**Official Tulane Class of 2015 Decisions Thread**

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<p>I am a first time poster and a new member, though I have read as a guest here several times.</p>

<p>I am a parent posting for my daughter and wanted to post her answers for the Tulane class of 2015 thread.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (as of 11/15/2010 and the Honors program as of 1/12/2011)</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT: 31
SAT II: took Spanish, Math, and Chemistry, did not score well she was sick
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 out of 512, 6th weighted out of 512
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH, Chem, Calc as a jr. earned two 4’s and a 5, can’t remember which was which</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: band, choir, macroecon (AP), micro econ (AP), Lang/Lit (AP), AP Government, sociology, Honors Spanish 5, University of Northern Iowa Calculus based Physics for Engineers I (1st semester only, class ended as it was a college class), AP Biology, Honors Acting, PE</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Questbridge finalist, Chemistry Olympiad state level as a Jr.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Girl Scouts, band, Key Club (president), Jel Club (president), XCountry, track, speech and drama club, 2 show choirs one as a singer and one as a keyboardist in the pit band
Job/Work Experience: Girl Scout camp counselor summer 09, grocery store clerk 4/2010 now
Volunteer/Community service: gift shop at hospital, plays piano regularly at church, Habitat for Humanity, Animal Rescue league
Summer Activities: works at the store or as a camp counselor, runs 5K’s and half marathons
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: yes
Counselor Rec: yes
Additional Rec: no
Interview: no</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, will have the $22,000 scholarship, applied for CS scholarship, plus need based
Intended Major: biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): IA
School Type: public (large for Iowa)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: about $30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): has been seriously ill off and on, missing 25-30 days of school each year, still maintains grades and activities.</p>

<p>Strengths: writing, critical thinking
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: she talked about how she dealt with her illness and perservered anyway
Weaknesses: test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because she fits into the middle 50% nicely
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waiting for 5 or so other notices to come in April</p>

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<p>yes i did i got a 1980, and i realize that but I am a legacy at both W&M and UVa, so besides the fact that there great schools i figured i should apply there since i am not that far out of the range.</p>

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<p>It is official, my D paid the deposit and she is now officially registered! One question, how do I get on the mailing list for the “Tailk of Tulane” that Fallen Chemist mentioned?</p>

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<p>LOL, “Tulane Talk”. Here is the link: [Tulane</a> University - Subscribe to Tulane Talk](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/administration/president/tulane_talk/subscribe.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/administration/president/tulane_talk/subscribe.cfm)</p>

<p>Here is the link so you can see previous ones: [Tulane</a> University - Tulane Talk](<a href=“http://tulane.edu/administration/president/tulane_talk/index.cfm]Tulane”>http://tulane.edu/administration/president/tulane_talk/index.cfm)</p>

<p>Congrats on everything! Very exciting for your D (and you) I know.</p>

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<p>Fallenchemist, </p>

<p>Yeah I understand that I should watch a few General Chem lectures before I make a statement like that, but I don’t see how a school can take general and acid/base equillbrium lightly. I know it’s emphasized ALOT on the AP exam, but I would think there would be a valid reason why…not just because. If a topic was emphasized in a AP class, I wouldn’t think it would be taken lightly in a college course. But then again, I go to a hardcore magnet school with insanely intelligent students and only 5 people signed up for AP Chemistry…my teacher is a chemical engineer from Columbia, and she’s pretty hardcore. Last year every last one of her 4 students received a 5 on the exam…and I’m already scoring 90%+ on practice exams (even though she still isn’t happy with that -.-)…so I’m not insulting tulane or the level of academic quality, it’s just that my teacher is a perfectionist.</p>

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<p>Horrors, taking acid/base equilibrium lightly! LOL, I am totally yanking your chain, I just realized how funny that would sound to 98% of the population. Actually, I did a little searching because you made me curious, and apparently quite a few students find their freshman Chem class easier than their AP class, at quite a variety of schools. I am sure that is largely due to them seeing the same material again so soon, but I also wouldn’t be surprised that some high school teachers are actually tougher on their students that the profs. Especially when you are in a class of only 5 students. Best of luck on the AP exam!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (1 sitting, M: 730, CR: 700, W:670)
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: USH: 720, Literature: 700, Math II: 650
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Really low actually… 3.21! But 3.81 W because I took a ton of AP classes
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not that high probably… I’m in a class on 700+
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), Chemistry (1), Human Geography (2), English Language&Comp (5), US History (5), Psychology (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): School does not offer this
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs (Calc, English, and Chinese) and a bunch of graduation req classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really, except for this Alexander Hamilton and Friends Citizenship Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Multiple clubs, student government, track, tutoring others, the likes. Several leadership positions as well
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Science&environmental internships
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Abroad&in state 100+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Studying abroad, working, volunteering etc…
[</em>] Essays: Probably what got me in… demonstrated really strong interest in Tulane
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t submit one
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I should think it was good! My counselor knows me pretty well
[<em>] Additional Rec: nope
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Business
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Prestigious competitive magnet school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: low
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays and extra-curriculars, definitely! Counselor rec, maybe. Out of state…
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Specifics on why I wanted to attend. What I’m interested in studying and the steps that I have taken/am taking to achieve my goals. & taking academically challenging classes.
[</em>] Weaknesses: mediocre SAT scores and lowwww GPA :frowning:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades had an upward trend? I was actually deferred at first…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]</p>

<p>No email notifcations at ALL, have to keep checking Gibson! Really happy I was accepted! Proof that GPA does not equal everything… I thought I had no chance with my low GPA :/. Also proof that 1st semester senior year grades really do matter! I actually got deferred in the early action wave and was accepted right after I sent in my first semester grades (3.71 UW& 4.14 W) Anyway, congrats to you all and good luck to the rest!</p>

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<p>Congrats mjsk! Enjoy Tulane. I would add, though, that your SAT scores are not mediocre. 2100 is quite good. It is 96th percentile overall, and 97th % for females. <a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-percentile-ranks-composite-cr-m-w-2010.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-percentile-ranks-composite-cr-m-w-2010.pdf&lt;/a&gt; It is amazing how easy it is to get a skewed view of accomplishments be reading too much CC!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240: 800 CR, 730 M, 710 W
[</em>] ACT: did not submit
[<em>] SAT II: 800 World History, 750 Literature, 760 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 59/365
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Spanish Language (5), Biology (3), European History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP US History, AP Statistics, AP Art History, AP Spanish Lit, AP Psychology, Teacher Assistant
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (varsity, captain), Track (varsity, captain), various leadership positions at church
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity
[<em>] Summer Activities: North Carolina Governor’s School (English)
[</em>] Essays: very strong as writing is my forte, wrote one about diversity at Tulane, one about my relationship with my brother
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: not required with the Single Choice Early Action app
[</em>] Counselor Rec: very strong, she knows me really well and really likes me
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: History or English/Creative Writing
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public high school, nationally ranked
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: very very low
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none to speak of…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: writing, test scores
[<em>] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: my writing skills
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: writing
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: won’t find out till April
[/ul]</p>

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<p>accepted!
Mediocre SAT’s, GPA, Class rank
Very good essays, recomendations, and strong upward trend
8 Ap classes
Strong midyear report 4.0 , all A’s in 4 ap classes
So happy about this, i was a little worried</p>

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<p>My guess is that 4.0 first semester was the clincher, although 1980 is really pretty good SAT. I mean that would be an average of 690 on each section! That is over the 50th % for Tulane and the vast majority of schools. Don’t sell yourself short!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I: 2100

  • ACT: NA
  • SAT II: Not submitted to Tulane
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) Statistics (5) Calculus (5) Government (5)
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Gov’t, AP Calc, English, Accounting, Finance
  • Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
    </code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Intended Major: Political science

  • Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis, DECA, Cross Country
  • Volunteer/Community service: CCD teacher,
  • Essays: good, about family
  • Teacher Recommendation: very Strong,
  • Counselor Rec: Great
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): NJ

  • School Type: Large public school
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • Gender: M
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Leadership, test scores, GPA

  • Weaknesses: extracurriculars
    </code></pre>
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<p>My admissions decision is still pending? :cry: Is this bad? I think they just want to break it to me nicely. Either that, or they want me to get up my hopes then become crushed when I find out I was rejected. But if I got a full scholarship to their neighbor, Loyola-New Orleans, does that mean I have a good chance getting into Tulane? It’s aggravating! Loyola mails me something every single day and named me a “Cardoner Leadership Fellow”…they really really want me to go…but I want to go to Tulane. :(</p>

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<p>I spoke with an admissions counselor recently and while I didn’t ask about the people that are in limbo (I know, I should have. Sorry) she did say they are determined to try as hard as possible to keep the class size down. It really is that important. So I have to think it has more to do with that.</p>

<p>Still, keep trying to get your counselor on the phone or by e-mail. They are traveling now, putting on admitted student receptions in various cities, but stay with it and see if you can find out what is going on with your app.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective: </p>

<p>-SAT I (breakdown): M630 CR610 W650
-ACT: didn’t submit
-SAT II: didn’t submit
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.66 i think, upward trend – straight As junior year
-Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
-AP (place score in parenthesis):school doesn’t offer
-IB (place score in parenthesis):school doesn’t offer
-Senior Year Course Load:Honors Lit, Honors Human Rights, Honors Physics, Honors Sats, Advanced Topics in Psych
-Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):N/A</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):camp counselor for underprivileged children, (Founder of tutoring club), (Mentoring club), Student Task Force, College counseling assistant, diversity day organizer, and more.
-Essays: I used my common app essay i dont know if it worked for tulane, i didnt do the optional essay though (probably a huge mistake.)
-Teacher Recommendation:great probably
-Counselor Rec:great probably
-Additional Rec:
-Interview:nope</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>-Applied for Financial Aid?:nope
-Intended Major: psychology or business, i didnt get to choose when i applied,
-State (if domestic applicant):California
-Country (if international applicant):UK
-School Type: private
-Ethnicity:white
-Gender:male
-Income Bracket:wouldn’t need any support
-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first generation to attend in US</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>-Strengths:ECs and i think my junior and senior year grades. My essay for common app was GREAT, maybe it didnt work for tulane
-Weaknesses:Tulane has the WORST application. I had to do it all in one sitting, wouldnt let me save. Also i didnt get to choose a major, and they were horrible about responding to emails, never got a single reply
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I guess im not the right religion(if you know what i mean). I don’t really know why i was rejected, i didnt really show much interest in it, like meeting with the counselor when he visited or going to the campus. i applied in december though so i thought that might show some passion. Im kind of bummed out although i wouldnt have gone to tulane anyways, i think it was more that i applied to see if i would get in. :blush:
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:accepted to University of Denver, University of San Diego, CHapman University, and Cal Lutheran. Still waiting on Pepperdine, NYU, USC, Vanderbilt, American. Vanderbilt im never going to get into, and now that i wasnt accepted to tulane i probably wont get into NYU or USC. ALthough i’ve shown crazy interest to USC. Lets hope.</p>

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<p>ukfrca - Sorry you didn’t get accepted. I must ask though, what did you mean by “I guess im not the right religion(if you know what i mean)”</p>

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<p>it was just a bad joke, because i think something between 33-40% of the student body are jewish, and thats only the ones who say that they are. I mean im sure thats not the reason i was rejected lol. But all the people i know who have been accepted have had like pretty jewish last names and my friends who went there in the fall said most people you meet are jewish, or they’re from jewish families. Bad Joke, dont even listen to me</p>

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<p>Ukfcra,</p>

<p>If you were rejected, then I have no hope. -.-</p>

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<p>UKC- I was accepted to USD and Chapman as well (and coincidentally, waiting for Vandy too). LOL. </p>

<p>Where are you from in California? Just as an aside: be sure to visit USD, it’s stunning!</p>

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<p>ukfcra - sorry for the reject. Would you mind saying how you found out, was it through Gibson? And if so when? My D has about the same stats as you and we are still awaiting her decision.</p>