Prospects for Merit / Significant Scholarship?

DavidPuddy
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:06:30 +0000

Hello, I HAVE started reading about the Tulane specific scholarships in this forum, thank you to all who post.

I would like some opinions on my son’s situation. I am to understand that there are some Merit awards that are part of the general application, and also awards that require a specific application. My son is a current HS Junior. 36 comp ACT, 1530 SAT (I have mis typed that as 1540 in other threads here on CC), No subject tests yet, 3.9 UW GPA, 4.2 W GPA. High scores, but relatively average ECs and grades. Too early for NMSF, but he is likely to be a SF, possible F based on estimated PSAT SI.

In a strange way, I am trying to determine if Tulane is a potential “safety” school or simply a “match”, from a finance perspective. We consider a Safety one to be that we can assume will have limited out of pocket expenses. A Match would be a school that offers likely acceptance but more limited merit awards. In other words: our EFC is much higher than we can practically afford, so we are looking for desirable safeties and matches, and Tulane may be one.

I understand nothing can be predicted perfectly, but would be interested in thoughts. Thanks,