No change
5 out of 10
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7 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
3
One-on-one
Closed file
"Why Tulane? I was asked this in every interview. Make sure you spend time researching this question so you can hit it out of the park when they ask you." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Tell me about your volunteer experiences. You will surely be asked this in almost every interview at Tulane. They want to see if you have a genuine interest in serving your community." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"If you were in charge of the health care system in the United States, what would you do to fix it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Name something that you have created." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Tell me about the lowest point in your life." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Read a couple books, researched Tulane, created a personal inventory, practiced my responses out loud to questions I knew Tulane would probably ask." Report Response
"The Murphy Building and standardized patient care facilities. Everyone is very laid back and promotes a work hard, play hard philosophy." Report Response
"The medical school seems like it's fractured and it is still very much in the process of moving into the Murphy Building. The facilities didn't really impress me. I got the impression the school isn't very organized and doesn't yet have a strong idea of where it wants to go in the future." Report Response
"Unlike almost all other interviewees, I did NOT feel like my interviews were laid back. Luckily, I was prepared to handle this. Make sure you are too. You have three interviews and they will be in the morning. Two will be with faculty and one will be with a medical student. They will be closed file unless you interview with a member of the admissions committee, which I didn't. One of my faculty interviews was quite intense. I was rarely allowed to finish my answers to questions before I was asked another question. My interviewer even objected some of my answers, although to be fair, I felt he was feeling me out to see how I would react. My second faculty interviewer also objected to one of my answers as well. I didn't say anything offensive and I truly felt if they had objections to my answers to questions (which were subjective) they could have handled it better. Make sure you you know your application. My medical student interview was great. Make sure you plan for intense interviews. I planned on approaching them this way though because they are only 30mins and closed file, so you have to try and get as much information about you out as possible in that time. Make sure you are prepared for this type of interview, I felt it really helped me. No matter what, prep an answer about why you want to go to Tulane, what makes you unique and what volunteer experience you have done. Even if you aren't asked, steer your interviews so you answer these questions. I did and I feel it really helped me." Report Response
Student
Enthusiastic
6 out of 10
Out of state
4-6 hours
Airplane
$401-$500
Hotel
10 out of 10
St. Christopher
yes
09/18/2009
6 out of 10
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"It would have been nice to receive a complete email and to have access to a status page." Report Response
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