***Tulane Early Action Official Results***

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Since many people should be receiving EA decisions today, I thought we should start this thread to keep it separate from the discussion thread. Good luck to everyone!!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Merit Scholarship, if any:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:

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**Decision: Accepted **

Merit Scholarship, if any: $5,000 per year

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (690 ERW, 710 M, 22 Essay) - submitted
ACT (breakdown): did not submit
SAT II: 730 US History
Weighted GPA: 4.12 (Valedictorian GPA = 4.60)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.78 (I am unsure.)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank. (Top 20%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP GOV (5), AP Spanish (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: English IV H, Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP World History, DE for arts
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing too major

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): very heavy involvement in secondary high school, math club, Spanish club (rep), and school choir
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: required by school; none outside of that work.
Summer Activities: summer study in Los Angeles (2015) and in NYC (2016)
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 9/10. Essay deals with a struggle I faced throughout high school and how that struggle fundamentally changed me as a person.
Why Tulane: 8/10. Risky but good. I got specific and detailed and showed how Tulane would help me thrive.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: AP Government - 7/10. Generic rec that was short but did what it needed to do.
Teacher Rec #2: AP Spanish - 11/10. It was just beautiful. I cried when I read it.
Counselor Rec: 9/10 (guess) I did not read; however, he thinks highly of me. I also made every effort possible for him to know everything about me, so I know he had information to write about.
Additional Rec: I included two.
Ballet/Modern/Jazz teacher: 7/10 (guess) I did not read. Might have been great or generic.
Acting teacher: 7/10 (guess) I did not read it. He submitted it on Dec. 9, so I don’t know if Tulane read it or used it as an admissions factor.

Interview: It went well. We talked for an hour on everything from Scarsdale, NY, to Tulane’s mission. She seemed to like me. It was really casual.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
Intended Major: BFA Musical Theatre
State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana

Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
I did not apply for the Dean’s Scholarship or the Paul Tulane Award.

Reflection

Strengths: GPA in context, letters of rec, essays, ECs, and Interview
Weaknesses: Major awards and unweighted GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My course load is incredibly demanding. I did not apply for aid. Essays were good. I have lots of non-academic things that are helping me out.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Loyola University New Orleans - accepted
Oklahoma City University - accepted
Ball State University - accepted
Emerson College - rejected

General Comments: If you have any specific questions regarding my situation or circumstances or want any input or advice, feel free to message me. Always remember that colleges are placing you in context of your school / region; they are not looking for perfection. Challenge yourself as you see fit.

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**Decision: Accepted **

Merit Scholarship, if any: Distinguished Scholar (27k/year)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (730 R 770 M)
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.121 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Bio, AP Stat, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit, HN US Govt, Advanced Marketing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Spanish Exam Bronze Medalist, Virginia Governor’s School Attendee, National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar w Distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet for 10 years, several honor societies, a few school clubs, lots of volunteering
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: 150 hrs at a hospital, several hours at various other locations
Summer Activities: VA governor’s school for humanities, hospital volunteering, UVA STEM camp, W&M workshop, Georgetown Medical Institute
Essays (rating 1-10, details): put lots of time into my common app… 8/10; Why Tulane was very personal w specific examples since I had visited… 8 or 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): history teacher 9 or 10/10; calc teacher 8 or 9/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology or Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): VA
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Indian (asian subcontinent)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

Reflection

Strengths: commitment to ECs, strong academics
Weaknesses: not really a top student compared to others who applied at my school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: showed interest
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ve been getting general acceptances to a bunch of my safeties but still waiting for honors/scholarship info… accepted to penn state, u pitt w/ honors, u alabama w 25k/year so far.

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**Decision: Accepted **

Merit Scholarship, if any: Distinguished Scholar (30k per year)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (680 R 790 M)
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Pyschology, AP Chemistry, Band, AP Literature, Honors Econ., AP Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band 9-12, Reading Club 9-12 (Co-President 12), Mock Trial 11-12, Various Honor Societies
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Church Usher 8-12th, Tutored at Church and School
Summer Activities: Xavier University of Louisiana Stress on Analytical Reasoning (S.O.A.R) Academic Program.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Why Tulane essay was about the beauty of Tulane’s campus right in the middle of the most vibrant city she has ever visited.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: (9/10)AP Physics I Teacher. He wrote a touching recommendation for a Summer program so believe he wrote another great recommendation (didn’t see)
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: (7/10) Probably generic as we have a large class (over 800) and did not initially know daughter well.
Additional Rec:
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public School
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, Test scores, and demonstrated interest (Visited campus in spring of junior year)
Weaknesses: No big awards or leadership positions
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I believe showing interest and being competitive stats wise was important and being an URM probably didn’t hurt.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted to Howard, Hampton, UGA, LSU, Alabama A&M, Tennessee St, Southern, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Florida A&M. Still waiting on North Carolina A&T and Georgia Tech.
General Comments: My daughter hasn’t decided exactly where she will go to school or whether she will go to a HBCU or PWI, but Tulane is near the top of the list. She has not worried about ECs and the college “rat race” but just about things that were important to her. I believe that being comfortable in her own skin is her biggest “superpower”.

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**Decision: Accepted **

Merit Scholarship, if any: Distinguished Scholar ($26k/year)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not take
ACT (breakdown): 31, 32 superscored (35E, 29M, 34R, 31S)
SAT II: did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: My school offers very few AP classes; highest level classes that are as hard as AP are marked by (s).
AP Statistics (s), Biology 2 Honors, AP Macroeconomics (s), American Literature, Advanced Spanish Literature and Film (s)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Private piano lessons for 13 years, Peer Tutoring, Spread Science club, Model United Nations, Sustainability Internship, Senior Planning Group, JV Basketball (captain 9-10), Varsity Basketball
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
Volunteer/Community service: over 300 hours by the time I graduate
Summer Activities: Brown Pre-College Summer Program before senior year
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common app essay 8/10- about being biracial; my counselor loved it, but I probably could’ve made it even better hence the 8/10. Activities essay 7/10- about piano and persevering. Why Tulane 9.5/10- really showed my love for and interest in Tulane through specific details about my visits, their programs, and New Orleans!
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t read any of them but here are my guesses.
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10: Precalculus teacher last year, LOVE her and I know she wrote an amazing rec!
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10: AP Environmental Science teacher last year; probably okay but not great because I struggled in his class but really tried to work hard and improved my grade a lot second semester.
Counselor Rec: 8-9/10: really got to know him well and think he wrote a solid rec.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: 8/10: had it only two weeks ago so it probably didn’t have the most influence, but I think it went pretty well and I really connected with my interviewer!

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Architecture
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Biracial (Taiwanese and white)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >200-300k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: not sure, but essays were pretty good and good ECs
Weaknesses: gpa not super great
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I applied to and attended Preview TU, Tulane’s multicultural fly-in program, and I think this really helped me demonstrate interest. Also applied for the Deans’ Honor Scholarship which again demonstrated interest.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
UGA (accepted); applied to 10 other schools but haven’t heard back from others yet.
General Comments: SO excited that I got in!!! Don’t know for sure if I’ll be attending yet, but Tulane’s definitely in my top 3, and with the merit scholarship there’s a good chance I’ll end up there!! Congrats to everyone accepted and roll wave!!!

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Merit Scholarship, if any: Founders Award ($24,000)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 31 composite: 35 English; 27 math, 32 reading, 31 science
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (4.3 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 47/544 (top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), English Language and Composition (5), Psychology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Psychology SL (7)
Senior Year Course Load: IB History HL, Pre-AP Physics, IB Math Studies, Pre-Cal (regular), IB Biology HL,
IB Chinese V, IB English IV HL, IB Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really… Trustees Award (local academic) every year, Shining Star Award (academic and community service), AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of volunteering through NHS and Leadership Council, Chinese Club, Amigos (be buddies with a peer with special needs), beach volleyball
Job/Work Experience: Catch Air (indoor playground for kids) from April 2016-present
Volunteer/Community service: see above
Summer Activities: summer camp every year, this summer an internship with an orthopaedic surgeon
Essays (rating 1-10, details): big common app 7/10 (detailed a hard family time, but focused on its effects on me, a little cheesy, but good), work experiences 9/10 (funny work story, with a point), why Tulane 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: AP/IB English III/Extended Essay supervisor, didn’t read (waived FERPA rights), but I have a close relationship with her
Teacher Rec #2: Pre-AP Algebra II/Pre-cal, didn’t read, but have had him for two years, he really likes me, I go in early a lot to ask questions
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably pretty average, I go to a big school where you only see your counselor if you’re in trouble
Additional Rec:
Interview: Had a really good alumni interview, but it turns out that I had it after I was already admitted…

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: not sure…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: part of IB program, lots of work experience
Weaknesses: awards, leadership roles
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: part of IB, have had a consistent job, went to multiple informational events, emailed admissions counselor
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: only heard back from A&M, Baylor, TCU, SMU, admitted to all

General Comments:

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*Texas A&M

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**Decision: Accepted **
Merit Scholarship: 30,000 per year and admittance to the Honors College

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
ACT (breakdown): 32C, 35 English, 34 Reading, 31 Math, 28 Science (I have a 34 superscore, but I don’t think Tulane accepts that)
SAT II: 720 US History (I know, I know)
GPA : 4.0 Unweighted, 4.63 Weighted (Out of 5, but nobody gets more than a 4.7 at graduation)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/559
AP: Human Geography: (4), WHAP: (4), Art History: (4), AP English Lang: (4), Post-AP Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory: (N/A), APUSH: (4), Physics C: Mechanics: (4), Psychology: (4), Calc BC: (3)
IB: N/A (School does not offer)
Senior Year Course Load: Post-AP Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, Micro/Macro Economics, AP Gov/Comp Gov, Post-AP Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), AP English Literature, AP European History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar With Distinction, Our school’s highest academic award, Duke TIP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Senior Class VP for Student Council, Link Crew (VP 9-11/Executive Board Director 12), FCAS, JSA
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard at my local college
Volunteer/Community service: Kimbell Teen Council (It’s a local art museum)
Summer Activities: Duke TIP Summer Studies, work, travel.

Essays (rating 1-10, details):

Common App: 7/10. I wrote about my interest in the national debt and what we can do to fix it. Originally I thought it was alright, but I reread it recently and cringed.
Why Tulane: 8.5/10. I wrote 700 words and worked pretty hard on this one with my college advisor, so I think that helped.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Calc A/Physics C Teacher (7.5/10) She was nice and I had her for two years and we bonded well, but I honestly can’t say how good it was.
Teacher Rec #2: Art History/Euro History Teacher (9/10) He really liked me and told me he “only writes recs if he knows it will be good.” He saw my interest in the subject and how hard I worked in the class.
Counselor Rec: Honestly, idk because of how big our class is. I spoke with her on occasion, but we certainly weren’t close.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: No, although I submitted my app a week early I was never contacted.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Double Major in Political Economy and Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): Texas (Dallas Area)
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Urban, public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: approximately 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A, I’m a straight, white, middle class, male, and a fourth generation college student lol.
Reflection

Strengths: Class workload and grades, test scores, essays, ECs
Weaknesses: Special, Recs maybe
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
UT Austin: Accepted (Auto)
University of Alabama: Accepted
University of Georgia: Accepted

Waiting to hear back from:
UNC
UVA
Berkeley

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Decision: Accepted!!

Merit Scholarship, if any: none

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1220
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: USH 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t report them
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP French, AP gov, Dual enrollment English through UCONN, honors calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN for four years (secretary senior year), French club (treasurer last year and president this year), variety swim team (Captain this year), club swim team since 7th grade
Job/Work Experience: lifeguard in the summer for two years
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Duke Summer Program (three weeks)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- I say it was a 9. It wasn’t the best essay even written, but it was a very strong and well written one. Tulane Essay- I would say a 10 and what helped me get in. It was very tailored around my interest of studying International Relations and French, and connecting it to Tulane
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Like a 9/10

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but she likes me a lot so hopefully was written well!
Additional Rec:
Interview: Applied to do an interview but wasn’t able to

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International relations, minor in French
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $250,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: My essay about why Tulane probably did it because my test scores were below average and my grades are average.
Weaknesses: SAT score, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Why Tulane essay
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Fairfield and Providence. Deferred from Fordham

General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted. If you didn’t get in, don’t worry, you will end up where you are supposed to be. The “Why ___” essays are very important so take them seriously

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**Decision: Deferred **

Merit Scholarship, if any:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 30 (28M, 28R, 30S, 33E)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 / 568
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Scholar with Honor, 12 APs total including this year
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP English IV, AP Calculus BC, AP Art History, AP Music Theory, AP Biology, AP US Government
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): loads of UIL Academic and band awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Section Leader and Secretary), NHS (Secretary), Student Council (Webmaster), Spanish Club (President), Diversity Club (Treasurer), HOSA (Junior Representative), DECA, AP Ambassadors, Spanish NHS
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: ~ 200 hours
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: didn’t see
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Biological Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: + $180,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: ECs and essays
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: test scores and limited demonstrated interest
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Baylor University, Texas Tech University, University of Texas at Dallas, University of Oklahoma / Deferred by Tulane University / Pending Rice University and Cornell University

General Comments: Limited demonstrated interest most definitely hurt me

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Decision: Accepted

Merit Scholarship, if any: Distinguished Scholars - $25k. Honors College

Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 34C - 35E, 34R, 34S, 33M
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): DNR offically but in top 10% out of 90
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 5, English 5, STATS 4
Senior Year Course Load: All APs -Bio, AB Calc, MEH, Gov/Politics, French, English

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): TN

School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $100k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): noooope

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: stats, visited twice

General Comments
Grateful, but honestly a little disappointed with the scholarship amount. :expressionless:

Waiting on Vandy, UNC, UVA, Emory, Richmond, Wake, W & L, Davidson, Rhodes

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ACCEPTED EA

Merit Scholarship, if any: 27,000 a year. honors college

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): math-27 science-35 English-36 reading-35 composite- 33
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): gov(5) bio(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: honors physics, English IV, ap modern euro, ap french, ap art history.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:no
Intended Major: pre-med
State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
Country (if international applicant):USA
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): in state

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my essays
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments:
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ACCEPTED EARLY ACTION

Merit Scholarship, if any: $26,000 a year (Distinguished Scholar Award)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): Composite: 31
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language and Composition: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Anatomy, Honors Statistics, AP Literature, etc.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Tons of leadership and academic awards

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Public Relations (with a Pre-Law Track)
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none

Reflection:

Strengths: Consistency in grades/test scores, tons of demonstrated interest
Weaknesses: Why Tulane essay was so generic
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My grades/test scores were very in range and I showed a TON of demonstrated interest. Visited campus junior year, attended thing at my school both junior AND senior year, constantly emailed my rep saying how much I wanted an interview, got the interview, it went extremely well, constantly emailed my rep saying how I would commit right away if I get in, emailed my rep (in a well-worded way) begging for merit money), my head of school emailed my rep an additional rec saying how amazing I would be at Tulane, and all of this demonstrated interest worked. SO happy.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

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Accepted EA!!

$23,000 Founders’ Scholarship!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 32
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), Seminar (4), World, Language and Composition (5), US History (3), Comparative Government and Politics, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Calculus AB
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: GoPo, Lit, Enviro, Calc, Spanish 5, yearbook, lit mag, editorial leadership
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic writing awards, NSE medals, few other small things

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor-in-Chief, copy editor), Literary Magazine, Writing for local magazine
Job/Work Experience: Starbucks Barista, Media Manager at local non-profit
Volunteer/Community service: Organizer/founder at local social justice organization, volunteer with a few hundred of hours at Girls Rock Camp, Spanish teacher.
Summer Activities: Working for that nice grocery money!
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I have no idea! Apparently decent!
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Amazing! She’s my yearbook advisor and has watched me grow dramatically for a few years.
Teacher Rec #2: Probably decent! She’s my math teacher of freshman and senior year and said she liked my recommendation request letter!
Counselor Rec: I have no relation to her and I assume she just has a template.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Didn’t get one.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: YES.
Intended Major: English with a Creative Writing track and either Spanish or Political Science. I plan on going into law so get to study my passions as an undergraduate!
State (if domestic applicant): Kentucky––yeehaw!
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public magnet school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Cisgender female
Income Bracket: 52,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): bisexual, sort of first-gen,

Reflection

Strengths: ECs!!
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I made a really good impression on my admissions counselor!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I have so far been rejected at UChicago (a good thing, probably), accepted to University of Louisville, and now accepted to Tulane!

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**Decision: Accepted **

Merit Scholarship: Leadership Award (5k a year)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1380 (super-scored; 740 math, 640 reading/writing) 18 essay
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 Weighted= around 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 13%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, Advanced Sports Training, DE Geology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mostly just athletic awards (soccer) and golden scholar awards from my school.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV/Varsity soccer player (team captain), club soccer (team captain) ,multiple community service hours, school spirit club, some more small things.
Job/Work Experience: Courtesy clerk for a grocery store.
Volunteer/Community service: Lots of community service hours. I am a frequent volunteer for many local organizations and love volunteering.
Summer Activities: Working and soccer.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay: 9/10 I had a counselor help me with it and I think this was very good. Why Tulane essay: 10/10 I honestly believe this was the highlight of my application. I was very specific, discussed interests I had at Tulane, and described my amazing tour and the magnificent city of NOLA.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: AP Literature teacher: 10/10 I also had this teacher in 8th grade and she knows me extremely well.
Teacher Rec #2:10/10 My calculus teacher wrote a ton about me and was very passionate and sincere in her letter.
Counselor Rec: 8/10 It was pretty good, just a little generic
Additional Rec: 10/10 Soccer coach: wrote about my leadership abilities on the team and discussed my work ethic.
Interview: None, but I did talk to my admissions counselor at a college fair I went, and I feel like that made a difference.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Management and Computer science, but I might change
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Reflection

Strengths: GPA, essays, LOR’s
Weaknesses: test scores, class rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly, I put my heart and soul in the “why tulane” essay haha, and I also went on a campus tour.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Didn’t get into Notre Dame, but I have got into Fordham, Loyola Chicago, ASU, NAU, UA. I still have a ton of other schools I’m waiting to here back from.

General Comments: HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE WHY TULANE ESSAY AND VISITING CAMPUS/SHOWING INTEREST!!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

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oh yeah I was EA btw

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**Decision: Accepted **

Merit Scholarship, if any: $27,000 a year

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1470 (720reading) (750math)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 730 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/570
AP (place score in parenthesis): APush(4) APES(4) APLang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 Apes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: good scores and gpa
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted from Wisconsin

General Comments: Show interest!

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**Decision: Deferred **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1540 (M:800 RW:740)
ACT (breakdown): 35(W:35 R:35 M:36 S:33)
SAT II:
Math 2:800
US History:790
Chem: 800

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/700
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Spanish Language: (5)
World History: (4)
Physics 1: (5)
Psychology: (5)
US History: (5)
Calc BC: (5) (AB subscore: 5)
Lang and Comp: (5)
Comp Sci: (5)
Chem: (5)
Stats: (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
CompSci2, AP art history, Multivariable Calculus, AP Lit, Academic Decathlon, AP Physics 2, Volleyball, AP Gov/Eco
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball
Job/Work Experience: YMCA, Baylor College of Medicine Intern
Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Transportation Division volunteer
Summer Activities: Baylor College of Medicine, YMCA, Red Cross
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: None

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Didn’t do “demonstrated interest,” Tufts Syndrome
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UT, Baylor

General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted
Merit Scholarship, if any: $30k per year

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1480: 740E, 740M
ACT (breakdown): 32C: 36E, 34R, 30M, 27S
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96, 5.07W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/830
AP (place score in parenthesis): EngLang(5), APUSH(5), WHAP(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP environmental sci, AP EngLit, AP Gov, AP Econ, Latin1&2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended scholar, AP scholar, Texas Music Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): marching band (officer, section leader, head librarian, principal French Horn), choir (officer, section leader), show choir, musical theatre (lead role), NHS (parliamentarian, historian), Science NHS
Job/Work Experience: worked junior year summer, all through junior year and currently still employed at Barnes and Noble
Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours
Summer Activities: band, volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 tbh, my personal could’ve been so much better and I wrote my Why Tulane on the history of jazz in New Orelans because I didn’t know much about the school
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): band director 10/10; I have the most leadership positions in the band and have been an officer since sophomore year, choir director 8/10; we don’t get along super well, english teachers 9/10, she also is a sponsor for NHS so she knows me well and I love writing so English is always my favorite class

Counselor Rec: 9/10, I didn’t know my counselor but we have to write two essays and provide a resume for them so they basically just base their rec off of our own display of ourself lol
Interview: 9/10, I talked about how much the music scene in New Orleans made me want to apply to Tulane

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Cognitive Studies/anthropology
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: $30,000 per year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have two moms who separated when I was little and they’ve been having a legal battle since then because Texas doesn’t recognize one of my moms

Reflection

Strengths: Gay moms, lots of leadership
Weaknesses: rushed essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: not sure
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
accepted: University of Texas at austin, Baylor University, SUNY Binghampton
rejected: Vanderbilt ED1

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Merit Scholarship, if any: $15k

Objective:
SAT I: 740 reading&writing, 670 math (1410)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA: 3.88
Rank: 15/145
AP: APUSH (5) APLAC (5) Psych, Calc AB, Studio Art, Literature & Composition
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: all honors/ap
Major Awards: several schoolwide awards for excellence in english classes, one regional award for poetry

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: literary magazine (editor), NHS, GSA, trivia bowl, band&choir (section leader in marching band), drama club, track & field
Job/Work Experience: summer job
Volunteer/Community service: 50+ for NHS, mostly tutoring
Summer Activities: n/a
Essays: common app essay was prolly 8.5/10? about how i quit soccer, oops
why tulane 7.5/10? generic besides for the fact that i mentioned specific programs of theirs that i liked, and i referenced a current student
Recommendations: 8/10

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10, had high hopes for this teacher but i read her letter and she kinda roasted me lol. still, she talked about my growth which must’ve helped
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10, from a math teacher (not my strong suit) and i haven’t read it but she probably talked about how im a hard worker
Counselor Rec: 7/10, also haven’t read it. wasn’t close with my counselor until this year but i made a big effort to communicate with her which probably helped
Additional Rec: my recommendation letter for deans’ honor was prolly a 10/10
Interview: very brief, over the phone, 10minutes tops. i was nervous but i got my point across and carried myself well, a pretty casual and comfortable conversation

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: English
State: Connecticut
Country: USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 60k
Hooks): first generation & bisexual

Reflection

Strengths: extra curriculars
Weaknesses: sat/gpa (was hoping for honors program & better merit aid)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i met all the basic requirements & applied for an unpopular major. i also demonstrated my interest fairly well (interview & decent Why Tulane) although i never visited
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to Emerson & Roger Williams

General Comments: this is rly late lol