基本信息出版社：Kaplan Publishing
页码：288 页
出版日期：2003年11月
ISBN：0743240960
International Standard Book Number：0743240960
条形码：9780743240963
EAN：9780743240963
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：Get Into Medical School
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The Insider's Guide to Getting Into Medical School
Choosing and getting into the right school is critical for getting the most out of your medical school years -- and your career as a doctor. Kaplan has brought together some of the nation's leading medical school admissions experts to create this exclusive guide packed with the latest information to help you get into the very best school for you.
This informative resource includes: Advice from top admissions officers on preparing your application, writing persuasive personal essays, obtaining the best recommendations, acing your interviews, and more. Expert guidance on choosing the best options for financing med school, including valuable tips on financial aid, loans, managing expenses, and more. Specialized information for all students, including minorities, women, gays and lesbians, people with disabilities, older students, and others. Contact information for U.S. and Canadian allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. THE NEW AMCAS APPLICATION THE CHANGES IN THE MCAT® THE PERSONAL STATEMENT THE INTERVIEW PAYING FOR MED SCHOOL FINDING THE SCHOOL THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
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文摘
Chapter 1: Making the Decision
Deciding to be a doctor is probably one of the most intimidating decisions you can make. As a premed student, you'll be working for at least two years without guarantee of a spot in medical school. It means publicly stating that you want something that in 2002 only 52 percent of those applying got -- a position in medical school. After an arduous application process, that decision means committing to a labor-intensive course of study, including four years of medical school and three to twelve years of residency and fellowship.
It can be daunting, and may be one of the reasons med school applications have been dropping. Yet for all this, applications to med school are still quite high. There were about 33,625 applicants for the class entering medical school in the fall of 2002. And while the number of candidates has decreased over the past years, the number of medical school positions is a mere 17,592. That means that there are almost twice as many applicants as there are spots in medical schools.
The recent drop in applications to medical school will, of course, make the admissions process slightly less competitive for applicants. This situation would primarily benefit applicants with "borderline" qualifications for admissions, by increasing their chances of being offered a secondary application or interview. But don't let yourself be fooled by these numbers. The drop in the number of applicants is not large enough to improve any one applicant's chances of acceptance to medical school significantly. Moreover, this decrease in the size of the applicant pool is very likely transient, and a reflection of the national economy during the late 1990's. Most who applied to medical school between 2000 and 2002 began their pre-medical studies around 1996 to 1999. During this time, the economy was booming and high-paying jobs were easy to come by after college. To many potential medical school applicants, medicine was an una
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