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*Total number of applicants in 2015: 9,881
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*Total number of applicants in 2017: 10,002
*Class size in 2015: 185
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*Class size in 2017: 190
 
*International students are eligible to apply  
 
*International students are eligible to apply  
For more information on the program, click [http://tulane.edu/som/admissions/class-profile.cfm here]
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For more information on the program, click [http://www2.tulane.edu/som/admissions/upload/At-a-Glance-2021-Class.pdf here]
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==

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Contacts

Website: http://tulane.edu/som/
Phone: 504-988-5331
Admissions e-mail: medsch@tulane.edu


Program Information

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
  • 4 years in length
  • Joint Programs are available. For more information, click here

Admission statistics

  • Total number of applicants in 2017: 10,002
  • Class size in 2017: 190
  • International students are eligible to apply

For more information on the program, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Recommended to have obtained a baccalaureate degree prior to admission.
  • No specific course requirements
  • Recommended courses: biology, chemistry, mathematics, laboratory or field experiences, behavioral and social sciences, expository writing, statistics, psychology, genetics, physics, sociology

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Minimum GPA: None
  • Average GPA for accepted students 2015: 3.60

MCAT

  • Minimum score: None
  • Average MCAT score for accepted students 2015: 33

For more information, click here


Supporting Documents

  • AMCAS Application
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
    • Two from a science professor and a third from anyone of the applicant’s choice or one committee letter
  • Supplemental Application
    • Applicant will be sent supplemental application upon receipt from AMCAS application
  • Application fee: $125

For more information, click here

Evaluation criteria

  • No mathematical formulae are used in making an acceptance decision
  • No specific guidelines are given to committee members to place particular weight upon MCAT's, GPA, or other parts of the completed application
  • Final decision is subjective and based upon the opinions of no fewer than five members of the Committee.

For more information, click http://tulane.edu/som/admissions/apply/selection-factors.cfm here]

Interview

  • Approximately 500 applicants granted interviews
  • After screening applicant based on primary and secondary applications, admission’s committee will invite the applicant via email for an interview
  • Interviews are conducted September 2015 - February 2016
  • Applicants are interviewed by once by a faculty member or administrator and once by a student
    • Interviews by faculty members or administrators are "blind" or informal, including a part where the interviewee will play a role of a physician to participate in a "standardized patient" excercise
    • Interviews by current students will be in the form of a "working lunch"

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Timeline 2015-2016

  • August 1, 2015 - Latest date for early acceptance primary application
  • August 15, 2015 - February 15, 2016 - Interview invitations mailed out
  • September 1, 2015 - Latest submission date for secondary application as well as supporting documents for early decision acceptance
  • October 1, 2015 - Early Acceptance Decision
  • October 15, 2015 - Rolling Acceptance begins
  • December 15, 2015 - Latest primary application date
  • January 15, 2016 - Latest submission date for secondary application as well as supporting documents

For more information, click here

Tuition 2015-2016

  • First year tuition: $58,592
  • Approximate Total First year costs: $82,258

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