ADMISSION DECISIONS FALL 2016 (CLASS OF 2020)

Colleges & Universities Tulane University
381

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: 32K/year, Presidential, Honors.

School/major: Undeclared business

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (CR: 710, M: 800, W: 800, E: 11)
    [    ]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2: 800, Bio E: 790
    []Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    []AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5), Spanish Lang (5)
    Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lit, World Lit/Humanities, AP Psych, AP Bio, AP Macro, AP BC Calc, Adv Journalism
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat Merit Semi, journalism awards

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): School newspaper (editor-in-chief), arts and photography magazine (design editor), DECA (VP of PR), Debate, Lacrosse (JV), Cross-country (Varsity), journalism summer camp (head of curriculum development)
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: Internship at news curation app, tutoring
    []Volunteer/Community Service: Counselor at summer camp, Boys & Girls Club, Amigos, founded journalism summer camp to raise $20K for conference scholarships
    [    ]Summer Activities: Internships, 2 months in Dom Rep with Amigos, working at summer camps
    []Essays: Common App very happy with, about how I use juggling to connect with people; Why Tulane, fine not great, mostly about community service
    [    ]Teacher Recommendations: Both reasonably good.
    []Counselor Rec: I think good.
    [    ]Additional Rec: N/A
    []Interview: None

Other

  • []State (if domestic applicant): CA
    []Country (if international applicant): N/A
    [    ]School Type: Large public
    []Ethnicity: White
    [    ]Gender: M
    []Income Bracket: $250K+
    [    ]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Scores, GPA
[]Weaknesses: Why Tulane essay
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Scores (It took 3 days to get my decision so assuming they barely read my essay
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Many other schools (Tulane was my safety)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Do the why Tulane essay even if it’s not great, get your app in EA[/li][/ul]

382

Hi! I applied on October 15th early action. 3.5 UW GPA, tons of demonstrated interest, 33 ACT score, strong essay. Still haven’t heard back from Tulane even though everyone else I know has. Should I be expecting a rejection?

383

thanks
I check a few times a day, beginning to feel anxious

384

Reminder to everyone: Don’t panic. There are still more than 2 weeks before the decisions deadline. We really don’t know how admissions chooses files to read; it could be completely random. When you get your decision relative to when others get it is most likely not indicative of what decision you will get.

We also don’t know how this year will differ from previous years. There could be many more applications (there’s likely at least some boost due to the influence of USNWR) and it might take more time for decisions to be released.

The bottom line is don’t worry too much about what the decision will be right now and remember that even if you don’t get into Tulane, you’ll do great wherever you go.

I will also add to this great advice that Tulane does not deny anyone admission at this stage. The “worst” decision will be a deferral. - fallenchemist

385

I’m trying not to panic so I thought posting on here would calm my nerves a little. I want to be realistic about my admission into Tulane since I don’t want to be too disappointed if I don’t get in. I think my SAT score is my weakest point CR 560 M 620 W 600, 93% GPA UW (I think that comes to be 3.7?). I will have taken 4 APs when I graduate. I wrote a “Why Tulane” Essay and I mentioned that I visited which definitely shows that I’m very interested.

I know I shouldn’t compare my stats to people on CC but I just can’t help it!!

386

@nycapp hey! yes, I’m from Manhattan too! I was just about to ask the same question until I saw your post. I have not received a letter or gibson notification yet and I applied on Oct 25th. I did EA, not SCEA.

if anyone from Manhattan has gotten a decision, can you post about it? :smiley:

387

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received:
Presidential, $32,000/year, Honors Program

School/major: Neuroscience (I think, idr)

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (CR: 800, M: 760, W: 700, E: 10)
    [    ]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math 2: 800, Bio E: 800 Chem: 800
    []Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • []Essays: Common App was not finished, some grammatical errors
    []Why Tulane: Really mediocre, wrote about random stuff related to Tulane (TRNPC stuff etc)
    [    ]Teacher Recommendations: Both good.
    []Counselor Rec: I think OK.
    [    ]Additional Rec: N/A

Other:

  • []Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
    [    ]School Type: Large magnet
    []Ethnicity: brown yo
    [    ]Gender: M
    []Income Bracket:
    [    ]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

[list]
[]Strengths: Scores
[]Weaknesses: CA essay Why Tulane essay
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Scores
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: A lot of other schools (Tulane was my safety)
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Just get good scores and do the Why Tulane essay[/li]
Since I’m living abroad, mail would take months to get here (if it even reaches), is it possible for Tulane to email me scholarship info?

388

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship: 32K/year, Presidential Scholar, Honors Program

School/major: Neuroscience (Pre-med Track)

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (750W, 700CR, 780 M) - Superscore
    [    ]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math Level 2: 780, Chemistry: 730
    []Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
    []IB (place score in parentheses): Psychology HL, Biology HL, Chemistry HL (all 7’s), French AB, Math SL and English Lang and Lit SL (all 6’s)
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: Same
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): NGO Founder, Started a LeanIn Circle, Learn Indian Classical Dance, Swimming and designed an iOS application for detection of Alzheimer’s.
    []Job/Work Experience: Intern at Wellness program company etc.
    [    ]Volunteer/Community Service: Extensive.
    []Summer Activities: Volunteered at hospital in Nepal after 2015 earthquake; Columbia biomedical engineering summer program; clinical internships.
    [    ]Essays: Major strength
    []Teacher Recommendations: Not sure about one, pretty sure the other one was good.
    [    ]Counselor Rec: Not Sure
    []Additional Rec: None.
    [    ]Interview: Didn’t have one.

Other:

  • []Country (if international applicant): India
    [    ]School Type: Private
    []Ethnicity: Indian
    [    ]Gender: Female
    []Income Bracket: Prefer not to state
    [    ]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: Essays, GPA and EC’s.
[]Weaknesses: My standardized test scores don’t really line up with my high school grades.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I showed interest, communicated with my admissions counselor, and worked hard on my essays.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I was quite surprised to get a decision so quickly, because I just submitted my application 4 days ago.[/li][/ul]

389

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: None yet

School/major: Business

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): M650 CR640 W590
[]ACT (breakdown): none
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): none
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.84
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): World(4) ES(3) Psych (5) Lang(3)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: Enrolled in a magnet school, AP Calc AB, AP lit, AP human geography, Honors world(already took AP)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National honors society[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): LOTS. student rep in china, published author, cross country (4x county champion, 3x conference champion, qualified for states all years)
[]Job/Work Experience: ocean lifeguard 40 hr/week
[]Volunteer/Community Service:some, hurricane relief, helped coordinate cleanup
[]Summer Activities: lifeguard, community service
[]Essays: very good, put a lot of time into them
[]Teacher Recommendations: also very good, great relationships with both teachers
[]Counselor Rec: do not know counselor well due to new school
[]Additional Rec: running coach, very good
[li]Interview:none[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant):North Carolina
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type:Magnet
[]Ethnicity:white
[]Gender:male
[]Income Bracket: around $100,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths:essays, recs, courseload, changed schools sophomore year and did well in both settings,
[]Weaknesses:rank, sat scores
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showed interest, good extra curriculars,
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Unc, cornell, nc state, washington and lee
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Happy I got in, visiting campus soon![/li][/ul]

390

Congrats to everyone who has heard! I know I am beginning to sound crazy, but, my Gibson status hasn’t changed in almost two weeks, so indulge me if you will. Did anyone get an email directing you to check your Gibson? Do you all just check your Gibson account randomly throughout the day or week and one day an acceptance appeared? I’m thinking I’m just going to try to not check for a while, although, it feels impossible. Did anyone get an acceptance in the mail before Gibson notification? Tulane is one of my top two choices, so, for me, hearing I’m in or that I’m deferred is important.
Thanks!

391

@nycapp I’m in the same position as you! I have been waiting anxiously for my Gibson status to change; I submitted my app on November 14. I’m pretty sure you just have to randomly check your portal throughout the day to see if it’s updated, they do not send any emails directing you to check Gibson.

392

Reminder: The template for posting your acceptance is on Page 1 Post #5 of this thread. Just remove the space between the left bracket and the next letter – fallenchemist

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: don’t know yet

School/major: biology, pre-med

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[]ACT (breakdown): 30 C, 35R, 30E, 31S, 24M (i know, terrible at math!)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): nope
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (92 unweighted)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 4 Lang, 3 Bio (only sent language through common app)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): nope
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc AB, College Spanish, AP Lit.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): i wish[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Model UN (secretary as sophomore, president as junior & senior), international club (secretary as junior, vice-president as senior), class rep. to board of education for two years (represented my entire grade) national honor society (co-president as senior)
[]Job/Work Experience: working at town library for 4 years and counting, started working at a restaurant as cashier
[]Volunteer/Community Service: 200+ hours at hospital, total of 400+ so far for hs career
[]Summer Activities: medical internship summer of junior year
[]Essays: common app essay was 10/10, didn’t write why tulane
[]Teacher Recommendations: 10/10, 10/10 i chose teachers i was close with and they all liked me very much
[]Counselor Rec: 10/10, i’ve been close with her since freshmen year
[]Additional Rec: didn’t have one
[li]Interview: didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: public
[]Ethnicity: Indian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: $140,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sort of, immigrated to america [/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: strong extracurriculars and leadership
[]Weaknesses: bad math score on act, low average (92 unweighted)
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my leadership and extracurricular
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Wake Forest, UChicago (Reach), Fordham, SUNY Binghamton,
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: excited to be accepted![/li][/ul]

393

Thanks! I submitted mine on November 9th

394

New York?!! Where?

395

Did anyone from Northern NJ get a decision?!?

396

The Tulane site says that the merit scholarships range from $10,000 to $32,000. Has anyone received a scholarship less than the $20,000 Academic Achievement Award? FC, do you know how plentiful these are?

397

[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Merit Scholarship, if received: haven’t gotten my letter yet

School/major: Business

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 640 CR, 740 M, 630 W, 2010 (did not send)
    [    ]ACT (breakdown): 32 C, 35R, 28E, 32S, 33M
    []SAT II (place score in parentheses): nope
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45 UW (my school does not weight)
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    [    ]AP (place score in parentheses): No AP’s offered at my school
    []IB (place score in parentheses): nope
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: AT AB Calc, AT Stat, Creative Writing, Advanced Spanish, Living in America,
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • []Extracurricular (place leadership in parentheses): they are good, too lazy to type out (sorry)
    []Job/Work Experience: sleep away camp counselor, assistant at an SAT prep place
    [    ]Volunteer/Community Service: a lot, again too lazy to type
    Summer Activities: sleep away camp, camper and then counselor
    []Essays: common app essay was 9/10, I wrote Why Tulane but it was…
    [    ]Teacher Recommendations: 10/10, 10/10
    []Counselor Rec: 8.5/10,

Other:

[list]
[]State (if domestic applicant): NY
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: > $200,000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[*]My app was completed in late October. I heard back today!

398

@mae1620 where in new york are you from? (if you don’t mind sharing) - I hope they do manhattan soon

399

wait do they do this by region…?

400

How does Tulane go about sending out acceptances/deferrals? Is it random??