Merit Scholarship, if received: 30k/yr (Premier Scholar Award)
[ b]School/major:** Mathematics
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 C
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
GPA: 4.46 (W) (no UW available)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (5) only score ive reported
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Spanish Lang & Culture, AP Computer Science A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): seal of bi-literacy, national coding award, NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): sports, tutor, ambassador, few clubs, etc.
Job/Work Experience: chipotle second semester jr year, fancy restaurant senior year
Volunteer/Community Service: local art museum, NHS, etc.
Essays: Common App essay was a pretty interesting and unique story to me, why Tulane was good but done the day of!
Counselor Rec: good i assume!
Additional Rec: good i assume!
Interview: N/A
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Are people thinking there will be another day of decisions released? I’m surprised I haven’t heard back. Is it possible that they don’t read all of the applications before dec 20th, and because of that so many people get deferred by default?
ACCEPTED
(sorry Idk how to do the green text)
Applied 11/6
Merit Scholarship, if received: None (yet I hope)
[ b]School/major:** Political Science
SAT I (breakdown): 1340 630 Math 710 Reading
ACT (breakdown): N/a
SAT II (place score in parentheses): US History 740 Literature 680
GPA: 4.1 (W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 61/214
AP (place score in parentheses): World History 4 Lang 4 US history 4
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Gov/Econ, AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No National, Recognized for work that I’ve written
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): BSU, Theater, Produced a Play Festival, Station Manager of school Radio station
Job/Work Experience: Host at Restaurant 7 months, interned at a criminal defense firm over the summer
Volunteer/Community Service: NHS, worked at a women’s shelter
Essays: Common APP essay was an allegory, honestly loved it so much, Why Tulane was good too, emphasized service
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Arts Magnet
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: -> 80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): - adopted into a multiracial family as the only black member
I have a feeling they may be overlooking my app because many people with lower stats have gotten in from my school, including about 6 from my school today. Maybe they have not seen the interest demonstrated by me? Is it pretty much a 75 percent chance that I will get deferred because I have not been accepted so late into the game?
I submitted my application on October 15th and heard back by November 17th!
I had an unweighted 3.64 gpa and a 2140 sat
I’ve taken 6 AP classes over the course of high school
I was offered a $17k per year merit scholarship
I’m from NorCal
My son got his admission today; I’m surprised that it took so long. I had told him that he would need to get the Tulane or Dean’s Award to attend, but he was given a $32,000 award; I understand the other scholarships are still a possibility. I’m not sure we as parents can say no with that kind of offer, even if I would prefer “free.” We will be scheduling several trips to New Orleans over the next couple of months. Fun for the family and hopefully enjoyable for him as well.
@KarinaC Congrats to you and the other recently accepted students! Most majors at Tulane are open to all. The spots are not limited. You will need to complete the Core curriculum but you can choose any major. (I believe that you need to be accepted into Architecture, but I think that this is the only school with special requirements).
This is from the web site: All students enter as undergraduates through the Newcomb-Tulane Undergraduate College. Once a student selects a major, he or she becomes affiliated with one of 5 undergraduate schools: Architecture, Business, Liberal Arts, Public Health and Tropical Medicine, or Science and Engineering.
What major are you interested in pursuing?
I want to get into the School of Architecture, the 5year pre-professional bachelor program. I e-mailed my admission counselor. I did make a portfolio, so I would like to make sure if I can pursue that major?
Merit Scholarship, if received: 27K/yr (Distinguished Scholar) School/major: Undecided
SAT I (breakdown): CR 720, Math 750, Writing 750 = 2220
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (780), Chemistry (780)
GPA: 3.88 (W) (no UW available) – Though if I were to surmise, my UW would be quite low
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We do a decile system, but I’m probably in the 2nd decile
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Bio (5), AP Euro (5), AP Statistics (4), AP Chem (4), AP Lang (5), AP US Gopo (5), AP French (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Psych, English Seminar Acc, AP Enviro, Physics Acc, AP Macro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Seal of Biliteracy, NMS Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): A few clubs, Key Club (Officer), French Club (Pres), French Lit Mag (Layout Editor), Columbia SHP
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours
Essays: I’m still working on it, so what I submitted was a draft for the common app. Quirky topic. My Why Tulane was pretty playful too.
Counselor Rec: Ok I think (not too close with my gc)
Additional Rec: Pretty good
Interview: N/A
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Advice: Seriously try to have as much fun in what you’re writing (since that’s probably one of the few things you can control at this point). Just talk about what you’re passionate it about, however weird as heck it may be or however normal it may seem–they can really tell. Tulane was a safety for me, but the vibe and academics seem amazing, and the merit money is helpful.
