Merit Aid

Colleges and Universities A-Z Tulane University
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<p>Hey everybody I am going to be a senior next year and am interested in applying to Tulane. I am a male from a suburban town outside of Buffalo, New York. I was wondering if anybody could let me know what my chances of getting any merit aid would be.</p>

<p>ACT: 33
Class Rank: 7/250
Average: 97.5/100</p>

<p>I have a wide variety of ECs...Class President, Honor Society (National, Science, Spanish, and Business) and I am captain of both my club and varsity soccer team. I am unsure what I would major in but I am considering Finance or Biology. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your help.</p>

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<p>I’d say, you’d probably get between $20 and $25k per year in merit aid and into the honors program.</p>

<p>I had a 34 ACT, my rank was about 6 or 7/350 and I got $25k/year.</p>

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<p>I agree. Good chance of $20-25k/year (based on last year’s postings). It may help if you apply early, and if you can, apply EA. (Some schools ED policies permit this and some don’t).</p>

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<p>What are your standardized test scores? There are now 2 merit scholarships (the DHS and Weatherhead scholars) for top students</p>

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<p>He said he had a 33 on the ACT.</p>

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<p>I would appreciate your opinion regarding my son’s ability to get merit aid at Tulane.</p>

<p>He got a 34 on his ACT. His SAT scores are 800 CR, 800 writing, 700 math.</p>

<p>His gpa is 3.6 unweighted, 4.2 weighted, but he is in the top 5% of his class (barely), and has gotten four 5’s on AP exams, and two 4’s. His extracurriculars are mediocre.</p>

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<p>jym626 - The Tulane press release announcing the Weatherhead Foundation $50M pledge indicated that the first Weatherhead scholars would enroll by 2013 - I interpreted that to me the scholarship would not be offered for 2012, but it was ambiguous…</p>

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<p>Parent 9 - I think that is correct, it was too close to the start of enrollment to get it set up properly I would think.</p>

<p>floridadad - Hard to predict what kind of offer he would get, but I would think a nice one for sure. Both ACT and SAT very strong, and obviously has taken a lot of honors and AP. Also top 5 or 6% very good. He will get some merit aid, but just have to see which offer.</p>

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<p>Can you link the updated info about the Weatherhead?</p>

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<p>I did read that about 2013 when they first announced it.

[Tulane</a> University - $50 Million for Scholarships: New Weatherhead Pledge](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/062711_scholarships.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/062711_scholarships.cfm)</p>