Chance me for Tulane

Applied ED

Major:Biomedical Engineering

Demographics: Indian male attending international school in India (US Citizen), but used to live in Louisiana, and still has a house there where my mom lives( literally an hour away from Tulane )

IB diploma Candidate

Step dad attended Tulane (Idk if this really means anything)

SAT: 1360 (740 math and 620 English)
SAT Essay: 17 composite

GPA: school doesn’t really calculate GPA, but predicted IB score is around 32/42

ECs:

Co-Founder of Child Rights and You Club in school School(Community service)
Grades:11 and 12
Hours: 1 hour a week/ 36 weeks a year

Striker-Soccer Team(athletics)
Grades: 9,10,11,12
Hours:2 hr/wk, 36 wk/yr

Sound Technician for High School Play School (Computer/Technology)
Grades: 10
Hours:2 hr/wk, 10 wk/yr

Vice President-Habitat for Humanity(Community Service)
Grades:11,12
Hours: 1 hour/wk 36 weeks a year

Captain of Red House (School Spirit)
Grades:9,10,11,12
Hours: 1 hour/wk 36 weeks a year

Co-founder of Soccer club in High school(Athletics-Club)
Grades:9,10
Hours 1 hour/wk 36 weeks a year

Participant In Tulane Summer Enrichment Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Ecology(summer program for 2 weeks on campus)
Grades: 11
Hours: 30 hours/wk 2 weeks

Grade 12 Representative of the Student Council(Student Government)
Grades:12
Hours:1 hour/wk 36 weeks

Played a Leading Role In two High School Plays( Theatre/Drama)
Grades:11,12
Hours: 2 hours/wk 10 weeks

Volunteer at Projects Abroad- was a trip to Nepal where I interacted with young school children, teaching them English, and painting run down schools.(community service)
Grades:11
Hours: 40 hours/wk 1 week

LOR: 1 recommendation latter from bio teacher(on an unrelated note, his father used to be a professor at Tulane)

Essays: Common app Essay was kind of cheesy, shared about my life in boarding school. Why Tulane Essay was probably one of my favorite essays I’ve ever written: Talked about my time on campus with Tulane and personified the university as a girl I’ve been pursuing.

demonstrated interest: Numerous emails exchanged with my admissions rep, Spent two weeks on campus, My Extended Essay( basically a 4000 word essay part of the IB curriculum) was heavily based off my work done in Tulane, which was Basically about a homemade water filter and related that to the how it was relevant to my geographic area, and how it had global significance(also talked about that in my why Tulane Essay)

I don’t know too much about international admissions (I’m assuming it’s even more competitive than US), but based on what you described, I think you have a very strong likelihood of being admitted. Your scores are within range, and you applied ED. In addition to that, you have many connections to Tulane and did a nice (and creative) job at incorporating you experience at Tulane in both your Why Tulane essay and your Extended Essay. I’m glad that writing your Why Tulane essay was so enjoyable for you – that is why you’d be such a good fit! Good luck and keep us posted!