Anyone else concerned with the metrics published on Tulane at college score card by US Dept of Education? I have not seen another school with a transfer rate of almost 1/5 students[College Scorecard | College Scorecard]
Note: image is for started college at Tulane. 29% of transfers in- transferred out bringing total to 19%, i.e., Buyerâs remorse is prevalent
But if you make it Started College Here and switch it to Full-Time then the stats switch to 84% graduated, 14% transferred, and 3% withdrew. I suspect that most people here at CC would be starting as full-time students and not part-time. I think Tulaneâs part-time students would likely be locals who are trying to become credentialed in something and realized that the price for the courses (and not the full-time colllege âexperienceâ) wasnât worth it as compared to a less expensive public option in the area.
Are you suggesting 14% is good? Do you know of a âpeerâ school anywhere near this range? While true the filter you describe likely best represents students on this site, I would argue a 29% transfer rate for prior transfers should not be dismissed. From any vantage point, these numbers are extremely high. The open question is why ~1 in 5 students transfer and why is the overall graduation rate 67% (> 1 in 8 withdraw)
According to USNWR, Boston University, Brandeis University, Case Western Reserve, and Tulane are all ranked as #42, and all are private universities (U. of Wisconsin - Madison is also listed as #42, but as itâs a public school, many might not consider it in the same situation as Tulane).
For each row it is the university: % graduated, % transferred, % withdrew
- Brandeis: 89%, 8%, 3%
- Boston U: 87%, 10%, 3%
- Case Western: 84%, 13%, 4%
- Tulane: 84%, 14%, 3%
Iâm not suggesting that a 14% is good, but USNWR suggests that the above are peer schools, and Case Western & Tulane are fairly interchangeable with their percentages, and worse than the other two, but not a universe apart from them, either.
And if you want to look at students who transfer in to these universities, here are the results (with percentage of transfers in bold):
- Brandeis: 93%, 5%, 2%
- Boston U: 86%, 9%, 5%
- Case Western: 83%, 11%, 6%
- Tulane: 81%, 14%, 4%
Brandeis seems to be the standout when looking at these metrics of #42-ranked schools, and Tulaneâs the worst, but again, I donât find it to be tremendously worse. Feel free to investigate the causes of those numbers and see if you think any concerns raised would be applicable for your family, but I donât think that Tulane is an outlier here.
Would someone mind posting if you connect with the admissions office on this January 15 deposit deadline? Also hoping it was a typo. Thanks!
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I would also be interested to know. Iâm assuming the January 15 date was intended for the ED applicants since the Tulane website shows May 1 as the deadline for EA applicants.
My son received an email today from Tulane with the correct date of May 1 for the enrollment deposit.
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My daughter was accepted EA with no test scores either. I was hoping for merit money, but it sounds like most of the merit aid was awarded to those that submitted test scores. Did anyone get merit without test scores?
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D got in EA, honors college, with $10K/year scholarship. 3.9 UW GPA, 7 APs, great EC and essays, lots of expressed interest. One of her top choices, so she is psyched! Just saw that they only accepted 10% EA this year. Crazy. Tulane is harder to get into then sone ivies. Not sure why.
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My daughter received a little merit money. 10,000.
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This week, my rejected son got a Tulane brochure entitled âFinancing Your Educationâ. Hmm. 
My daughter said quite a few people transfer from Tulane but she only knows one that left to be with more friends at UT-Austin. Cost may play a factor and theyâre comparably ranked. I donât think that student was majoring in business or engineering.
My assumption is that Tulane is cutting down on transfers by focusing on those that show lots of interest and want to be there. Theyâre an analytical university with focus on yield, rankings, etc.
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A few comments from different threads. My daughter is a sophomore in Altman program with Stamps, son graduated 21 on ROTC scholarship
Transfers: daughter only knows one transfer in her 1.5 years and was for personal reasons half related to Tulane half related to personal issues.
Big Scholarships: two years ago so Jan 2020, Paul Tulane and DHS were released on a Friday. Daughter got an actual rejection letter. Then on Monday got an email with an invite to interview for Stamps. So while they do pull applications for the Stamp from DHS/PT the notifications were not the same. I do not know if this is how it was handled last year.
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Typically if you are low incomes and triggering a high amount of need based aid colleges will waive the majority of the deposit. Some will have a commitment document to sign in lieu of the deposit.
Was an application fee waiver used when they applied? And have the FAFSA and CSS forms been sent? It looks like Tulane focuses efforts on helping families with incomes under $75,000 per year, but there is no info on the waiver process.
When logged into the portal look for options for those with financial need.
Same. Deferred on EA and then the big financing envelope today. Weird.
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D accepted EA, honors with merit. Once you meet a certain academic threshold demonstrated interest key. GC said he was talking with AO about kids in her school who applied and when they got to my D the AO remembered her as the only one who attended a particular virtual event. Was basically 1 on one with AO. Visited but not officially.
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What should I put for the âAnything youâd like to tell usâ prompt for showing continued interest after deferral?
Should I put something quirky like âI thought I would get in without showing demonstrated interest. Iâm not giving up because Iâm still trying to achieve that goal.â ?
Youâre showing some demonstrated interest by filling out the LOCI. That response will help the admissions office make their decision.
SoâŠto answer my question⊠should I put something quirky like the response above?