Tulane vs. LSU for premed

gowill
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:49:36 +0000

If the extra cost of Tulane is not an issue, I would advise going there for your undergraduate degree. You could then apply to LSU for med school. Our friend’s daughter is currently at LSU med school and she raves about the program, and from what I understand, many graduates of Tulane go to LSU.
State schools do not have the resources of private schools, and have a lower percentage of students being accepted to med school on their first attempt.
Our state school has a 47% acceptance rate to med school, and only 18% go to med school in our own state.
In terms of AP, you may have to repeat some of those classes anyway because many of the med schools do not accept AP credits.
However, it sounds like you are an exceptional student, so you should do fine whichever school you choose, and if you feel like you will fit at LSU over Tulane then that is where you should go.