<p>3.61 GPA (unweighted)
4 APs
1200 on SAT (not including writing)... i'm an awful test-taker and will take the SAT again.
100+ community service hours- president of the community service club
other extra curriculars: writer for the school paper, tutor for elementary/middle school students, model united nations, best buddies, community service trip to ecuador, summer jobs, etc.</p>
<p>what do you think?</p>
<p>for both College of Charleston and Tulane!! I’m visiting both this Spring. Tulane is totally my dream school. It’s a reach and really unlikely. What do you think??</p>
<p>junior girl - I am pretty knowledgable about Tulane, not so much about C of C. I think you have a pretty decent shot at Tulane. Yes, SAT a bit low, but not totally out of range, unless the CR or math is really low and the other high. But GPA is good, and obviously comm. service helps, especially at Tulane. You might want to try the ACT also. Sometimes for who-knows-what reason, people do much better on one than the other.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks so much. You made me feel a lot better. I’m also working to improve my SAT scores so we’ll see!</p>
<p>Juniorgirl-My d was accepted to both CofC and Tulane. Her stats were just a little higher than yours. My advice to you, in addition to Fallenchemist’s–who incidentally knows everything about Tulane–is keep up the community service and write a compelling essay about it. Also, APPLY EARLY to both schools. Another thing to consider is the cost of attending each. Your numbers may not get you much in the way of merit money at Tulane and as you know Tulane’s price tag is high. CofC is a state school and more reasonably priced. Seems to me you can’t go wrong with either school. We are dealing with that very same decision right now. Good luck!</p>
<p>How early should I apply to Tulane? How much of a difference does it make? Also, what do you think about Single Choice-- do they look at it very differently compared to regular early action?</p>
<p>Applying early to Tulane definitely helps, and doing SCEA does show them you have a strong interest, always a plus. Worst case, they defer you to the RD pool, and the earlier you apply the earlier you are likely to know one way or the other. But I think if you can get your SAT’s up about 60 points, you would have a good shot at SCEA. Right now probably borderline. Maybe you should try the ACT, some people seem to do better on one than the other.</p>
<p>I would really hesitate to recommend SCEA at Tulane. When you use that option, you are not allowed to apply early action to any other school - so that would rule out applying early action at C of C. At my school, we had 2 students apply SCEA to Tulane this past fall. One was accepted and one was deferred. Despite applying in October, the one who was deferred did not receive that news until early December. This really caused a lot of stresss - he has missed all of the EA deadlines and now had to apply RD everywhere - meaning he ended December with no acceptances. We had many students accepted at Tulane EA. I believe the SCEA option is the worst choice to make. Even with ED, a student is allowed to apply EA to other schools - the safety school strategy. SCEA really works against a student’s ability to apply to safety schools and I did not see that it produced better admission results. You are better off, in my opinion, applying EA in October to both schools.</p>
<p>I actually normally agree with the position you take on this rockvillemom. I am not a huge fan of SCEA. However, in this case the OP clearly said Tulane was her “dream school”, and in a case like that SCEA is a good option I think. She can still apply to state schools that have rolling admits for safeties, and then apply RD to others. There is nothing wrong with RD if applying SCEA tells Tulane “this is the school I really want” and that might bump a borderline to an admit. She never claimed to want to apply to C of C EA. If she does, then you are right that SCEA at Tulane is out and she should go EA. But Tulane just put in SCEA for the first time this year, and I have to believe their motivation was to try and get some differentiation between the “I really want to be there” students and the “I would like an early decision, but hey, the app was free and I am just seeing if you take me and give me money” students. If that is so, then SCEA is to her benefit, I believe.</p>
<p>rm: maybe fallenchemist can chime in here, but when we were at the Tulane info session in NYC, it was explained that SCEA was meant to avoid a student applying ED somewhere else, not EA?<br>
While I strongly do agree that SCEA is a horrible option (as does fallenchemist, I think), I have a feeling that clarification is needed…I couldn’t find that link on the Tulane website which states the rules.</p>
<p>fallenchemist: aren’t most “rolling schools” considered EA and fall under the “no go” with SCEA?</p>
<p>edit: crossposted with FC</p>
<p>edit #2: and may I state again that Tulane should really have re-instituted ED if they wanted the kid to say “I really want to be here”…no other school has both SCEA and EA; it is not only confusing but detrimental to the applicant who really wants to attend Tulane.</p>
<p>From the Tulane website:</p>
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<p>I’ve seen both schools and they are really impressive. I would not jump on one over the other until you visit…it may keep or change your opinion of your “dream school”. My daughter is a senior at Tulane, loves it…however we spent a few days at C of C and there are really some very positive aspects to it…nice campus, friendly students and professors, school is in a real nice city… not a bad fallback position to be in and a 1200 SAT with your EC’s would give you a good chance to gain admission at C of C, if TUlane does not work out. Good luck.</p>
<p>Totally agree lewmin. I am going to be in Charleston this week on business, and I hope to get a chance to swing by the campus.</p>
<p>My d applied EA to both and was accepted to both, with stats just a bit higher than juniorgirl. We really couldn’t be happier about these choices. FC–please report back your impressions of CofC.</p>
<p>If I get a chance. Might not have time if running tight to next flight. Would be a shame too. I love Charleston. Not as much as NOLA, but it is a great place.</p>
<p>I have a 2.99 GPA (terrible I know…), 1260 SAT, 2 APs, and only significant extracurriculars in theatre/music and I got into Charleston… I think you’re good…</p>