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Overview
The newly updated edition of this complete career guidance manual and school directory presents profiles of all accredited medical, dental, and osteopathic schools in the United States and Canada. School descriptions and accompanying charts cite admission requirements, course requirements, selection criteria, application filing deadlines, tuition and fees, average class size, percentage of men and women students, and much more. Advice on getting through the admission process includes many typical interview questions, sample admission essays, and information on coping with the lengthy admission forms typically required by medical and dental schools. Additional features include a model Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and an extensive sampling of questions from recent Dental College Admission Tests (DAT). Answers and explanations are given for all questions so candidates can analyze personal strengths and weaknesses and focus future study efforts. A brand new extra included with this edition is a CD-ROM for Windows¨. It features a questionnaire for medical school candidates to complete. Their response will generate personalized recommendations listing the schools where they stand the best chance of acceptance. In print for many years with regular updatings, this book is one of the most highly regarded in its field.Incl. filing deadlines, tuition & fees, curricula, course requirements & beneficial electives, etc.
Synopsis
Updated with current facts and figures, this directory profiles all AMA, AOA, and ADA accredited medical, osteopathic, and dental schools in the United States and Canada. It is also a valuable guidance manual for students contemplating careers in medicine and dentistry. This book presents up-to-date information on tuitions and fees, admission requirements, application procedures, available financial aid, MCAT and DAT test-taking advice, and sample essays written by medical school applicants. It also includes a model MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) with all questions answered and explained, and selected questions with answers from recent DATs (Dental College Admission Tests). Additional features in this comprehensive directory include a self-assessment admission profile, a sample medical school application form, detailed advice on career opportunities for women and minorities, and much more.
Booknews
New edition of a guide and manual detailing preparation, application for admission, the MCAT, opportunities for women and minorities, profiles of schools, foreign study, osteopathy, and the dental slant on the preceding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)