2017-2018 Tulane University Application

BU Medical Sciences
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PattingPeta said:
Rejected pre-II last Friday, complete 08/21, LizzyM 67, Canadian.

All good in the hood!
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Sorry for the rejection! And thank you for posting these details, it's really helpful to those of us still waiting.
Glad to hear all is good in the hood - hopefully that means other doors are opening for you.
Best wishes on the rest of the cycle!
 
admissions.apple said:
Hey anyone have any advice on the interview or what to expect?
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Standard Why Tulane and introduction to begin with, a little overview on what they offer at the school (>20 student run clinics) and also what makes New Orleans a great place to live/learn. You realize early on that the interview day truly is a student-run affair, which is pretty neat.

Then you have your patient simulation interview where they film your interaction and the admissions committee reviews it (I've heard that if you get in you're able to watch the video). Then you go onto your faculty interview followed by lunch with your student interviewer in a very informal setting.

After lunch you tour the medical school and walk between buildings for a bit. We weren't taken into the hospital which was kind of disappointing, though we did have a large group. The best part was getting feedback from a myriad of students there who all seemed to love the culture and curriculum and seemed genuinely happy.
 
So the MPH is something you can sign up for if you get accepted. Is the MBA the same way or is that something you need to sign up for when you apply?
 
mongoose1180 said:
So the MPH is something you can sign up for if you get accepted. Is the MBA the same way or is that something you need to sign up for when you apply?
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I'm MD/MBA, and I can tell you that you can sign up at any time. Just might end up taking more than 4 years if you don't sacrifice the summer before Med school
 
Rejected pre-interview II, ~70 LizzyM, OOS, green checkmark on 10/12. Really bummed, but best of luck to everyone else
 
mongoose1180 said:
What has been the standard decision turn around time after interviewing this cycle?
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Pattern seems to be 5-7 weeks :/

I interviewed on 10/27 and according to this thread, they just finished beginning of October :/
 
juliego said:
Applied very late to this school and just discovered that I have a green check mark!! 😀
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How late did you apply? My app was finished in mid September and my check mark is still red
 
hngo223 said:
Rejected pre-interview II, ~70 LizzyM, OOS, green checkmark on 10/12. Really bummed, but best of luck to everyone else
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Dang, those are just about my exact stats too. Feeling bummed for you and pre-bummed for me. :-(
Hope the rest of your cycle is going ok!
 
hemobrobin said:
According to MSAR they interview ~580 students for ~190 spots. Med schools often give out around 2x the number of acceptances as there are seats. So looking at maybe ~400 acceptances.
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Do you know if they over accept people in the beginning? I'm wait listed, so I want know how that normally works so I can better understand my chances. So maybe they'll accept 350 people right after interviews, then as people withdraw, MAYBE another 50 people from the wait list will get called?
 
Rejected earlier today, complete 8/22, no idea about the green check mark
LizzyM ~68, MCAT 513, ORM, OOS
 
fourandtwo said:
Do you know if they over accept people in the beginning? I'm wait listed, so I want know how that normally works so I can better understand my chances. So maybe they'll accept 350 people right after interviews, then as people withdraw, MAYBE another 50 people from the wait list will get called?
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Well schools are required to have offered acceptances equal in number to the seats of the incoming class by mid-March. So I would say that they offer many more acceptances after that date, and probably some of the first ~200 decline their acceptances before March 15.

This is where I got that information: https://www.aamc.org/download/364264/data/2014trafficrules.pdf
 
II today! First MD school to offer me one and i’m pretty shocked honestly (OOS, ORM, lower stats, but strong ECs)

Only issue is that the earliest and apparently ONLY interview date left is for March... should I hold out for a potential opening or just take the date? They seem pretty hostile towards rescheduling


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Spr1ngrolls said:
II today! First MD school to offer me one and i’m pretty shocked honestly (OOS, ORM, lower stats, but strong ECs)

Only issue is that the earliest and apparently ONLY interview date left is for March... should I hold out for a potential opening or just take the date? They seem pretty hostile towards rescheduling


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Take it. I wouldn’t leave it bc that date can get occupied as well and then you’ll be SOL
 
Spr1ngrolls said:
II today! First MD school to offer me one and i’m pretty shocked honestly (OOS, ORM, lower stats, but strong ECs)

Only issue is that the earliest and apparently ONLY interview date left is for March... should I hold out for a potential opening or just take the date? They seem pretty hostile towards rescheduling


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Lol, you have no idea how fast those dates get filled up. Also how many people do they interview per day?
 
hemobrobin said:
Standard Why Tulane and introduction to begin with, a little overview on what they offer at the school (>20 student run clinics) and also what makes New Orleans a great place to live/learn. You realize early on that the interview day truly is a student-run affair, which is pretty neat.

Then you have your patient simulation interview where they film your interaction and the admissions committee reviews it (I've heard that if you get in you're able to watch the video). Then you go onto your faculty interview followed by lunch with your student interviewer in a very informal setting.

After lunch you tour the medical school and walk between buildings for a bit. We weren't taken into the hospital which was kind of disappointing, though we did have a large group. The best part was getting feedback from a myriad of students there who all seemed to love the culture and curriculum and seemed genuinely happy.
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Was the patient-physician part a med student acting as a patient or was it a simulation?
 
admissions.apple said:
That’s a lot of people! How many times a week do they interview people
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I’m not sure :/ maybe someone else can answer this. My guess is once a week because if they interview this many then that makes about a hundred a month and they interview 500-600
 
admissions.apple said:
Was the patient-physician part a med student acting as a patient or was it a simulation?
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The interviewees sign a non-disclosure agreement. If you’ve had patient contact in the past then you should do fine. We just can’t tell you anything about it.
 
H_Scheck said:
I’m not sure :/ maybe someone else can answer this. My guess is once a week because if they interview this many then that makes about a hundred a month and they interview 500-600
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Hm... my student host is also a student interviewer and she said they interview on all days of the week. The week I interviewed, late sept, they had 3 interviews that week
 
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