Please chance me! really excited about tulane

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<p>Male
White
Elite Private High School
Class size 47
School does not rank</p>

<p>SAT
M 690
V 680
W 650
Taking the test again in Nov</p>

<p>SAT subject tests
Math 2 650
Literature- will receive scores on Thursday</p>

<p>GPA 92.46 on a 100 pt scale</p>

<p>AP Exam Scores
Biology-4
English Comp-4
U.S. History-5
Calculus AB-4
Chemistry-3</p>

<p>I have taken all the Ap classes my school has to offer (8 of them) and will take the AP exams for the last 3 at the end of this year when i finish those courses, i have recieved As in 4 of my AP classes and a B+ in the other. I have not gotten my first term grades back yet</p>

<p>Volunteer work
2005-2007 Volunteer WPS Volunteers (various)
July 2006 Volunteer Apalachian Service Project (tenessee)
Apalachian service project, building houses in tennessee for underprivileged families.</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 40
2007 Volunteer Ocean City Democratic Club (Various)
Volunteering with the Ocean City/Assateague Democrats, giving out pamphlets and hanging up doorknob signs
2006/07 volutneer WPS Volunteer (WPS School)
Once a week traveling to various classrooms and taking out recycalables</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 1</p>

<p>Employment History
summer 2005 Runner Castle In the Sand hotel (Ocean City, MD)</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 30
summer 2006 Front Desk Clerk Castle In the Sand Hotel (Ocean City, MD)</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 40
summer 2007 Front Desk Clerk Castle in the sand hotel (Ocean City, MD)</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 40
summer 2004 Concession Stand Worker Planet Maze (Ocean City MD)
selling food products</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 20</p>

<p>Honors & Awards
2005 Oratory Contest, zone winner Optimists club
advanced to fourth level in competition
2005 Academic Convacation Speech
Highest Academic Average
2006 Academic Convocation
Art Appreciation
2006 Earned membership to the National Honor Society
2007 Academic Covocation
Chorus
2007 Academic Convocation
For excellence in the Maryland Math League
2007 National Merit Scholarship Contestant
considered for the National Merit Scholarship for outstanding preformance on the PSAT</p>

<p>2007 AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Activities & Interests
2006 National Youth Leadership Forum on Law NYLF
A week of learning how our legal system is run. Included seminars, mock trials, and mock supreme court cases
2005, 2006, and 2007 Upper School Musicals
The Pyjama Game, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat, The Wiz</p>

<p>Fall 2005 and 2006 Golf, practice squad
2005 and 2006 Botball WPS
engineering program, working with physichal engineering in combonation with computer programing</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 8
2005 Jv Basketball Manager
Managed Jv basketball team
2005-2007 Beak Speaks Newspaper
Staff</p>

<p>2006-07 SGA Representitive
a represetitive of the junior class in the Student Government Association</p>

<p>2005-06-07 Upper School Ensemble
An elite member of the upper school chorus</p>

<p>June 2007 Anti-Smoking Musical
writing and acting in a musical which is directed to show the consequences of smoking.</p>

<p>Avg. Hours: 6
2005/2006/2007 Upper School Chorus
A member of the upper school choral society</p>

<p>2006/2007 Drama Elective
A group dedicated to the dramatic arts
200/2008 beak speaks newspaper
Editor
2007/08 WPS Drama club (starting late october)</p>

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<p>I see no reason why you wouldn't get in. Your GPA is solid and so is your SAT. Good Ec's too.</p>

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<p>You could probably get a huge scholarship if not a full ride.</p>

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<p>FWIW, about 3 years ago I was told that to be eligible for the Dean's Scholarship (the full tuition one), they were typically looking for an SAT score of 1450 (this is math & verbal, before the new structure).</p>

<p>A friend of our family applied recently with a GPA similar to yours and an SAT of about 1300. Very good EC's and recs. She was offered a small scholarship (I don't know the exact amount but it was under $10k per year).</p>

<p>I know that other parents who look at this board have kids who have received some excellent scholarships. I'm sure they'll post about what they know re stats, etc.</p>

<p>Good luck! Tulane (and New Orleans) is a fantastic place for the right kind of kid.</p>

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<p>My son just got accepted to Tulane. 4.0gpa, 1930 SAT, 29ACT, Class Rank #1, All IB program classes. His acceptance letter just came the other day with a $20,000 a year merit scholarship renewed automatically each year if he maintains a 2.5/7 gpa? Not sure exactly on the gpa.</p>

<p>The only problem for us, is that Tulane costs about $47,000 a year to go to. That means that the difference we need is about twice as much as our state college. We'll look at other scholarships, but I think it's going to be cost prohibitive without some other scholarships. My son really liked the idea of going to Tulane. He likes our state University, but really has a desire to move away and go to school.</p>

<p>Well, Michigan State, Washington State, and Oregon State are all interested too. We'll have to see if we can get some other scholarships for Tulane.</p>

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<p>It's not necessary to have a 1450, is it? I have a 1440 =/</p>

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<p>Go ahead and apply for it...the worst that can happen is you'll not get a full ride but very likely to get a 1/2 ride. </p>

<p>On the other hand, if you don't apply, the chances of getting a full ride are 0...</p>

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<p>For those interested in Tulane and looking for more scholarship money -- go ahead and fill out the application for Dean's Honor scholarship... I believe deadline is December sometime and it can't hurt to apply if you are close to the stats that are stated... I believe last year the notifications were made around Feb 15th, so you had information well in time to also consider other colleges and their respective packages.</p>

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<p>I had a 3.4 1350/2080 SAT and i got 24K/year. Not sure how I got it but I did :)</p>

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<p>Christcorp, if you need more than the merit money you're awarded, wait until you receive your full finaid offer before deciding you cannot afford it. It should include need-based money, including grant money, work-study and a couple of kinds of loans. (Get that CSS and FAFSA in early!) It's up to you how much of that you accept. In any case, all is not lost. You can also work. Our son has two jobs as well as his DSA and need-based grant (and, and...). Communicate with the people at Tulane who know what's really available.</p>

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<p>Well I just got accepted on Saturday to Tulane and received a $24000 Presidential Scholarship. I was also invited to participate in the honors college and also to apply to the Dean's Honor Scholarship which could result in full tuition (but not room or board I believe) and to apply for need based aid. I may also get a national merit scholarship but I'm not sure of the value.</p>

<p>I had a 97/100, top 5% at a good Jesuit high school, solid ECs, Hispanic, National Merit SF and National Hispanic, and a 1550/2350.</p>

<p>However, based on your numbers I can't see why you wouldn't get at least in the upper teens in scholarship money if not the $24000.</p>

<p>It is about $50 grand to attend--up over $10k since Katrina.</p>

<p>It's a pretty good school and I'm looking at it largely because of the free application. However, it may end up cheaper for me to attend than my state school.</p>

<p>Give it a go--it's a free app and you don't have to write a new essay. The entire app took me less than an hour. And they let you know within 4 weeks of receiving all of your materials.</p>