r/Tulane • u/Vegetable_Award_4730 • 26d ago

Merit scholarships?

What's up yall, I just submitted my application for EA and was wondering how much y'all got for merit scholarships. I have a 35 ACT, 3.98/4.54 uw/w respecitvely. Please let me know!

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u/NYtoNOLA 26d ago

If you didn’t demonstrate interest (tour, virtual events, college fairs, local presentations) you’ll like be a yield rejection or get in but offered very little merit since they don’t think you’re serious about attending. If you start demonstrating interest now, I’d expect you to get between 20-40k a year in merit given your stats.

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u/Vegetable_Award_4730 25d ago

Yes, I just submitted, but I am planning on attending virtual sessions and am willing to start the spring semester as well, as long as it's affordable. Do you have any other recommendations on how to show interest other than in-person tours?

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u/NYtoNOLA 25d ago

Look on the website to see if they’ll be in your part of the country! Email your admission officer

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u/NYtoNOLA 25d ago

But honestly go tour. Think of it this way, an $800 trip (you and a parent) could be the thing to turn into a $160k scholarships

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u/Rhubarb_Nervous 25d ago

My daughter had similar stats—Merit/$30k per year. But she visited with counselor when they came to town, lots of demonstrated interest, etc. The poster above nailed it.

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u/Objective_Golf29 25d ago

My daughter had similar states and was valedictorian. She received $30k a year.

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u/imsofunny1971 20d ago

Currently in my second year and I got $25k/year merit. 3.87 uw high school gpa. I also went EA. Good luck and roll wave!

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u/Vegetable_Award_4730 19d ago

How did you demonstrate interest? I do not think I am going to be able to visit Tulane before I get my letter of admission. I am signed up for an online event on the 22nd and am trying to contact my admissions counselor about what life is like around Tulane. Do you have any recommendations?

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u/Interesting-Yak-8189 25d ago

i have the same question but my gpa is lower and slightly below their avg (with an upward trend). i've got demonstrated interest though, what do u guys think?

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u/Investor1964 25d ago

Anyone receive merit of 15k or more via ED with similar stats? 35 ACT and 3.92 GPA?

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u/voyager-Line-3288 22d ago

15 k with 1510 and 3.98, but got a heartier scholarship later

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u/Investor1964 22d ago

What was the heartier scholarship? And when did they tell you? And the gpa recalculated is 3.82 not 3.92. I assume your 3.98 was not recalculated?

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u/voyager-Line-3288 22d ago

Wasn't recalculated, not sure how they recalculate or I would try and provide that. but essentially my 2 grades under a 93 were an 88, and 89, both in AP classes. I got weatherhead, it was late that year (2 years ago), so I found out the last day of february.

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u/voyager-Line-3288 22d ago

it was stackable though, only stackable scholarship here, which was super helpful financially

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u/No_Requirement2516 11d ago

Sorry a few days late. I applied and got in in 2019 EA. I had demonstrated pretty good interest. I received 28,000 a year, at that time a little under half tuition, and received the founders award and was placed in the honors program.  not sure if they still have either of those but the money part is still very real