You should not say that
LOCI includes anything new since initial application (grades are sent, improved tests, awards, honors, anything new and interesting about you. Donāt be quirky but state your continued desire to attend. Keep it simple they donāt need a repeat of what they already saw in your initial app. Those who donāt complete this are basically showing indifference toward the school and is another way for them to distinguish between those who are interested and those who are curious if they can get in but will probably go elsewhere.
@rd123456, I have to admit I am a parent not a student, but I have come across your posts on a few threadsā¦and your responses are leading me to believe that you might be trolling a bit? And if not, Iām thinking you might want to take this all a bit more seriously.
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Absolutely not. Why would I be trolling? What posts specifically make you think that?
Out of all sincerity, Iām just a high school senior going through this process. I thought that it would just be nice and quirky for the AOs for my Tulane response.
On than this Tulane post which I understand may sound like trolling, please let me know what other posts I sound like Iām trolling.
I apologize then. Iām middle aged and do not understand why anyone trolls? Makes no sense to me. I believe here and on another thread you commented that applied sort of last minute.
My advice is to write something sincere and genuine, not something quirky. Let your true self shine through.
No worries. I agree with you. I donāt like trolls either.
Iāve read a lot of articles where itās good to make the AOs laugh to get an acceptance on the application so I just wanted to ask the CC community. Thank you for your opinion.
In regards to you saying that I applied last minute, yes I did. I applied last minute to a few schools because I got fee waivers. They arenāt my target schools or anything but just schools that I wanted to see my chances. I applied to about 41 schools and definitely feel like I worked hard on my main ones.
Is that all? Just the ones about the last minute sound like Iām trolling? Just want to know because I donāt want to sound like Iām trolling irl, lol.
omg 41 schools :)!!! wowza. how do you keep up with all of that?? good for you. dude, focus on your target schools. IMHO, yes laughter and quirkiness are good, but even hinting/joking with a school that you have not taken THEIR institution seriously wonāt give you positive results. all the best!
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āIn regards to you saying that I applied last minute, yes I did. I applied last minute to a few schools because I got fee waivers. They arenāt my target schools or anything but just schools that I wanted to see my chances. I applied to about 41 schools and definitely feel like I worked hard on my main ones.ā
In that case, donāt waste any more of the Tulane AOās time.
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Why would I care about their time? Are the things youāre saying even making sense? Who cares? Are you part of the admissions office? Theyāre out here deferring and rejecting folks who are very well qualified just to manage their yield statistics and aim for a higher ranking.
Donāt tell me what to do. Iām gonna keep wasting their time and go ahead and send my LOCI.
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Wow. I realize you are going through a stressful process and as a result may not be showing the best parts of yourself here, but that sort of attitude will not get you far in this process or thereafter.
Why would you say that? I believe I wrote my essays well, have great stats, etc.
I guess for me, I take issue with you applying to a school that you really donāt care about. You are potentially taking a spot from a student working just as hard as you but who really wants to attend Tulane. Thatās not cool.
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i got merit with no test scores but i only got 8k per year.
- im in state btw
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Congrats and thanks for the response! We are OOS, not sure if that makes a difference or not.
For those who have students at Tulane (or those who have an opinion 
) - my child will be having to make a choice between schools ranked exactly the same as Tulane. Of course, this brings up the old question of what does a ranking meanā¦but at Tulane he was offered Honors College and a nice chunk of Merit money. That certainly made him feel wanted. Seems honors colleges vary from institution to institution quite a bit. Anyone truly feel it is worth it at Tulane? He intends to do research, is insanely passionate about all things music (ergo the draw to NOLA), and may or may not track to pre-med. For sure, undergrad will not be the end of his educational path. He is going to attend an Honors College weekend in March.
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we are curious about the same thing. Tulane is a lot of money, even with merit money offered. Seems like half the class got offered Honors College, so not sure how selective it is. It definitely felt great for our daughter, but wondering if there are better/wiser choices out there for a lot less money and stronger programs. good luck and congrats!
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Accepted EA honors scholars too. I believe this is a new honors scholars program that started with last years class. Itās only for one year with options to continue. You donāt even need to do a thesis to graduate and I donāt believe you get an honors diploma when you graduate. Iām confused as to why the program format changed
If student loan repayment progress is a proxy for financial health of former students, Tulane is by far the worst of any of the 5 schools tied at USNWR # 42 & the only school where āNot Making Progressā is the largest bucket (including Wisco- a state school).
College Scorecard.
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Was accepted EA with 48k merit and invitation to honors college.
Been waiting for my acceptance package in the mail for more financial planning details. Has anyone who was accepted EA received their acceptance package yet?
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I havenāt received mine either.