Well, that’s a bummer. It seems most other accepted students were awarded scholarships.
For anyone interested:
Deferred, 30 ACT & 3.7 W GPA (school doesn’t calculate UW)
Didn’t do “Why Tulane” but I did do the personal statement (non-commonapp)
Showed absolutely no interest, I kind of applied on a whim in July because I wanted to see what an application was like
Good luck to all!
Most with his stats, at least. I would not hesitate to reach out to the admissions office and ask for reconsideration. Obviously they may have meant to send that, it is not for me to know. But like anything involving humans, and especially during a flurry of responses like they have now, mistakes get made. You have nothing to lose, just be polite and don’t come across as entitled, just curious given that you have seen similar stats get merit awards and you thought perhaps this was an oversight during a very busy time.
The other option is to wait until his first semester grades are in, if you think they will be better than his GPA so far. Always nice to ask for consideration when you have something positive to add to the pot. But I would definitely appeal that, it just does not feel right, unless there is something else in his file we cannot know affecting the decision.
Thank you @fallenchemist. Do you recommend I call or e-mail?
One other question - I’m sorry! Could the fact that he didn’t hear anything about merit scholarships have to do with the fact that he applied for the Paul Tulane scholarship?
I would email, and cc: the Director of Admissions. I would restate your son’s stats in the email.
No, the PTA application would have no bearing. In fact, virtually all DHS ans PTA winners got partial merit awards first.
Deferred today 
Does anyone know what percent was deferred/how many deferred people Tulane accepts?
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received:
School/major: Finance/Math
Objective:
[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
[]ACT (breakdown): 32 Comp, 34 English, 29 Math, 33 Sci, 33 Reading
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not take
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 2.7
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unavailable
[]AP (place score in parentheses): World History (3), US History (5), Chemistry (2), U.S. Government (4), Macroeconomics (4), English language (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): None
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Art History, AP Psychology, AP Microeconomics, Honors Physics
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None [/li][/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Decathlon (Secretary), Stock Trading (President of club)
[]Job/Work Experience: Stock Trading
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Organized Book Drive
[]Summer Activities: None
[]Essays: Common App essay was about a 9/10, Why Tulane essay around 9/10
[]Teacher Recommendations: AcDec Coach, Estimating 10/10
[]Counselor Rec: Not sure what rating but must have been 7+/10
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]
Other:
[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): Reside in TX
[]Country (if international applicant): Indian citizen
[]School Type: Large Public School (3000+ kids)
[]Ethnicity: South Asian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 150,000+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]
Reflection:
[ul]
[]Strengths: Essay, Extracurriculars, Rec letters, Course Rigor
[]Weaknesses: GPA
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Was surprised that I got accepted with my GPA, probably my essay and extracurriculars (especially my demonstrated skill in trading and rigor of Academic Decathlon)
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: NYU, SMU, TCU, U of Michigan, TAMU, Fordham, IU-Bloomington
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Write the Why Tulane essay![/li][/ul]
I got accepted a week after I applied back in October with $27,000 in merit. 32 ACT with an 11 on the writing. 4.0 unweighted, 4.3 weighted. A little shocked by this thread. Seems really random.
[color=purple]Decision: Deferred[/color=purple]
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 2310 first try
[]ACT (breakdown): n/a
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 760 U.S Hist 770
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, 4.2 W @ very competitive (top 25 in U.S) public school
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), APES (4), Seminar (4), English language (5) World History (3) A.P Physics (2, lolz)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): None
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Research, AP Gov’t, etc
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w. distinction, NMSF
Subjective:
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[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): several, quite a few leadership
[]Job/Work Experience: teacher assistant @ museum
[]Volunteer/Community Service: hospital, elem. summer school, service projects throughout the yr
[]Summer Activities: some summer programs, volunteer, etc
[]Essays: Common App essay was about a 9.5/10, Why Tulane essay was not great
[]Teacher Recommendations: science & history, both should’ve been great
[]Counselor Rec: Not sure but must have been 7+/10
[]Additional Rec: None
[]Interview: None
Other:
- []State (if domestic applicant): TX
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Small Public School
[]Ethnicity: black (first gen nigerian)
[]Gender: female
[]Income Bracket:
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): black female interested in stem? idk.
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: Common app Essay, course rigor, academic stats
[]Weaknesses: Why tulane
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Why Tulane sucked, I’m interested in Tulane but I definitely didn’t showcase it.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: several
[]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Write the Why Tulane essay very well, demonstrate interest, you should be fine! Good luck everyone else!
To post 836. It’s possible that they sensed that Tulane wasn’t a top choice for you. It’s also possible they saw you as overqualified and therefore less likely to attend. We had one student at our high school who was accepted at Harvard & Stanford a few years ago. He was denied admissions at some of his safety schools. This happens sometimes.
@fallenchemist i was deferred, and i plan on emailing my regional Tulane admissions counselor pretty soon. what should I include in this email? and also is PTA still an option? i actually wrote pretty nice essays for that scholarship lol.
Thanks!
Tell them that Tulane is a top school and ask what you can do to improve your application. Also, remember that they will most likely keep your email so if you end up applying as a transfer student later on make sure the email is super nice. It might help you in the future.
[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
Merit Scholarship, if received: $27,000 a year
School/major: Finance
Objective:
- []SAT I (breakdown): 2000, 690 Math, 680 English, 620 Writing (Did not send)
[]ACT (breakdown): 32 Comp, 32 English, 32 Math, 30 Sci, 34 Reading, 11 Writing (Sent); 32 Comp 29 English, 31 Math, 36 Science, 32 Reading, 8 Writing (Sent)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (720), Physics (680), US History (750)(Did not send)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
[]AP (place score in parentheses): World History (4), US History (5), English Lang (5), Physics (2)
[]IB (place score in parentheses): None
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geography, AP Economics, AP Calc AB, Honors World []Literature, Honors Anatomy and Physiology, Religion, Senior Thesis
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
- []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Football (JV Team Captain, JV Scholar Athlete, Varsity Scholar Athlete), Track (Thrower’s Captain), National Honor Society, Fresh/Soph Lacrosse, Youth Group (Youth Group Leader)
[]Job/Work Experience: Junior Counselor at Camp, Lifeguard, Farm Worker
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Youth Group, Summer Camp, Lacrosse Camp
[]Essays: Common App essay: 9/10, Why Tulane essay 8/10
[]Teacher Recommendations: Spanish Teacher 9/10 (had her for freshman and junior year and did very well), AP US teacher 10/10 (spent a lot of time and actually wrote individualized letters based on all the schools I applied to.)
[]Counselor Rec: Probably 8+/10
[]Additional Rec: None
[]Interview: None
Other:
- []State (if domestic applicant): Reside in MD
[]Country (if international applicant): N/A
[]School Type: Large, Boys Only Private School (1,200)
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 150,000+
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection:
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[]Strengths: Essay, ECs, Rec letters, Leadership
[]Weaknesses:
[]Why you think you were accepted: I feel my essays, recs, and ECs were really good.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Alabama, Texas, SMU, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Maryland, Davidson, Wake Forest, UNC
[]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Take time with the Why Tulane essay. Visit the campus (I have not yet).
I answered the PTA question just a few posts up from yours, but yes you are still in it. As for what to write, etc. please Google TulaneJeff blog and look at his latest post.
Daughter accepted last week with $27K award. 2240 SAT, 3.8 UW, Great ECs, very solid essays. She wrote the Why Tulane essay and spent some time on it by reading quite a bit about her planned major and community/university involvement. Very likely she will be in NOLA next year.
Gosh I’m so nervous! It’s getting close to the deadline and I know that they usually save deferrals for last so I’m preparing for the worst. Then again, my application was completed a week late due to my SAT taking forever, so I’m hoping that maybe there’s still a small chance to be accepted. My gpa isn’t stellar, but I think my Common App essay and Tulane essay were very good and creative. I went to my counselor’s (Neill Aguiluz) visit at my high school and his regional reception. Both my debate coach and science teacher know me well and adore me, so I’m sure they wrote excellent recs. Applied SCEA.
Fingers crossed! And good luck to everyone else still waiting to hear back!
P.S. Has anyone with Neill Aguiluz as a counselor heard back?
Good luck you sound like an excellent candidate!
@saules and @fallenchemist thanks! i’ll try to email soon.
Do they release the deferrals randomly throughout this next week?