<p>@Charley22 </p>
<p>Fantastic! That is a great award. I can definitely see why you and your D are super happy. How likely is she to attend Tulane, do you think?</p>
<p>To any of you I didn’t congratulate personally, my apologies. Obviously lots of good news out there.</p>
<p>I think the way Tulane let’s students know early concerning admission and merit aid is a great idea. I don’t know
why their competitors, such as U Miami, don’t do the same thing. I think it gives Tulane a leg up on a certain group of students they are competing for.</p>
<p>I shared this thread with D who, as a result, is finalizing her “Why” essay now 
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<p>@mauswa </p>
<p>You are exactly right. It has been a brilliant marketing strategy for some years now. Every admissions cycle there are people that talk about how Tulane was not very high on their list, but they applied anyway. Then they got the early notice of admission and especially the large amount of merit aid, and they suddenly consider Tulane much more seriously. They come visit, and more often than not Tulane rockets up their list to either the top or at least the top 3. Getting people to visit campus is almost always a huge plus.</p>
<p>I think my D is wearing out the computer keys looking for her decision! Anyone from TN yet?</p>
<p>I posted my stats earlier in the thread but I just wanted to update anyone wondering about scholarships. I just got offered the Presidential scholarship of 32k a year and an invitation to the Honors program!</p>
<p>Way to go, @ms2222! I assume you are applying for the DHS and PTA?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted with Presidential Scholarship!!!</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>ACT: Composite 34, English 34 Math 34 Reading 35 Science 36
SAT: 2150, Math 710 Reading 730 Writing 710
Unweighted GPA: 4.24/4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank or do percentile
AP (place score in parentheses): Euro History (5), Language (4), US History (5), Calc AB, CoGo, Literature</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): field hockey (captain), squash (captain), lacrosse, newspaper (editor), mathletes (captain), NHS tutor, middle school mentoring program
Job/Work Experience: snack bar attendant at country club, referee for elementary field hockey, social media intern for fashion boutique, writer for teengirl entrepreneurship blog, HerCampus high school ambassador
Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ hours in my area and 4week service trip to Dominica last summer
Summer Activities: internships and service trips (listed above)
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendations: Really Strong
Counselor Rec: Average
Additional Rec: None
Demonstrated Interest: Wrote Why Tulane, went to regional info session, but did not visit campus or have an interview</p>
<p>@fallenchemist I wasn’t going to apply for the DHS because I’m not really sure what kind of project to submit but I was considering the PTA if I can think of something to write for the essays. Do you have any idea what kind of chances there are for the PTA?</p>
<p>It is really hard to say. There are 50 PTA awards, and I would guess over 1,000 applications. But what makes it hard to say is that there is no way to know how many of those applications are legitimate contenders based on stats alone. There are always some number of people that apply whose stats pretty much eliminate them from the start. But I really don’t know if that is 100 people or 300. Plus a lot of those people will apply for both awards, and some will win the DHS, so they drop out of the PTA pool.</p>
<p>So in the end, the odds are certainly tough, but they are zero if you don’t apply. Whether or not the time and effort are worth it to you is directly related to how much the ~$17,000/year difference between a PTA and the Presidential makes to you and your family.</p>
<p>Loving our mailman today! DD rec’d Presidential/Honors invite.<br>
35 ACT (36, 36, 35, 32) , 4.3 GPA, hardest courses available in top ranked private school. Lots of AP’s & great ECs. Time to finish her DHS & PTA apps. Already booked flights for Top Scholars Weekend- really looking forward to meeting other prospective students & their families!
Congrats to all who have heard and those who are still in the process. And thank-you to FC for all the helpful posts!</p>
<p>Love to see that, @iampia!! And thanks for the shout-out, but it is all due to her and your family.</p>
<p>So many great results rolling in from such incredible students. Wouldn’t it be great if every one of you people getting these high awards went to Tulane. What a great cohort that would be. Fortunately plenty do, more every year. Each class keeps topping the last one by a little bit, and it puts Tulane in the top 30 or so of research universities in terms of average stats, as far as I have been able to calculate (and others have confirmed). You put that together with the high affinity Tulane students have for service, and then the overall spirit that is one of the highest levels of all schools (according to many visitors) and it really makes for a great combination.</p>
<p>OK, I know that is very rah-rah, but it is hard not to be that way when I see these results for students that are genuinely excited about Tulane. I know they won’t all go, since they will get other offers from many very fine universities, but it is fun to think about.</p>
<p>My Gibson account still says that that my secondary school report hasn’t been received even though my counselor supposedly sent it on the 3rd. Is this normal, and is anybody else having this problem? I’m from Tennessee. </p>
<p>That is normal. It can take a week or two for the computer entry to catch up with the reality.</p>
<p>Just curious if there is anyone else who had a child apply with the priority application who’s application has been complete for quite some time who hasn’t heard anything. Thanks.</p>
<p>me</p>
<p>Me! My application has been complete since August and I haven’t heard yet.</p>
<p>Has anyone from PA heard back yet? Applied mid September and still haven’t received a decision.</p>
<p>My son Admission packet received yesterday. He got Presidential Scholarship(32k per year) and admitted into Honors program. Pretty excited. I posted his stats in earlier posting</p>
<p>@tobester I’m having the same problem. Only my secondary report says incomplete, but everything else that was sent (that supposedly is sent together with the report) was received on the 3rd…</p>