<p>I was admitted into tulane as an undecided major with 3.8 gpa weighted and 32 act. I have not received the acceptance letter yet but saw online that I was admitted. I don't qualify for need base financial aid, but do I have a chance at merit scholarships? If so, will they send it at the same time as my acceptance letter? I looked at the majors offered and they don't seem to have anything that I would easily find a career in. I really don't know what career to go into at all but want to make sure it is in high demand, so suggestions? I'm not going to go to tulane without at least some sort of scholarship.</p>
<p>Don’t know if Tulane has increased req’ts for their scholarships but I know that 4-5 years ago, your stats would get some merit. </p>
<p>How much merit do you need? How much will your family pay?</p>
<p>What is your career goal? You must have something in mind if you think Tulane’s majors won’t work.</p>
<p>Well I don’t want to go to law or medical school, which it seems a lot of majors are good for that. They seem to be good in finance but I don’t know what I could do with a degree in that. I would prefer to get half tuition.</p>
<p>What do you see yourself doing as a career?</p>
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<p>This is likely to be an issue at most any school, isn’t it? What does it have to do with Tulane’s merit award? Is it linked to a major? It wasn’t when kids I know got it. </p>
<p>We all prefer to get full ride, so it’s not a matter of preference when it comes to getting the award. The kids I know, a nice smattering of them were all kinds of liberal arts majors and some were undecided, many changed their minds after being there. DS’s friend and former classmate is there on scholarship right now.</p>
<p>The scholarships aren’t links to major, but I just mentioned that I really don’t know what area to go into. I have a full tuition scholarship at alabama, so obviously if I go to tulane I want a big scholarship. I’m not sure if they’ll give me any scholarship at all though.</p>
<p>Tulane may not. Theirs are not guaranteed and it all depends on who else is vying for them. Alabama has guaranteed thresh holds. Not many schools have that anymore. </p>
<p>But regardless of whether you go to 'Bama or Tulane, you have to pick a major eventually, but you are not under the gun to pick one now.</p>
<p>I think I answered this for you on your other posting, Penelope.</p>
<p>Tulane has a variety of merit scholarships that you don’t have to apply for separately. They range in value from $8,000 to $30,000 per year. So if you are accepted to Tulane, you are automatically considered for these. FYI, if you are accepted and see that posted online, you won’t see the scholarship info. That only comes in the paper letter that follows in a few days.</p>
<p>Then there are also several full tuition scholarships that do need separate applications. The biggest ones are the Dean’s Honor Scholarship, the Paul Tulane Award, and new this year is the Stamps which is full ride, not “just” full tuition like the DHS and the PTA. I believe those applications are due December 15, but you will have to double check that. There is also a Community Service Award which is usually $15,000. But unlike the full tuition/full ride scholarships, the CSA can be added to one of the automatic scholarships, up to the amount of tuition. So if you got the scholarship worth $22,000 and the CSA, you would have a total of $37,000 in annual merit aid, almost full tuition.</p>
<p>So cptofthehouse is half right. The first set of awards I mention ($8,000+) are not really dependent on who else is applying for them. They are driven by your stats and some other factors that make you more (or less) attractive to Tulane. The full tuition/free ride scholarships are more competitive in nature, and usually well over 1,000 students with outstanding stats and overall resume apply for these.</p>
<p>Tulane is no different from most schools in the majors it offers. Of course there are some differences; Tulane might offer one or two that most don’t and others will offer majors Tulane doesn’t, but the majority will overlap. Freshman year especially is all about exploring and finding something that suits you. You really don’t need to go in knowing what you want to do. In fact, what life experience do you have so far to really base this decision upon? Instead, get into this more free-flowing environment and take advantage of the resources there to find out about lots of different areas of study and careers. Between professors, career centers and your fellow students, you will be exposed to more information than you thought possible, especially if you take the initiative to seek it out.</p>
<p>This is helpful for me. I am applying to Tulane here soon.</p>
<p>The deadline for early action is November 1.</p>