Getting into medical school : the premedical student's guidebook

Getting into medical school The premedical student's guidebook

Sanford Jay Brown, 1946-

Book - 2011

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Subjects
Medical colleges > Admission.
Medical colleges > Entrance requirements.
Premedical education.
Published
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's c2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Sanford Jay Brown, 1946- (-)
Edition
11th ed
Physical Description
xiii, 370 p. ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-365) and indexes.
ISBN
9780764145971
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Choosing a College, Choosing a Major
  • It's Not Where You Go to School or What You Study
  • The Myth of the Premedical Major
  • Getting A's in the Sciences
  • The Physician As a Scientist
  • Abraham Flexner and His Flexner Report
  • Emphasis on the Sciences
  • What Kind of Doctor Do You Want to Become?
  • Avoid the Extra Science Courses
  • 2. The Premed Syndrome
  • The Premedical Mind
  • The Premedical Society and the Premedical Adviser
  • Does Your Adviser Attend the Meetings?
  • Get Acquainted...See What They Write About You
  • The Premedical Student
  • The Premedical Syndrome
  • Failure Is Always a Possibility
  • 3. The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
  • The Most Important Criterion
  • MCAT-a Means for Comparison
  • The Test
  • Registering for MCAT and Test Day
  • Future Changes to the MCAT
  • How Is It Scored?
  • Preparing for the MCAT
  • Preparatory Courses
  • 4. Applying to a Medical School-When, Where, and How
  • Where to Apply?
  • How Many Schools to Apply To?
  • When to Apply?
  • How to Apply?
  • Early Assurance Programs
  • Early Decision
  • Combined MD/PhD Programs
  • Cost of Applying
  • Meeting the Costs
  • Minority Students
  • Staying In Can Be Harder Than Getting In
  • Women
  • Special Interest Groups
  • What Makes You Different?
  • Recommendations
  • AMCAS Letter Service
  • The Interview
  • Sample Personal Statements
  • 5. How Medical School Admissions Committees Evaluate Applicants
  • Can the Applicant Make It?
  • Determining the Motivation
  • 6. Rejection and Your Alternatives
  • Rejection and Reapplication
  • Consider Reapplying
  • The Post-baccalaureate
  • Osteopathy
  • Attending an International Medical School
  • 7. Amazing Success Stories
  • 8. The Future of Medicine
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix I. Internet Advising: Sara's Story
  • Appendix II. Summer Programs for the Premed
  • Appendix III. Directory of American Medical Schools
  • Appendix IV. Directory of U.S. Schools of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Appendix V. Survival Bibliography
  • Index to U.S. Medical Schools
  • Index to U.S. Osteopathic Schools

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