Tulane vs. LSU for premed

fallenchemist
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:21:28 +0000

Let’s be careful about these acceptance rates. Remember, the private schools like Tulane are more selective to begin with, so naturally in aggregate the acceptance rates to professional schools will be higher also. Just like the acceptance rates for Harvard grads will be higher than for Tulane grads, I would bet without even looking. So gowill is right that a good student that has the discipline to stay focused and study hard can do as well at LSU for less cost, but many people need the competition of a more selective school to insure they study harder.

So in essence the advice is that you have to know yourself well enough to determine if you can stay sharp if you are one of the the biggest fish in the pond, or do you need that extra motivation?

BTW, as far as I know the only AP credit med schools don’t accept is freshman chemistry. You have to take that. You also need to take a bio course that includes a lab portion, but it can be a higher level course if you have placed out of lower level ones. Chemistry you have no choice.