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9780914457947

Medical School Admissions: The Insider's Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9780914457947

  • ISBN10:

    0914457942

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-09-01
  • Publisher: Natl Book Network
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Summary

For ten years,Medical School Admissions has been the most helpful and most popular guide for everyone applying to or just thinking about medical school.

Author Biography

John A. Zebala and Daniel B. Jones are graduates of Cornell University Medical College. Stephanie B. Jones graduated from Washington University Medical School.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iv
Foreword v
Introduction 9(2)
Premedical Preparation
11(7)
Planning Your Undergraduate Study
Picking the Right College
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Using the Internet
Power Techniques for Higher Grades
18(7)
Techniques for Grade Point Success
Improving Grades by Being Assertive
Pass/Fail Grades
The MCAT
25(8)
MCAT Sections
Scoring the MCAT
Preparing for the MCAT
Professional MCAT Prep Courses
Examination Tips
Suggested Reading
The Application Process
33(27)
AMCAS and the Application
Your Extracuricular Activities
Recommendations
Filling out the Application
How Many Schools Should You Apply To?
Deciding Where to Apply
Financial Aid for Medical School
Final Review of Your Application
After You've Applied
Handling Acceptances
Special Programs
Timetable of Important Dates
Ranking U.S. Medical Schools
Another Option: Osteopathic Medicine
The Nation's Best Hospitals
The Interview
60(8)
The Interview Process
The Tour
The Interview
Final Preparation before the Interview
Sample Interview Questions
The Essay
68(13)
Authorship, Proofreading, and Style
Conservative and Safe
Creative versus Weird
Apologetic, Egotistical, Doubtful, or Boring
Why a Physician?
Translating Research into Clinical Practice
Meeting the Physician Shortage
Stamina
The M.D. Family
Name-Dropping
A Word of Warning
About the Essays
Fifty Successful Application Essays 81(101)
Epilogue 182(2)
Directory of U.S. Medical Schools 184

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