<p>I am a junior in high school and I am from Florida.</p>
<p>I took the SAT for the first time on December 5th, and although I was slightly disappointed with my scores; I feel as if they were decent for having absolutely no preparation at all.</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>580 Critical Reading
530 Math
570 Writing</p>
<p>GPA - 3.98
Class rank - Top 25% (This is an estimate; I may be higher)</p>
<p>I am in the International Baccalaureate program at my school which is the equivalent of AP classes except for Pre Calc Honors and French 3 Honors. I hope to obtain an IB Diploma at the end of my senior year.</p>
<p>Extra Curricular - I play on the varsity soccer team and I am involved in a few clubs (Not an officer of any club due to soccer). Additionally, I am in the National Honor Society at my school.</p>
<p>I just wanted some honest outside input as to my chances of being admitted into the first year engineering program. </p>
<p>I am taking the ACT in February and plan to get a tutor to help me with the math. Also, I plan to take the SAT at least 2 more times. </p>
<p>Any advice given is greatly appreciated! Thank you!</p>
<p>OK, a few things. As you already surmised, you need to get your SAT scores up to be far more sure. Those are definitely at the lower end of Tulane admits, although not unheard of. You may also do better on the ACT, that happens more often than people think.</p>
<p>Is the GPA weighted? I am guessing yes. If so, that is still a good GPA, but it would be useful to know your unweighted stat.</p>
<p>Finally, at Tulane you are not admitted into engineering, business, or any other undergrad school. You are simply admitted to Newcomb-Tulane College, the umbrella underneath which all schools operate. You are free to pick any major once you are admitted, except maybe for architecture. It might even be true for that, I simply am not sure if that is an exception because it is a 5 year Masters program. I will have to look into that.</p>
<p>You’re still pretty early in the game, but keep in mind that colleges don’t care whether or not you’ve prepared for the SATs… They just see you score. Based on your GPA, I’d think you could definetly get the score up 200 points or so. Good luck!</p>
<p>So if I am admitted I then choose my major?</p>
<p>And idk whether my GPA is weighted or not that is the only GPA the school gives me when I ask for it. I am pretty sure it is unweighted though although i am not sure. How would I obtain my unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>OP - Academically Tulane, like UF, is a no-handholding kind of school. That could be your key to getting in though, and it would make a wonderful essay … how I went from “No Way!” to “Accepted at Tulane.” A 200 point increase in your SAT scores and a top 15% class rank will get your app a serious read. If you’re able to raise your SATs 400 points, and get your class rank somewhere close to top 10% I think you’ll be good. Yes these are serious challenges, I realize that. But when you get to Tulane you’re going to find kids whose SATs are 600 points higher than yours, and who graduated in the top 5% of their HS class. Also, remember that Tulane receives 44,000 applications for under 2,000 freshman slots. The bottom line is that you have a shot, but you’re going to need a first-class effort to achieve your goal. JMHO.</p>
<p>^^ Many schools recalculate your GPA based on their own methodology. I don’t know if Tulane is one of those schools. You should be able to compute your unweighted GPA from your grade reports.</p>
<p>One other item. Schools may overlook a low class rank if the HS has a reputation for academic strength. Generally in those situations students with “low” class rank will have outstanding SAT scores. One problem with 1130 M+CR SAT and 25th percentile class rank is that it suggests your high GPA might be due to grade inflation within the HS. I’m willing to concede this might not be the true for you, which is why I suggest making every effort to raise the SAT score and class rank.</p>
<p>Definitely don’t despair. My d was accepted to Tulane in early October and her CR on her SAT was exactly what yours is. Her math and writing scores were much higher, but she couldn’t seem to get the CR up any higher. Get yourself a tutor and take it one or two more times (if necessary). Have you visited campus yet? If possible, I would try and do that. Also, contact your ad. coun. and speak with him/her. If Tulane is your top choice, tell them. I would be happy to give you some more info. on my d if you would like to send me a message. It’s great that you are working on this now. Good luck!!</p>
<p>Had pretty similar stats to you (my rank was about top 20%, sat was a little higher than yours, am also in IB) in my junior year. Decided to pick the pace up, increased my rank significantly along with my SAT and what do ya know, I’m in! IMO, you still have time to change things around.</p>