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Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, LA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

5 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

2 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

Everyone is very nice. They want to know you are interested in Tulane so be sure to make that clear!
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Have you ever been to New Orleans? Why Tulane? (everyone asked me this--they very much want to know that you want to go to Tulane)

How did you prepare for the interview?

Reviewed AMCAS application and my Tulane secondary. Read the website.

What impressed you positively?

Students are very friendly. They also appear to love the school and to be happy and relatively stress-free. Administrators appear to be very responsive to student need. Students are also afforded a lot of elective time to pursue their own interests. Simulation and standardized patient facilities were brand new and amazing.

What impressed you negatively?

Without Charity, I was unsure of the quality of the clinical education.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

You will have 3 interviews: one with a student over lunch and 2 ~25min with faculty members.
🤝 Campus and Facilities

How do you rank the facilities?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

MSY

Where did you stay?

With students at the school