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How low does Tulane drop admission standards for athletes.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:23 am
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:23 am
A friend of mine is a HS football coach and he said Tulane signed a kid he coached and was shocked the accepted him. He said he wasn’t a bad kid or anything just an average HS student B/C level.
Does Tulane have the same minimum admission standards as all D1 schools have in the NCAA?
Does Tulane have the same minimum admission standards as all D1 schools have in the NCAA?
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Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:26 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
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This post was edited on 5/26/23 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:28 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
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Does Tulane have the same minimum admission standards as all D1 schools have in the NCAA?
I would assume so.
Look at some other schools like Duke, Stanford Vandy, UVA or Cal.
From a personal standpoint I've even seen it at the Ivy League level.
I had a cousin who played Football at Harvard. He was 3.5 1200 SAT student.
He was a good football player with many FCS and Sun Belt offers along with Harvard. He took Harvard.
I think it's just to do with the conference affiliation and the state of their athletics in general.
This post was edited on 4/4/19 at 9:29 am
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:35 am to DelU249
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There’s a correlation between INTELLIGENCE and athletic performance.
FTFY
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:38 am to jembeurt
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Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:41 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
They are admitted to university college on Tulane campus, the affiliation allows them to play sports and be a part of the Tulane system.. At least that’s how it used to be
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:46 am to TROLA
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They are admitted to university college on Tulane campus, the affiliation allows them to play sports and be a part of the Tulane system.. At least that’s how it used to be
False. That was the deal pre Katrina (that college was cut post Katrina). The admission standards are definitely higher than the average D1 school. For football, only a select amount of recruits are allowed in below a certain ACT/GPA threshold. The threshold isn't something crazy but it definitely affects recruiting.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:47 am to Enfuego
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False. That was the deal pre Katrina (that college was cut post Katrina). The admission standards are definitely higher than the average D1 school. For football, only a select amount of recruits are allowed in below a certain ACT/GPA threshold. The threshold isn't something crazy but it definitely affects recruiting.
So is this on the same level as some of the better academic schools in p5 conferences?
I guess not then?
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:49 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
Depends on how badly they want to win
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:53 am to Enfuego
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For football, only a select amount of recruits are allowed in below a certain ACT/GPA threshold
This threshold is still almost assuredly lower than what a normal student would have to make to get into Tulane.
They may only take so many guys who barely scrape through the NCAA clearinghouse, but I would guess the vast majority of athletes at Tulane wouldn't have a shot at getting in without being good at their chosen sport.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:58 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
Tulane allows a certain number of athletes, to attend who fall below the university guidelines for admission. But all students have to at least meet the NCAA minimums.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 10:08 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
Years and years ago, a friend worked at Tulane. Tulane has and has had supposed academic standards higher than many colleges. The dirty secret, though, was that as the first days of class approach, and they are not full, those standards tend to be misremembered in order to fill the school and ensure full tuition.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 10:25 am to RedPop4
I always laugh at the thought of Tulane being a “good” school. School rankings are largely a joke, you get out of college what you put in.
I remember once in my first job this chick (from out of state) going on and on about how much better Tulane was than other local schools and I finally interjected with “yet here we are, sitting in the same room with the same job.”
Academics is just a poor excuse for Tulane's historically crappy athletics program.
I remember once in my first job this chick (from out of state) going on and on about how much better Tulane was than other local schools and I finally interjected with “yet here we are, sitting in the same room with the same job.”
Academics is just a poor excuse for Tulane's historically crappy athletics program.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:09 pm to TigerintheNO
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Tulane allows a certain number of athletes, to attend who fall below the university guidelines for admission. But all students have to at least meet the NCAA minimums.
This is typical of the schools known more for their prestigious academics. They will lower them to a degree based on the prospects athletic and academic ability depending on how bad they want them and how strict the admissions decision makers are. After a prospect meets the minimum NCAA standards, it is entirely up to that particular university and their admissions administration.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:28 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
The problem with Tulane isn’t really getting athletes into school, it’s keeping them eligible. TU doesn’t provide as many of the “athlete friendly” and made up classes as a lot of other schools. It’s something they have been working on getting to help improve the product on the field
This post was edited on 4/4/19 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:31 pm to Enfuego
quote:reason for pre katrina success - key cogs in CWS team and undefeated fb team were UC students
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They are admitted to university college on Tulane campus, the affiliation allows them to play sports and be a part of the Tulane system.. At least that’s how it used to be
False. That was the deal pre Katrina (that college was cut post Katrina). The admission standards are definitely higher than the average D1 school. For football, only a select amount of recruits are allowed in below a certain ACT/GPA threshold. The threshold isn't something crazy but it definitely affects recruiting.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:33 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
A friend of mine from HS played football at Tulane on scholarship. Frankly, he was dumb AF. barely managed a "C" average, even with all of the assistance he got from coaches and teachers. Last we heard, he got a 16 on his ACT. A few months later, he had excepted a full ride to Tulane. We assumed the HS and Tulane conspired to fudged his grades and have someone take the ACT for him. This was back in '00/'01. Didn't know about the University College back then.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:47 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
Almost all the "high end" schools have admission policies that allow exceptions to standards for people with "special talents" which allows for admission of people who otherwise would not qualify but excel in various artistic endeavors as well as athletics and possibly other areas that don't come to mind right now.
Many highly regarded schools including most, if not all, of the Ivy League schools have entrance "guidelines", rather than hard standards, so they can make individual determinations regardless of test score or GPA.
Many highly regarded schools including most, if not all, of the Ivy League schools have entrance "guidelines", rather than hard standards, so they can make individual determinations regardless of test score or GPA.
This post was edited on 4/4/19 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:49 pm to Black n Gold
quote:if they meet NCAA minimums TU can get them in... keeping them in like others have said is tougher.... but they do make exceptions for non athletes too....
A friend of mine from HS played football at Tulane on scholarship. Frankly, he was dumb AF. barely managed a "C" average, even with all of the assistance he got from coaches and teachers. Last we heard, he got a 16 on his ACT. A few months later, he had excepted a full ride to Tulane. We assumed the HS and Tulane conspired to fudged his grades and have someone take the ACT for him. This was back in '00/'01. Didn't know about the University College back then.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:50 pm to Black n Gold
tuck foolane
Their "academics" smoke screen is a joke.
Their "academics" smoke screen is a joke.
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