Anyone else who hasn’t heard back yet feeling hopeless? I just consumed a bag of chips in a nervous fit lmao
hey guys! i got in EA and received a distinguished scholar merit scholarship! this isnt my first choice school but its for sure in the running and im so happy 
@Foureyes66 lmao
Anybody got in early decision?
ACCEPTED!
ACT: 33
Weighted GPA: 4.13
I applied 10/27 and I still haven’t heard back! I live in Michigan and I know that another person got in at my school (35 and like 4.6 GPA). Does Tulane only accept a certain amount of people from each school?
I’m excited bc this is my first time doing one of these after following CC since sophomore year!!
Decision: Accepted
Early action
Merit Scholarship, if received: Distinguished Scholar- $27k
School/major: English major
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didnt send
ACT (breakdown): 31C (36E, 35R, 27M, 26S)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): didnt send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80 UW/ 4.19W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): APES (4) AP Lit (4) AP Econ(4) AP World (4) AP Euro (4) AP US History (4) AP Lang (5) AP gov (5) AP Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): Not taken yet
Senior Year Course Load: ALL IB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP ScholaR
Subjective:
[ list]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NHS, A cultural club (pres), student gov, leadership symposium,
[]Job/Work Experience: Restuarants, department store
[]Volunteer/Community Service: hospital, tutoring, etc
[]Summer Activities: pretty much what is found above throughout the summers.
[]Essays: I really hope my CA essay is good, worked on it for weeks.
EC essay was fun to write, so I hope it was good
Why Tulane? Took a risk! Hahaha I was so scared after I submitted, was sure I’d be rejected lol.
[]Teacher Recommendations: didnt send any!! Also sure I’d be rejected for this.
[]Counselor Rec: okay
[]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/list]
Other:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: black
Gender: f
Income Bracket: around 50-75k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection:
Strengths: Likely my essays. I really had a lot of fun writing them. I’ve been having a lot of anxiety about my CA and other essays but this is reassuring. I realize that I’ve gotten the same merit award as others w higher stats (32 ACT, 33 ACT)…Maybe the AO really liked me and this definitely would have been b/c of my essays.
Weaknesses: no demonstrated interest, ACT, transcript/gpa (2 C’s…4 B’s and 40 A’s)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: essays, combination of ACT with URM??
Where else you are applying or have already applied: 3 instate publics, USC, Penn, Notre Dame, Stanford, Emory, Harvard
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Whew!!! Still shocked!! This will probably be my last acceptance because he other schools Im applying to are high reaches. I’ll see if it works out with money when I have all my decisions at the end. No matter where I go, I know I’ll be happy! It just feels good to be accepted by a school witha 30% acceptance rate and a ranking of #39 (even though I know those things don’t REALLY matter). Good luck everyone!
@Cheeseneeva did you just find out or did you find out an hour ago??
Honestly thought I would’ve gotten in by now…
I have mediocre test scores (31C ACT) but I am an IB diploma candidate, 98.4 GPA, loads of community service (Make a wish and hospital volunteer), work as a pharmaceutical technician and wrote- in my opinion- a stellar why tulane essay. lol this blows.
Accepted EA. 27k a year!!!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 720 USH, 770 M2, 740 BIO
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.50
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), BIO (5), EURO (4), ENGLISH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): na
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
Does anyone have any idea If that was the last acceptance wave?
ACCEPTED EA!!
Decision: Accepted
Merit Scholarship, if received: Presidential Scholarship (32k), invited to the Honors Program
School/Major: Finance
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 32
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
GPA: 3.93 UW, 5.23 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/443
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), AP Calc AB (5) AP European History (5) AP World History (5) AP US Gov (4) AP Chem (3) AP English Language (5), etc. Took 11 AP’s so far
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Comparative Gov, AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Macro, AP Micro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 10 Honor Roll all four years, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, nothing major
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Government (Treasurer), National Honor Society, VP of National Art Honor Society,
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community Service: 400+ hours tutoring
Essays: Common App: I think it’s pretty good?? 8/10 Why Tulane: Decent 9/10, wrote about Hurricane Katrina and my experience about it
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but he likes me 9/10
Additional Rec: Didn’t read but I feel like one of my teachers wrote a generic one because she had to write dozens of rec letters for other students and submitted my letter the day before it was due
Interview: N/A
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <50,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation but I’m Asian so that cancels out my hook :-/
Reflection:
[ list]
[]Strengths: GPA, class rank, test scores
[]Weaknesses: My ACT could have been higher
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Maybe my essays. I showed that I wasn’t just applying to Tulane as a safety but because I also wanted to go there. I also applied to Dean’s Scholarship so maybe that showed commitment if scholarships are factored in to the decision (highly doubted but if so…)
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: UF, FSU, Boston College, ETC.
[*]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: SO EXCITED!! I was anxious I would get rejected but for those who haven’t gotten a decision, DON’T STRESS!!! You will go wherever you’re meant to be!
@aidanmc9 how much did you get in merit?
My portal was updated 7 pm ct
Still waiting
It seems like there has been about one major release every week or two, so the next one will probably be on the date given (either 15 or 20)
Sounds like no deferrals yet. Plus, does not seem like any ED acceptances tonight. Did anybody get accepted early decision tonight or within the last week or so?
I hope I give everyone some hope because of my stats! I do go to a rigorous high school though.
Decision: Accepted
Merit Scholarship, if received: Not stated on my letter
[ b]School/major:** undecided
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 31 (30 E, 30R, 30S, 32M)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
GPA: 3.65 W 3.35 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parentheses): didn’t send in my scores
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Bio ethics, Ap Stats, physics, Ap Literature, Ap gov, Ap psych
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Golf (mvp three years and captain), basketball (captain both years, won most inspirational), I was in a few clubs, NHS, Soccer for one year, other service, stuff with my family as well
Job/Work Experience: Beach lifeguard for 2 years and currently employed in retail
Volunteer/Community Service: over 100 hours, went on a service trip
Essays: Personal essay 10/10 - it was really personal and unique I think, why tulane 9/10 10/10? I wrote a long one about specific things I would take advantage of at Tulane and showed heavy interest.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Likes me
Additional Rec: APUSH teacher 8/10
Interview: N/A
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection:
[ list]
[]Strengths: Essays, Interests, EC’s, service, ACT
[]Weaknesses: GPA definitely
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My why tulane essay showed a lot of interest and my own essay was really personal and showed a lot of who I am
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: UvA, Elon, Highpoint, College of Charleston, UNC, Richmond, University of Miami, Villanova
[*]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I can’t believe I got in I’m so happy! I applied October 24th. Tulane is definitely my number one and all I have to say is be patient and hopeful! IF you get deferred, that is not a rejection!
After waiting since September 20th, accepted EA! Nice scholarship too. Huge weight off my shoulders.
@takeroftests what are your stats?