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Yup; our med school classes are canceled till Thursday at the earliest. So, I'd presume there would be severe backlogs regarding admissions.

I know this is not "welcomed news" given the high level of anxiety and stress on these forums, so hopefully, these updates can shed some light if y'all aren't hearing back.
 
HouseJC said:
Yup; our med school classes are canceled till Thursday at the earliest. So, I'd presume there would be severe backlogs regarding admissions.

I know this is not "welcomed news" given the high level of anxiety and stress on these forums, so hopefully, these updates can shed some light if y'all aren't hearing back.
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Hey we were going to be anxious either way lol

I'm wishing you and your classmates well, please be safe!!! 🙂
 
Are there any people with interviews scheduled this week? If so, what has the school told you?

Just wondering because my interview is late next week and it seems like there's a distinct possibility that my interview will be affected.
 
chzsux said:
Are there any people with interviews scheduled this week? If so, what has the school told you?

Just wondering because my interview is late next week and it seems like there's a distinct possibility that my interview will be affected.
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I’d assume your interview is definitely affected. Sadly, NOLA isn’t expected to have power for over a month at this point. I live down here and it’s bad. :/
 
chzsux said:
Are there any people with interviews scheduled this week? If so, what has the school told you?

Just wondering because my interview is late next week and it seems like there's a distinct possibility that my interview will be affected.
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I don't have an II at Tulane but another interview that I have at a Louisiana school has been rescheduled. I'd assume the same for you
 
Tulane just announced that they will be closed for the next two weeks with virtual classes until September. Not sure how the SOM will be affected but please keep that in mind and donate to organizations if you can!

A few good groups to donate to help the area recover are:

Cajun Navy Rescue
Second Harvest Food Bank LA
Mutual Aid Louisiana
 
Emailed the tulane office about how the weather was affecting interviews. They basically said they don't know yet (mine is next thursday) and then later sent out another email that seemed formatted for a mass audience saying the same thing.
 
swimmergirl96 said:
For all the med students that have been offering advice on this forum, I hope you all are safe right now!!
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A lot of us evacuated back home. A very small portion of us stayed behind (on-campus housing), so got stable power and water. Overall can't complain about what has been a very hard time for the city and school.
 
Should I be concerned that I submitted my secondary here on 8/1 and I’m still not under review?
 
proteinfolder said:
Nope. It’s September 2 and they’re currently in the middle of a huge natural disaster.
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Oh absolutely not being insensitive to that. I’m just trying to figure out if other people who submitted in august had gone under review yet
 
Just re-posting from before that the date in which you submit your secondary does not correlate with when your file will get under review. It depends on a whole host of factors that non-admission people are not privileged to know. In addition, we are still rebounding from a hurricane. SOM classes are delayed until September 13th (hence I have more time to check this forum). Please stay patient 🙂
 
Hi, just a heads up to y'all from an insiders perspective. I am in the Tulane SMP and also applied to them this cycle. The electric company has restored power to the medical campus (hospital and academic buildings). However, they have cancelled our classes until Sept. 13th. Even though Ida was rough the levees and risk reduction pumps worked great and so I'm hoping they are back to normal with reviewing our applications in a week or two!
 
HouseJC said:
Congratulations to those who secured an II! You'll do well 🙂

As for others waiting, unfortunately, I can't provide you with a defined timeline of when you'll hear back. Admissions is largely a black box with so many factors involved (i.e. are you with a linkage program, who is reviewing your file, how far behind your reviewers are etc). Personally, I got an II a month after submitting my secondary in middle of July 2021. So use that however it suits you.

As for the decisions after submitting the application, the most often will be a "hold". This is not me being pessimistic, but just reality, since there are way too many applicants that interview spots and eventual acceptance. Rejections after submitting a secondary (at this early in the game) are super rare.

Hope this provides some more insight.

For those who messaged me, I'm sorry for my late responses. School has been getting really busy. I'll try to respond as soon as I can, but need to prioritize my studies first.

Good luck everyone 🙂
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I'm in Tulane's SMP physiology program. Anybody know how preferable that linkage is to TUSOM's MD program? I just started a couple weeks ago and I do not want to both anyone at the school since they are going through alot w Ida rn.
 
anyone hear anything about interviews this week? As in, are they still happening?
 
MDor*** said:
Any idea if Tulane cares whether the secondary is turned in by a 2-week deadline? It's been nearly a month since I was verified, not sure if it's even worth applying any more.

I'm pretty suspicious of this school's admissions procedures after getting rejected here for undergrad but accepted by T5s lol.
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Tulane undergrad both a) notoriously yield protects and b) wants applicants who are a good mission fit for the school, stats aren't everything and what one school may appreciate may not be the formula to admission for another
 
I can't tell if the post by MDor*** is sarcastic or has a slight bit of cynicism after reading the poster's T5 comment. But, regardless, in your secondaries and interviews, you really need to describe why you are a good fit for TUSOM and why TUSOM is a good fit for you. Last year, TUSOM received 17.5k applications for 190 spots, so it's safe to say they have a lot to choose from.

Stats aren't everything. How you look on paper and stats got you the II, but that's half the battle; perform well on the interview. Different schools look for different qualities/traits; that's why people apply to a lot of schools in order to maximize chances. I got rejected by numerous schools too, but very happy to be at TUSOM 🙂
 
Interviewing next week on 9/15!! I've been prepping for a little bit but am getting a little intimidated by the supposed "standardized patient" portion of the interview. Is this literally taking a stab at gathering patient history or is this more of an acting based ethics scenario? Any insight would be helpful, thanks!
 
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jepadu said:
Interviewing next week on 9/15!! I've been prepping for a little bit but am getting a little intimidated by the supposed "standardized patient" portion of the interview. Is this literally taking a stab at gathering patient history or is this more of an acting based ethics scenario? Any insight would be helpful, thanks!
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I've been reading through last year's SDN thread and it seems like we're really not supposed to talk about the encounter itself. People have said that it's pretty chill though and is at most 10-15min so I don't think it'll be too bad
 
chzsux said:
I've been reading through last year's SDN thread and it seems like we're really not supposed to talk about the encounter itself. People have said that it's pretty chill though and is at most 10-15min so I don't think it'll be too bad
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Thanks so much! Definitely feeling a little more at ease now.
 
mdaspire said:
Is there a specific email that says "under review" or is this the same thing as the "application complete" email?
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Email title line is: "Tulane SOM: Secondary Application Under Review." Got mine about 20 days after the app complete email.
 
jepadu said:
Thanks so much! Definitely feeling a little more at ease now.
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People participating in SP encounters signed a NDA, so we can't disclose much about it. But, I'd suggest searching up "standardized patient interview" on YouTube. This will give you some insight as to what to expect. But other than that, I can't say much more without breaching the contract.
 
Any complete Aug 6 or later got the under review email yet?
 
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