ADMISSION DECISIONS FALL 2016 (CLASS OF 2020)

Colleges & Universities Tulane University
941

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

Merit Scholarship, if received: Presidential

School/major: Scholarship

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2240 SS (760w, 770cr, 710m)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 660 History, 640 Spanish
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School only weights, 4.6
[]AP (place score in parentheses): 5 Lang, 5 Psych, 4 APUSH
[li]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit-Calc-Physics I-Spanish, fluff classes[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Newspaper (editor-in-chief), Yearbook (EIC), social outreach club (co-president), model un
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor during the summer
    []Volunteer/Community Service: dabbled in stuff
    [    ]Summer Activities: ditto work
    []Essays: Common App probably pretty good, ‘Why Tulane?’ well-written but probably not heart stopping
    [    ]Teacher Recommendations: One amazing, other pretty good (these are my assumptions based on what they told me, I have not read them.)
    []Counselor Rec: I would like to be a school counselor, and I think she really likes that about me, so probably better than average
    [    ]Interview: did not do

Other:

  • []State (if domestic applicant): NJ
    [    ]School Type: Public
    []Ethnicity: White
    [    ]Gender: F

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: Essays, recs, GPA
[]Weaknesses: SAT IIs
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application is good but not too good, which I think Tulane likes, and I sent a private email reaffirming my interest in Tulane separately
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Mostly big state universities.
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: looking for people to talk with! If you want a journalism obsessed blonde friend to talk to, I’m your girl![/li][/ul]

942

@thermagirl Are you from Northern or Southern NJ?

943

@actssmart I’m in the same exact boat haha I’m really nervous :(((

944

@calan101 central :slight_smile:

945

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

Merit Scholarship, if received: Academic Achievement Award (Merit), $20,000/year

School/major: Public Health

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (650cc, 660w, 670m)
    [    ]ACT (breakdown):
    []SAT II (place score in parentheses): US history (770)
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9
    [    ]AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), AP English (4), AP Bio (3)
    []IB (place score in parentheses):
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: AP environmental, AP english (literature), AP Psych, AP French, AP stats, honors anatomy
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar, New England Women’s Engineer, HOBY leadership

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Garden Club, Treasurer of French Honors Society, Honors Society, President of Key Club
    []Job/Work Experience: Worked at Subway, now work at a fancy restaurant
    [    ]Volunteer/Community Service: FRESH (farming) and homeless shelter with kids
    []Summer Activities:
    [    ]Essays: good, talk about international experiences
    []Teacher Recommendations:
    [    ]Counselor Rec:
    []Additional Rec:
    [    ]Interview:

Other:

  • []State (if domestic applicant): CT
    [    ]Country (if international applicant):
    []School Type: Public, middle-upper class
    [    ]Ethnicity: White
    []Gender: Female
    [    ]Income Bracket:
    []Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation American

Reflection:

  • []Strengths:
    []Weaknesses:
    [    ]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
    []Where else you are applying or have already applied: University of Southern California
    [    ]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: I don’t know how to work this outline
946

could everyone posting results also post when they received their decisions?

thanks!

947

I realized I never sent in my why Tulane essay. Just emailed admissions it, hope it’s not too late.

948

Got in with a merit scholarship!

949

@cab598 sorry about the deferral :frowning: I find this interesting because I too was deferred and again, it seems like my application was pretty similar to yours (though you may still have had an edge on me).

@fallenchemist just curious, do you think it’s possible that these deferrals were due partially to scores being on the higher side? I know that my scores (1400, 3.93) are not Ivy high, but they still put me in the top 4% (according to College Board). Would you mind looking at my stats post (#844, pg.57) and give me your general thoughts? This is the first school I’ve heard back from (and I applied 4 others EA - albeit ones that are easier to get into), and I’m left a little puzzled as to where to go from here. Thanks!

950

Hey guys! I won’t do the whole dramatic post put hopefully throwing some of my numbers out there will benefit other people. I was accepted to Tulane with the Leadership Award ($10,000 a year). ACT = 32. I think my UW gpa is probably around a 3.4 - 3.5 (however started my senior year with all As in 6 ap classes). My gpa is definitely the low point in my application, however I do have pretty significant course rigor. (3 ap classes junior year, 6 senior year). Extracurriculars are definitely the strongest part of my application. My suggestion to anyone applying is to definitely show interest. I visited campus, went to events in my area, and emailed with my admissions officer. Best of luck to everyone, and maybe you’ll be seeing me in NOLA next year!

951

Accepted a week ago and got an e-mail telling me that I should’ve received my letter but didn’t get the letter :o! (I don’t think I got any scholarships so I suppose the letter can only tell me what already know:

952

Still waiting… I’ve commented previously but I applied October 15th. 33 ACT, 3.5 GPA, 5 APs total, rigorous private high school in CA, far too many extracurriculars. I’ve begun to lose hope since I’ve been checking Gibson around 30 times every day since October 15th, and I’m growing tired of seeing the same message. Just wanted to let you know that there are other people that haven’t heard yet. Hoping to hear soon :frowning:

953

@rj1997 Hi yea I submitted mine around Nov 1 and still haven’t heard back. I have 34 act and 3.95 gpa so about the same stats as you. What I have seen on this is that people with higher stats are getting deferred. i saw in another thread that Tulane tends to defer people with higher stats because they know those students are using Tulane as a “safety” school especially if they see you have no interest. I feel your pain I have been checking like every hour also!!

954

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

Merit Scholarship, if received: Academic Achievement, $20,000/year

Objective

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (700 W, 650 M, 630 CR)
    [    ]ACT: 29 (26 S, 32 W, 30 M)
    []Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
    [    ]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable)
    [])AP (place score in parenthesis):
    [    ]IB (place score in parenthesis):
    []Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro, AP Bio, AP Stats, SUNY Syracuse Writing intensive, SUNY Albany Intro to Political science, calc
    [    ]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Semester abroad in Israel, National Honors Society, Student council (vp 9-12), key club, youth court, pep club, temple youth group (Board member), NFTY, NFTY regional rep, school volleyball (captain), basketball, softball, club volleyball (captain)
    [    ]Job/Work Experience: life guard, camp consolour
    []Volunteer/Community service: 50ish hours in middle east
    [    ]Summer Activities: Backpacking trip in Europe, lived in Israel for a summer during a war, Jewish sleepaway camp, worked at that camp, summer leadership summit for 4 weeks
    []Essays: Common app was pretty great and about semester abroad, supplement not my best work
    [    ]Teacher Recommendation: One way a teacher from my semester abroad so amazing, another a math teacher that was probs pretty good
    []Counselor Rec: Good, had a good relationship because talked to her a lot about applying to my semester abroad
    [    ]Additional Rec:
    []Interview:

Other:

  • []State (if domestic applicant): NY
    []Country (if international applicant):
    [    ]School Type: Medium Public
    []Race(s) (White, AA, AI/AN, Asian, NH/PI): White
    Hispanic (Y/N):
    [    ]Gender: Female
    []Income Bracket: upper middle
    [    ]Hooks: Semester abroad I guess

Reflection:

  • []Strengths: Semester abroad and my summer trips
    [    ]Weaknesses: test scores
    []Why you think you were accepted: Uncommon ec’s
    [    ]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/denied:
955

@REP26x2 YES NFTY REGIONAL BOARD FOR THE WIN

956

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

Merit Scholarship, if received: Don’t know yet

School/major: School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine/ Global Health

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 710 Reading/ 690 Math/ 650 Writing= 2050
[]ACT (breakdown):
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Biology: 690
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank.
[]AP (place score in parentheses): None.
[]IB (place score in parentheses): None.
[]Senior Year Course Load: AB Calc, AB Physics, Humanities, AP equivalent French
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None. [/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Two lab internships, engineering team, photography, yearbook
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Started an organization for helping the homeless, Habitat for Humanity, a lot of volunteering in my community
[]Summer Activities: Took classes at universities
[]Essays: Common app essay: very strong and emotional. Tulane essays: related very well to the work hard play hard aspect of the school.
[]Teacher Recommendations:
[]Counselor Rec: 10
[]Additional Rec: 2 10 recs
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other:

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): VA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Private, extremely challenging.
[]Ethnicity: Half South Asian, Half White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 250,000+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Extracurriculars, essays, recs[/li][/ul]

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: My essays are very strong, EC’s, and Recs.
[]Weaknesses: Did not show a lot of demonstrated interest, GPA.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Communicated with admissions officers, strong essays
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied: UPenn, USC, BC, UC’s, Syracuse, Northwestern, Fordham,
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Get a feel of what the University is about by doing prior research. [/li][/ul]

957

[color=purple]Decision: Deferred[/color=purple]

Objective:

  • []GPA: 3.7UW / 4.47W
    [    ]ACT: 35 Composite
    []12 AP’s by the end of Senior Year

Subjective:

  • []80+ Service Hours
    []EC’s - SGA VP, Honor Council, Student Ambassador, National Honor Society, National Merit Commended

Other:

  • []Other students from my school have gotten in with much worse GPA’s and ACT scores, so I am very confused, I was expecting a significant merit scholarship.
958

@rj1997 YASSSS NFTY CWR REPRESENT

959

[color=purple]Decision: Deferred[/color=purple]

Objective:

  • []32 ACT
    [    ]790 Lit SAT II
    []3.95 UW, 4.4 W
    [    ]8 AP classes total

Subjective:

[ul]
[]Lots of volunteer work and extracurriculars
[]Did write “Why Tulane”
[li]Did not visit or interview[/li]
[li]Applied in early October. Decision appeared on Gibson tonight.[/li][/ul]

960

[color=purple]Decision: Deferred[/color=purple]

School/major: Undeclared

Objective:

  • []SAT I (breakdown): 1960 (770M 590V 600W)
    [    ]ACT (breakdown): N/A
    []SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 750
    [    ]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/ 4.2W
    []Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
    [    ]AP (place score in parentheses): AP Bio (4) AP Calc AB (5)
    []IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
    [    ]Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc BC, AP Environmental Science, Honors Anatomy/Physiology
    []Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

  • []Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Club Soccer-4 years, School Soccer- 4 years , Track- 3 years, XC- 2 years (co-captain senior year)
    []Job/Work Experience: none
    [    ]Volunteer: Animal Shelter (150+), Leo Club (50?),
    []Summer Activities:
    [    ]Essays: Common App essay I found mistakes in afterwards, I thought my Why Tulane was pretty good
    []Teacher Recommendations: Hopefully good
    [    ]Counselor Rec: Not sure b/c I don’t know my counselor well and just transferred last year

Other:

  • []State (if domestic applicant): CA
    [    ]School Type: Private
    []Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ]Gender: female
    []Income Bracket: >150,000
    [    ]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

[ul]
[]Strengths: I guess my GPA but it’s not that strong compared to everyone else
[]Weaknesses: SAT, essays, didn’t show enough interest
[]Why you think you were deferred: My stats don’t stack up well against everyone else, and my essays weren’t as polished as they should have been. Also, I only emailed my counselor a few times so not enough interest
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Hopefully RD will be okay, but I highly doubt it. Good luck to everyone else waiting this out. And congrats to everyone who got in!![/li][/ul]