<p>there's no mention of scholarships. </p>
<p>Can I safely assume that I haven't been awarded any money?</p>
<p>Yes. You are correct.</p>
<p>If it wasn’t in your acceptance letter, I would have to say that is the case.</p>
<p>OK. Looks like I’m going to a state school. Thanks :(</p>
<p>That is a shame, I am so sorry that is the case. I know how excited you were to get in.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, your SAT was great. It had to be your UW GPA that dragged you down some, it is rather below the Tulane average.</p>
<p>It does strike me that you have nothing to lose by asking your admissions counselor if there could be any reconsideration for an award, especially if you are having a good semester now. Wait and see how you do this semester, and if it is better than your prior average I would go back to them. Don’t give up quite yet!</p>
<p>Thanks for the encouragement. I just spoke to someone who received two separate letters, 3 days apart. The first letter was just an acceptance and the second offered a $25,000 scholarship. </p>
<p>Based on your response, I shouldn’t be surprised that I haven’t been offered anything due to my grades. But I’m going to make it clear to them that I want to attend so badly. Maybe they’ll change their minds if a lot of accepted students they offered aid don’t enroll. I was really hoping that my personal statement provided an adequate explanation for my poor grades, but I guess not.</p>
<p>Well, that is interesting that you know someone that got their offer for the Presidential in a separate letter. I have never heard of that. Either someone hit the wrong “button” on the first letter and it somehow got noticed, or there was some other unusual factor. But as far as I have seen on here so far this year (and the last two years), the scholarship offer is always in the acceptance letter.</p>
<p>I think you have the right idea about making your passion known. Your explanation could have been adequate, but they do have to maintain some standard parameters for the awards or it would all fall apart. Do you think your current semester is going to be a really good one? That could be key to what strategy is best.</p>
<p>If I had to predict my average for this term, I’d project it to be about a 92-93 which I understand to be a 3.8 or so. I’ve been doing really well since the end of sophomore year…I just dug myself a really big hole before the turnaround. </p>
<p>I’m going to speak to my admissions counselor, though. I recall checking that I wasn’t applying for aid on the application, because I knew applying for the DHS would have been a waste of time and effort. I’m wondering if maybe they didn’t consider me at all because I didn’t check that field? At any rate, I’m really determined to go to Tulane. I’m considering applying for the DHS (even though it’s laughable to think I could contend) SIMPLY to demonstrate that I’m truly interested in going there.</p>
<p>Well, frankly applying for the DHS won’t accomplish what you want. As far as checking off (or not) the “applying for aid box”, that refers to need-based aid. Except for the DHS and Community Service Scholarship (speaking of which, do you have a shot at a CSS?), you don’t apply for non-need-based aid. Merit aid is awarded without regard to that aspect or whether or not you checked that box. However, given what you say about how you are doing this semester and how you did last year (which quite honestly along with your SAT score is probably what got you in, so congrats on turning that around!), I suggest you really focus on finishing this semester strongly, get the best grades possible, have them sent to Tulane ASAP after they are official, and then talk to your counselor. If you are going to visit Tulane then you could even talk to them in person, which is even better. They would see your desire to attend first hand, nothing beats that. IMO, that is your most likely path to a merit offer.</p>
<p>Do you qualify for need based aid? I agree that asking for a merit reconsideration is worth a shot, especially with improved grades, but talking separately with the FA office to get a first read on what need based aid you might get is worthwhile as well. The box on the application re: applying for aid relates to need based aid. The DHS is a merit scholarship. They are separate.</p>
<p>No, I got accepted to Tulane very quickly. The next week, I got into my first choice, Amherst, ED. The day after that, I got a HUGE amount of scholarship money. It was so much that I actually considered, for a minute, going to Tulane. So, unless they changed their policies in the past 3 years, the acceptance and the money letters are separate.</p>
<p>hpg09
Are you saying you saw your acceptance on line and then got the letter with scholarship info in it? That is the usual procedure. It is not common to get an acceptance letter in the mail and then a separate merit award letter days later.</p>
<p>Actually, according to this post of yours
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065243187-post17.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065243187-post17.html</a> in this thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/clemson-university/936562-chaces-oos-student.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/clemson-university/936562-chaces-oos-student.html</a> you are a HSer applying to Clemson with an older brother at Amherst. Why would you post dishonest info in the Tulane thread, and say you considered “just for a moment” attending? Good luck at Clemson, if you get in. And if this is the older brother using his account again out of the blue after your younger sister hijacked it, you two should really get separate accounts. Otherwise this kind of inconsistency tends to make you look like a ■■■■■.</p>
<p>Yeah, hpg90’s post doesn’t even make sense. Came in out of the blue. Not to mention that if they had really gotten into Amherst ED, they are saying they would have gone back on that promise? Nice. Nothing about the post or the one jym dug up rings true.</p>
<p>Bottom line, acceptance is posted online without reference to Honors invitation or merit, letter of acceptance includes these factors if they are going to be extended. There is no second, separate letter that has ever been mentioned on here in hundreds of cases.</p>
<p>Since we’re on the subject, does anyone out there have experience with Tulane’s determination of need-based aid awards–or that portion of demonstrated financial need not met by a merit award…I’m interested to know how close they come to “matching” the EFC (Federal or institutional) for the total cost and what portion would be grants relative to loans. My d has been accepted without a merit award. Her sibs are at schools that meet 100% of demonstrated financial need (mostly outright grants) and I want to get an idea of how she’ll fare in the Tulane process. The Collegeboard website indicates the average award meets 96% of need, quite high, with a 78 vs. 22 percent ratio of grants to loans/jobs. But these stats can be misleading (and I’m wondering if they include “non-need” based merit awards really). Thanks.</p>
<p>I am afraid I have zero insight on this, but I might suggest you start a new thread asking this exact question. It would be more likely to get the attention of current Tulane students/parents and get you an answer.</p>
<p>Thanks fallenchemist–will do</p>
<p>Yes, I got the acceptance letter and a week (or more later) I got the scholarship information. This was 3 years ago, so they may do things differently. I never looked on line, and don’t know if they had this up then.</p>
<p>hpg-
My s was accepted fall 2007, which is probably when you are saying you were as well. He saw his acceptance on line and got the letter, with scholarship and Honors program placement shortly thereafter. This the norm for Tulane. Not saying there might not be a few that are handled differently, but this the the norm, not the exception.</p>
<p>S was accepted more than a week ago, and the scholarship and honors college letter came yesterday.</p>