What Are My Chances For Getting Into Tulane University?

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<p>Hello! I really want to know if I stand a chance at admission into Tulane University--especially with my SAT score. I think I will retake it to raise my score a little.</p>

<p>Anyway, here are my stats:</p>

<p>I'm a junior in a public high school in Texas. I'm African-American, though I don't know if that really matters. (Haha.) I have an unweighted GPA of 3.8 out of a possible 4.0, and my class rank is 80 out of 582 (so I'm in the top quarter).</p>

<p>My grades consist of high B's and A's. I've never had below a B for my semester averages.</p>

<p>My SAT score is an 1850 (640 in Reading, 690 in Writing, and unfortunately a 520 in Math). I'm not sure if Tulane focuses on composite scores.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Track Team
National Honor Society
Speech and Debate
Student Council (I will be Historian this upcoming school year)
Drill Team
HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America.) I won first place in the regional competition this year.
Book Club (Vice-President, and I plan to run for President this upcoming school year)
Spanish National Honor Society</p>

<p>Community Service:
I've done forty hours so far and plan to do much more within the next year.</p>

<p>So far, I've had Honors/AP Algebra I, English II, World History, Algebra II, Physics, American History, and English III. This coming year, I plan to take AP English IV, AP Economy, AP Government, Honors Anatomy, AP Spanish IV, and Honors Pre-Calculus. I'm also going to be a Pharmacy student next year and will take the Pharmacy Technician exam at the end of my senior year.</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in English. I really want to be a pediatrician for UNICEF and I appreciate the opportunities Tulane presents to its students. I plan on taking part in the Latin American Studies Program to gain experience working in developing countries and perfecting my Spanish (since both things are criteria demanded by UNICEF for those seeking to be employed with the organization).</p>

<p>So what do you think? :)</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good chance although admissions has gotten unpredictable all around. Raising your math SAT would definitely make it more of a sure bet, especially if you are looking for a merit scholarship. Your ECs are great and that’s a huge plus. Work hard on your essay and you will have as good of a shot as anyone.</p>

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<p>I would definitely try to re-take the SAT or even take the ACT. Those numbers are on the lower end of Tulane’s averages. </p>

<p>Your GPA is fine and they like people who have done community service and plan to continue on in the future. I actually think I remember that being a question on the application. ECs are fine, even though I think ECs are overrated lol. I didn’t do much of anything at my school and got in SCEA, but I did have 120+ hours of community service, so idk.</p>

<p>Apply SCEA if you really want to get in. Kids who scored well above TU’s average ended up getting waitlisted or outright rejected this year and the year before because there just isn’t enough space to house kids after a certain point. Tens of thousands of people apply and TU can only have 1,500 or so enroll.</p>

<p>Visit Tulane, apply SCEA, make sure your Why Tulane shows how much you’re interested in going.</p>

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<p>Yes, I definitely do think that I need to improve my math section. Do you happen to know if Tulane focuses on SAT sections individually or if they focus on the composite score?</p>

<p>And yeah…my extra-curriculars are a bit played-out, but then again my school doesn’t really have that much to offer. Hahaha. :P</p>

<p>The problem with SCEA is that I’m not really all that confident in gaining admission even if they do see how dedicated I am to the school. I don’t want to put all my cards out on the table and get rejected when I can apply to multiple back-up colleges early as well. But I will definitely do EA. :)</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Yeah EA is fine too.</p>

<p>Apply early early early! And try to visit the school.</p>

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<p>Definitely will do!</p>

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<p>Visit if you can (shows interest), apply EA and get the app in as early as possible.</p>

<p>If you can get the math SAT up, it would be great – consider the ACT if you haven’t already, some do better on this. Also, check out the various books (or tutors if it’s within your means) – there are many ‘tricks’ for the SAT, especially math. If you haven’t been taught them yet, improving by 50 points or more may be doable.</p>

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<p>I’m going to visit the campus with my friend early in July and I’m definitely applying Early Admission. I read on a website that Tulane was one of the schools that has a higher acceptance rate for EA. :)</p>

<p>Haha, I’m pretty confident that I know almost every trick in the book. I bought the Princeton Review SAT book and read it from cover to cover. It taught me a lot of tricks, but my problem is that I tend to freeze up and not apply some of those tricks to the actual test. (I worry about getting the answers wrong due to the trick) But I guess I have nothing to lose, so I’ll just apply those strategies in October.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Definitely don’t overthink it. The old saying that your first instinct is usually right is true. Unless you clearly see an error you made, go with your gut.</p>