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Tulane has already scheduled interviews up to early February. I feel like there has to be other schools worth applying to instead of spending $125 on Tulane at this point. But of course, it's up to the applicant!

588 interviews last cycle according to MSAR
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RJ McReady said:
Sorry. Completely disagree. Tulane interviews 1000+ people. No way all those slots are spoken for already.
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Their website says approximately 600 interviews will be provided Sept-Feb. Not sure if that info is from older cycles or updated for this COVID cycle. Are you sure they usually interview 1000+?
 
RJ McReady said:
Sorry. Completely disagree. Tulane interviews 1000+ people. No way all those slots are spoken for already.
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Wrong! Last year they only interview 588 people (via AMCAS).
The II email I received yesterday said interviews will end in February and they are already booked through January. of course OP can apply but the odds don't look great.
 
cap_2 said:
Their website says approximately 600 interviews will be provided Sept-Feb. Not sure if that was old or updated for this COVID cycle. Are you sure they usually interview 1000+?
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The only schools that I know of that interview 1000+ are Georgetown and GWU. Last year, Tulane interviewed less than 600 people
 
Last year they interviewed close to 1000 people and I think more. Maybe they’ve decreased the number this year
 
Right, like I'm honestly saying this because I truly would not waste my money on Tulane if I were just now submitting. The odds are just not in your favor at all at this stage. There are other schools who could be applied to right now with very little to no disadvantages (wrt timing). Tulane is certainly not one of them.
 
Aw man I almost got hopeful 🙁
 
Looked it up and you guys are right- the website says approx 600 interviews were given
However when I interviewed there last year both of my interviewers told me that they give around a thousand invites. So I’m not sure if 400 people turn down interviews...?
But, I stand corrected ( although if I had the stats, I would still apply)
 
rutgers_Kool-Aid said:
If I was in the position to decide whether or not to apply to Tulane right now I’d def be a hardddddd no.

Unless you’re a very strong applicant or have strong ties to Tulane then I’d save your money.
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I mean even then, there's still no guarantee they will even make it to your application. This is just the nature of low yield schools. They're one of 3 I applied to and I'm well above the median stats for all 3 and they're the only interview I've received of the 3...granted, it may just be that the other two schools think my application is garbage lol
 
has anyone interviewed here already that could tell me a little more about how interview day works? Their email was a little vague with the number of interviews and if there is still the patient interactive portion
 
Submitted a primary on Monday then decided not to complete the secondary because of this thread and the great amount of interview invites that went out days later. Hopefully I'll get into another school this cycle and won't have to worry about reapplying next year, but should I be concerned that now I'm considered a reapplicant to Tulane? Really annoyed with myself for even adding them to my list so late...wishful thinking I guess.
 
guyfieri said:
Submitted a primary on Monday then decided not to complete the secondary because of this thread and the great amount of interview invites that went out days later. Hopefully I'll get into another school this cycle and won't have to worry about reapplying next year, but should I be concerned that now I'm considered a reapplicant to Tulane? Really annoyed with myself for even adding them to my list so late...wishful thinking I guess.
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No, don't be concerned. First of all, you may get into at other schools so don't even worry about that yet. Secondly, being a reapplicant is not a bad thing at all. I'm a reapplicant and I have several IIs (including here) bc my application is much stronger this time around. Nothing to be worried about.
 
It's pretty disheartening to hear all this as I only just got verified. The pool of schools I can apply to is extremely small so I'll be shooting my shot anyways.

That MCAT coronavirus cancellation and rebooking just keeps on giving, awe well.
 
n123123 said:
Maybe they just have one reviewer who's super slow and they're saving interview spots for when they finally go through their applications? One can only hope...
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As someone without any interviews, that's what I keep telling myself: all the reviewers who have my app at each school are just really slow. 🤣
 
Has anyone interviewed yet? Could you please describe how it went? Like how was it structured?
 
almostinder said:
Right, like I'm honestly saying this because I truly would not waste my money on Tulane if I were just now submitting. The odds are just not in your favor at all at this stage. There are other schools who could be applied to right now with very little to no disadvantages (wrt timing). Tulane is certainly not one of them.
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do you know which schools fit that description?
 
Was just checking my Tulane portal to see the status of my application and was confused to see the red sign next to In Progress because I remember getting an Under Review email literally a day after I submitted my secondary. Well, turns out they sent that by mistake and sent me a follow up email saying I was not under review and the committee was not looking at my application.

Tulane really out here playing with my feelings.
 
verified on Sep12 but still not get secondary. Should I ask the admission office?
 
Will we get an email when our "in progress" changes from a red exclamation to a green check?
 
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just got placed on hold 🙁 good luck everyone

edit: OOS, secondary submitted 7/21, under review since 8/10
 
Is a hold only an email or a status change on the portal as well?
 
So is being placed on hold for an interview essentially a rejection? Has anyone looked in past year threads and seen how the holds play out for people?
 
is it still worth applying here? i think i have a pretty strong app for this school, but obviously i am really late. and many on here have seemed to echo that tulane puts lots of emphasis on early applicants.

do most people's secondaries come automatically? i have been waiting for about a week now and still have not gotten anything from tulane (not in spam). should i contact them?
 
ThatSerb said:
is it still worth applying here? i think i have a pretty strong app for this school, but obviously i am really late. and many on here have seemed to echo that tulane puts lots of emphasis on early applicants.

do most people's secondaries come automatically? i have been waiting for about a week now and still have not gotten anything from tulane (not in spam). should i contact them?
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I’d save your $
 
ThatSerb said:
is it still worth applying here? i think i have a pretty strong app for this school, but obviously i am really late. and many on here have seemed to echo that tulane puts lots of emphasis on early applicants.

do most people's secondaries come automatically? i have been waiting for about a week now and still have not gotten anything from tulane (not in spam). should i contact them?
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I reached out when I hadn't received mine after a few weeks. They sent the secondary right after my email, so you might need to send an email.
 
levitatorSn2 said:
So is being placed on hold for an interview essentially a rejection? Has anyone looked in past year threads and seen how the holds play out for people?
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I'd err towards a hold being a soft R with possibly very few getting off and getting an II. With this year having virtual interviews, the number of people who cancel their interviews probably will be lower though so I'm guessing the number who get off are gonna be even less. Not necessarily terrible given that you weren't rejected from such a deep applicant pool!
 
savetheturtles said:
has anyone interviewed here already that could tell me a little more about how interview day works? Their email was a little vague with the number of interviews and if there is still the patient interactive portion
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Wondering the same thing! I'm interviewing next week and have no idea how I'll prep if there's a virtual patient portion
 
ThatSerb said:
is it still worth applying here? i think i have a pretty strong app for this school, but obviously i am really late. and many on here have seemed to echo that tulane puts lots of emphasis on early applicants.

do most people's secondaries come automatically? i have been waiting for about a week now and still have not gotten anything from tulane (not in spam). should i contact them?
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Just reposting what I posted before earlier in this thread:

Pros:
1. To quote Michael Scott, you miss 100% of shots you don't take.
2. Since you already have the secondary typed out and ready to go, why not send it (if not, your time could be better spent elsewhere).
3. Medical school is competitive, so better to not put all your eggs in 1 basket.

Cons:
1. Secondary fees will creep up and become very expensive.
2. If you delay submitting, you will push back your application review even more. With time ticking, it'll be in your best favor to decide soon.

Hope this helps. You know your situation best. Whatever you decide, good luck and remain positive during this neurotic time.
 
ThatSerb said:
is it still worth applying here? i think i have a pretty strong app for this school, but obviously i am really late. and many on here have seemed to echo that tulane puts lots of emphasis on early applicants.

do most people's secondaries come automatically? i have been waiting for about a week now and still have not gotten anything from tulane (not in spam). should i contact them?
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It's hard to say. If you are willing to spend $130 to compete for one of the remaining interview slots in February, then go for it!
Yes you should contact them for a secondary. That's what I did in July after waiting for a couple weeks.
 
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