Tulane Pathway to Medicine Program 2023

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@swimmerfish I got an interview!!!

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anyone else get an interview?

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My daughter is a junior and she is trying to go through the list of colleges offering BS/MD. Tulaneā€™s TAP-TP and TPM are bit confusing. Can the students apply to both? They have not given more details about TPM anywhere. They only talk about TPM. Can someone please give me more details about the program?

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I was just reading about this program (I donā€™t have a student at Tulane) and it is by invitation only. You canā€™t specifically apply for it.

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The TPM Coordinator said applicants invited to apply have 3.8+ unweighted GPA and 35+ ACT (or equivalent SAT). TPM accepts ~a dozen applicants. Itā€™s a conditional acceptance to Tulane SOM. TAP-TP is an Early Acceptance Program. TAP-TP application is availabe in May (HS senior year), but youā€™d have to enroll at Tulane when the interview happens during the first couple of weeks in the fall semester freshman year.

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Does anyone know if a student is invited to interview for TPM, will the interview be the same weekend the student is registered for the honors weekend?

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Yes, it said it somewhere

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Does anyone know approximately how many people get the invitation to apply, how many people get an interview, and how many people are accepted to the program?

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Iā€™m currently a student in the program (class of 2023), they invited around 70 something people. My class has only 9 students in it, as well as the grade above me (class of 2022) @hboieuarqle

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Has anyone heard about an interview yet for this year? It said we would hear within two weeks of the deadline so we should hear by the end of today if thatā€™s accurate.

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@chenlinong do you mean they invite 70 people to apply or do they actually interview 70 students for approximately 9 spots? I am curious how many are invited to interview.

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AC replied on Feb 14th that they are still reviewing PTM applications and will release decisions around February 28th

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Has anyone gotten any word from Tulane on PTM yet??

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Check this discussion:

Tulane Pathway to Medicine 2024

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@happydash13 I received an email confirming advancement to interview stage, but others received a different email - it seems that they have sent out interview notifications to some applicants but have told others that decisions will come out in 3 weeks. Did you not get an email at all?

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@ccEBD123 I got the one that said Iā€™d get my decision in 3 weeks. I wonder if thatā€™s bc they want to wait to see if we commit? Do you know if the people that received interviews already committed?

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we got same letter - decision in 3 weeks, but daughter had committed already. I think itā€™s a deferral kind of. They will interview people on the first honors weekend and then see if they have enough candidates.

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@happydash13 I havenā€™t committed to Tulane yet, but I still received an invitation to interview.

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@ccEBD123 If you donā€™t mind, would you share some stats/ECs?

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@happydash13

Sure!

Here are just a few general stats/ECs (I havenā€™t included everything for the sake of brevity):

Academics:
GPA: 4.33 (weighted, out of 5)
ACT: 36, essay 8/12
SAT: 1570, essay 17/24
SAT Subject Tests: 800 on Physics, Math II, and World History, 750 on Chemistry
APs: 5ā€™s on Human Geography, World History, Lang, US History
Currently Taking: AP Biology, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Clinical Rotations, and Honors Band

Extracurriculars:

  • Music - Band (6 years) and Piano (12 years)
  • Robotics - (4 years) State Semifinalists
  • Volunteering (will detail below)

Leadership:

  • Served as a Drum Major, Section Leader, and Field Officer of my high schoolā€™s marching band
  • Engineering Captain and Outreach Coordinator for robotics team

Volunteering:

  • Member of NHS, Key Club, Habitat for Humanity, and HOSA
  • Have volunteered for hundreds of hours for various organizations, particularly at the local food pantry as well as for various community events

Clinical Experience/Shadowing:

  • Clinical observation and physician shadowing at a large hospital (nearly 200 hours), also engaged in patient education initiatives
  • Research project analyzing pre-operative testing for anesthesia purposes, developed a set of best-practice guidelines that was published for nationwide use in an anesthesia provider groupā€™s annual guidebook
  • International clinical internship at an eye hospital in India, observed eye surgery and clinic, as well as created a video in the native language educating people about eye surgery (for the illiterate population)
  • Member of schoolā€™s clinical rotation program, in which we shadow doctors, nurses, and various other medical professionals (probably nearly 300 hours over two years) - also earned Nurse Assistant and Basic Life Support certifications and currently working towards Pharmacy Tech

I think my biggest drawbacks are my GPA and number of APs (which are closely connected), but hopefully my ECs/volunteering and clinical experience make up for those.