but 5’s on US History, World History, English Lang, 4 on HuGe, 3 on Bio
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 2 music classes
Extracurriculars: Show choir, class council, honor societies, drama
State: MD</p>
<p>If my entire application is near flawless and outstanding .
Personal statement
Why tulane essay
GPA
Extracurricular resume
Awards
Demonstrated interest (visited campus, went to an info session in my hometown, regularly in touch with admissions)</p>
<p>But my scores aren’t super high (like the rest of the people on this thread)
Does that mean my SCEA application is basically denied because of my scores?</p>
<p>@fallenchemist are the merit scholarships totally grant money? or is some of it loans? sorry if this is a stupid question lol</p>
<p>@Lemonemon339 </p>
<p>It is exactly what it says, a scholarship. That means it is totally a gift, if you will, not a loan. They do come with certain conditions, such as maintaining a minimum GPA at Tulane, remaining a full time student, and remaining in good standing (staying out of trouble). It is all spelled out here, using one of the merit scholarships as an example. <a href=“http://tulane.edu/financialaid/grants/pres.cfm”>http://tulane.edu/financialaid/grants/pres.cfm</a></p>
<p>Also, these are completely merit based. The student may still be eligible for need based financial aid. Need based aid can contain grants, loans or work-study, or some combination of those three things. But that is separate from the merit scholarship except to the extent that the merit scholarship counts as an asset with regard to Tulane.</p>
<p>@val9709 </p>
<p>I don’t understand your post. Were you denied admission?</p>
<p>So, help me out here. D applied. 3.5 gpa from a very strong school. 28 on ACT. (33 on English). Great Why Tulane Essay. AP scholar last year and this year 3 APs and an honors class. Applied back in Oct. and hasn’t heard but a bunch of kids from her school have. Are they still accepting or are now most of the kids going to be deferred? Tulane is a #1 choice. </p>
<p>@fallenchemist I was not denied admission, I haven’t heard back yet. But I wanted to know if average ACT scores would basically disqualify my application, because almost everyone on here who has been accepted has really high scores.</p>
<p>For what its worth, I looked at last year’s thread and the deferrals starting being reported around December 10th, but admissions definitely continued as well. Just a reminder as to the stats, the “middle 50%” of THOSE ADMITTED (per Tulane’s own site) is 29-32 ACT (sorry don’t have the SATs handy). To me, that means that the middle 50% of those actually attending is likely LOWER than that based on the apparent fact that Tulane is generally known (fairly or unfairly) as a “safety school” for high achievers (at least in terms of test scores), and if those high achievers aren’t attending that would tend to lower the overall average test scores of the student body that actually ends up attending next fall (not that that’s a bad thing). I’m sure there are other statistical theories that may prove me wrong, but that is the sense I have. However, that may translate into focusing on those higher achievers as part of the EA process in the hope of snagging more of those students and that may come at the cost of those very solid students that certainly meet the admissions criteria, especially with the free application process. If you are deferred and in the range, I think there is a very, very good chance of getting in during the regular admission cycle.
The free application process is something that drives me kind of nuts … if you care enough to really want to go to a school you should be willing to pay $50 to submit an application. I’m sure most serious applicants would be wiling to do that, and its putting your money where you mouth is.</p>
<p>That’s a pretty good point and makes me hopeful. D would LOVE to go to Tulane…and you are right. Admitted vs. those that actually go are quite a bit different in scores, gpas, etc. etc.</p>
<p>@RMKA2013 @ctwaitingtohear </p>
<p>Sorry, but RMKA2013 is in error about that 29-32 being for admitted students. It is for the latest freshman class itself. If Tulane made a mistake on its site, I will bring it to their attention, but no link was provided. I will search for it, but a link would be good.</p>
<p>The official document, though, is the Common Data Set which clearly states those are the stats for the incoming class. <a href=“http://tulane.edu/oair/upload/CDS-2013-2014-2.pdf”>http://tulane.edu/oair/upload/CDS-2013-2014-2.pdf</a> (See Section C9, about the 8th line down or so). The similar stat for the SAT is around 620-700 for each section, give or take a few points. Also, Jeff Schiffman from admissions has posted similar stats for the incoming class at various times. I know a lot of schools do report the stats of the admitted students on their web sites, hoping people will assume it means the actual enrolled students, but I don’t think Tulane does this, and I know the 29-32 range is for enrolled students. GPA stats are for enrolled students as well.</p>
<p>As far as the application fee, I guess things are getting to the point where people are forgetting about Katrina, but Tulane had to take several radical steps in the aftermath of that disaster. I am assuming free applications was one of them, but it also has worked extremely well in attracting strong applicants who initially have only a passing interest in Tulane, or even had none at all but applied because it was free and quite simple (no essay questions back then). Then when they get in early and with strong merit money, they give Tulane a more serious look, often visit campus, and in a shockingly (to some people) high number of cases put Tulane at or near the top of their list. While I know others that also think Tulane should start charging for applications, this strategy has resulted in stronger entering classes for most of the last 7-8 years, as well as far more buzz about Tulane in areas such as the West Coast.</p>
<p>@RMKA2013 @ctwaitingtohear </p>
<p>Actually I found the page on the Tulane web site I think you must be referring to. It very clearly states that those stats are for INCOMING FRESHMEN, FALL 2014. <a href=“http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php”>http://admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php</a> It also states that the SAT middle 50% is 1960-2140, which is higher on the bottom end than I expected. Just shows what I said in another thread, you can’t simply add up the middle 50% of the individual sections. Anyway, I think that demonstrates definitively that your post #433 was in error.</p>
<p>This is very confusing. The link above says INCOMING FRESHMAN </p>
<p>Fallenchemist – that may be the case, but that’s not what is on Tulane’s admission website right now as I am writing this note … it specifically states “Incoming Class – 2014” and further down it states “Middle 50% Test Scores (Admitted)” </p>
<p>Here’s the link: <a href=“http://www.admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php”>http://www.admission.tulane.edu/apply/gettinginto.php</a></p>
<p>That could be a mistake, but why else add the word “(Admitted)?” If its a mistake, I stand corrected, but these website stats are presumably what should be able to be safely be relied upon as that is what everyone is looking at. And that’s all I was talking about. Thanks for the link … that’s helpful.</p>
<p>@Celticfan23 </p>
<p>What is confusing? Actually it says INCOMING FRESHMEN FALL 2014 (I just added the FALL 2014 to my post #436 via edit). That means those are the stats for the freshman class that actually came in for Fall 2014. Not for everyone that got admitted, but only for those that actually matriculated.</p>