<p>My d was recently accepted into the School of Science and Engineering because she indicated interest in Biological Chemistry. She has now become fascinated with the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (emphasis on the TM). I think she seriously wants a career running around in a hazmat suit handling vials of ebola and marburg for pete's sake.</p>
<p>We are not sure of what to do with this renewed interest on her part. She did not apply in time for any scholarships.... and I wonder if she would even be able to switch schools within Tulane at this point. Is it too late for all freshman scholarships? Are there any for which all freshmen are automatically considered?</p>
<p>She has applied at several other schools, but not many offer this Public Health/TM concentration.</p>
<p>I am not sure the undergraduate majors available at Tulane through the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine are quite what she imagines but all applicants are automatically considered for all merit scholarships at Tulane except for the DHS which is a full scholarship that requires a separate applcation.</p>
<p>As far as switching between schools that was easy at least prior to the universities recent reorg. Would think it would remain easy but hard to say. Things tend to change rapidly at Tulane with little advanced warning and no explanations.</p>
<p>Calling the admissions office would be the best source of information. Many of us with children at Tulane have found the deans and other adminstrators to be very accessible.</p>
<p>Everyone is up for the DSA, you don't have to apply for that one, and it is fairly widely distributed. It's approximately half tuition. This year (my freshman year) is the first year for undergraduatese to be taken into the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. This is from the website: </p>
<p>Public health undergraduates choose one of three majors:</p>
<p>Environmental Health Sciences
Preparing students for positions with local, national, and international public health/environmental health agencies and industry.</p>
<p>Global and Community Health
Educating students in the biologic and behavioral determinants of public health problems in developed and developing countries.</p>
<p>Health Informatics
Preparing students for careers where quantitative skills are necessary. The major appeals to students who enjoy mathematics and computer applications. </p>
<p>There are ten freshmen in the program, my neighbor in Butler being one of them. It's a really great program, and not that hard to switch into I'd imagine. There are current freshmen thinking about switching into the program, it's just a matter of starting out the classes and everything. Just call, they'll help you out.</p>
<p>Switching and combining majors seems to be very easy now, as my son has discovered (also a freshman). And we, too, have found administrators and faculty to be unusually--among unis I have dealt with, including those at which i have taught--accessible and helpful. I am sure you can get good answers if you give them a call or e-mail.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone! Ballerina - what a unique opportunity for undergraduates...I think D would be very interested in the Global/Community Health degree. It is possible that she would want to take this undergraduate degree on to medical school. She is very interested in world health issues, overseas travel and research opportunities. As long as she is able to complete the required sciences and maths for med school, this seems like it would be a very interesting approach to a medical career.</p>
<p>ctymom, dad, cato - I will definitely give admin a call; or even better, make a trip during our Spring Break. I think we need to see NOLA for ourselves anyway. Having lived for more than a decade in Louisiana (D was born there), I feel a strong attachment to the state.</p>