Chance Me for Tulane?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tulane University
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Hello! Tulane is my absolute dream school, and plan on applying ED in November! (Ah!) I’m still currently a JR, so I’ll put down my stats up till now. I’d love it if y’all could chance me! :slight_smile:

Race - White
Gender- Female
State - Florida! :smiley:

GPA:
UW - 3.93
W - 4.5

Class Rank: 9/427 (this should go up though, hopefully)

Classes:
I am a part of the Dual Enrollment program in my county, where I take classes at a local state college in conjuction with my classes at the high school. I currently am taking about 12 credit hours a semester, and will take 8 this summer. Additionaly, the one class I take at the high school is a college-level math. When I graduate next year I will almost have my full AA degree, as well as additional AP credits.

Test Scores:
ACT: 30 (I just got my results from the first time I took it, but I plan on retaking in hopes of getting a higher cumulative)
SAT: 1310 (but I won’t submit this one, just the ACT since it’s the highest.)

AP Credits:

  • Human Geography - 4
    -AP AB. Calc - taking Sr. year
  • AP Stat. - taking Sr. year

EC’s:

  • Equality Club: Treasurer (2 yrs), Co- President (next year, 1 yr.)
    • I have spearheaded multiple fundraisers for this club and work closely with the sponsor and other officers.
  • National Honor Society (2 yrs), member
    • I work with the NHS to get the neccessary “points” every year to stay in the organization. With this I do a lot of volunteering and other community beneficiary activites.
      -Mu Alpha Theta (Vice Pres. 1 yr, hopefully Pres. next year.) (2 yrs total)
    • 8th in the county this year for pre-calculus at a math invitational, working to establish a multi-county wide math competition, and am helping finance, generate fundraising, and helping to plan and run the annual Pi Day celebration at my school.
  • College Creative Writing Club (will be 2 yrs.)
    • Run by my comp. proffesor, this is at the local state college I attend.
      -Volunteering
      -Apart from my volunteering through NHS and my other clubs, I also volunteer on my own at a local middle school’s library.
    • I currently have almost 200 volunteer hours
  • Deaf Alliance
    • Working with the deaf education leader at my high school as well as interpreters and deaf students to increase accessbility in the school and community.
      -Job: Ritas’s Italian Ice (3 yrs. next year)
    • During the summers I work a 40-hr work week, as well as working 10-15 hrs a week during school weeks. (This is the reason I can’t do more EC’s, since I have to work because I need the money.)

Awards/Leadership Roles:

  • Vice Pres of Mu Alpha Theta
    -Treasure of Equality Club (and will be co-pres.)
  • Awards through my job from corporate

Other:

  • I also did a LOT in the arts community my two first HS years, including stage managing and tech manging a play that went to the state competition as one of the best in Florida. Is this valuable to include since it was my sophmore year?
  • Starred in a production of “This Property is Condemned” by Tennessee Williams in Soph. year
    -Freshmen in a senior classical guitar performance ensemble my fresh. year
  • drama for fresh. and soph. year
    -Chorus my sophmore year, part of 2 choirs that earned straight superiors at MPA, sang at Disney with my choir for a christmas celebration.
  • years of summer musicals throughout my underclassmen years

Thank you! :smiley: I worry that my EC’s aren’t strong enough, so is there any tips y’all have? Or any comments at all? Thank you again in advance! :slight_smile:

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Keep up the good work. Nothing is guaranteed, but I would say you are a solid candidate. Try to bump up that standardized test score, if possible, but you mentioned you might do that already.

Tulane will appreciate your hardworking dedication. They will understand that working a part time job during the school year is an important, valid EC. And I would include that you work at Rita’s, because almost everyone loves that place - it is very rare to see someone leave unhappy, maybe only because you run out of a flavor.

I would definitely include your drama/arts activities - why would you not include something from sophomore year?

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Thank you so much! Lol, Rita’s is pretty awesome :P. I wasn’t sure if colleges cares about activities from your underclassmen years, so I didn’t know if it was relevant to include. Thank you so much for replying!! :smiley:

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@futureneuro329 I’m not even sure why you need a chance thread, you’re a strong candidate :slight_smile: In fact, If you could bump your ACT to a 34, I would reccomend you apply for the DHS. I had a uGPA that was .2 less than yours and still got it

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@Chromiumite Thank you so so much!!! Your comment just made my day!! :smiley: <3
I’ll work my booty off to bump up my ACT! Do you think my EC’s are enough?

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That’s not something I can definitively say, as the relative worth of EC’s tend to be rather abstract. As far as I know, it seems that high test scores, in combination with a strong essay and project, make a winner.

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@futureneuro329 Be proud of all the EC’s that you have done! It is not about quantity, but the focused work in one area. Colleges look for leaders, so if you can show leadership in your EC that would help. Be sure to show interest in Tulane by attending any local receptions and write a great “Why Tulane?” essay. You say that you plan to apply in November, but the application is usually available in August. I suggest that you apply as early as possible because Tulane often lets those that apply early know early. Good luck!

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@Chromiumite Thank you! :smiley:

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@DebmomNY Thank you so much! :smiley: I didn’t even realize that the app opened in Aug! Thank you so much for commenting and all the advice! I appreciate it so much!