Thanks. I will. After reading your post yesterday, I asked her again to finish the application. She was sure that she will get deferred, but she decided to finish the essays and send the application anyway. I am glad she is done and she can relax now. Good luck to others still waiting. I am surprised that the acceptance showed up so late in the evening!!
i have grown so obsessed with checking my application status its becoming hard to do anything. i wish they would just defer me if they already decided that rather than make me and everyone else wait. i just want to cry at this point.
@lonetreegrad Congrats, that’s awesome to hear! I am submitting my Paul Tulane Essays tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
@SnapApp Thank you. I am so happy for D. Best of luck to you.
@micky1120 D felt the same as you yesterday. It is hard to see your child being so upset and frustrated. I think she checked Gibson probably 6 or 7 times just today and it just changed to acceptance in the last hour, so don’t lose hope yet.
I suspect they are working late until December 15.
I was thinking back to the conversation about why Tulane doesn’t communicate more and earlier in the process about the full tuition awards, and I had a thought that actually makes sense, I think. See if this tracks.
We all know that Tulane looks for ways to discern if the top 1% type students are serious about Tulane or just using it as a safety. Naturally one way to try and gauge that is to try and measure the amount of interest shown, and certainly one way (the best way I would say) is to see how much effort they make to look into the school. Certainly there are contacts with the school, such as a visit or attending a local session, and/or contacting your admissions person. Another is the Why Tulane essay they put in a few years ago. Not only if the person bothers filling it out (hence the tricky “optional” designation) but if the content shows that they actually looked into the school rather than just regurgitating brochure info or cliches.
Along those same lines, as I have mentioned, submitting the DHS and/or PTA is another demonstration of interest, and making sure people have looked through the web site to find these kinds of scholarships rather than spoon feeding it to them through emails means they had to have been interested enough in the school to do some digging. It would also explain why they moved the deadline for submission up to Dec 5 from December 15, so they could take that into account for early admission applicants.
I don’t think that is in the least unlikely. Tulane has demonstrated, IMO, very clever and thorough thinking in the way they execute admissions strategy, including not only this (if I am right), but also the whole way they do the admission cycle. They let people know they are admitted early in the process, along with generous merit scholarships. You might be amazed at how often that has taken Tulane from an applicants “it was a whim because it was free and easy” portion of their list to “wow, this is a serious school for me now and I really need to visit”. Now Tulane’s beautiful campus, very friendly and happy students, and New Orleans itself come into play, all huge positives for the school. I have always thought it was kind of genius. This DHS/PTA strategy would just be an extension of that kind of thinking.
For those who are extremely anxious, I think you’re worrying too much. I applied to Tulane first week of November and got accepted two weeks later. Kids from my school with MUCH higher GPA’s and test scores applied in September/October and have been getting accepted within the last few days. Hang in there, this process is completely random.
** [color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]**
** Merit Scholarship, if received:** Haven’t gotten official letter detailing this yet.
** School/major:** Biology
** Objective:**
- []SAT I (breakdown): 1880
[]ACT (breakdown):
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[]AP (place score in parentheses): World History: 4, US History: 3, AP Comp: 4
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: Symphonic Orchestra, AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Economics (Micro and Macro), AP Calculus, Civics and general P.E. class
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society
Subjective:
-
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): DECA (VP for 2 Years), Literary Art Magazine (Editor for 2 years), Varsity Tennis 3 years (Captain for 2, MVP twice, State Champion in Doubles Junior Year), Leadership Camp Instructor for Boy Scouts for 3 years, Principal Viola Player in Symphonic Orchestra for 2 years.
[]Job/Work Experience: Tennis Coach for 3 years
[]Volunteer/Community Service: A lot of miscellaneous things but 300+ hours
[]Summer Activities: Leadership Camps, participating and teaching in them
[]Essays: Personal Statement was really good, but my Why Tulane Essay was very vague and generic
[]Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t have any
[]Counselor Rec: Really Good, she saw me through the peaks and valleys of high school and how I fought through the problems, so I’m assuming she wrote a moving one
[]Additional Rec: nope
[]Interview: Didn’t have one
Other:
- []State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White/Native American
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 200,000 per year combined parents
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Native American, Gay
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars, sort of GPA (idk about that)
[]Weaknesses: SAT, Why Tulane Essay
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Moving writing, extracurriculars and Ethnicity
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: University of Washington, Oregon State, UCLA, UC Davis, UC San Diego, Cal Poly, Santa Clara, Boston U, Gonzaga.
[]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t stress if you haven’t heard back yet, I applied early November and found out about 15 minutes ago. Don’t worry if you think your stats are good enough. I for sure thought I wasn’t getting in but the admissions counselors thought differently.
@fallenchemist still haven’t heard back, but I just submitted my dhs project and emailed my admissions counselor. I also did the why Tulane essay. Hopefully they now realize my level of interest. I just want to hear back lol
I hear ya! But kudos for completing the project!
Do they send you an email when the decision is ready?
@fallenchemist I think your post makes a lot of sense. I agree with everything you said. It took D a while to find out about DHS/PTA scholarships in CC. She tried to find them using financial aid tab in her account, but still had to google the names to get to the right location. She assumed that like other colleges, those options show up in her account, but the site was completely empty until you actually get accepted. So, you are right that they want to know who is interested enough to research the school. Hopefully, we can go visit the school soon. Have to go now, getting late here. Thanks again.
No, you just have to keep checking Gibson.
What what what! Looked back just now- wasn’t there earlier, but, hurrah!
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: No letter yet
School/major: Public Health
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (CR: 720, M: 730, W: 710)
[]ACT (breakdown): didn’t send
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): didn’t send
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 UW, 3.6 W (Yeah, not my strong point)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank!
[]AP (place score in parentheses): APES = 3, APUSH = 3, APLang = 4. Didn’t report Euro.
[]IB (place score in parentheses): none
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Honors Chinese 4, Marine Biology, AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Econ, AP US Gov.
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): JSA (state director, chapter VP), 5th grade mentoring club (mentor trainer), chair of two separate & professionally funded/backed committees dedicated to safety (both physical and mental) for LGBTQA+ youth, Girls State (mayor, awarded full scholarship to attend), translator in self-taught (dying) language. Two years as ASB/Leadership publicity chair, didn’t write on app.
[]Job/Work Experience: Full-time summer job for two years, now leader of state-wide training for my specific position, 20+ hours/week interning w/ local gov. official, curriculum development.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: 320+ hours, and that’s just what I’ve written down! Helping ESL voters (I am proficient in 5 languages, personal hobby, noted on app), tutoring, spent a lot of time at local animal shelter.
[]Summer Activities: Summer job, Girls State, EF Tours brand ambassador (not on app).
[]Essays: CA essay + Why Tulane essay were probably better than I could’ve written them on my own because I had help from everyone’s favorite- @fallenchemist! i*
[]Teacher Recommendations: Not sure, honestly. I chose my Lang teacher- we’re baseball/Food Network bros, and I had rocky performance in his class, but we’ve spoken regularly since. He finished it really, really quickly!
[]Counselor Rec: She knows me about as well as any counselor at a huge school can. I’ll assume it was good at the least!
[]Additional Rec: N/A
[]Interview: N/A
Other:
[ul]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public, 2700+
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: changes a lot
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM depending on how you look at it.
[/ul]
Reflection:
- []I applied on October 15th & fersure thought I’d been rejected. I just hope they come in clutch with some finaid/scholarships!
[]Strengths: Test scores, ECs (my pride and joy!) “Why Tulane” essay, while so, so cheesy, was really from the heart.
[]Weaknesses: GPA, but you know that already. Sending SAT IIs wouldn’t have hurt… if my scores weren’t so low
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not sure. My SAT is in the zone & I think my ECs show a dedication to my chosen field. Someone far more qualified in all senses besides ECs applied from my school!
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: University of Minnesota, Ohio State
Waiting: Stony Brook, Southern Methodist, Miami U, Boston U, New College of Florida
[]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Congrats all!! I’d given up on Tulane after pouring my heart and soul into the app. Good luck to those still waiting!!
@fallenchemist Oh ok. thanks
See, all that angst for nothing! Congrats!!
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship: Haven’t received formal letter yet
School/major: Undeclared Business
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 2030
[]ACT (breakdown): na
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): n/a
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): na
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
[]Cumulative gpa: 9.4/10 = 3.76/4.0
Subjective
- []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): founder of hanoi food rescue, president of teens entrepreneur club, vice president of school’s magazine club
[]Job/Work Experience: part time writer for two magazines, cafe manager since 16, private tutorial
[]Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours
[]Summer Activities:
[]Essays: good
[]Teacher Recommendations: good
[]Counselor Rec: good
[]Additional Rec:
[]Interview: no
Other:
-
[]State (if domestic applicant): na
[]Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
[]School Type: Private
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket: <20000
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international
Reflection:
[ul]
[]Strengths: communicating with admissions counselor, good personal statement and why essay
[]Weaknesses: SAT score
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Two essays saved me, talked to counselor sincerely and openly
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Good Luck![/li][/ul]
@fallenchemist Is it advisable to reach out to your admissions counselor and let them know you submitted the DHS/PTA Award applications? I submitted both yesterday; I also applied to Tulane in late October and still have not heard anything.
@fallenchemist can I ask you when they will realease the financial aid decision?
I think this is a 50-50, but do keep in mind they are working long hours right now, and making a lot of decisions they know are important to all of you. So if you decide to send one, keep it short and upbeat, not a sense of “why haven’t I heard yet?”. But in your case I think you don’t have any concerns, your stats look like a great match for Tulane. Congrats on Purdue.
Assuming it isn’t different for internationals, and I don’t think it is, packages go out in mid-late March.
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: Distinguished Scholar, 27k
School/major: Double major in Political Science/Psychology
Objective:
[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
[]ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 English, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 34 Science) – 2 sittings, 11 Writing
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not submit
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school does not rank
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Psychology (4), US History (4), Language and Comp (3)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): None
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Economics Micro & Macro, AP Statistics, Sociology, Urban History, Writing & Composition, Advanced Theatre Performance, Chorus
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholars and some debate awards, but nothing huge[/li][/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Congressional Debate (Vice President), Yearbook (Graphic Designer), Theatre Department (actor in some shows as well as Public Relations Director for the department)
[]Job/Work Experience: 3 unpaid political internships. 1 on a national presidential campaign this year that I am still working on, one in a House of Reps campaign junior year, and 1 in my local district Democrats office sophomore year. Also an overnight camp counselor.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Not much other than my work for the community through politics.
[]Summer Activities: 8 weeks of being a counselor at the overnight camp I’ve spent 8 years at.
[]Essays: My Common App is phenomenal (if I do say so myself) and my Tulane essay was pretty good
[]Teacher Recommendations: Hopefully good? One of mine came from my Bio teacher last year who still has me this year for AP Bio and she really likes me
[]Counselor Rec: Great
[]Additional Rec: From the main guy in our theatre department who I have worked closely with on PR and shows for years
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]
Other:
[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): IL
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 130k
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have narcolepsy which is why my GPA was so low, but it’s something I’ve struggled with for years (falling asleep when I get home from school until the next morning) so that could either be a bad thing or something I’ve worked hard to overcome?[/li][/ul]
Reflection:
[ul]
[]Strengths: ACT score, strong extracurriculars and community involvement, lots of work in the field I want to enter, essays
[]Weaknesses: GPA, didn’t show any interest
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My stats are strong (other than GPA) and they accept 78% of applicants from my school
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Wash U ED, Emory, Brandeis, Northwestern
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Don’t let a medical disorder stop you from succeeding!![/li][/ul]