Can any incoming students accepted into the academic scholar program give me factual stats on what is needed? What SAT or ACT score got you into that program? I know the university says top 10 percent but that doesnt tell me much. What about courses taken etc,thank you
It wasn’t a particular score on the SAT or ACT, GPA and course rigor also plays a big role. There are no set parameters for this, each student is judged on their own record and how that stacked up relative to their own high school (some high schools offer few APs and students are not penalized for that, while if a student attends a school that offers 15 AP courses but took few or none, they will be penalized) and against the applicant pool in general. In the end, the students that are offered either the Presidential Scholarship or the Premier Scholarship when they get their acceptance to Tulane are invited into the Honors Program. You can get a feel for those stats by looking at the chart accumulated here in post # 1374 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tulane-university/1825118-admission-decisions-fall-2016-class-of-2020-p92.html
I emphasize that this is an invitation they receive. These students will now opt out of the program by choosing not to enroll in one of two Honors courses offered in the fall, or stay in by choosing said course. They RSVP if you will. Most of those that decide to remain in the program will also choose to live in the honors dorm, Wall. The former Tulane Scholars program, which existed in conjunction with what had become a fairly weak Honors Program, now has become a single program dedicated to engaging those students most interested in the highest level of research and general academic curiosity. They decided to keep the Honors Program name and drop the Tulane Scholars name, but the content is definitely the formerly named Tulane Scholars program with more added to it.
If you are not invited into the HP as an entering freshman, you can earn your way in my achieving a 3.8 GPA your freshman year at Tulane. I am sure the HP office can provide any further information you might want.