i think everyone needs to realize it is november 14th. the deadline isn’t until tomorrow. some people do hear quickly and some take a little longer. It doesn’t mean you won’t get in. when my brother applied it took 4 weeks exactly to hear. I am still waiting it is going on 4 weeks since completion. lets all take deep breaths…
^Yes to what Jkenny said…It is way too early to infer anything, as the EA deadline has not even passed! It may be different ADcoms are around and putting them through? Don’t “expect” a week or two turn around!
As for SCEA, maybe they look harder bc you have put more interest on the line and want to give them all a separate read through?
Maybe the blow through high stats first? Weeding out the “no interest ones”? Who knows. Point is, do not assume deferral until you are told that!
PS: to whomever said, Tulane is no one’s safety…it’s the #41 school in the county for heaven’s sake!
@fallenchemist Im an international student and my biggest concern is money 
In the certification of finance I demonstrated that I could only afford 35000/year.
- My SAT I: 2030 (CR 560 MATH 740 WR 730)
- Cumulative GPA: 3.76/4 (converted from 9.4 on scale 10 of my country's grading system)
- My recommendations, resume and ECs are pretty ok/good.. MUN, President of Teen's Entrepreneur club, student government, ambassador of a project of AIESEC, volunteered in hospital and blind association, have been working as a cafe manager since 16, etc
- My personal statement is my hope indeed... It is quite good.
- My "Why Tulane' essay (which I asked you to have a look at) is pretty ok.
Yet I understand that Tulane is need-aware and I’m very worried because if they cannot fill the gap of money, I would be immediately rejected. You think I could have any chance? I applied with EA choice btw
I just am not that informed on international aid. I think the law requires them to be need aware for international visa purposes, because Tulane is need blind otherwise. I agree you are an excellent candidate, but I just think you have to work closely with Tulane’s financial aid office.
Didn’t even receive an email but accepted.
2180 SAT 800 M 760 W 620 CR
99.5 W GPA
Many AP’s (Euro, World, Physics 1, US History, Chemistry, Calc BC, US Government, and Microeconomics)
Little to no EC’s
Didn’t do the optional essay either
Tulane doesn’t send emails for acceptances. Congrats on being admitted.
Thanks for the nice comments. Son will finish the PT/DHS applications/video - already underway, when he returns from BOA Grand Nationals Marching Competition in Indy. They performed in semi-finals around 11am today and will know if they advance to finals in about 2 hours. I believe they will. They go alternating years, and won it all in 2013.
My father recently retired Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M and commented the following about Tulane:
“Tulane is exceptional for academic preparation in medical and health science career development. Some of my DVM colleagues completed their PhD degrees there and have excelled in academic education and research.”
Sounds awesome to us.
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: $32,000/year Presidential, invited to Honors Program
School/major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Objective:
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[]SAT I (breakdown): 2320 - 800 M, 720 CR, 800 W
[]ACT (breakdown): 35 C - 36 R, 36 M, 35 S, 34 E, 32 E/W
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 800 Math II, 740 Bio M
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (5), Enviro Sci (5), Calc AB (5), US Hist (4), Lit (4), Chem (4),
[]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C (both of them), AP Psych, AP Lang, Contemp. World Prob
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State and national singing honors, State awards for FBLA & HOSA, 3rd place in category in state-wide science fair, National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
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[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Youth group region - 5 states (Programming VP (12) and Communications VP (11)), Research Internship, HOSA (State Secretary), Choir (Pres), ASB (9th grade Pres, Senior committee), Theatre, FBLA
[]Job/Work Experience: TA/Music teacher @ sunday school, camp counselor, professional theatre
[]Volunteer/Community Service: counselor for camps (kids with autism, kids in inner city), soup kitchen, board of teens that made grants for nonprofits
[]Summer Activities: volunteering, leadership programs, selective theatre programs
[]Essays: Good I think. I spent a long time on my common app essay and did lots of research for the why tulane
[]Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t send
[]Counselor Rec: Good I think
[]Additional Rec: Didn’t send
[li]Interview: Nope[/li][/ul]
Other
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[]School Type: Public, but small, science-focused, and competitive
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: High
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[]Strengths: Scores, grades, ECs
[]Weaknesses: Didn’t submit teacher recs
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I know have the stats, but importantly, I also showed interest by going to info sessions and being specific in my Why Tulane essay. I wouldn’t have been surprised to be deferred if I hadn’t shown true interest.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Vanderbilt (ED), Emory, USC, UW (All for merit scholarships, I have more but I’ll only apply to those if I don’t get into Vanderbilt)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I applied on Wednesday night and heard in less than 72 hours, which was very surprising. I think showing interest is very important. Don’t shirk the Why Tulane essay. Good luck![/li][/ul]
Has anyone from Washington State heard back? I only applied Wednesday night, but I’m just curious if I can expect a decision anytime soon.
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Scholarship: Distinguished Scholar-- $27K/year
School/major: Biology
Objective:
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[]SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[]ACT (breakdown): 31 (33 Writing, 32 Science, 31 Math, 28 Reading)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t send
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81, weighted: 4.46
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Statistics (5), Physics I (2), AB Calc, Biology, APES, Art History, Gov
[]IB (place score in parentheses): none
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP AB Calc, APES, AP Bio, International Marketing Honors, English IV Honors, AP Gov, AP Art History
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ronald Reagan Student Leadership Award, 2nd place winner of Latin recitation competition in advanced category at state competition, all honors societies at my school, Varsity letters[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
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[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Tennis, Math Leagues, SADD club, Lacrosse
[]Job/Work Experience: Babysitter
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Intern at March of Dimes organization, Co-president of Teen Action Committee, Mentor for the Teen Buddy Program for underprivileged children
[]Summer Activities: Shadowed physicians and PAs
[]Essays: exceptional
[]Teacher Recommendations: amazing (great relationships with both)
[]Counselor Rec: amazing
[]Additional Rec: had the woman I work for at the March of Dimes write me one, which was incredible
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]
Other
[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy (my dad went to Tulane)[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[]Strengths: Transcript, GPA, essays
[]Weaknesses: test scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA and extracurriculars
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Michigan, Wisconsin, Miami, UFl, UT Austin, Case Western, Northeastern
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Good Luck![/li][/ul]
For those who have found out via Gibson online and are still waiting on their letters, my son found out on Tuesday, Nov 5th and we just received the letter from Tulane today, Saturday Nov 14th. We are in the Dallas area, one state away. Still don’t know anything about merit scholarships as my son is at a debate and I’m patiently, patiently oh so patiently waiting for him to come home. Will advise…
** Decision: Accepted **
Merit Scholarship: Academic Merit $20K
School/major: Economics
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 1340/2000
[]ACT (breakdown): 30 (35E 28M 31R 27S) 31 Writing
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78, 4.12 Weighted
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 5 AP Lang, 4 AP USH, 4 W Hist
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP US Gov, AP Physics, AP Economics, H Debate, H Band,
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar, President’s lists
Subjective:
- []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): 4 years Debate multiple 1st/2nd/3rd’s and national travel (Treasurer, VP then President), 4 years Band (Marching/Jazz/Concert), NHS, 2 years Track, 1 year Cross Country, Math Honor Society, Music Honor Society
[]Job/Work Experience: na
[]Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ hours; English as 2nd language teacher, Nicaragua mission trip, DECATS assistant teacher
[]Summer Activities: Band
[]Essays: good, (Didn’t submit the Why Tulane essay until after he was accepted)
[]Teacher Recommendations: Would expect these to be very good or he wouldn’t have asked
[]Counselor Rec: Not sure about our GC
[]Additional Rec: previous debate coach, should be good
[]Interview: No (didn’t know there was such a thing with Tulane)
Other:
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[]State (if domestic applicant): TX
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: Private, Catholic
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: $120Kish
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Was told that successful Debate would be a big help
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: Debate and Class rank in a very tough private/catholic school
[]Weaknesses: ACT and SAT scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Acceptable numbers, debate and band
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Texas A&M, UT Austin, big reaches are catholic schools Georgetown and Notre Dame.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Wished he had gotten some tutoring for SAT and ACT tests. Tulane may be the best college he’ll get accepted at but $65K-$20K=$45K per year. Very thankful for it, but unless we can get some financial assistance, UT Austin or Texas A&M at <=$25K/yr will be hard to walk away from. Crossing our fingers because Tulane is an awesome school. Congrats and Good luck everyone!!![/li][/ul]
Hi, I just knew that I was accepted a few days ago on my portal. Does anyone know when will the official letter arrive? They send it by mail, not email, right? I’m an international student from China so I’m kinda worried that it’ll take, like, a few months to get here…
does anyone know if they release decisions on the weekends? thanks 
They have in the past, but you never know year to year.
@nervousinMD4224 my decision came yesterday (Saturday) so yes
Do you only find out if you received merit scholarships when you get your letter in the mail, or are some people seeing this on the gibson portal and if so, where? Thanks
@myjanda you can only get your merit scholarships through the mail.
thanks @Chopinspiano!!
I sent in my SCEA application yesterday afternoon, does anyone know when I will receive my Gibson login id/pin?