1. Did Tulane offer a second look day for your class?
--Nope, they encouraged us to make sure to visit New Orleans if we hadn't interviewed there (not an issue for you) but there was no second look day
2. I have heard the workout facilities for the med students are either at the undergrad or at the superdome. Is that correct? Are they included in tuition?
--I've never heard of the superdome but Reily is at the undergrad and it's included in the tuition
3. Cost of tuition looks to be 42K, can you get loans in excess of that to pay for living expenses? That is incredible amount of money.
--Yes, look further on the financial aid webpage - they decide how much it costs to live here and buy books and that + tuition is how much you can borrow. No doubt, it is an incredible amount of money.
4. Are 2nd year classes in the new auditorium in 1555 Poydras yet?
-- Not now.
5. Where do you park and how much is it?
-- There's a parking garage attached to the med school and I believe it's $80/month
6. Does anyone use the new student lounge at 1555 Poydras? It seemed desolate when I visited for interview in September.
-- I don't know! I like it there and want to go over there more often but I like studying at coffee shops.
7. On average what is your day like during the first year (i.e. what hours are you in classes)
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http://www.som.tulane.edu/classware/t1/f06/index.html - you can click through our schedule week by week, it didn't change much from the posted schedule. PBLs are broken up so if you see three sets, only a third of the class attends each one. Also, when you see Foundations in Medicine posted, we usually had a few lectures towards the beginning and then the class is broken up into groups and rotates - one day you might meet with your preceptor, another you might have an ethics class or be doing your community service and of course, some days are free.
8. Is that anatomy lab open 24 hrs a day?
-- Yes, you can get the keys from security but don't go alone - it's creepy.
9. What is the bar most tulane med students visit?
-- Depends on where you are - New Orleans has plenty!
10.Where do you park and how much is it?
-- See above
11. Do first years do anything in 1555 Poydras as of now?
-- We do standardized patients there and also some do ethics classes there (part of Foundations in Medicine). Don't worry so much about Poydras - the old med school building has everything you need, even if it's not as pretty.
12. Did you guys lose any professors during the semester?
-- One of our professors for neuro next semester just died but we never were taught by him and we also have one anatomy and one histology professor retiring at the end of the year.
13. How often do you have to participate in PBL at Tulane?
-- Check out the schedule - we had 6 PBL sessions for anatomy during the semester, it seems like there will be more next semester for physio and neuro. It's nice - they generally schedule it towards the end of the block and the PBLs usually incoroporate a few topics of what we've learned so they're not adding more info on us just before exams and it's good review.