<p>I wish you well. I do think you rather proved my point, though. You always knew that Tulane was a reach for you based on stats, and those other schools that are less selective than Tulane turned you down presumably based on stats. Tulane at least didn’t outright deny you, most likely based on just those factors I mentioned, demonstrated interest and a clear belief in service. Unfortunately they were not enough, apparently, to overcome the borderline stats and get you direct admission.</p>
<p>Even if you don’t get in this year (and to be honest the odds are low since Tulane is looking to admit a rather small class this year to balance overly large classes the last two years), if you work really hard at Seton Hall and make great grades, you might just get in as a transfer, if that is of interest to you. Heck, you need great grades for a good law school anyway, so you have two excellent reasons to work extra hard.</p>
<p>I read the law school thing in one of your other posts. I was trying to see if you posted your stats anywhere, but I did not see them. My son is second year law school, so I am pretty familiar with the law school process.</p>
<p>That is really impossible to know. I can only say that my interpretation of some of the messages from admissions is that they seem pretty confident that they are on track for their target this year. But unfortunately the way this process is set up, not just at Tulane but pretty much everywhere, leads to many students having to wait, and ultimately most will suffer some disappointment.</p>
<p>BTMell, your son will love Bates! My cousin graduated from there. Not much to do in Lewiston, ME but Bates is it’s own little community. Hanover, NH was almost an option for us until DS was rejected at Dartmouth. Tulane was always his top choice though.</p>
<p>We love living in Hanover but we felt both our boys needed to go elsewhere. My older son is in Amherst Mass. He’s at Hampshire College and is a theater/writing major and absolutely loves it there. It’s not the right place for a lot of kids but it’s been perfect for him. Bates felt like it fit from the very beginning with my younger son - we’re very pleased. Maybe he’ll go to Tulane for medical school? As alums, it’s hard to let that go. Are you my neighbor to the east I wonder? :-)</p>
<p>The Tulane Common Data Sets for 2011-2012 show that Tulane offered 3745 waitlist spots that year. 1009 took spots but only admitted 15. </p>
<p>It seems that you want to make sure to contact your rep and Director ASAP to express your interest and send in any new information (awards, etc) to stay in their mind.</p>
<p>Our child will be declining the spot on the waitlist (just got it yesterday) to make space for others.</p>
<p>Since Tulane’s waitlist isn’t ranked, how does the Admissions Committee decide who to call off?</p>
<p>I mean: say they find out they can offer admission to five more applicants, since they have room because a bit of students declined admission.</p>
<p>They have this group of students, probably about 1000 on the waitlist, who all are dying to become Tulane Pelicans. </p>
<p>How are they going to decide which 5 applicants of the 1000 possibilities are going to be offered admission?</p>
<p>Also, do you think they’ll be more likely to choose the remaining EA applicants (or SCEA applicants like me) before the general RD ones? Do you think it’ll purely be a GPA/ SAT thing? Will they first pluck out first-generation college students & URMs first? Those who can most easily afford to pay admission without financial aid? Any idea?</p>
<p>Hi WildcatKY (from Lexington? - I grew up close by) - my son was waitlisted too. I think it’s important as others have said to be sure and contact your admissions counselor and let them know that Tulane is your first choice, if you are accepted off the waitlist you will go, etc. Don’t be a pest (not that I think you are), just let them know in a straightforward way of your interest. </p>
<p>That said, I’m assuming you’ll be putting down a deposit on another school that you were accepted to. Even though Tulane was your #1, I think it’s really important to do that and to fall in love with the school you’re committing to as there are no guarantees with the waitlist. It’s certainly what I would tell my own son (who’s taking himself off Tulane’s waitlist). </p>
<p>Absolutely you have to put down a deposit at the next school on your list. Again, the odds of getting in from the wait list are pretty slim.</p>
<p>As far as how they choose, that is hard to say, but my best guess it is some mix of stats and interest. Interest in one way is less of a factor in the sense that if you decline an offer of admission, even if you stayed on the wait list, they will just go to the next person. Since they are no longer guessing at the class size, it isn’t as important in that regard. But any school wants students who are both qualified and enthusiastic about being there, so as BTMell says, it should help to restate your strong interest in Tulane and why.</p>
<p>Actually, I’m from Maryland, not Kentucky, haha.</p>
<p>I’ll put a deposit down at the last second before May 1, but not sooner. The reason being is that I’ve only been accepted to one school thus far (Seton Hall University) but I really don’t want to go there; I’m waitlisted at two universities (Tulane & Drexel) and would much rather go to either of those than Seton Hall.</p>
<p>Random question: would it be too late to send Tulane & Drexel letters of extenuating circumstances written by my guidance counselor?</p>
<p>I think it would be fine to forward that information. My son was deferred from his top choice which was really disappointing. He did a little campaign to keep himself visible but I thought he did it in a respectful, not over the top way. He received a couple of honors that he sent on, then he had his golf coach write a note to the golf coach and his adcom, then lastly wrote both and told them that even though he was deferred, that that college is his top choice, etc. And much to our amazement, ended up being accepted. I’m still a little stunned… My son is deaf and is the only kid in his class who has hearing loss. I had to laugh - a kid who’s always advocated for himself knew just what to do.</p>
<p>Another option might be to take a gap year if Tulane doesn’t admit you and then reapply but ugh.</p>
<p>It is funny, because I just read an article yesterday that said Northwestern is once again considering changing from Wildcats because it is not distinctive (either the first or second most common nickname in college I think they said) and even worse Kansas State is also wildcats AND has purple as their color. Or more accurately I think the article said there was a movement to change it, not that NW itself is actively considering it. I guess they have had this brought up seriously one or two other times but it never got done.</p>
<p>Anyway, hope it works out for you WildcatKY. Keep in mind the transfer option as well as the gap year option.</p>
<p>Cat, call them and tell them you want in, and yes send them everything or anything new you have. They have an excellent and very helpful admissions department.</p>
<p>Drexel is a very good school, very good engineering program and Philly is a great college town!</p>
Tulane was always his top choice though.</p>