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I was lucky enough to receive acceptance to Loyola, NYMC, and SLU so far. I am also waitlisted at two other schools. Should I attend Tulane interview?

I know little to nothing about Tulane SOM (I wish their website was more helpful) but based on Tulane's forum on SDN, the current students and interviewees seem to love it.

With Tulane being unranked and with little information I have, I am heaving a difficult time deciding whether it's worth ~$300 to check out the school (I am from CA).

What's the prestige of Tulane? I feel like it's a familiar household name because of its undergraduate institution but how about the SOM? (I am especially interested in emergency medicine and global health.)

Thank you!
 
Chelsea FC said:
I think you are asking all the wrong questions.
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I can see where you are coming from. Prestige shouldn't be the main factor. I should've been more clearer but I didn't want to post a lengthy question. I would also like to learn more about Tulane's curriculum whether it's integrated with small group times or more lecture heavy. It would also be helpful to learn more about its global health programs.

I also feel like these questions probably can't be best answered here. While a question regarding its reputation can be answered by the general population of pre med students, med students, and med school adcoms on this forum.
 
itscleanslateme said:
haha could you elaborate why? are you a current tulane student?
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Mostly because it's an interview. Thinking long-term and worst case, what happens if the waitlists don't work? Waiting an extra year and knowing that there was an interview you skipped can hurt if things don't go according to plan, so go rock the interview!

It's quoted here that it's 3 interviews to 1 acceptance, and if you have an interview waiting there's no harm in going for it.

EDIT: Misread your post, didn't see that you had 3 acceptances. It's up to whether or not you'd like it down there, but go interview if you think you'd like it better than your 3 acceptances.


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Not unless you would pick Tulane over your 3 acceptances. SLU and Loyola are especially solid schools. Tulane is also good but its pretty far south so you would have to consider location as well. Based on what funds you have left, make your decision but I would probably give it to withdraw and give it to someone who needs it more.
 
itscleanslateme said:
I am especially interested in emergency medicine and global health.)
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...Why are you concerned about prestige? Also while we're on the topic, it's not like your 3 acceptances are real panty droppers either.

Nonsarcastic response: if you haven't found the one, keep looking. I almost cancelled what ended up being my favorite residency interview.
 
Sharknad0 said:
Mostly because it's an interview. Thinking long-term and worst case, what happens if the waitlists don't work? Waiting an extra year and knowing that there was an interview you skipped can hurt if things don't go according to plan, so go rock the interview!

It's quoted here that it's 3 interviews to 1 acceptance, and if you have an interview waiting there's no harm in going for it.


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Op has 3 acceptances though? Worst case scenario he goes to med school and becomes a doc?
 
I'd take nola over Chicago and StL any day. It's $300, you've already spent how many thousands on this app cycle? Forget the prestige, just go and see how you like it. You may end up falling in love with it.
 
Psai said:
Op has 3 acceptances though? Worst case scenario he goes to med school and becomes a doc?
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My bad, I didn't see accepted at 3 schools, thought it said interviewed. Then I guess you not need to interview unless you think you'd love it there.


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Why did you apply to Tulane?????

How much do you like Cajun food and beignets?



itscleanslateme said:
I was lucky enough to receive acceptance to Loyola, NYMC, and SLU so far. I am also waitlisted at two other schools. Should I attend Tulane interview?

I know little to nothing about Tulane SOM (I wish their website was more helpful) but based on Tulane's forum on SDN, the current students and interviewees seem to love it.

With Tulane being unranked and with little information I have, I am heaving a difficult time deciding whether it's worth ~$300 to check out the school (I am from CA).

What's the prestige of Tulane? I feel like it's a familiar household name because of its undergraduate institution but how about the SOM? (I am especially interested in emergency medicine and global health.)

Thank you!
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I had an especially good weekend in New Orleans. If you interview at Tulane, you could too! Itinerary: As soon as you finish the interview, you hit bourbon street and get "the hand grenade". Meander through some of the best live jazz you've ever heard, see some attractive humans, end up at harrahs casino and win 600 bucks at blackjack while they bring you free drinks. wake up early enough to catch a fresh beignet and fly away.
 
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itscleanslateme said:
I was lucky enough to receive acceptance to Loyola, NYMC, and SLU so far. I am also waitlisted at two other schools. Should I attend Tulane interview?

I know little to nothing about Tulane SOM (I wish their website was more helpful) but based on Tulane's forum on SDN, the current students and interviewees seem to love it.

With Tulane being unranked and with little information I have, I am heaving a difficult time deciding whether it's worth ~$300 to check out the school (I am from CA).

What's the prestige of Tulane? I feel like it's a familiar household name because of its undergraduate institution but how about the SOM? (I am especially interested in emergency medicine and global health.)

Thank you!
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Sorry to go against the crowd here, but going to your Tulane interview sounds like a bad idea and a horrible investment of your time and money.

Tulane is an old, widely-known, below average medical school.

If you already have 3 acceptances from better schools, you're wasting your time and theirs by heading down to NOLA.

For all the people who are telling OP to go because of how great NOLA is, s/he can easily go to the city for vacation some other day. New Orleans is an awesome city, but you shouldn't head to a med school interview there if all you want to do is drink hand grenades and eat po-boys.

Any of your 3 schools above is going to give you a better education and make you a better doctor. Tulane is an absurdly expensive, not-that-good school.

Save your ticket to NOLA for Mardi Gras and tell Tulane you're not interested so that someone else can get a shot sooner than later.
 
To be MD said:
If you already have 3 acceptances from better schools, you're wasting your time and theirs by heading down to NOLA.
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NYMC is not a better school.

@itscleanslateme remember that an interview is not only for the school to interview you, but for you to interview the school. Also, it's not just about prestige, but the feel of the school and the type of student body they accept. I chose to go to a technically lower ranking school than one I got into because the culture of the student body was much better. When you're spending long weekends trying to memorize the Krebs cycle, the aortic arches or the brachial plexus, the support of your peers can be a big factor.
 
CyrilFiggis said:
NYMC is not a better school.

@itscleanslateme remember that an interview is not only for the school to interview you, but for you to interview the school. Also, it's not just about prestige, but the feel of the school and the type of student body they accept. I chose to go to a technically lower ranking school than one I got into because the culture of the student body was much better. When you're spending long weekends trying to memorize the Krebs cycle, the aortic arches or the brachial plexus, the support of your peers can be a big factor.
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According to us news it is.
 
To be MD said:
According to us news it is.
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Nope, Tulane is "unranked", which means it didn't submit data for ranking. "Rank Not Published" means the school got a low rank in the bottom 1/4. Did you base your whole Tulane-bashing response on an incorrect interpretation of US News? You did, didn't you.
 
CyrilFiggis said:
NYMC is not a better school.

@itscleanslateme remember that an interview is not only for the school to interview you, but for you to interview the school. Also, it's not just about prestige, but the feel of the school and the type of student body they accept. I chose to go to a technically lower ranking school than one I got into because the culture of the student body was much better. When you're spending long weekends trying to memorize the Krebs cycle, the aortic arches or the brachial plexus, the support of your peers can be a big factor.
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This, 100%.

Definitely go if you have the time and money, and find out about the school firsthand. I know a few people there and they absolutely love it. Just, um, be safe... not located in a great area.
 
I went to my interview at Tulane thinking I would never ever want to go there. Turns out it is my top choice for attendance over 3 other acceptances. You can never really know until you check it out for yourself.
 
To be MD said:
Sorry to go against the crowd here, but going to your Tulane interview sounds like a bad idea and a horrible investment of your time and money.

Tulane is an old, widely-known, below average medical school.

If you already have 3 acceptances from better schools, you're wasting your time and theirs by heading down to NOLA.

For all the people who are telling OP to go because of how great NOLA is, s/he can easily go to the city for vacation some other day. New Orleans is an awesome city, but you shouldn't head to a med school interview there if all you want to do is drink hand grenades and eat po-boys.

Any of your 3 schools above is going to give you a better education and make you a better doctor. Tulane is an absurdly expensive, not-that-good school.

Save your ticket to NOLA for Mardi Gras and tell Tulane you're not interested so that someone else can get a shot sooner than later.
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ScottTenorman54 said:
Nope, Tulane is "unranked", which means it didn't submit data for ranking. "Rank Not Published" means the school got a low rank in the bottom 1/4. Did you base your whole Tulane-bashing response on an incorrect interpretation of US News? You did, didn't you.
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Heads up: schools don't allow themselves to be ranked when their stats aren't worth ranking them.

You can check out their formula all you want and you may not like it, but it's a very good indicator of how well a school stacks up financially and academically against others.


And to everyone else, SLU blows Tulane and the other two out of the f-28ing water, so just go there, OP.

But do what you want. Not telling you what to do; just advising.
 
It's not that serious guys. .. Just let it go.
 
To be MD said:
Heads up: schools don't allow themselves to be ranked when their stats aren't worth ranking them.

You can check out their formula all you want and you may not like it, but it's a very good indicator of how well a school stacks up financially and academically against others.


And to everyone else, SLU blows Tulane and the other two out of the f-28ing water, so just go there, OP.

But do what you want. Not telling you what to do; just advising.
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You really think Loyola, another unranked school, couldn't place decently on that list if it wanted to? Btw, SLU is 63, while NYMC is 88. By your own metric, that's hardly "blowing it out of the f-ing water"...
 
ScottTenorman54 said:
You really think Loyola, another unranked school, couldn't place decently on that list if it wanted to? Btw, SLU is 63, while NYMC is 88. By your own metric, that's hardly "blowing it out of the f-ing water"...
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SLU also has a pretty good Primary Care ranking while NYMC is unranked there. I'd say it does pretty good comparatively.


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ScottTenorman54 said:
You really think Loyola, another unranked school, couldn't place decently on that list if it wanted to? Btw, SLU is 63, while NYMC is 88. By your own metric, that's hardly "blowing it out of the f-ing water"...
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I honestly don't know how either one would do, but I can all but guarantee the reason why they don't release the information to US News isn't because there is just too much NIH funding, etc., at Tulane.

The point wasn't to harp on Tulane. It's a great medical school for what it is: an expensive, unranked, well-known medical school.

The point was to say to OP, SLU is the best option of those 4... and there's no real reason to go to an interview there. I have no real opinion on NYMC or Loyola.

If, as other people say, the point of him/her going is for a little drinking vacation, then s/he should just plan to go to NOLA as a vacation whenever and skip the full interview day.

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If one school (i.e., SLU) is way better than the other schools (including Tulane), than it's a waste of time, energy, and money to go interview there in my opinion.

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Sorry if I sounded like a jerk!
 
My bad, I think "prestige" was the wrong word to use. Perhaps "reputation" would have been a better word. For example, I really felt like Loyola has a great reputation in Chicago area and amongst the doctors I know (even more so than SLU for some reason I don't quite understand). I know my stats don't really stack up well to go to a "prestigious" med school and super stoked on my three acceptances. I wanted to make sure I am not just declining Tulane's interview because it's unranked and I know nothing about it and hoped to get more insight. Thank you everyone!
 
To be MD said:
I can all but guarantee the reason why they don't release the information to US News isn't because there is just too much NIH funding, etc., at Tulane.
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Maybe it's because they're the ones who really took all that FEMA money, and they just don't want to draw attention to themselves 😱

Our wonderful govt allegedly bought $100 million worth of ice, drove it around without getting it delivered, and then melted a big chunk of it after the crisis.
 
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watermelon master said:
What schools are you choosing now?
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I am still torn between SLU, Loyola and NYMC. Still hoping to get into my top choices where I am waitlisted at.
I am not sure how concerned I should be about SLU's probation 🙁 When I was at the interview, their curriculum did come across as very outdated. Perhaps, this would be an opportunity for them to develop a better curriculum. Aside from that, I absolutely loved SLU, so we will see with more financial aids info coming out next couple weeks and after second look days!
 
itscleanslateme said:
I am still torn between SLU, Loyola and NYMC. Still hoping to get into my top choices where I am waitlisted at.
I am not sure how concerned I should be about SLU's probation 🙁 When I was at the interview, their curriculum did come across as very outdated. Perhaps, this would be an opportunity for them to develop a better curriculum. Aside from that, I absolutely loved SLU, so we will see with more financial aids info coming out next couple weeks and after second look days!
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The article said that SLU is in the middle of a curriculum change and that is why they had gaps leading to the probation.

NYMC is a good school, but I would go with Loyola or SLU over it (NYMC also doesn't have a lot of financial aid and does not give rewards until after you have to chose only one school). And I would actually be more concerned about being a guinea pig for SLU's new curriculum than the probation (so I would try to find out more about that). You do have some good choices though! Best of luck
 
Pepe18 said:
The article said that SLU is in the middle of a curriculum change and that is why they had gaps leading to the probation.

NYMC is a good school, but I would go with Loyola or SLU over it (NYMC also doesn't have a lot of financial aid and does not give rewards until after you have to chose only one school). And I would actually be more concerned about being a guinea pig for SLU's new curriculum than the probation (so I would try to find out more about that). You do have some good choices though! Best of luck
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Oh! NYMC doesnt provide financial aid plan until after 4/30?? Is that why NYMC isn't so popular on this forum? it seems like general consensus is SLU & Loyola >> NYMC. I still can't figure out quite why
 
itscleanslateme said:
Oh! NYMC doesnt provide financial aid plan until after 4/30??
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Nope, a lot of their class comes off the waitlist, so they don't bother releasing financial aid until their class is more set. They were towards the bottom of my choices from my acceptances, but I was going to follow the money. I emailed them asking if it would be possible to find out my award so I can make a choice, and they said no. I ended up dropping them after that
 
Pepe18 said:
Nope, a lot of their class comes off the waitlist, so they don't bother releasing financial aid until their class is more set. They were towards the bottom of my choices from my acceptances, but I was going to follow the money. I emailed them asking if it would be possible to find out my award so I can make a choice, and they said no. I ended up dropping them after that
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thats pretty bizzare. thank you for sharing that info!
 
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