<p>i don’t understand the frustration. we are lucky that Tulane has a rolling admission process. many colleges won’t release admission decision until late March.</p>
<p>I think it’s just sort of a “get what you get and you don’t throw a fit” sort of mentality. Rolling admission can be a real blessing or horrible torture. I’m not sure I’d call Tulane’s admissions “rolling” though. Because it’s clear that they don’t evaluate based on submission date. Anyways, I’m excited and anxious to receive a decision. All we can do is hope and pray for the best.</p>
<p>Well Tulane is certainly not the only school to defer people in the Early Action or Early Decision round and then not make a final decision until close to April 1st. Particularly since Tulane is making an effort to reduce the size of this incoming class, they are probably just being more cautious with their acceptances. Their first obligation is to the students already at Tulane and the larger than expected class sizes for the past few years have resulted in a very tight housing situation. It is clear they are trying to make sure that not only the existing students are served, but that things for the incoming freshman are ideal for the next four years as well. As time goes on and students who are currently accepted commit to Tulane, they will hopefully be able to judge based on previous history how many more students they can make offers of admission to. I know the waiting is difficult. Many similar schools manage their enrollment by admitting slightly fewer students than they know they need to admit in order to fill their class and then waitlist everyone else that has half a chance - letting them know AFTER MAY 1st and into August sometimes if space becomes available for them in the class. As frustrating as it is for those still waiting, it is a balancing act for Tulane that you will appreciate if you are ultimately admitted and don’t have to deal with a campus that is busting at the seams trying to accommodate too many students. For the price of a Tulane education, that is what students and parents have the right to expect.</p>
<p>Tulane specifically states that they do not have rolling admissions, if one defines that as First In First Out. It is a hard date of April 1 for RD or for those deferred from EA (which then makes them RD) and Tulane then provides selected students with earlier decisions, I assume based on both the quality criteria and other identified needs/preferences of the school.</p>
<p>I do understand that for those like Cheer007, who almost already bleeds Tulane blue and green, it is very difficult to not be one of those selected earlier. I also understand the argument that maybe it would be better to do it more like Harvard, Duke, etc. that only inform students on 2 dates, the ED/EA date and the RD date. But there are just as many reasons the way Tulane does it is justified, especially since it is important for Tulane to get a sense of how the class is shaping up as the months go by. If it all happened en masse, I suspect the chances of some classes being way too big and others being way too small would be exacerbated.</p>
<p>I can only tell you for sure that Tulane is not trying to torture anyone, they are simply balancing as many factors as possible while bringing in the most talented class of the appropriate size that they can.</p>
<p>(Cross posted with kreativekat)</p>