<p>I am entering my senior year, and I am becoming extremely involved in the college admissions process. Tulane is a huge reach for me, but is there any chance I could get in?</p>
<p>Attend private catholic high school in California, and I am hispanic</p>
<p>Stats:
GPA - 3.45 weighted (awful, I know but I have an upward trend, terrible sophomore year but 3.6 junior year, and most likely around a 4.0 by first quarter/semester senior year)</p>
<p>2100</p>
<p>1 year football
1 year track
5 years piano
9 years guitar
volunteered extensively at 4 organizations, including a signed award of recognition from the mayor of Los Angeles,
went on catholic retreats with my high school, including leading one my junior year and going to lead two my senior year
Member of the NHRP, (National Hispanic Recognition Program), based off high scores on PSAT</p>
<p>Dealt with adversity for most of my high school, my parents decided to get a divorce in 8th grade and it has not been a smooth process (it is four years later, and still going on right now), i had to move through 5 different homes throughout my first 3 years of high school (parents kept moving), and this impacted my GPA</p>
<p>I think my college essay will be extremely strong, and I am talking about this ^^ as well as commenting on how I overcame this adversity and am stronger because of it, (which explains rising GPA)</p>
<p>They are emphasizing service, so give them a lot of information on your service contributions. Your SAT seems really good to me (apparently the math/reading average - for the two sections only, not writing - is about 1360, I think. The grades, while I wouldn’t say are terrible, could show some improvement, so please work toward that! Also, Tulane could benfit from more cultural diversity, so your hispanic background could be an attractive factor. My personal opinion would be that you shouldn’t make a huge deal about the divorce, but only briefly mention it in the context of you having to move a lot and it affecting your grades. I think what I’m getting at with that is that you don’t want to sound like you’re making excuses for yourself or feeling sorry for yourself - and I don’t think you sound that way at all, but just be aware of that. Good luck! Wherever you go, it sounds like you’ll do great.</p>
<p>Definitely show your interest. Via web chats, contact with adcoms, if they have a info session in your area, attend…DD applied and was not accepted. Her GPA, scores, LORs, ECs were extraordinary. I think she didn’t show enough interest. And yes, she would have added to their diversity as well. </p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I am working on raising the 2100 SAT to 2200, which I am hoping will help make up for the lack in GPA. If anyone has gotten in/declined with stats like mine, I would love to hear either way. </p>