<p>I just finished reading the large thread about the waitlist at Tulane. Although my stats are pretty much up to par, I'm a bit worried as Tulane is my first choice.</p>
<p>GPA weighted: 4.92
ACT: 32
Class Rank: 3/419</p>
<p>Junior Year (My school doesn't offer APs earlier than junior year)
AP Bio
AP Calc AB
AP English language and comp.
AP US History
Honors Chem</p>
<p>Senior Year:
AP Stat
AP Chem
AP Psych
AP Literature
AP Calc BC
Honors Spanish 4</p>
<p>ECs
FBLA 9-12 (Community Service VP 11th and 12th)
NHS 11 and 12 (Events Coordinator 12th)
Science League 10th-12th (Captain Bio 2) won our division
Math League 11th and 12th
Interact Club 10th and 11th
Peer Assitant Leader 10th - 12th</p>
<p>Community Service (well over 150 hours)
Jackson Food Pantry 9th-12th
March of Dimes (Activities Director - Ocean County)11th -12th
Bartley Health Care 9th-12th
Young at Heart Medical Day Care 11th-12th
NJ Special Olympics 10th-12th
CentraState Hospital </p>
<p>Work Experience
Law Firm 10th-12th (10 hours per week)</p>
<p>I'm planning on applying scea. Is there any other way to show my clear intent on attending?</p>
<p>I would say your odds are extremely high on getting in. I think your path is straightforward: 1) Apply early admission, as you say 2) Apply for the Dean’s Honor Scholarship (Which I think they are changing the name to the David Filo Scholarship). You have a shot at it. Also there is a Community Service Scholarship for which you can apply. You will automatically be considered for others without having to apply, and if you are from Louisiana there are other scholarships available as well. But I am guessing you are from out of state. 3) Find out who your admissions officer is (it is based on region) and e-mail them. Tell them that Tulane is your first choice, and that you just wanted to make contact in that you want to apply early action and will be applying for merit scholarships. 4) Just make sure your essay(s) are free of silly mistakes, and really work to make it a strong piece if work. Consult a teacher you like and respect to go over it with you as you get close to a final draft.</p>
<p>Like I said, your stats put you near the top of the typical Tulane student profile, so I think you won’t have any problems.</p>
<p>Thank you so much Fallenchemist. You have put my mind at ease a bit. From what I was told during the information session, this year they’re adding single choice early action so I will do that. I will be applying for the Dean’s and Community Service scholarship, and have already begun my project for the Dean’s. I live in New Jersey, so I believe those are the only scholarships with a separate application which I am eligible for. I will definitely take all your other advice.</p>
<p>I am glad to help. There is, unfortunately, no cure for the nervousness that is there until the day you get that letter saying “Welcome to the Tulane Class of 2014”. Staying busy is about the only thing that helps some. </p>
<p>I will look into this new “single choice” option, I was not familiar with it. But then that is one of the values of these kinds of forums.</p>
<p>Best of luck. You sound like you will be a wonderful addition to Tulane. Just out of curiosity, why is Tulane your first choice? I mean I think it is the best of course, lol. Just wondering why you think so.</p>
<p>There’s so many reasons why Tulane is my favorite. I’ve visited many schools over the past year such as Duke, UNC, UVA, U Penn, Lehigh, BC, Brown, Lafayette and William and Mary, just to name a few. Tulane has everything I’m looking for. It has a very good pre-med program, medium size campus, many study abroad opportunities and very active community service programs. I like that most of the students are from all across the United States. And, of course, it’s located in the amazing city of New Orleans. When I was there I got the “this is the one” feeling.</p>
<p>A quick reply to this- This year, Tulane will be introducing a Single-Choice Early Action plan. Its the same deadlines as Early Action (which this year is November 15th) and it is also non-binding. The big difference is that if you apply to Tulane with the single-choice application, you are indicating that you will only be applying to Tulane early, and no other schools. Its a good option if you want to specify to the admission office that Tulane is your top choice. Again, it is non-binding, its the same timeline and its available with the same application on our website. Keep an eye out for more info on this to come, and also feel free to get in touch with your admission counselor with any other questions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification on the single-choice early action program. What is the advantage to the applicant for selecting the single choice option as opposed to the “standard” early action (assuming that both will be available this upcoming year)? Are you more likely to be accepted or receive a merit scholarship offer as a single-choice EA applicant rather than a standard EA applicant with the same strength of stats/application? Will there still be the rolling 4 week notification in place for EA applicants? Thanks.</p>
<p>Gabby - with the scores/stats you are showing above, you would easily be in the top percentage (probably top 25%) of the typical Tulane entering class. I would be shocked if you did not get in. Keep up the good work. We are from NJ also, and Tulane has a decent population from the tristate area… my daughter is a senior there now… good luck.</p>