<p>Hi, I'm a sophmore at Tulane trying to find out if I can get into Johns Hopkins/Cornell for junior year. My GPA is 3.885 and my major is biomedical engineering. I'm a member of several honor societies, bme society, premed society and part of the engineering student council. I worked at a hospital over the summer and volunteer in the ER of Tulane hospital. I was wondering if anyone can give me some information on my chances of getting in to either school. Thanks</p>
<p>i'd say you have a good shot for cornell, they have a high acceptance rate. as for jhu, do you really want to do that to yourself? That place is quite the pressure cooker</p>
<p>lol, I want to get into a good medical school and know that either of these schools will look good on a resume. jhu has number one rated bme program and graduating from the best is always nice.</p>
<p>any other ideas about my chances of getting into engineering at either cornell or jhu?</p>
<p>you can take my place at jhu.</p>
<p>why do you want to transfer from tulane? maybe you could help me...im considering transferring there...</p>
<p>p.s., i hear they actually have a pretty good biomedical engineering dep't...anyway, what do you know about their hiostory/business stuff?</p>
<p>jhu has number one rated bme and cornell is ivy league and b/c i want to go to med school i feel like ivy league will boost my chances even more than tulane. you're right..tulane does have a great biomed dept'.. i like all the teachers. it truly is an awesome school. business majors dont have class on fridays.lol, we engineers made shirts about it..history im not too sure of. im sure its pretty solid.if u have any other questions just post them</p>
<p>hey man, thx...what about the social life/student body etc.??? also, is it pretty laid back academically (classes challenging/a lot of competition among students???)</p>
<p>social life is badass, theres frat parties, bars near campus(only needa be 18 cuz they dont care), downtown for the weekends if u want. theres a lot of people from the northeast..a lot of collar popping..im premed so theres quite a bit of competition there but other than that its pretty laid back..the teachers try and help u out as much as possible(at least in the engineering/sciences)</p>
<p>I'm only a freshman, so my word might not carry as much weight as ztmisson. But here's my (long) scoop on Tulane</p>
<p>Collar popping and preppiness abound. There are a lot empty headed bubble skirt wearing air heads as well. There are also cool people...you just have to root them out. I haven't run into too many airheads because I live in the honors dorm (which is great for all you entering freshman out there) but I've heard they are quite prevelant. My dorm isn't cliquey, which is nice, but I've had a hard time making many "close" friends so far. </p>
<p>Frats are big, but avoildable. You kind of just have to pretend they don't exist and then get free beer at their parties when you feel like it. Drinking is big part of the social scene. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. New Orleans rocks my world. There's just so much to do, any night of the week. If you're not a partier, (I'd say I'm a moderate partier myself (about 2 nights a week -- though when I party, I party hard)), there's still a lot to do in NO. But drinking is a main theme on campus. </p>
<p>The honors program is really nice, if you can get into that. HOWEVER very, very few of the honors courses listed in the catalog are offered, so don't get your hopes up. This is true of a lot of the courses in the catalog, so class selection is limited</p>
<p>I'm not sure what your major is, but if it's science, hear this: many of the professors care more about their research than teaching. Those people usually teach upper level classes, so you may run into some bad teachers your first couple years. Also, the science classes are huge. Introductory classes have about 150-200, and then upper level, e.g. 300 level microbio still has 80 people. Often only one or two sections are offered so it's really hard to fit them into your schedule, or take them at all. That said, there are also a lot of caring professors, especially in the liberal arts. You just have to find them and latch on. But the mere presence of teachers who couldn't care less is just frustrating. </p>
<p>Yes, BME is great, but they just lost their trifecta of amazing teachers recently, so it's suffering a bit. </p>
<p>The academics here are good, but I have little point of reference. Most of my teachers this semester were good. I had very challenging classes this semester. VERY. And I am a very serious student. There are some cool classes offered if you can get lucky and they fit in your schedule. This semester I'm taking an honors anthropology seminar on Ice Age Art. Dude. </p>
<p>Tulane is very laid back. There's no competition or pressure. There are some people who are really into their grades, and some people who would rather go to the Boot (the bar one block from campus) every night than pull a 3.0. </p>
<p>There isn't a big feeling of community on the campus, especially because almost all of the social life takes place off campus. We don't have a student center (it's being "built") so if community and a campus centered environment is important to you, consider this. </p>
<p>The administration is frustrating. There are a lot of fees and stupid rules that constrict you. Like, I my grader for the AP English test had was having a really good day and, shockingly, gave me a 4. Since that counted for credit, I wasn't ALLOWED to take frosh writing, even though I really wanted to improve my english skills. You can only take 3 courses pass/fail, and you can't do it your frosh year. </p>
<p>A sterotype that actually does describe Tulane is that we are full of smart ivy league rejects (or smart people that couldn't afford anywhere else), and not so smart rich people who can pay their way through.</p>
<p>That said, I like Tulane. I'm not crazy about it. But it's alright. I'd like to transfer out of here, mostly because I'm just madly in love with Brown and want a place with more serious rugby, but if I don't get in, the world certainly won't end because Tulane isn't all that bad after all.</p>
<p>thx a million man...i was kind of a slacker in high school but still in the top 15-20 percent...wanted to go to a small liberal arts college or a good near-ivy (haverford, tufts, etc.), didnt get in, got screwed over by tulane on scholarhsips, and went to a big state school...the reason im considering tulane is because theyre now offering me money...also, my brother went there on DHS and thought it was okay...</p>
<p>It's not like an LAC. Classes are big and most teachers aren't look "Oooohhh, students, how I love thee!" (though some are). I'd say Tufts and Haverford are better than Tulane, but you reffering to it as a near-ivy makes me feel a lot better about getting rejected everywhere else. (Few people at Tulane had Tulane as their first choice)</p>
<p>Throw your slacker habits to the winds, my man. Especially if you are a science major. Tulane is very challenging. Now, there is of course a difference between difficulty and quality, but I can't really attest to that as I have no frame of reference. All I know is that academics at Tulane are good.</p>
<p>tufts was my first choice...so mebbe tulane isnt near ivy, but its damn good...in fact it was #4 out of about 10 I looked at...
p.s., no longer a slacker...i pulled good grades this sem...anyway, history and poli/sci are slackable</p>
<p>basically if you're a science major at tulane like i am. You will have really bad teachers the first few years. And you will be restricted because there's not alot of classes offered and if they are there's not alot of sections available. </p>
<p>Tulane is pretty strong in the liberal arts though; it sure has more classes and sections available to the liberal arts crowd.</p>
<p>The finiad at tulane is pretty good but you will find yourself bombarded with fees and other miscellaneous charges.</p>
<p>Some of my friends hate the school and are transferring and some of my friends love the shcool. Personally i dislike it. I have had some very racial issue and conflicts with the school. I'm asian by the way.</p>
<p>So what's i'm basically saying is that people's opinion about the school will differ. But one thing will not, and that's the limited availability of many classes.</p>
<p>The limited ability of classes thing is really true, and really really annoying. </p>
<p>I went to the school picturing taking an honors psychology seminars, honors gen chem, honors genetics, etc., only to find out they aren't offered. **** on that. </p>
<p>There are only 2 regular sections of gen psych offered next semester. Two! For the whole school! It makes scheduleing or getting the teacher you want very difficult. A lot of upper level classes only have one section offered, and you have to compeltely sculpt your schedule around it. </p>
<p>I dont know if this is a Tulane thing or something common to all schools</p>
<p>HnBui: what kind of racial issues and conflicts did you have?</p>
<p>my advisor remember? He told me it was i was sad and that i should be ashame of myself because i didn't know how to speak vietnamese, which i do by the way.</p>
<p>massive douchebaggery!</p>