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, approximately 100-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 that candidates can score their own results, analyze personal strengths and weaknesses, and focus future study efforts. This manual also offers comprehensive advice on succeeding in school, once a candidate has been accepted. A brand new extra included with this edition is computer software for Windows RM . The software 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, and which closely fit their abilities and needs. In print for many years, this book is one of the most highly regarded in its field.

Newly updated with the latest facts and figures, this school directory and guidance manual presents profiles of all accredited medical, dental, and osteopathic schools in the United States and Canada. It also includes a full-length model Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) with answers, and selected questions with answers from recent Dental College Admission Tests (DAT). The authors offer advice on when and where to apply to dental and medical schools, information on assessing one’s chances for acceptance at the schools, plus test-taking tips for students preparing to take the MCAT or DAT. This new edition includes a substantial number of sample essays for medical school applications and a new special section dedicated to high school students who are considering a medical or dental career.

Outlines the benefits of medicine and dentistry as careers, lists schools in the United States and Canada, and provides guidance through admission tests.

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, approximately 100-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 that candidates can score their own results, analyze personal strengths and weaknesses, and focus future study efforts. This manual also offers comprehensive advice on succeeding in school, once a candidate has been accepted. A brand new extra included with this edition is computer software for Windows RM . The software 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, and which closely fit their abilities and needs. In print for many years, this book is one of the most highly regarded in its field.