ADMISSION DECISIONS FALL 2016 (CLASS OF 2020)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tulane University
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[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: Distinguished Scholar, $27,000/year

Objective:

[ul]

[li]SAT I (breakdown): 2000, only sent because my math SAT (680) was higher than act math[/li]
[li]ACT: 32 C. 28 Math 29 Science 34 Grammar 35 Reading[/li]
[li]SAT II: 710 Chem, 740 US[/li]
[li]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school is 100 scale, about 98-99[/li]
[li]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around top 10 out of 500[/li]
[li]AP: World, USH, Lang, Chem mostly 5s[/li]
[li]IB: none[/li]
[li]Senior Year Course Load: AP lit, AP gov, AP econ, AP es, some electives, leadership[/li]
[li]Major Awards: NYS academic scholarship[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars:[/li]
Sophomore & Jr. (Secretary) Senior (Class Vice President}
Elected by my class of 450. Organized over 18 activities & fundraisers including Junior Prom & an annual student-run faculty parody. 11,000$ raised.

Interact Club (President and Founder)
Partnered with Rotary to create an Interact Club. Presented at Rotary District conference. Working to help Long Island homeless veteran population.

Fire Department Explorers Troop (Captain)
Treated patients in the prehospital setting and in mock fire stimulations. 150+ community service hours. Created agendas, meetings and EMS and drills.

Girls Leaders Organization (Vice President)
Advocate for female empowerment & gender equality. 10 fundraisers for female scholarships. Responsible for largest school wide event, Girls Sport Night

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (“RYLA”)
Selected out of 450 to attend in Spring 2014, 15, & 16 and Summer 2014 & 15. Jr. Facilitator & Sr. Coordinator to run and plan RYLA. 750+ attended.

National Art Honor Society and Photography Blogger
Created photography blog, “________” as a medium to publish works since 7th grade. Member of the National Art Honor Society.

Indoor Track, Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track Discus & Shot put
Awarded "Scholar-Athlete " status of Varsity Spring & Winter Track and Field team since 9th grade. Threw with athletes across the US competitively.

[li]Job/Work Experience:[/li]
Intern at Pediatrician’s Office
Responsible for coordinating patient appointments and creating a friendly, inviting environment for the children. Shadowed doctors and made rounds.

[li]Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
Hospital Volunteer
Work closely with developmentally disabled and elderly clients in ICU through hands on care, compassion, and support. 200+ hrs community service.

Creator: Halloween Costume Drive
Singlehandedly created and implemented a Halloween Drive for children who were unable to afford costumes. Collected (240) costumes for donation.

[li]Summer Activities:[/li]See above

[li]Essays:[/li]common app unique, thought my “Why Tulane” wasn’t great tbh
Teacher Recommendation: probably good i didn’t read

[li]Counselor Rec: same as above[/li]
[li]Additional Rec: none[/li]
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other:

[ul]
[li]State: NY[/li]
[li]School Type: public, large[/li]
[li]Race: white[/li]
[li]Hispanic (Y/N): N[/li]
[li]Gender: F[/li]
[li]Income Bracket: normal[/li]
[li]Hooks: no one from my school goes to Tulane?[/li][/ul]

Reflection:

[ul]
[li]Strengths: passion, many activities[/li]
[li]Weaknesses: math/science act scores[/li]
[li]Why you think you were accepted: Maybe my emphasis on community service? I know that is big at Tulane. Maybe my photography portfolio. IDK i have no idea[/li]
[li]Where else were you accepted/wait listed/denied: First acceptance![/li][/ul]
General Comments: Good luck all. YOU WILL DO AMAZING WHEREVER YOU GO

142

Yes, @six2398 In the past they sent acceptances early, deferrals are posted closer to the deadline date.

143

@six2398

According to the admissions officers that were on the live chat a few days ago, Tulane does not do any denials at this stage, only deferrals. I was surprised about that, although I guess I had never seen anyone post a denial on here at this time of year before. Deferrals do indeed come at the end of the deadline period.

144

Anyone from Massachusetts hear anything yet?

145

Accepted in CT!

146

I honestly feel like I’m going to get deferred now because my application has been complete for three weeks… I thought that my stats would get me quiet a bit of merit aid but I can’t even get accepted.

147

@Le1997

Is Tulane really one of your top choices?

148

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: $32,000/year Presidential plus invitation to Honors Program

School/major: Mathematics

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2350: 760CR, 800M, 790W
[]ACT (breakdown): n/a
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 770 Math II
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~250
[]AP (place score in parentheses): All 5’s in: US Government, World History, Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, US History, Environmental Science, Psychology, Computer Science A, English Language
[]IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Micro/Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, Health, Philosophy
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Honestly there isn’t much here. I’m a part of a few school clubs and other miscellaneous activites, but nothing big
[]Job/Work Experience: I’ve been working as a math tutor for a few months
[]Volunteer/Community Service: ehh not much here either
[]Summer Activities: chillin’
[]Essays: I think my essay about an extracurricular activity was very good, maybe an 8-9/10. My “Why Tulane” essay was written in about thirty minutes and probably wasn’t great, but I don’t think it was bad. Common App essay was on point
[]Teacher Recommendations: Both, I think, were very good, although I haven’t seen either
[]Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good but most likely vague/generic
[]Additional Rec: none
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public Magnet School
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 200,000+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Test scores, transcripts, letter of recommendation, pretty good and convincing writing ability
[]Weaknesses: Not many extracurriculars, I’m not sure if I really demonstrated my interest in Tulane
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: High scores, pretty good essays
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: A lot of places
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Make your essays awesome. I honestly did not have a single person edit any of my essays, which I do not recommend. However, I think that helped my own voice truly shine through, which I do think is very important. Make sure you have a voice, but make sure that your essays aren’t plagued with grammatical errors either. Also, really happy that Tulane accepted me within 5 days of applying! Congrats to those accepted, and to those who haven’t heard back yet, try not to worry too much![/li][/ul]

Also, if anyone’s curious, I applied 11/8, got accepted 11/13, and got the letter in the mail 11/20

149

@fallenchemist I submitted my application on November 1st. If I don’t hear back sometime next week does it mean I’ll probably be deferred/denied?

150

@fallenchemist I actually really love Tulane, I’m just afraid that I didn’t/don’t show it. It’s definitely one of the higher ones on my list.

151

@sleepyparent, we are in MA and my daughter was accepted yesterday - best of luck to you and everyone else!

152

This is so stressful, everyone here is saying things like “I applied a week ago will I be deferred?” and I’m over here just thinking about how I applied SCEA September 15th and the final set of test scores (transcript + first round of test scores were already in) was received by mid-October…

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@obligatoryname

I can tell you with confidence it means nothing one way or the other. Last year more than others, tons of people posted that they had not heard despite early submissions while others submitted much later but already heard back. They were positive they were being deferred. About half were right, the other half got accepted near the Dec 15 deadline. You just cannot tell.

@Le1997

I saw your stats on another thread, and I think you posted later that you got a 33 on the ACT. If this is so are you applying for the DHS and PTA? They are due Dec. 5 and would show strong interest in Tulane, not to mention giving you a good shot at full tuition plus fees all paid for.

154

Im an international student and I sent my application via common app on Nov 11. Does anyone have any idea how long it might take Tulane to make a decision? I’m pretty worried now…

155

The latest you will hear is December 15 like everyone else.

156

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: Distinguished Scholar, $27K

School/major: Public Health

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (640 CR, 740 M, 790 W)
    [    ]ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 E, 29 M, 32 S, 34 R)
    []SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t submit any
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
    [    ]AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4), AP English Literature (4) AP Calc AB (4) AP World History, AP Comp (4),
    []Senior Year Course Load: Honors Calc 2, AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP European History, Spanish 4
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Peer tutoring President, Red Cross President/ []Regional Board Member, Admissions work at my high school, Basketball Captain, Lacrosse,
    []Volunteer/Community Service: I volunteer at a summer camp for children with chronic disabilities and illnesses/ Junior Board Member at organization
    [    ]Essays: Put a lot of effort into my “Why Tulane?” essay.
    []Teacher Recommendations: I think both wrote really nice essays. 10/10
    [    ]Counselor Rec: My college counselors are known for writing really good ones. 10/10
    []Additional Rec: None.
    [    ]Interview: None

Other:

  • []State (if domestic applicant): PA
    [    ]Country (if international applicant):
    []School Type: Private, College Prep
    [    ]Ethnicity: White
    []Gender: Female
    [    ]Income Bracket: 100,000+
    []Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I know of

Reflection:

  • []Strengths: Good recommendations, difficult private school, decent extracurriculars
    []Weaknesses: I don’t really have a hook or anything.
    [    ]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I communicated with admissions counselor, submitted app early
    []Where else you are applying or have already applied: Emory, USC, Lehigh, University of Richmond, University of Pittsburgh, UCLA
    [    ]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I was very surprised to get my decision so early. I was expecting to wait another month. I was even more surprised to get 27k per year in scholarship because I knew I wasn’t way above the stats. Really happy!!!
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@fallenchemist Tulane is my top choice. I applied SCEA and my application was complete two or so weeks ago. My gpa and test scores are fairly low but my EC’s , essays, recommendations, ect; are top notch. I’m really worried because I see people freaking out that they think they’ve already been deferred. What are some of the lowest stats you’ve seen be accepted to Tulane? And do students with lower stats typically hear back closer to the deadline?

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@mitochondria congratz!! although your reply really put me under such pressure… I sent my application on Nov 11 and haven’t heard back anything. And my IELTS score was successfully sent on Nove 9 but Gibson still indicates my application as “incomplete”. I emailed admission committee and they said it took 2-3 weeks for them to process and update. Does that happen to you too?

159

Does anyone know if the application status changes from “Your application is complete and is awaiting review,” to something else before the decision?

160

@lilbno

It is really hard to comment on the first question, because a lot of times a lowish test score is offset by higher GPA or vice-versa. I cannot recall what combination of the two that were both on the low side I have seen accepted. You can look at Tulane’s Common Data Set http://tulane.edu/oair/upload/CDS_2014-2015-final.pdf and in Sections C9, C10 and C11 you will see some stat distributions, but there are two problems with looking at only that data. First is what I just said, you cannot tell which students were on the low side for some combination of the two major stats. Second is that, and apologies to all the higher achieving athletes out there but reality is what it is, those stats include recruited athletes that as we all know often have lower stats than the average student.

The answer to your second question is, I think, yes. It has always appeared to me that Tulane waits to tell those on the borderline of their decision. I always presumed they were waiting to see how the applicant pool was shaping up that year. So in your case it might not be a surprise if you don’t hear until closer to the deadline.