<p>So my letter from Tulane stating that I was deferred came in yesterday and I was wondering what should I do from this point on. Tulane has been my first choice from the start and unfortunately the only school I applied to thus far. </p>
<p>I know that I'm not technically declined from Tulane but does this mean my chances of getting into Tulane is slim now that I will be reviewed with the RD?</p>
<p>I also thought that I was a decent applicant for Tulane. I've taken several tours of Tulane, spoken to representatives of Tulane that have visited my school, participated in a lot of extra curricular activities, and make somewhat decent grades(Definitely not the best). </p>
<p>Stats: 3.73 w gpa, 26 act, 4 AP, shown lots of interest, strong extracurriculars</p>
<p>Also I received a statement on gibson and was wondering if the letter of deferral was the letter they were talking about on gibson.
"Your decision is pending review We will try to get you a decision in just a few weeks, but you will receive an update on your admission status by Decenber 15th at the latest."</p>
<p>That is odd that they haven’t updated your Gibson message yet. Assuming the letter is correct, the Gibson screen should show your deferred status to the RD pool. You certainly could call the admissions office to see what’s what if your Gibson screen doesn’t change soon. It probably makes sense to wait until after the 15th, though.</p>
<p>You seem like you were a borderline candidate with your ACT score of 26 and an UW GPA that is probably about 3.3-3.4. Also there is a lot we cannot see in your app. Given that you have already visited the campus (I assume from your name you are from the NOLA area) I think the best you can do at this point is to see if you can get your ACT score up and, if you are having a good semester grade-wise, make sure they see those grades when they are final.</p>
<p>And yea I’m around the area of New Orleans(Jesuit).
The only real concern I have now is whether or not it is possible to hear from Tulane about admittance earlier than April 1st.</p>
<p>Jesuit is a great high school. In the past, Tulane has informed applicants throughout the spring. So it is very possible. Again, you increase your chances if you have had a great first semester, and/or if you retake the ACT and do better, say a 28. Practice tests really help, they say. Or try the SAT. Sometimes people do much better on that, and vice-versa. Just depends on how much you really want Tulane. I am guessing you also applied to Loyola?</p>
<p>Philnola, When my DS applied to colleges early action he was deferred to the regular pool at four different universities. When decisions came in March, he was rejected at one, accepted at another, and waitlisted at two. In early April he was offered a spot by one of the schools that had waitlisted him and he immediately sent in his deposit. Any outcome is possible. Good luck!</p>
<p>I also got deferred and my Gibson hasn’t been updated. I have a 34 ACT and a 5.2 GPA with 10 APs which is why I’m so confused! Does anyone know why I wouldn’t get in, those are better then people I know who got accepted with merit scholarships?</p>
<p>cjones…did you write the “why tulane” essay? I agree that looking at your stats you should have been accepted. in the past (from what i have read on cc and from friends with older kids), many students (with stellar stats) have been deferred in Tulane perceives that they are not really interested and are simply using Tulane as a safety school. if you are truly interested, i would suggest writing the an honest, strong essay and send it directly to your admissions counselor.</p>
<p>I agree with jozuko. That’s surprising but showing interest is definitely important. And Phil, I think the guaranteed acceptance for LA residents is 28 ACT and 3.5 GPA, which you probably already knew. I don’t know if you took the ACT on Saturday but that might be something to think about.</p>
<p>If anyone got deferred and isn’t really interested in Tulane, please email them telling them you aren’t interested to open up spaces for those deferred who REALLY want to go there! Thank you! :)</p>
<p>I didn’t write the essay and I’m now strongly regretting it, but shouldn’t I still get accepted regular even though I didn’t write it? I feel like an idiot for not writing it</p>
<p>My daughter got a letter from Earl Retif: she is deferred to regular review period this spring. She has 35 ACT, 2250 SAT, NMSF, GPA 4.0 (uw)/4.2(w), AP scholar with Distionction, a lots of ECs…Very disappointed. We were not thinking about Tulane and did not visit it like other schools she applied. After receiving an invitation from Earl Retif to apply and checked out the school website, my daughter decided to apply and be open-minded about the school pending the outcomes of all her applications, visiting the school next year… She is interested and is preparing for the scholarship application for the full tuition scholarship… I guess we will take Tulane off the application list, since they appear not truly interested in her and not open-minded about her.</p>
<p>cjones - You obviously aren’t an idiot, and shouldn’t feel like you are. You are clearly among the highest achieving students in the country. Be honest, you were using Tulane as a back-up school, right? That isn’t something to be ashamed of, you probably have your sights set on an Ivy or similarly thought of school. But this happens a lot, where students in your situation think “Tulane has a very good reputation, New Orleans is great, the weather is decent, and the app is free. Since the Ivies are kind of a crap shoot, it would make a nice alternate plan. I am sure to get in since my stats are well over their average”. That is exactly why they instituted the Why Tulane question.</p>
<p>So while at first it is a sting to your ego (again, that is not a pejorative remark, it would be a perfectly normal reaction), you have to realize it isn’t a judgment of your qualifications at all. Actually, the real mistake you made was not reading this forum first! LOL, we have talked endlessly about having to show interest, especially when you have stats well over the average, as non-intuitive as that seems until you realize what’s what.</p>
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Given what you now know, you can see why the answer to that could easily be no. Last year hundreds of students like you that got into Ivies and similar schools were wait listed (Tulane generally doesn’t flat out deny a top student like you) but since basically no one gets in off the wait list these days…</p>
<p>Tulane gets about 40,000 applications for 1500 slots. It isn’t that they are not open-minded about her, they love having students of that caliber. But put yourself in their shoes. Why would they make an offer to a student that has shown no more than passing interest in attending, that has made no move to demonstrate that Tulane was anything more than an afterthought? Lots of students get those personalized applications. Its what they do with them beyond just filling in the blanks that counts.</p>
<p>So if getting a full tuition scholarship would make Tulane a true contender, and if she truly thinks it would be a good fit, she should submit her applications for those scholarships coupled with a nice message to her admissions counselor at Tulane saying what she has learned about Tulane since first applying that has changed her mind and that she has applied for the scholarships. If, on the other hand, students like her and cjones are really much more interested in other schools, then Tulane not making an offer really doesn’t matter, does it?</p>
<p>I actually am quite interested in Tulane, but yes it was far from a reach school and more of a really good safety. I plan on still applying for the full tuition scholarship and writing a nice letter. I really appreciate the advice given but I did apply ED to Wash U in St Louis and will find out in the next couple days so thats why Tulane hasn’t been a huge thought up until now.</p>
<p>cjones - Exactly! Best of luck with WUSTL, a truly outstanding school. It was my D’s other choice as well. She got in, but didn’t get the full tuition scholarship like she did at Tulane. That made breaking the tie very easy for her. Anyway, your situation is very typical of many Tulane applicants and the same thing happened to literally hundreds of people last year. No worries!</p>
<p>She did not write why Tulane essay. She was being honest: she applied because Tulane is a good school and could potential a good fit. But we do not know if a full tuition scholarship would make Tulane a true contender, and if Tulane would be a good fit, since we did not visit the school yet. She put the effort to apply and there are a few other schools send fee waive for applications and one will fly her to visit the school ---- she did not apply to these schools. Requiring students to show/demonstrate some superficial “interests” as a criteria for admission is not something very appealing…</p>
<p>Given the amount of online resources available these days, one doesn’t have to visit a campus to get a feel as to why one might want to attend a school. They aren’t asking if you know it will be a great fit, just why would you have Tulane as a consideration at all if you were accepted. You might consider this superficial, and you are certainly welcome to your opinion. But again, with only so many spaces available (and despite these measures Tulane has still gone over the desired class size by about 10% each of the last 3 years) and 40,000 applications, given a student that has very good stats that can give a decent thought as to why Tulane is appealing to them versus a student with great stats that made no effort to go to a local event, visit campus, fill out a short statement (and therefore probably did next to no research on the school) or correspond with an admissions officer, Tulane has chosen to give more consideration to interest. In the absence of even one of those marks of some effort, experience has shown Tulane these students are very unlikely to attend. They have been doing this for a long time, and it works for them. Not only do they fill and overfill each class, but the quality of the class as reflected in test scores and class rank/GPA has steadily increased, as has retention.</p>
<p>I honestly am not trying to argue with you, just to explain what Tulane is doing and why, based on years of observation and direct conversations with several admissions officers. There is a new, outstanding tour of Tulane available on the web site. [Tulane</a> University - Campus Tour](<a href=“http://admission.tulane.edu/tour/]Tulane”>http://admission.tulane.edu/tour/) And have her check this out [Home</a> Page | TruTU](<a href=“http://admission.tulane.edu/trutu/]Home”>http://admission.tulane.edu/trutu/) for all kinds of other information about Tulane. I can only tell you that my D had stats extremely similar to yours and she is now a senior at Tulane. Her experience has been great and getting full tuition is obviously a huge plus. I would hate to see your D do herself a disservice by not exploring the options more completely, but then I don’t know what other irons she has in the fire.</p>
<p>Did you try raising your ACT score or taking the SAT? It might help in their final decision. Also, first semester grades are probably good to send if they are good. Good luck. I do not really know what kind of stats people have that are accepted RD… but good luck. I hope you get in.</p>
<p>Deferred too (from free app).
2280 SAT, 102.6 weighted GPA, lots of extracurriculars, National Hispanic Scholar, NMSF, 4 APs (all 5s), 800s on US & World History SAT IIs. </p>
<p>I guess they knew they were my “just-applying-for-the-heck-of-it” school.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, I didn’t do the “Why Tulane?” essay or anything.</p>