<p>I'm a senior in high school from Alabama and were wondering what my chances are to get into Tulane. I have a 28 on the ACT and a 3.82 GPA. I'm involved in numerous clubs and athletics. I plan on taking the ACT one more time in September in hopes of scoring above a 28. I know Tulane is very competitive and that my ACT score isn't great. I'd like to know how I currently stand in terms of getting into Tulane and any information will be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Tulane: Reach (aim for 31+/2100+)</p>
<p>It depends on several factors. A couple of them that are more straightforward that you haven’t indicated are: 1) Is that GPA weighted or unweighted; and 2) Have you taken and/or are you taking very many AP courses. Tulane, like most competitive privates, looks for challenging schedules.</p>
<p>Also, while of course 31+ on the ACT would be fantastic and improve your chances significantly, Tulane’s 25th percentile for the ACT is 29 and its 75th percentile is 32. So it just depends on how strong a lot of your other factors are. Also, if you happen to be from Louisiana the guarantee admission if you have an ACT of 28, a GPA of 3.5+ and some other requirements. It is on the web site. If you are from elsewhere, it can depend to a small degree as to exactly where.</p>
<p>So if you can fill in those blanks it might help us give you a better answer.</p>
<p>Edit - I see from your other post you are from Alabama. So I don’t think geography is going to help you. But still need to know those other factors.</p>
<p>FC: Just curious as to your comment on her geographical location. I would think that Tulane should TRY to recruit a bit more heavily in the South personally. Having students at Tulane who are closer to home might actually be a plus for Tulane IMHO. And I also think they would benefit from greater regional allegiance - which admittedly is thwarted largely by the fact that they are located in the land of the Almighty SEC. I guess I could see where being from Alabama might be less advantageous than being from Alaska or Hawaii, but if diversity of student body is what Tulane seeks, then being from Alabama should be more advantageous than being from New York or California I would think.</p>
<p>Hi Kat. I meant that not being from Louisiana, the special admissions guarantees don’t apply. After that, I don’t really think geography makes that much difference. You are clearly correct that there being from New York or California isn’t unique at Tulane, but neither is Alabama. So I think it is most likely a non-factor. If aldo was from Alaska, Montana, Hawaii, or a few other states it might help a teeny bit, but I just can’t imagine it is really all that consequential.</p>
<p>JMHO, but compared to, say, 30+ years ago travel is so much more accessible and so many more students are willing to go long distances to school (the homogenization of America, and even the western world to some degree) that being from somewhere far away just doesn’t always represent the uniqueness it once did. It still exists, for sure, but it just isn’t as pronounced I don’t think.</p>
<p>Anyway, I am rambling. My point is I think there are numerous other factors that are given far more weight than geography, except for the Louisiana case.</p>