@hbrunner I’m wondering the same thing… does anyone know if submitting those additional applications have helped for past applicants
of the people who had portal updates, did you all already receive emailed acceptances or was this first time/new information for you this evening?
Daughter applied on 06 Nov (Sunday) and got an email on Thanksgiving. Will apply for DHS/Paul Tulane. We’ll see how that goes.
Decision: Accepted
Date applied: November 6th
Date decision received (email on Thanksgiving, postal mail, unsure on portal. It wasn’t updated as of the weekend)
Merit (if any): 32k per year + Honors college invite
Major: International Development/Political Economy? (interested in double major and flexibility which is an appeal for Tulane)
Objective:
SAT I 1530 (770 R/W, 760 M)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (32E 33M 35R 32S + 32 writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: n/a
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: CL Calculus 2, Anatomy, AP Spanish, multiple English and histories, Instrument lessons and band
Subjective:
Strong common app essay
Strong ‘Why Tulane’ Essay
Great recommendations (1 counselor and 2 teachers)
Strong academic resume and 4.0 is at a highly competitive school.
Unsure on extracurriculars. Highly involved in school but not normal extracurriculars.
No real competitions or awards other than National Merit Semifinalist.
Strong demonstrated interest. Visits helped her craft “Why Tulane” essay.
I applied on 10/18 and still haven’t heard anything. But I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Accepted!
Merit Aid: $25,000 a year
Major: Physics
UW GPA: 3.52 (strong upward trend)
W GPA: 4.15 (out of 5)
ACT: 33
SAT: 1410
Extra Curriculars: varsity wrestling (4 years), volunteering (2 years)
Essays: I’m guessing pretty good since I got the scholarship with my crap GPA and EC’s
@mominfl, may you please clarify as to what the term “portal update” implies?
foreveryoung99-where you accepted tonight? Portal update? when did it come through and whens the last time you checked?
@foreveryoung99 when did you apply and when did tulane say they received your application?
@foreveryoung99, @loop2loop: How does one know exactly when his or her portal is updated? Nerve-wracking!
I was assuming that it meant the portal was updated with an acceptance message or something like that.
hbrunner:
I don’t know if submitting additional scholarships apps helps show interest, but I do know that my daughter who was deferred from EA in 2012 was accepted regular decision with a $25,000 merit scholarship.
Agree, daughter deferred last year and received $30K merit
Hey guys, just got an email from Tulane. OOS applicant, applied 10/2, completed 10/26. Have not yet been accepted. However, my email from Tulane gave me my login info to Gibson. Good sign?
I just got it too. I don’t know if it has any value.
@musicgirl131 - I got the same email.
I just recieved it too. I’m guessing it’s just a generic email that they’re sending out becuase so many people didn’t have access to Gibson last Thursday.
Me too!!! @ammmandaf07 same date of applied (or when they got all my materials)! That would be cool if we ended up getting them on the same day
Interesting! I did not get the email! Let us know if the gibson login turned into any good news!
I got the email too. Weird
I received the Gibson email as well. A little concerned that it says “We have received at least the first part of your application” but I’m still hoping it means something!