My son D got differed from Tulane. He has a 30 ACT and a 4.28 GPA. It was a considered a viable for him, so we are wondering what went wrong. My son just told me its a big demonstrated interest school, but his football season prevented him from going to any of the regional events. He did nothing to show them he is interested (except for emailing the rep one time…) . What can we do now to show them he is interested? Tulane is one of his tops, but due to financial reasons I don’t feel comfortable switching his app to EDII. Should we tour campus? Send the rep a holiday card? Send an email of continued interest? Send an additional rec?
according to their Common Data Set report “applicant interest” is only considered, not important or very important. So what evidence does your son have that Tulane is a"big demonstrated interest school" as opposed to just wanting to see some/any indication?
BTW it turns out that Tulane has a blog post from their Director of Admission about how to demonstrate interest. See http://tuadmissionjeff.blogspot.com/2014/03/5-way-to-demonstrate-your-interest.html So I have to ask, did he do the optional essay? I’m guessing not, and that had he done so it would have been sufficient to satisfy the interest category.
A couple of suggestions.
See if your son’s GC can make a phone call to the ad com to see if there were any shortcomings or concerns in his app. Then he can perhaps address that.
Your S should also make sure to update admissions with grades, awards or anything else that is relevant. That will send a signal that he is interested and serious
Good luck!
The university doesn’t admit the parent; they admit the student.
The sooner you figure that your son is in charge of his university communications, the better for your son. You can guide and support him, but don’t do the work for him or you will be hindering, rather than helping.
We all care about our children and want the best for them, but if the action isn’t coming directly from your son, the university will figure it out.
I have a related question! How can I demonstrate interest in BU? I will likely be unable to visit, and EDII is not really viable due to possible financial concerns.
OP, the use of the word “I” in the title, and your continued use of the word “we” are disconcerting. As @“aunt bea” said, we all care about our children, but I never considered myself to be involved in my D expressing interest and she wrote her essays, “we” didn’t. I wonder if this parental involvement came through in the app or essays and caused the school to hesitate.
I agree with @TomSrOfBoston and @me29034, I also think the adcoms realized that your son hadn’t completed the application and the optional essay on his own. Since that, in itself, shows disinterest on the part of the applicant, they may have moved on to the next applicant.
This will my last post on this thread - i don’t think I should be penalized for loving my son and wanting the best for him. I am his support system and if that means writing his essays every now and then, I am happy to do it (family means helping each other out during tough times - college process is one of those tough times)
I am only a prospective applicant, but I do have some words: the colleges want bright, young students. And that means they have to be independent, because they want people that will do well on their own. Your son should want to do these things on his own. Can you read them once he’s done and give him some suggestions? Of course! That’s what a parent is for. But flat out writing it will definitely raise flags for these adcoms, who are experienced enough to tell the difference. Do your son a favor, and let him be his own man for this one–he needs it. Just be his support system in other ways.
Mom, your son is at risk of not getting in anywhere.
When your son applied to the colleges, he signed truthfully and electronically, that the application was his work,
If you wrote essays for him, then he is deceiving the colleges and he is at risk of having his applications pulled.
The information then goes into a National clearinghouse that makes every college aware of what has transpired and he will be red-checked, such that no college will want him.
Loving your son is one thing, but saying the work is his,is just plain plagiarism on his part.
If your son is capable of doing his own work, let him.
You have no idea what can happen and you are cheating your son.
I am appalled. Your son cheated on his application by allowing you to write his essay and you seem to think it’s justified and a sign of your love.
Well, you’ve just posted on a public website that you wrote your son’s essay for him. It shouldn’t be too hard for Tulane admissions to identify and flag his application giving the information you’ve posted on this and other threads.
(family means helping each other out during tough times - college process is one of those tough times)