does anyone see their first semester transcripts marked as received on their application checklist on the portal?
Nope. I called admissions and they confirmed that they received them on 2/9 but the portal still isn’t updated.
I hope they start rolling out decisions because I’m starting to doubt myself,. Hoping they see that I REALLY see myself there.
@lavendermary I hope you get good news soon
@maconyma - There are many articles about ED and EDII and how that impacts EA applicants. IMO, with EDII now commonly used by many universities, I think EA is antiquated and it may just be better to apply RD. Every high school guidance counselor and/or counselor for continuing education tell the students to get their applications in early and, if the case, the student may as well apply EA as he or she has nothing to lose. And just so you know, even with ED, students still get deferred. There are also ways around binding ED so, as it relates to universities below a certain national ranking, inclusive of Tulane, universities such as Tulane will always have a yield issue. My D was deferred EA by Tulane and, candidly, Tulane did us a $$ favor as the excitement for Tulane faded once she was accepted into UF, ranked #35 nationally and #8 as a public university. The more the private universities tinker with ED, EDII, and EA, and the longer the process takes for students that are genuinely interested in Tulane, or other similar private universities, it will be to the disadvantage of those private universities. Of course, all IMO.
“My D was deferred EA by Tulane and, candidly, Tulane did us a $$ favor as the excitement for Tulane faded once she was accepted into UF, ranked #35 nationally and #8 as a public university.”
I think the above demonstrates the reason Tulane defers many EA applicants (and is now moving towards ED 1 & ED 2) because they know their college is a safety for many high stat students. If your D was accepted EA to Tulane it sounds like you would have chosen UF anyways.
To me the appeal of Tulane is small private college (only 8K undergrads), small classes, very good academics, great community service, located in an awesome town (NO), with a large jewish student body. UF is a great school but a totally different college experience than Tulane.
@socaldad2002 - your conclusion is based upon supposition and speculation.
If you review Hillel, as public universities go, UF has the largest jewish population. For private universities, Tulane ranks #5. Percentage wise, yes, Tulane is at 42%. But when it comes to jewish,is it simply about being an MOT or is it more? I can tell you that Brandeis was on the radar for my D, which has a 40% jewish population, but quickly fell off given it is anti-Israel position and a student body that is pro BDS.
Second, my D has pending applications at universities smaller than Tulane, that she applied RD, that rank better.
Third, you suggest Tulane defers many high caliber students who apply EA because, speculating, these students view Tulane as a safety net. It’s not about being locked into a $70,000.00 a year obligation without knowing what type of financial package will be received? It’s not about a student being unwilling to lock his or her parent(s) into a financial quandary? It’s not about a student wanting to figure out a way to pay his or her own way? ED and EDII, by most accounts, and I may be in error, has a lot to do about yield. But I am glad the $70K a year nut doesn’t sit in your stomach like a knot, although hopefully your student receives considerable grant aid to avoid the need for loans that will be like a foot attached to a ball and chain.
@BabaO I’m not really sure what your point is. You are upset that your D was deferred in EA but complain about the 70K COA if she was accepted?
Tulane is a safety for many students, for example at D’s high school over the last 3 years there has been 44 applicants accepted but only 2 have attended (4.5% yield). Tulane is expensive and many applicants have cheaper options (e.g. UCs). I think Tulane has done a good job of offering merit to high stat kids over the years (after Katrina) but that trend may be waning with an emphasis on need-based aid over merit and ED 1 & 2 options…
@socaldad2002 - You draw a conclusion why Tulane defers many EA applicants and is likely moving towards ED and EDII. You draw a conclusion about which university my D would likely attend. You draw a conclusion about me being upset that my D was deferred. And you draw a conclusion regarding my statement about the $70K nut. Maybe I’m an oddity, and I’m not complaining about it because the price is the price and we knew that going in, but I think $70K is a lot of money. Anyway, and I will keep my opinion to myself, because we all know what those are like, since you appear to be a know-all, what more is there to say other than, Bon Chance, et tout mes voeux de reussite!
Au revoir.
^^ Not understanding the rant here. @socaldad2002 has been very helpful in the past. I don’t think he is drawing any conclusions at all, and even if he were - can not one just respectfully disagree? We are here to help each other out. @BabaO
Son applied EA and was accepted Dec 20th. He received small merit of 48K. He had 29 ACT, weighted GPA of 4.6 with tons of AP and DE, worked every summer as a lifeguard/swim instructor, 2 letters of recommendations, and plenty of community service hrs. ACT was below average for Tulane but excellent writer for his essays.Teachers say he is an excellent writer. Did not get PT award but they gave him a significant need based award since he is a twin and we will have two in college. But he is still 20k short from attending. We will be paying his room and board which is around 35 - 40 k. We are waiting on one scholarship for him to attend. Otherwise he goes to USF since they are offering nice scholarship and the state of Florida is paying his tuition. Now we wait to hear about the community service scholarship
@SoCalDad2 - Tulane May have been a safety several years ago but that is no longer true. That seems to be in part why they have emphasized ED and deferred so many EA folks.
@BabaO I 100% agree with you!!! My son was also deferred and was very interested due to unusual majors and such…and he is a very active Jewish Kid… BUT after getting into UF’s honors program and receiving NO response to ANY follow up emails to Tulane he also has lost interest. Tulane was a school of genuine interest but he was not going to commit to 70k either… and he wrote a follow up email explaining his finanical situation and that his reason for not doing early decision ANYWHERE was in large part financial. My son also applied to both large and smaller schools. But it is very important to him to have a significant Jewish population - not just in percentage but in numbers. and activity. His sister goes to UF actually. She loves it. She got into Tulane but went to UF because she had a full ride there. My kids are actually very different from each other. My son would generally probably prefer a medium private school and doesn’t really care about sports where as my daughter is all about the sports and big school atmosphere. She didn’t care if the school had a big Jewish population and isn’t terribly involved in hillel. My son is super involved and is actually at a BBYO national convention as we chat here lol. What my son does care about is having a personal relationship with professors and responsivelness. At UF and all the other schools he has applied to from UNC to Ga Tech, all his emails have been responded to thoughtfully… EXCEPT from Tulane, from which he has received NO replies. That has bothered him more than anything else. Considering most of those schools are bigger than Tulane, there is no excuse for that. They have made him feel more like a number than anywhere else. @SoCalDad2 Tulane may defer tons of high achieving kids assuming they use Tulane as a safety school and feel by deferring them they are protecting their yeild. But they are only hurting themselves as they continue to turn off great kids to their school who otherwise might actually have chosen to go there. If they want to fill their school with lower performing kids to protect their yeild that is pretty short sighted. They have gotton a reputation for deferring these kids. My daughter who was a NMF and got deferred, warned my son in advance that he’d be deferred and not to take it personally. LOL Sure enough he was deferred. I think that is silly. He really liked Tulane and had a strong and specific why Tulane essay. Many kids don’t apply ED because of the financial commitment not because they are using it for a safety. If Tulane continues to sell itself short by deferring great applicants questioning their motivations they are never going to move up the rankings. UF has a great combined masters of Finance in 4 years similar to Tulanes. It is the number 8 state school, 35 nationally ranked school and as an instate resident with great grades he will get a full tuition scholarship plus money for books at a minimum … I don’t know what he will choose but I know where my vote is! GO GATORS!
@fbhsmom - LOUD AND CLEAR!
oops, the response above was to @socaldad2002 . It tagged the wrong person. Sorry.
As I said upthread, I think with the new Dean of Enrollment Management, they are trying out several new things. Some may work, others not. But anyone who thinks Tulane is still a “safety” isn’t up on the current admission strategies.
@jym626 I find it so intriguing about the strategy concept and what they think works and doesn’t. It can’t all come down to yield, can it?
Yield is certainly part of the equation, as I think I said upthread. When schools (any schools) have yields below 20% they have trouble with their budgets.
When will Tulane send out RD decisions? I heard that last year they began to on Feb. 20th.
I think they already have. Some people in this thread have reported acceptances recently
@happytimesforever @Glyncame aside from a couple of merit award acceptances there have not been any RD acceptances I’ve seen. Looking back at last year most RD’s came out on 3/19