Tulane Honors/Pre med

tulane14
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:57:24 +0000

I took the DHS (Dean’s Honors Scholarship) over 2 ivies and several other top 15/top 25 schools.

I’m a pre-med neuroscience major so I might be able to help. I totally agree with FC about the main difference in the pre-med classes between Tulane and say Harvard is just competing with your class mates. Competition here is tough and seems to be getting worse every year as Tulane attracts more and more top students. For example, in my organic chemistry class, the class average was around a 55 on last year’s third test. For my year, the class average was a 71 AND the test was much harder in my opinion. I still got an A, but my high grade is worth less when the class average is that high.

You have to study a lot here to do well, but you can “beat the pack” if you are willing to put the time in. In terms of Tulane Med, I know they tend to look for people with lots of community service as well as more “unique” experiences (study abroad, student athletes, etc) who can offer more than a high GPA/MCAT. I also did consider both of Tulane Med’s Programs for undergrads. In the end, however, I decided that they weren’t worth it considering Tulane Med’s ridiculously overpriced medical education.

I guess I don’t have much to compare it to, but I feel like the science education here is great! All the professors are extremely friendly and approachable and willing to help out in any way. There are also lots of research opportunities and the local hospitals (Touro, Ochsner, & Children’s) are great about letting students do internships and volunteer, etc. For example, I’m going to be shadowing a neurologist and working in their office next semester as part of an internship through the Center for Public Service.

I didn’t know any pre-med classes were/have been offered as honors, but I’d probably stay away from those even if they were offered. Why put yourself up against even tougher competition?

Let me know if you have any more specific questions about pre-med at Tulane! It’s a lot of work but I love it here :)