<p>how is the pre-med program? is there a high acceptance rate into med school?</p>
<p>There is no such thing as a pre-med program, anywhere. Not really anyway. There is, certainly, pre-med advising. That is very good since Tulane has a lot of pre-meds and a med school. The requirements for med school are simple, as I am sure you know.</p>
<p>4 semesters of chemistry, 2 each of Intro and Organic with labs all 4 semesters
2 semesters of physics
2 semesters of Bio with lab
2 semesters of calculus is highly recommended, required at some med schools
2 semesters of English with expository writing, but that is required anyway</p>
<p>That’s it. You can major in anything. Doesn’t have to be a science at all. Just do very well in those courses, get a high GPA overall, and do well on the MCATs. Then pray, lol.</p>
<p>Tulane’s placement rate is very good. They publish somewhere the placement rate into all med schools based on a certain GPA and MCAT, and into Tulane Med school with a certain GPA and MCAT. Do a little searching and you should find those stats.</p>
<p>So it is really more on you than it is on any school you go to. But certainly Tulane is highly respected at all med schools.</p>
<p>When one attends a DT event, there is a document with that number. I don’t recall exactly, but I’m sure someone will post it. However, those numbers from any school, are very hard to analyze or compare. For example, if school A has a 90% acceptance rate and school B has an 80% rate one might assume school A is better. But, what if 20% of students who began as premeds ended up applying to med school at school A, while 50% ended up applying at school B? Which one is now considered better when one is choosing a school to attend given med school is the goal? Unfortunately, those data are not typically provided by anyone. One knows that it is GPA and MCAT scores that get one in the door, and service and other intangibles that gets one past the interview. One has to ask what school will give one the best of all of those?</p>
<p>thanks for the info!</p>
<p>In 2009 the national average acceptance rate was about 45%. REALLY top schools (think Harvard) have acceptance rates in the 80% range. Cornell has their stats at this link. It’s pretty revealing as rates are broken down by GPA and MCAT scores. Not surprisingly, students with the best GPAs and MCATs have the highest acceptance rates! (duh!)
[Accepted/Applied</a> Charts for Health Careers](<a href=“Career Services | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University”>Career Services | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University)</p>
<p>As far as how many seniors who apply to med school eventually get accepted somewhere vs how many start as pre-meds- well, some people change majors 10 times. I think its totally fine to “try on” an idea. You can get a year into pre-med studies and realize you hate it. Better at that point than after actually GOING to med school. Lots of student try lots of majors or areas before they figure out what they want. So I think the statistic you want is- of all seniors who apply to US allopathic medical schools, what percentage get accepted in any given cycle?</p>
<p>I found the Tulane handout. It is titled “Post Graduation Opportunities.”
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<p>It goes on to say that Tulane students gain admission to top medical schools and that they receive preferential consideration to Tulane’s medical school.</p>
<p>As far as the seniors who apply as a statistic, that is the only one for which there is reliable information, still some schools do a far better job of supporting and nurturing those students with medical school aspirations than do others. Although it is changing, UChicago, which has a well over 80% acceptance rate for med school, was criticized for having a more theory-based culture that made it very difficult to get to the point of applying. They now have easier calculus, physics, and chemistry tracks to accommodate pre-med students.</p>
<p>Its hard to find hard statistics, but what has been posted seems on target. Tulane’s atmosphere is very preprofessional and they will help you get to where you want to be. Prereqs at tulane are no walk in the park by any means, but from what I have heard you will be well prepared for the MCAT if you do well during your course at Tulane. </p>
<p>I remember seeing a statistic in a book (I can’t remember the name rn) that around 10% of the graduating class in recent years matriculates into medical school the following year.</p>