2015-2016 Tulane University Application Thread

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I have a question for anyone applying to Tulane (esp those who have received II's), attending Tulane, or any adcoms in general:

List any leadership positions, in clubs or organizations, you may have held during college:

One of the short essay questions on the secondary. I have never been able to hold a "leadership position" in any clubs or organizations exactly (aka president, treasurer, etc), mainly because I have generally worked 30+ hours a week while going to school full time, etc, you get the drift...anyway I have been a swim lesson instructor for a while now (at the YMCA), and though its not exactly a "leadership position", it is definitely a job that requires leadership ability (imagine trying to handle 6-10 giggling, screaming, hyper children, who can't really swim, in water; it is a nightmare if you can't be both assertive and likable). I have held this job while going to college.

Do you think I should put this as an answer to this question? Maybe explain in a similar (but more formal, of course) way that I have explained this to you all (though it says 'list' not explain)? Or would it seem as though I am grasping a straws and stretching the definition of "leadership position" too much?

I'm going to tag some adcoms but feel free to ignore if you are busy, I do not want to harass you in any way. @gyngyn @Goro @LizzyM
 
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Cytokine2014 said:
Verified 6/2, secondary in 7/7/15, LORs in 7/23 and complete 7/24.
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Congrats! That has to feel good.

Same LizzyM score, submitted 7/7, LOR 7/8, don't think I got a complete email, but online it says "application file complete" then below that "in progress"

Is it safe to say that I've been overlooked for the first few months of interviews?
 
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Buck Winters said:
Congrats! That has to feel good.

Same LizzyM score, submitted 7/7, LOR 7/8, don't think I got a complete email, but online it says "application file complete" then below that "in progress"

Is it safe to say that I've been overlooked for the first few months of interviews?
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How the heck would anyone even know? No, it's not safe to assume anything.
 
rachiie01 said:
This whole process feels like a bad dating experience. I have to keep giving myself pep talks to assure myself that I'm a catch and someone will want me.
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I feel confident that someone will want you considering you already have an interview 🙂
 
Tulane does send out rejections. So if they don't see that you are a fit for their mission and vision, you will know it soon. I just want to say that we are beyond our grades whether your Lizzy M is 78 or a 62, most medical schools want to see human-beings able, respectful, with compassion and value differences of others (ect..) It's what holistic process really means. Tulane truly follows this type of process (Personal Experience).
 
My first rejection. OOS, LizzyM ~70. Starting to think there is a red flag on my app, that was a quick rejection.
 
blueeyedprincess said:
I just called the admissions to see if I can get reasons for my rejection but they said they can't do that until the application cycle is over.
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I'm so sorry... I'd see how things play out with a few more places before worrying about any red flags, unless you can think of some potential ones.
 
Buck Winters said:
Congrats! That has to feel good.

Same LizzyM score, submitted 7/7, LOR 7/8, don't think I got a complete email, but online it says "application file complete" then below that "in progress"

Is it safe to say that I've been overlooked for the first few months of interviews?
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+1
 
Argh, I'm beginning to think they hate my application so much they don't even want to look at it. It's officially been more than three weeks.
 
Sorry if this has already been asked, but what does the red exclamation point next to "In Progress" mean again?
 
WAHHH INTERVIEW ME 🙁 complete 7/17 with the green check for ages
 
meerkat1024 said:
I have a question for anyone applying to Tulane (esp those who have received II's), attending Tulane, or any adcoms in general:

List any leadership positions, in clubs or organizations, you may have held during college:

One of the short essay questions on the secondary. I have never been able to hold a "leadership position" in any clubs or organizations exactly (aka president, treasurer, etc), mainly because I have generally worked 30+ hours a week while going to school full time, etc, you get the drift...anyway I have been a swim lesson instructor for a while now (at the YMCA), and though its not exactly a "leadership position", it is definitely a job that requires leadership ability (imagine trying to handle 6-10 giggling, screaming, hyper children, who can't really swim, in water; it is a nightmare if you can't be both assertive and likable). I have held this job while going to college.

Do you think I should put this as an answer to this question? Maybe explain in a similar (but more formal, of course) way that I have explained this to you all (though it says 'list' not explain)? Or would it seem as though I am grasping a straws and stretching the definition of "leadership position" too much?

I'm going to tag some adcoms but feel free to ignore if you are busy, I do not want to harass you in any way. @gyngyn @Goro @LizzyM
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I was in the same boat as you, and I "winged" my leadership position and still got an II. I worked so much during my undergrad years. I never participated in clubs, organizations and etc.... . I have really good lab skills and I often helped my classmates and even my TA with the experiments and procedures. Is all about writing skills and how creative you are IMHO. If I were you, I would say that I had to mold my approach to each student, had to lead by example, develop new techniques to fit one specific need, came up with ideas-suggestions that made the program-classes better ....yada yada yada. The YMCA is a non-profit organization which I think is worth mentioning.
 
Buck Winters said:
Honestly though, if a reviewer got in a fight with their spouse in the morning, how much of a chance does the first application they look at have?
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I got in a fight with my spouse this morning too. Maybe I should write them an update letter so my reviewer can have some empathy 😉
 
rachiie01 said:
I got a speeding ticket today. That makes two in two years. I guess Vermont is out :laugh:

THE COLD NEVER BOTHERED ME ANYWAY
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Ouch, I'm sorry. Take it easy! This whole process is a marathon, not a sprint.
 
HAHA I love that last line.

My all-time favorite SDN song still comes down to a Shaggy remake of "It wasn't me" after a girl posted about her boyfriend dumping her because he found out she wanted to go to medical school.

"Caught me studying for the MCATs...wasn't me
Saw me studyin' at the library...wasn't me
I even filled out the AMCAS...wasn't me"
 
Haven't heard from a single school yet one way or the other :/ Completed Tulane 7/14

This waiting game is going to get olddddddd
 
rachiie01 said:
HAHA I love that last line.

My all-time favorite SDN song still comes down to a Shaggy remake of "It wasn't me" after a girl posted about her boyfriend dumping her because he found out she wanted to go to medical school.

"Caught me studying for the MCATs...wasn't me
Saw me studyin' at the library...wasn't me
I even filled out the AMCAS...wasn't me"
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LOL

But hey good thing she found out before she matriculated 😛
 
I submitted on 7/7 and still have the red exclamation point... Hopefully by the time my reviewer gets to my app there are still interview slots!

Congrats to everyone who has an II so far. You'll have so much fun in New Orleans!
 
I've had the green check mark since early in July, so I've just been sitting there at "In Progress" for about 3 weeks... what do you guys think this means?
 
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