<p>I was recently admitted into Tulane with a scholarship, Honors Program. I applied to the School of Liberal Arts. Would it be possible/easy to transfer to Tulane's School of Engineering or Medicine before the start of Freshman Year?</p>
<p>I will simply repeat my answer from the other thread.</p>
<p>LOL, to the med school? It doesn’t work that way at any school. Except for some very selective and special programs, you apply to med school after 4 years of undergrad, in the vast majority of cases.</p>
<p>But to get to the heart of your question, you did not get accepted to the School of Liberal Arts. You were accepted to Newcomb-Tulane College, which is comprised of the Schools of Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, Business, Architecture, and Public Health and Tropical Medicine.</p>
<p>This is one of the great things about Tulane’s structure. You can pick whatever major in whatever school you want, even architecture. So even though you might have told them you were thinking about a liberal arts major on your application, they really don’t care. You don’t have to declare until after sophomore year anyway, but of course engineering is a pretty structured program. When you arrive, meet with your adviser, and register for classes you would just tell them you have decided to try engineering and they will get you in the right classes. In fact, once you decide on Tulane by May 1, you can send them a note telling them the same thing and ask that you get an engineering school adviser. FYI, Tulane only offers chemical and biomedical as engineering majors.</p>
<p>What is the difference between the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering major? Or are they the same. I’m very interested in biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>They are the same, for your purposes. I mean, the department is the faculty that teach the courses and administer the major, while the major itself is a set of requirements to graduate with a B.S. in biomedical engineering. It is a very challenging major, and also one of Tulane’s finest departments. It has an excellent reputation nationally.</p>
<p>"It is a very challenging major, and also one of Tulane’s finest departments. It has an excellent reputation nationally. "</p>
<p>For those reasons, that is the only reason why I would go to Tulane. I really am planning on going to Ivies but I would go to Tulane if I could be in the Biomedical department. I applied to Tulane because it was a free application, it’s in New Orleans, and because of the great Biomedical program.</p>
<p>Well, then punch your ticket for New Orleans, lol. There are no restrictions on you choosing that major. My suggestion would be you go visit if you haven’t already and make an appointment to talk to a prof and a senior or two in Biomed while you are there. Maybe an Ivy is a better fit for you, but Tulane might really surprise you.</p>
<p>I’m a parent of an admitted student - Presidential Scholarship, honors program. My child is interested in the chemical engineering department. Can anyone provide information about the reputation of this dep’t. I see that the engineering school as a whole isn’t that highly ranked, but suppose it’s mostly because there are only a couple of programs. I also see biomedical eng. has a good reputation, but haven’t found much about chem e. Any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>It is a very solid department. You don’t hear much about it because Chem E is not a “cutting edge” field, but it does represent a very solid area for a profession. There are a lot of chemical companies in Louisiana and Tulane grads have been going to them and elsewhere for many many years. Chem E is a good field and your child will get a very solid education at Tulane. Especially in an area like Chem E. I think rankings are not so useful. The material is difficult but pretty standard everywhere. A major thing is opportunities to intern in the summers, so your child might want to check with Tulane and see how students have been doing in that regard over the last few years. They will likely try to put their best face on it, so they need to talk to seniors and ask the administration for specific examples. But Chem E.'s continue to do well in the job market, from what I hear.</p>
<p>[NRC</a> Rankings Overview: Chemical Engineering - Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education](<a href=“http://chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124712/]NRC”>http://chronicle.com/article/NRC-Rankings-Overview-/124712/)</p>
<p>I hope this can be a better guide to help you differential Tulane and other programs. Granted it is Doctoral Rankings of Programs, they are heavily regarded by many to be a square estimation of overall department strength. According to NRC S-RAnkings, where Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important :</p>
<p>Tulane University:32-72
Rice University: 31-67
Vanderbuilt: 33-27
LSU: 79-100</p>
<p>Thus Tulane fares well against fellow peer institutions. They has also taken over as the highest ranked Chem.E. department in Louisiana. They have placed very well in industry.</p>
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<li>VAnderbuilt: 33-67</li>
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<p>Differentiate. Sorry, I’m on an iphone on a long trip. Anyway, yes I believe Chem.E. to be one of their strongest departments in the school of science and engineering, not to mention many many improvements have taken place since this ranking was taken years ago. The NRC is not an annual ranking by the way.</p>