My application was marked complete about a month ago and I still haven’t heard back…
I applied SCEA, have been in contact with my admission rep, and sent my quarter grades…
I’m on the lower end of the spectrum though with a 2050 and a 3.7 UW but have 6 APs and all the rest honors…
If I haven’t heard back now is it likely I’ll be deferred?
Personally I wouldn’t think you would be deferred, at least not based on those stats. Probably just in the pile.
Mine was also marked complete about a month ago and I haven’t heard anything either @jamiesaevitzon ! (Though I am regular EA) I don’t know a ton about the admissions process but I feel like your stats would put you in the running at least. Hopefully they just haven’t gotten to us yet?
This may have been asked already, and sorry if it was, but does Tulane share what percentage of their deferred students end up getting admitted in the RD round? (I guess it’s still a bit early for me to be concerned about this, but I’m just curious.)
I have never seen that stat published, at least that I can recall.
Thanks, I looked up is GPA; unweighted 3.6; weighted 3.97
Very borderline for a scholarship I would say. It looks like a couple of people with kind of similar stats got the Academic Achievement, but there may be other factors in their file. Close call I think, and nothing to do but wait.
Does being the child of an alumnus have any positive effect admissions or scholarship?
Fallenchemist?
Thank you
I think very slight on admission, especially if the alum stayed involved at some level after graduating. But I have seen the children of two parent alums get denied. No effect on scholarships I am reasonably certain.
I get the impression that the legacy factor is losing steam at most private schools, again unless the family is involved with the school. Too many other pressures these days, I think.
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: Founder’s Scholarship, $25,000/year
School/major: International Relations
Objective:
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[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not send In.
[]ACT (breakdown): 31 (E: 31 M: 28 R: 33 S: 31)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not send In
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93 UW is appox. a 3.72/4.0
[]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Lang (3) AP US (3) AP Environmental Science (2)
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Comparative Government, AP English Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP Spanish Lang, Calculus, Physics.
Good luck to everyone else, I hope it works out! The wait is hard, but you can prosper!
I submitted my application to Tulane on the 15th and sent my ACT score the Thursday before, but on Gibson it says that they have not yet received my ACT score? Should I be concerned about this? Will this delay my response or put me in the regular decision pile?
@cab598 Most likely there’s no issue. ACT scores can take up to 2 weeks to be received by a school, and even a couple more to be processed, especially since a ton of people probably sent them in around the 15th. I would wait until the end of the week, then call on Friday if Gibson still hasn’t been updated.
@usualhopeful ok thank you!
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: $20,000/yr
School/major: Undecided Business
Objective:
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[]SAT I (breakdown): 630M/690V/710W (2030)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses):USH 720
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96.85 is approx. 3.87/4.00
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):27/139
[]AP (place score in parentheses):AP World:4 APUSH:4
[]Senior Year Course Load:APs: Environmental, European History, Italian, Statistics, some electives
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing worth mentioning [/li][/ul]
Subjective:
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[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Good EC’s and work experience but nothing substantial
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service:
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays: while it was a cliche topic It was well written
[]Teacher Recommendations: 10/10
[]Counselor Rec:11/10
[]Additional Rec:9/10
[li]Interview:N/A[/li][/ul]
Other
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[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):USA
[]School Type: Private Catholic
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: A lot
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]
Reflection
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[]Strengths: Essay, Recommendations
[]Weaknesses: GPA, My junior year grades took a toll compared to freshman and sophomore year, enough to where I thought I was screwed for a lot of top schools
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure really
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Northeastern, University of south carolina (accepted), university of miami, fordham university
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Stunned I was even accepted and dumbfounded by my scholarship, don’t worry everyone! I had a crippling junior year and it still worked out alright[/li][/ul]
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: $27,000/yr
School/major: International Relations and French
Objective:
- []AP (breakdown): 31
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US Gov’t (4) USH (5) Lang (5)
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Lit, AP Environmental, Dual Enrollment Precal 2, DE Calc 1, French 2
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, AP Scholar, etc., nothing big
Subjective:
- []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Intern for 2 political campaigns, VP/Pres of 3 clubs, MUN, YIG, etc.
[]Job/Work Experience: Bagger at a grocery store for a year (Wrote my personal statement on this)
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Tutor (3 years), Teaching Assistant at special needs school
[]Essays: I liked it and so did my teachers
[]Teacher Recommendations: I’ve only read one but it was from a teacher who talked about how I was one of the hardest working students he’s had in a long time
[]Counselor Rec: IDK, probably decent
Other:
- []State (if domestic applicant): TN
[]Country: USA
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Mid/Upper
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: Essay, Recommendations
[]Weaknesses: ACT score was pretty disappointing (stalled at a 31), Maybe could’ve taken more APs as a junior
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed a lot of interest and put a ton of work into my Why Tulane essay
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: SLU, GWU, American, BU, Brandeis, Tufts
[]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: V happy to get accepted w/ scholarship, and hoping that I can go there because its my #1
Does anyone know if Tulane will be posting any decisions over the Thanksgiving weekend?
One can never be sure, but it has happened in the past.
Has anyone from CA gotten a decision yet?
JK I just got my Acceptance !!!