Not sure what to tell you except it sounds like you have done everything possible. And as you can see from post #1055, acceptances are still going out. Hang in there, no sense worrying about what might be coming when there is zero you can do at this stage. If deferral happens, then let’s deal with it.
Daughter is in the same boat as many right now. ACT of 32, GPA of 3.92, all the AP and honors classes, varsity athlete, service, etc. We have visited and she has had communication with her rep. She goes to a competitive private high school in Kentucky. She is waiting more patiently than me, but we are remaining positive. Tulane is her absolute number one choice and we are committed to sending her if she gets accepted. Positive thoughts going out to everyone still waiting.
My D is also still waiting. She attends a competitive private school in California. All of her other classmates that have applied have either already been accepted or were deferred on Friday. She is still waiting to hear. She probably checks Gibson every half hour, still pending review. We are still holding out hope that it will be good news. She really, really wants to go to Tulane. Do you know if there is a cut off time on the 15th that the decisions need to be sent by? Good luck to everyone still waiting.
just admitted!
If you are not invited to the honors program, can you ever get in if you enroll as a student there? Or is it freshman-admit only?
@jmb1277- Any student already enrolled at Tulane is eligible for honors after earning a 3.8 GPA. (See http://honors.tulane.edu/web/default.asp?id=thehonorsprogram) In October, freshmen are also able to apply for “Tulane Scholars,” which is sort of an honors program within the honors program.See http://honors.tulane.edu/web/default.asp?id=Scholars
As noted above, the applications for Tulane scholars are due at some point in October of the freshman year,and decisions come out in November. Non-honors students are welcome to apply and those who have gotten off to a strong start will certainly be contenders.
My son entered Tulane in the fall as a honors student and I didn’t see it having much (or any?) effect on his daily life. He didn’t take any of the honors colloquia (there were only a couple options to chose from and they didn’t fit his schedule) and he chose not to live in the honors dorm (where some non-honors students live as well).
For next year, however, my son will be in Tulane Scholars and I think that this probably will have more impact on his Tulane experience. He will live among Tulane Scholars in the sophomore honors dorm where related events will be held regularly, and he will take Tulane-scholars-related colloquia (this starts this January), among other benefits.
So as far as I can tell (and as a parent … I can’t always tell a lot … not just here but in many areas 
) … the Tulane Scholars program makes more of a difference in a student’s life than the honors program alone would make. So if you … or your child … had hoped for honors as a freshman and didn’t get it, it’s certainly no biggie. The freshman honors students are really not distinguishable from anyone else, and so not getting into honors as a freshman should definitely not be a reason to bypass Tulane. My son has friends in honors and not. I actually don’t think most of them even know who’s in and who isn’t, and they all seem to be having an enjoyable and worthwhile year.
My son applied to Tulane early action and I read that after he applied he should have received an email with a Gibson ID and password but he told he has not received. What should my son do about this?
@MaddenToby123 My friend had this same problem. Just click on forgot password underneath the Gibson login and it will send you everything through email.
Thank you. I will let him do that now.
It did not work. It made him enter his email address and then it says email not found.
@fallenchemist ok good to know 
My son was deferred today. Not terribly surprising as it was his reach school. 1820 SAT, 92/100 GPA, rigorous curriculum (AP physics as a sophomore, four years of an unusual foreign language, AP science/AP math throughout), private prep school, full pay. It’s too bad though because I think fit-wise, Tulane was terrific for him.
At any rate, I’m really posting to thank @fallenchemist for all the posts that really helped illuminate the process and provide helpful information and comfort. Wish every college had someone like you patrolling CC!
@amarylandmom, Deferred does not mean rejected. See Jeff Schiffman’s blog on the Tulane Admissions website for tips on how to maximize the chances of acceptance once you are deferred. Best of luck to you!
Then you need to call admissions tomorrow and get it straightened out. Either he gave them a different email on his application, or it got entered into the system incorrectly somehow, although in these days of electronic applications that is hard to imagine. But call tomorrow for sure.
For those that have asked if they are still eligible for PTA/DHS awards even though deferred: Not only was my answer correct, but my memory just got jogged by a PM I received asking the same question. Not sure why it only popped back into my mind now. Too busy a time of year, I guess.
Last year there were deferred students that got the notification they won full tuition awards before they got their updated status of accepted!! I had totally forgotten that. So follow Jeff’s advice and hang in there.
Thank you @NJDad68 - - I did see the blog (thanks to this discussion) and passed it along to my son. I feel like given where he is statswise our chances were very low to begin with and can’t imagine they will improve too much for RD . . .but it can’t hurt to try to hang in there! Appreciate your very kind words wishing us luck!
@amarylandmom If he’s willing to do more testing, he could also try the ACT. It can be a pretty big difference in scores, and I’ve heard (not sure how true this is) that it tends to favor kids who have taken difficult courses rather than just kids who are good at testing. Also, it’s slightly more math & science focused, subjects which it sounds like your son excels at.
Thank you @usualhopeful. Unfortunately, he took the ACT 3x. 27, 27, 27 lol.
Honestly, he is a hard worker in school because he truly likes learning, but studying for standardized tests was not up his alley apparently.
Still waiting!
This is crazy!
Decision: Accepted
School/major: Undecided
Objective:
- []SAT I: didn’t take
[]ACT: 35
[]SAT II: didn’t take
[]Unweighted GPA: 4/4
[]Weighted GPA: 4.5/5
[]Rank: 5/471
[]AP: AP HuG; AP European History; AP Art History; AP English III; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP US History; AP World History; AP Spanish IV; AP Physics
[]Dual enrollment through community college: Psychology 1030; Speech 103; English 2110; Statistics; Sociology
[]Awards: nominee for Girls’ State; 3rd place in AMC math competition; National Merit Commendation; AP Scholar with distinction
Subjective:
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[]Extracurriculars: competitive dancer for 10 years, Best Buddies, NHS
[]Volunteer/Community Service: VERY minimal
[]Job/Work Experience: dance teacher
[]Essays: I did the Why Tulane essay, and my personal essay was about a controversial subject.
[]Teacher rec: didn’t send one
[]Counselor rec: probably good because my counselor and I are very close
[]Interview: didn’t do one
Other:
- []State: TN
[]School type: large public
[]Ethnicity: white
[]Gender: female
Reflection:
- []Strengths: standardized test score. GPA, course rigor, showed interest by touring and applying for DHS
My Why Tulane essay focused on how I want to experience living in New Orleans since the small suburb I live in now is pretty dull. I wouldn’t say it was stellar, but it was honest and personal.
My other essay presented my opinion on a controversial topic of religion. I was a little bit nervous about submitting such a controversial essay, but it seems as if Tulane wants students that are opinionated and ready to challenge tradition.
[]Weaknesses: volunteer work, no teacher rec, senior year course load was not as rigorous