<p>u/w gpa: 3.86
weight gpa: 4.7</p>
<p>4 AP's taken, three 5's and a 4. taking 4 more this year and 8 next year.</p>
<p>Extra-curriculars: varsity soccer, academic team captain, vice president of Rho Kappa, tutor, NHS president, NHS Junior officer, performed in school plays, Florida Boys state delegate.</p>
<p>SAT: 1270;1960 (taking a second time in june)</p>
<p>desired major: chem engineering....</p>
<p>is it worth it to leave florida for tulane?
any feedback would be wonderful.</p>
<p>Your case is difficult one. Your SAT scores are obviously your weak spot. I suggest you get the SAT problem of the day, work as many practice tests as possible, and get back to us when you have your June score report. No sense chancing you on these stats when hopefully your scores will go up.</p>
<p>You will get in with no problem. Good luck.</p>
<p>He didn’t just ask about admission, he asked about scholarships. That is the hard part. OP - Yes, you will almost certainly be admitted. It is the scholarship that is hard to judge and that is more at risk because of your SAT scores.</p>
<p>My D had virtually the same weighted and unweighted GPA when she applied, had a CR/M score of 1310 and received $15m/year merit from Tulane. She also applied very early in the process - early action, but not early single choice. She was notified of her acceptance along with her merit money within a few weeks of applying. </p>
<p>At the same time, we have read on CC about students who had higher stats than she did and got nothing and/or got waitlisted. Keep doing what you’re doing and follow fallenchemists advice to get those scores up. Stay dedicated to the organizations you enjoy and take on more responsibility in them. Also, be sure to fill out the optional essay and show lots of interest in the school.</p>
<p>Thanks, nj_mom, for bringing out the point that Tulane considers merit to be more than GPA and test scores. While those are weighted heavily of course, they do take into account EC’s of all types, including sports and community service. And yes, interest in the school factors in a lot, as it does at most privates. Maybe not the Havards of this world, but Wash U, CHicago, Duke, stc. Any of those it helps.</p>
<p>Yes, showing interest is a big help. Not just at schools like Washington U, Chicago and Duke but also at places like Miami, Georgia, and especially Tulane. Tulane has such a low yield (14% - among the lowest of all colleges) that they are VERY interested in accepting students that want to go there.</p>
<p>Thanks for changing your insulting post. I was not dissing Tulane. I was simply stating that ERHS should express interest if he/she is interested in Tulane. That is of the utmost importance at Tulane because currently, 86% of accepted students decline their offer to attend Tulane. You have to believe that the admissions department is interested in accepting applicants that actually show an intrest over those that are applying because they received an email with a free application.</p>
<p>Thanks guys for the help…and i plan on taking the SATs soon and i definitely will let you all know how i did. Also, what score should i be aiming for?</p>
<p>Aim for a 2400. Good luck.</p>
<p>Hi, ERHS<em>5</em>Beast:</p>
<p>You might want to also consider preparing for and taking the ACT. Going back in history, the ACT originally gained its foothold in the South and Midwest. The Wikipedia article on the ACT discusses this and has a map showing the areas of the country where the ACT is still taken more frequently than the SAT: <a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_(test[/url])”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_(test)</a> The map corresponds roughly to the Mississippi and Ohio River valley areas and includes Louisiana.</p>
<p>One could hypothesize - without proof, mind you - that colleges located in these areas might be particularly receptive to an applicant with a strong ACT score. According to the ACT, an SAT (CR + M) of 1250 - 1280 (you had 1260) is equal to an ACT of 28. This would be near the lower end of the ACT interquartile range (25%ile to 75%ile) for Tulane. If you could get an ACT of 32 - 33, or better, you’d have a great shot at an excellent merit scholarship. The point is that a student’s ceiling on the SAT is not necessarily the same as his/her ceiling on the ACT. The tests are sufficiently different that an individual might do significantly better on one than the other.</p>
<p>Hope this helps and best wishes.</p>
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Georgia?? Interest is not really important at the big state flagship U’s. Numbers ( stadnardized test scores/GPA/etc) are a big part of the formulary. They get thousands and thousands of visitors and applicants. Demonstrated interest might… <em>might</em> be looked at for admission to the honors program or for the big scholarships (like foundation fellows) but otherwise it really is not a big issue.</p>
<p>Students that applied very early (definitely by end of October) seemed to have an easier time getting admitted quickly (hearing within 2-3 weeks) AND getting merit aid. Kids with better GPAs and scores got waitlisted the later they applied, and it, of course, took Tulane longer to get decisions out as the new applications piled up. </p>
<p>With so many more applicants this year (2010), Tulane may have a whole new strategy for next year, but that seemed to be the case this year.</p>