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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480809503321

Autore

Jung Paul <1969->

Titolo

Getting in [[electronic resource] ] : how not to apply to medical school / / Paul Jung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-4522-2029-8

0-7619-1756-X

1-4522-2160-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Collana

Medical student survival series

Disciplina

378.198

610.71173

Soggetti

Medical colleges - United States - Entrance requirements

Medical colleges - United States - Admission

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I - Preparation Is Everything; Chapter 1 - First Principles; Chapter 2 - Do You Hate Biology?; Chapter 3 - Candy Striper?; Chapter 4 - Researcher or Rat Killer?; Chapter 5 - More Is Better, Right?; Chapter 6 - Older and Wiser; Section II - In the Thick of It; Chapter 7 - The MCAT; Chapter 8 - M.D. or D.O.?; Chapter 9 - They're All the Same, Aren't They?; Chapter 10 - Truly Unique Programs; Chapter 11 - How Many Applications?; Chapter 12 - U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools; Chapter 13 - AMCAS and AACOMAS

Chapter 14 - Writing Your Personal StatementChapter 15 - Deadline Dummies; Chapter 16 - ""Early D"" Tragedy; Chapter 17 - Secondaries and Recommendation Letters; Chapter 18 - Your Interview; Chapter 19 - Which One?; Chapter 20 - By Association; Section III - Never Give Up; Chapter 21 - Should I Try Again?; Chapter 22 - Hey, Man, I Just Want to Help People; Chapter 23 - Hey, Man, I Just Want to Be a Doctor; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on direct experience of student counselling, Paul Jung takes the prospective applicant through the application procedure for



medical school from start to finish.