<p>I also hope I do not come across as entitled, but my stats are not too high for Tulane to be “overqualified”. I am just disappointed and stressed that my first college letter is a deferral… a school that was supposedly a “match/somewhat safety”.</p>
<p>I checked Gibson on Friday. And possibly, but I doubt I’ll get any aid, and I didn’t apply for scholarships.</p>
<p>Have any of the deferred applicants received any other correspondence from Tulane? Someone mentioned something about an “affiliated” school? This seems unusual and wondered if perchance anyone received such a correspondence?</p>
<p>Very happy for my son - admitted with a 22 or 24K (I forget which) scholarship. Not his first choice, but definitely brings it to the top of the list. Does anyone know if they ever increase the scholarship (if you ask?)</p>
<p>You can always ask, but you’d best be well-prepared. See if he gets more $ at a similar school and ask them to match. Stay positive throughout the conversation, even if they say no. Personally, I’d only take this course of action if my S was prepared to go if they agreed to match.</p>
<p>luck!</p>
<p>@jazz-shreddermon </p>
<p>Very rarely. It would require some significant change in his GPA, which is obviously hard to do at this point in his high school career, or his SAT/ACT score which is more possible, if he decided to take it again. I mean, all they can say is no, but without some reason to think it should be increased based on performance, I have trouble recommending taking up their time and putting them in the position of having to say no if there is no compelling reason presented.</p>
<p>However, if you are applying for need based aid, don’t forget that some of that package can be grants, it isn’t always just loans.</p>
<p>What time today will the acceptances and deferrals be sent out?? My application’s status has not changed since I applied Nov 15th. </p>
<p>“Your application is complete and is awaiting review.”</p>
<p>@itsyaboy I would call the intern line 800.873.9283 before five and see what’s up. </p>
<p>Stats:
EA
White female from Virginia, public school
Decision: Accepted
Act: 32
GPA: 3.85
Class rank: N/A
APs: one 5
EC’s: Piano and varsity basketball</p>
<p>EA: Deferred</p>
<p>Major: Biology
SAT I: 2260
SAT II: 740 Math II, 690 Chem
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.6 W
Rank: 1/100
AP: Chem (2 whoops), Lang (5), USH (4)
Senior Year: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, Stats, Physics, Contemporary World Issues, Religion</p>
<p>Okay extracurriculars
2 lab/research internships, 2-3 jobs (forgot if I put them down)
300+ hours volunteering
Okay Essays
No interview</p>
<p>CA, Private Catholic high school, Asian Female, middle class</p>
<p>Wrote “Why Tulane”</p>
<p>Definitely was the lack of demonstrated interest.</p>
<p>@jazz-shreddermon </p>
<p>@quietdesperation said
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<p>I know some schools do that. Tulane doesn’t. In his blog, Jeff Schiffman from Admissions talked about that specifically. Just so you don’t go down a fruitless path.</p>
<p>Deferred EA. Kind of suprised.</p>
<p>School/major: Either computer science or business</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (did not submit)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 reading, 36 math, 35 writing, 29 science)
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.695
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): European History (3, did not submit)
[li]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, Engineering & Design, Humanities: Literature and Philosophy, Psychology, Creative Writing[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Have created and managed numerous website (where I write reviews of things). Play in a band casually. Robotics club. Ultimate Frisbee club.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Construction (Sep 2012 - Jan 2013), Tutoring center (Sep 2014 - present)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Food Pantry (since October 2013), Public Library (teaching technology classes since the very beginning of September 2014). Numerous other miscellaneous opportunities as they come up.
[</em>]Summer Activities: Notre Dame Summer Scholar Program (July 2013)
[<em>]Essays: Spent a lot of time, revised it often, got multiple opinions on it before submitting. Also answered the Why Tulane? essay pretty creatively with lots of details about my visit and experience there.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t see them, should’ve been very good
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it, should’ve been very good, I talk with her often
[</em>]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: No, but have spoken with an admissions representative numerous times in person and through email[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Test scores, recommendations, varied extra curriculars, long term volunteer positions, strong essays
[</em>]Weaknesses: Somewhat low GPA (juuuust under an A-)
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They seem to be deferring people they don’t think would attend or who would consider Tulane their safety school (I would consider it more of a “realistic” school for myself, personally)
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Notre Dame, University of Richmond, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt, Clark University, UMass Amherst, Providence College, Rochester Institute of Technology
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Show even more demonstrated interest than you think you need to[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Defferedddd</p>
<p>School/major: Studio Art Major</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[</em>]ACT Breakdown: 34 composite (35 English, 36 Reading, 30 Math, 34 Science)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Calc AB (5), AP Micro (4), AP Studio Art (5), AP Lit (4), AP US History (4)
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Honors Leaders, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Studio Art, AP Spanish, AP Lang and Comp, Sociology
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Various Scholastic Art Competition Awards, among other national and Illinois competitions, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Swimming (captain), varsity water polo, intern at local art museum for five months, NHS, St. Nersess Youth Conference, girl scouts, various art classes taken outside of school
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (3 years), Election Judge
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Library (volunteer quilter since 10 years old and also at various events), counselor/lifeguard at Armenian Heritage camp, Triathlon volunteer annually for four years,[</em>]Summer Activities: Lifeguarding at local pool
[<em>]Essays: Wrote Why Tulane. Good essay. As Tulane is actually in my top two or three I was surprised
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t send in bc I didn’t realize I could… I realize now that that probably affected my decision
[li]Counselor Rec: Again, oops.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Chicago, IL
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White, Middleeastern
[li]Gender: Female[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: I thought that my art had me at an advantage, apparently not. ACT score, AP Scores. Essay
[</em>]Weaknesses: The fact that I didn’t send in letters of rec, playing down my volunteer work
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly… I’m worried that it’s about the caliber of my art, but it’s more likely because of the letters of rec, the fact that I haven’t visited (money and time issues), possibly substandard essay. Also, maybe because of possibly using Tulane as a safety school. Which I’m not. Whatever.
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: U of I, Brown, Vassar, St. Olaf, Barnard
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Emailed my counselor to get those rec letters in in time for the RD, hoping it turns out better. I submitted for the DHS and Paul Tulane awards (I actually spent a fair amount of time making a “green wave” quilt for the DHS… oh well). Not going to dwell on it too much[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Has anyone else not heard back? I applied EA on September 19 and my portal still says my application is complete and awaiting review. Anyone else having this issue? I called admissions as well as emailed but no response yet.</p>
<p>Accepted Early Action
Asian female, public school in Colorado
I applied to Tulane as a definite safety school, but I really did love the school after researching in depth, especially the community feel and the fun traditions they have like the Mardi Gras tree- which I believe I mentioned in my essay. I did not submit teacher recommendations or talk to their admissions counselors. I did write the “Why Tulane” essay and got very specific about academics, clubs, etc., but I only spent a couple hours on it. Never visited the school. I also submitted my app very early- sometime in September. I applied as a biology major. In my personal statement essay I wrote about my dedication to become a pediatric oncologist and how I’ve written about it in the Huffington Post and how Taylor Swift tweeted a link to it and called me a “true inspiration,” which was really cool because her song “Ronan” is what really got me into childhood cancer. I also wrote about my cancer research internship, which had an acceptance rate of less than 5%, and how I was a high school student working with people from Dartmouth and Columbia while attending research seminars by PhDs and conducting my own research project.
I would share merit aid info, but I’m still waiting for the mail itself- I just know the decision through the website.
I’m applying to nearly 25ish schools, including Yale, Johns Hopkins, Duke, UChicago, Washington University in St. Louis, and the like. I manage to get any of Tulane’s full tuition scholarships, I’ll seriously consider attending, but for now I’m holding out for the other schools. Since I’m a QuestBridge finalist (opted out of ranking), I’m hoping to get some nice merit and need based aid from their partner schools if I get in.</p>
<p>Objective:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96 (4.6 weighted)
ACT: 33 composite
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/376 or 378, so around top 3%
AP (place score in parentheses): Freshman year: Human Geography (5); Sophomore year: Psychology (5), Calculus AB (5); Junior year: Calculus BC (5), Statistics (5), English Language and Composition (5), US History (4), Chemistry (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Biology, AP US Gov’t and Politics, AP Physics 1, Honors Spanish 4, Calculus 3: Multivariable, online PE, Learning Link Career Observation Program at Memorial Hospital, economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention at a math competition (11th), Principal’s Honor Roll (9th, 10th, 11th grade); Lettered in Orchestra (9th); Lettered in Friends of Rachel Club (10th, 11th); Lettered in National English Honor Society (11th); Lettered in Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society) (11th); AP Scholar Award (10th); AP Scholar with Distinction Award (11th); Poetry Contest Finalist (10th)
Also recently: I was on a team of 3 that placed first at a math competition at Colorado State University and placed 6th individually, though I did not report that since I submitted my application long beforehand.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars- submitted in the form of a resume:
Eyes Wide Open Club (global awareness, 11th, 12th) (president)
National Honor Society (11th, 12th) (secretary)
Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society, 11th, 12th) (vice president, though unreported since I was voted in after I turned in my application)
Orchestra (9th, 10th) (first chair/section leader)
Pit Orchestra (9th) (sole pianist)
National English Honor Society (10th, 11th, 12th) (student leader and editor of the student newsletter for the school)
Spanish National Honor Society (12th)
Piano, Flute, Cello
Friends of Rachel Club (10th, 11th, 12th) (student leader)
Creek Connector (mentor for new freshmen, 12th)
Learning Link Career Observation (12th)
Huffington Post teen blogger (10th, 11th, 12th)- because of this, I’ve written (upon personal request by an editor) an article for the Center for Teaching Quality and Education Week Magazine, and I have an article in a teen magazine by Scholastic due for publication in January (also written upon personal request by an editor)
Coursera Online Classes: statements of accomplishment from a class from Johns Hopkins University and a class from the University of California, San Francisco</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
2014 Summer Child Health Research Internship from the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado
AP Calculus BC Tutor</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Memorial Hospital Volunteer (11th, 12th)
Public Library Teen Advisory Board Member (11th, 12th)</p>
<p>Thanks, Fallenchemist. The only thing we don’t know is if his scholarship was decided prior to his higher (by one point) October ACT arriving. He was one of the last to get his October score (they had his September score) and it almost seemed like his decision came immediately after, so it’s likely they decided his scholarship based on the lower ACT. Still, just a difference of one point, from 31 to 32 (but two sub scores flip flopped, so the two together are helpful). Tulane is not his first choice, but the scholarship makes it a viable contender should he not gain acceptance to either of the two schools he favors slightly more.</p>
<p>Just noticed a typo in my earlier post (#875): I meant <em>if</em> I manage to get a full tuition scholarship. I know those are really competitive, but fingers crossed! Tulane is a really great school, and I love their traditions and the feel of the student life!</p>
<p>Add this to your statistics:</p>
<p>Accepted with 20k/yr merit scholarship
32 ACT
3.68 UW GPA</p>
<p>I wish I received a larger scholarship, but don’t we all! Won’t be able to go unless I win the PTA…
Congrats to all those accepted!</p>
<p>DD accepted, 27k/yr, 3.9 UWGPA, 34 ACT, was hoping for larger scholarship and possibly honors. Seems as though those getting later acceptances received lower scholarship offers. Hoping for DHS or PTA…</p>
<p>So uh I got accepted two weeks ago and still have not received a formal letter in the mail…</p>