<p>Any predictions for Tulanes's USNWR rankings with the new statistics? How much will the acceptance rate changing from 44% to 27%, 31 average ACT ect. change tulane's rank? Any way to accurately predict this? Any of yall got any guesses?</p>
<p>It won't catapult Tulane anywhere past the 40 mark, but it'll most certainly go up. Also, you have to consider that other colleges are lowering acceptance rates and the number of applications to private universities is increasing.</p>
<p>yeah but right now it is 51st, right? Just a couple more spaces and it's a top 50 school. Not that the rankings really mean anything but i think it's interesting to see what colleges will do to move up in the rankings and how much they'll do just to move up a few spots. Rankings aside, i think the increased selectivity will be good for Tulane.</p>
<p>When do the USNWR come out?</p>
<p>IMO, USNWR really underrates Tulane. Well I've never even visited there before, but its just this gut feeling I have. I mean it was one of the first med schools in America I think, and they seem to be really into academics and research.</p>
<p>yeah tulane was founded as a med school in 1834, it is ranked in the top 2% of research universities by the carnegie foundation.</p>
<p>and as for prestige, I live in Mississippi and I think that most employers around here view Tulane on an equal level with Rice, Emory, and Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Tulane is definitely underrated by USNWR currently. The school was ranked in the low 40's, even that was underrated though IMO, prior to Hurricane Katrina but has dropped due to the after effects. The biggest problems facing the school as far as the rankings go are retention rate and peer assessment. The geographic diversity of the student body and the percentage of students that travel across the country to attend Tulane hurts the retention rate. Too many kids move across the country and experience culture shock/homesickness. New Orleans doesn't help in that regard either. Tulane also gets hurt in the peer assessment scores because the university tends to be much stronger at the undergraduate level and the PA scores seem to be correlated to departmental prestige with regards to research. A good example of this is looking at the disparity between Rice, which is known for being undergrad focused, and University of Texas. The reputation of New Orleans also hurts in this regard as people consider it a party city.</p>
<p>Having said all of that, I honestly believe that Tulane is primed to move up significantly in the rankings the next few years. Selectivity stats seem to be the single factor most strongly correlated to the overall ranking and Tulane is currently on par with the universities in the top 25-35 range in that regard. The school has done an excellent job of transitioning after the storm and marketing the university as a place where students can truly make a difference. The student body being more invested in the city and interested in community service should also help with retention rate. As to the original question, I expect Tulane to move into the mid 40 range in the next rankings. Somewhere around 44 would be a nice single year jump.</p>
<p>I kinda hope it doesn't move up lol, I'm only a sophomore and wanted to go to college here with a nice scholarship, my PSAT and AP tests are good but my GPA will probably be pretty bad around a 3.6-3.7...</p>
<p>well the admission standards are already way up and will probably continue to rise anyway. So a few spots up in rankings won't hurt you much. But, you should definitely work on that GPA. and Good luck in 2 years.</p>
<p>gpa ouch but a high act + good other areas should help you (or SAT)</p>
<p>Actually, depending on the rigor of the school, a 3.6-3.7 (I'm assuming it's unweighted) can actually be really really good. Obviously if you can increase it, that will help, but I wouldn't worry too much about it if your school is tough and your rank is decent!</p>
<p>GPA isn't something that can be super easy to fix as you can't always change the past, so focus on getting good SAT scores and writing a good essay! Keep your grades up the best you can, but don't slave over them. I've gotten the impression that Tulane likes people who can juggle good grades with a lot of extracurriculars. </p>
<p>Then again, like most of what you read on this forum, don't take my word as fact.</p>
<p>man im such a postwhore</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm taking the most rigorous schedule. Out of 800 kids in my class only 25 kids take the hardest course load possible so I guess that's a plus, and my rank is around 6%-10%. </p>
<p>My ec's are pretty good, i'm not doing them for college, I truly enjoy em.</p>
<p>Guess i'll study hard for the SAT over the summer and try to get around a 2200.</p>
<p>I can't really fix my GPA too much, this semester i got completely screewed over the past week by teachers. Probably going to end up with a 3.25-3.5 UW GPA this semester :(. Grading at my school is really hard for a few classes, only about 10%-20% of kids get A's in a given honors/ap class.</p>
<p>well if your top 6-10%, i'd say that your GPA really doesn't matter. That is a very good rank. I was only ranked in the top 15%(best public hs in Mississippi) and I got into the honors college with the presidential scholarship. I had a 2180 SAT, a few clubs, no leadership positions. My only really impressive EC is that I am spending a semester as an exchange student. So, I really wouldn't worry about it. With a top 6% rank at a competitive high school, I'd say your in with a scholarship, with good SATs, ECs, essays etc. Good luck</p>
<p>now, can we turn back to the initial topic? thanks</p>
<p>A 3.6 - 3.7 unweighted is different at many schools. At my school, a 3.7 can get you into Georgetown and Carnegie Mellon easily. </p>
<p>I, on the other hand, have an unweighted 3.1 something and I got into Tulane. I am not an underrepresented minority either. </p>
<p>Don't focus on the GPA too much, just focus on your ECs.</p>