ED 2 Chances for Tulane or William & Mary

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I applied EA to Tulane and was deferred earlier this year, and now I need to decide where to do ED II. Tulane is my top choice and I’ve visited twice, wrote a good essay, and my counselor wrote a letter about my interest in Tulane. However, WM is a close second, and I think I have a better chance of getting into WM ED 2 than Tulane, plus I’ve visited WM too. I’m for sure going to apply ED 2 to one of them, but I’d rather do it to the one that I have the best chance of getting into. I know both schools are stretches, so please be honest. Thanks

SAT: 1320 superscore 660EBRW/660 Math

UW GPA: 3.4
W GPA: Unknown
Rank: School Doesn’t rank

Senior schedule:

Yearlongs:
Advanced American Studies (AP US History & English Combined)
Calc
Entrepreneurship
French 4
Independent Research Study (Teaching an anatomy class and leading a cat dissection with students)

Trimester Classes:
Cryptography
Epidemiology
Neuroscience
Molecular Cloning and Recombinant DNA

Extracurriculars

Sports:
2 Years Varsity Soccer (11,12) ( 2 Years JV for a total of 4)
2 Years Varsity Lax (11,12)
2 Years JV Basketball (9,10)

Work:
Crew Member at Jet’s Pizza (11,12)
Intervyu LLC Marketing Department - International company founded by students (10)
My Lawncare Company (9-12)

Clubs / Other:
Student Body Secretary (12)
International Business Collaborative - The club partnered with a school in Russia to create a business. I was a member of the marketing team. (10)
Gardening Club (10-12)
Random Acts of Kindness Club (10-12)

Volunteer Work
Sunday School Assistant Teacher (9-12)

Other “Cool” Stuff
Exchange trip to France
Given a TED Talk (Wrote about this in Common App essay)

Submitted recs from English and History Teachers

Honors / Awards
Cum Laude (9,10)
Magna Cum Laude (11)

Applied for financial aid: Yes
Intended major: Unkown & Marketing
State: OH
School type: Private (Very competitive and well-known school)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income bracket: 100K

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Purely based off of statistics, I would guess that if you go ED at William and Mary, you have a good chance at getting in, BUT if you go RD, it would remain a low reach for you. As for Tulane, it’d give you a better chance, but lower than your chance going ED at W&M.
Regardless, it genuinely is your choice. As long as you have some safeties and good matches up your sleeve, I see no harm in shooting for the moon if Tulane really is your first choice. But, make sure you talk finances through with your parents first before going ED at either school. Your income bracket can go either way in Financial Aid, and ED can put you in a bit of a bind if it’s not what you’re hoping for.
Good luck!

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Thank you!