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International Applicants

Learning about a university that is far from your home can be a = challenge. It=20 is our hope that the information and resources provided throughout our = website=20 can provide you with an understanding of the exceptional educational = experience=20 offered at Tulane.

Tulane students come from all over the world, and Tulane always = provides a=20 welcoming environment for students of all backgrounds. The process used = to=20 evaluate international applicants is simular to the process used to = evaluate the=20 rest of the applicant pool. There are, however, a few parts of the = application=20 that require special attention from international applicants and a few=20 additional forms that are required. This page contains information = regarding the=20 international student application process, required standardized test = scores,=20 required financial forms, and the secondary school report and = transcript.

Application Process
All first-year applicants use = the=20 same application forms. Tulane accepts the Universal Application = in=20 addition to its own application forms.*

*Tulane understands that international applications sent via = traditional=20 postal service may be slow to arrive in our office, so we encourage the = use of=20 courier services and we also consider reviewing late applications on a = case by=20 case basis.

Please note Tulane's various admissio= n=20 deadlines and observe them carefully. If your application is = completed just=20 prior to the deadline, there may be very little time between = notification of=20 admission and the beginning of the term, thereby making it difficult to = obtain a=20 U.S. visa. It will be to your advantage to take the standardized tests = and=20 complete your application as early as possible. Most Tulane students = enter the=20 university in the fall semester.

Standardized Test Scores
International students = must=20 submit standardized test scores from the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT = I) and=20 the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the IELTS Test in = lieu of=20 the TOEFL. Freshman candidates whose native language is English and/or = who can=20 submit sufficient SAT I verbal scores of approximately 550 may request = that the=20 TOEFL requirement be waived, keeping in mind that most international = students=20 are less competitive without TOEFL scores. Transfer students may also = request=20 these examinations be waived if they have successfully completed 30 = credit hours=20 at an American university. The TOEFL iBT may also be submitted to = demonstrate=20 your ability to learn English. Successful international students at = Tulane=20 normally receive iBT scores of: reading 21, listening 18, speaking 23, = and=20 writing 22.

Secondary School Report and Transcript
Tulane = requires a=20 certified copy and a translated copy of your secondary school academic = record.=20 Exiting exams alone are not sufficient, unless you have already = completed=20 substantial university work; your academic record must list courses = taken and=20 grades received. Although Tulane is familiar with the grading systems of = most=20 nations, it is important that your school indicate which grades are = designated=20 as honors level performance, success, and failure.

Unless you have completed secondary schooling in the United States, = Tulane=20 also requires certified copies of government examination certificates = issued by=20 university examination syndicates, or copies of whichever general = examination=20 results are required for matriculation in universities in your country. = A copy=20 of your original record may be certified as a "true copy" by a notary = public, an=20 official of the school you are attending, or a representative of a U.S. = consular=20 official. If the original copies of your records, certificates, or = examination=20 results are not written in English, it is required that a literal = English=20 translation of these records be submitted with the documents. The = English=20 translation can be made and certified by one of the officials mentioned=20 above.

Finances
International students must complete the = = limited=20 financial assistance (through a maximum of $20,000) to international = students whom we determine to have financial need. The amount of the = reward will=20 increase annually with respect to Tulane=E2=80=99s tuition. To determine = whether you=20 qualify for aid, submit the Foreign=20 Student Financial Aid Application by March 1 in order for it to be=20 considered during the period when maximum funds are available.

There are two privately funded scholarships for students = coming from=20 Latin America. The Brandt Dixon Scholarship is a merit = based=20 scholarship that covers all costs. Qualified applicants are females from = Latin=20 America pursuing a degrees in Liberal Arts. Students need not fill out=20 additional forms in order to be considered for this award; recipients = are chosen=20 by the Office of Undergraduate Admission based on their academics and=20 extracurricular activities. The Latin American Student Scholar's = Award=20 is a merit based scholarship that covers the cost of tuition for all = four years=20 (or five for students studying architecture). Students need not fill out = additional forms in order to be considered for this award; recipients = are chosen=20 by the Office of Undergraduate Admission based on their academics and=20 extracurricular activities. For more information on either of these=20 scholarships, please contact Pascale=20 Gerdes.

I-20
You cannot apply for a Visa without your = I-20. The=20 I-20 is the doument from your American university which states that you = have=20 been accepted to the University and that you have the funds to support = yourself=20 while attending school in the United States.

To receive an I-20, you must first be accepted to Tulane and you must = also=20 submit your initial tuition deposit which shows your intent to enroll. = Once we=20 have your deposit, we will send you a document, used to create your = I-20,=20 via email. Please open it immediately and make sure the = information on=20 it is correct. If any changes need to be made, please make note of those = and=20 send them back to us.You may also send us a copy of the front page of = your=20 passport, in order to help prevent any errors while generating the form. = After=20 we receive this information back, we will send the form to the Office of = International Students and Scholars (OISS), so they can produce your = I-20.

It typically takes the OISS a week to generate the I-20. Once it is = created,=20 we will send it via Federal Express to your home.

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Tulane's campus has two main quads, the = Academic Quad=20 (shown above) and Newcomb Quad.

Did You Know?

One of the world=E2=80=99s most extensive collections of Mardi=20 Gras memorabilia is housed in a Special Collections Archive on = Tulane=E2=80=99s=20 campus.

Tulane University=20 Homepage
Tulane University Office of Undergraduate Admission = =E2=80=A2 210 Gibson=20 Hall =E2=80=A2 6823 St. Charles Ave =E2=80=A2 New Orleans, LA = 70118
(800) 873-9283 =E2=80=A2 undergrad.admission@tulane= .edu=20