From High School to Med. School : The definitive guide to accelerated medical programs

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Summary: Not Worth It!
Review: After reading this book and "Medical School from High School"(by A.M. Ilyas), Dr. Ilyas' book was, without a doubt, a better buy. Raju and Yanofski's book does not include enough details to lead any high school student in the right direction. Dr. Ilyas's book is more informative, straightforward and the thorough index of schools in the end is a priceless resource! "From High School to Medical School" is not worth your time or money. There are much better books to use if considering applying to any accelerated med. program.

Rating:
Summary: Not Worth It!
Review: After reading this book and "Medical School from High School"(by A.M. Ilyas), Dr. Ilyas' book was, without a doubt, a better buy. Raju and Yanofski's book does not include enough details to lead any high school student in the right direction. Dr. Ilyas's book is more informative, straightforward and the thorough index of schools in the end is a priceless resource! "From High School to Medical School" is not worth your time or money. There are much better books to use if considering applying to any accelerated med. program.

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Summary: This book doesn't meet expectations
Review: Although the book was great in explaning how to prepare for an organic chemistry exam in college, the book talked nothing about what life was like at Brown University or Rice University...or any university. I wanted to know specific information about accelerated medical programs and this book didn't have it. The only things it did have was copied and pasted from the AMA website. "The High School Doctor" by Koneru, Arora, and Wang was much more thorough and complete. Don't waste your time with any other book.

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Summary: Lacks Detail
Review: Although well written, this book didn't contain any of the specific information about accelerated medical programs that I was looking for. For example, do I have to take the MCAT at Brown University? How is the social life at Alabama? What are the minimum requirements for each program? Which programs accept out of state students? "The High School Doctor" by Koneru, Wang, and Arora answered all of these questions and more. However, I still recommend "From High School to Med School" to purchase as a supplementary source. It was well written.

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Summary: Lacks Detail
Review: Although well written, this book didn't contain any of the specific information about accelerated medical programs that I was looking for. For example, do I have to take the MCAT at Brown University? How is the social life at Alabama? What are the minimum requirements for each program? Which programs accept out of state students? "The High School Doctor" by Koneru, Wang, and Arora answered all of these questions and more. However, I still recommend "From High School to Med School" to purchase as a supplementary source. It was well written.

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Summary: Not bad
Review: As a prospective possible accelerated medical school applicant next year, I found this book to be very helpful in finding out what programs were out there and information on how to contact each individual school or program. However, I wished that the authors went into more detail with regards to campus life on and off campus at each college or university. This type of information could have been helpful for me in narrowing down which schools I should consider applying for next year. Unfortunately, I had to find other books or resources to get this sort of information.

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Summary: Could be better
Review: I am a junior in high school and when I found about the book From High School to Med. School I was really excited. I have been waiting for a book to come out like this for a long time. However I still needed more info to be fully informed. My counselor also presented me with The High School Doctor by Koneru,Wang,and Arora. This book helped me more on what I was looking for and helped me design a better plan for next few years left of school. I congratulate both books.

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Summary: Great book! Must have for college apps.
Review: I bought this book a few months back, and it's great. I heard about these fast track medical programs from my friends and they recommended this book. I especially liked the candidate profiles, application timeline, and easy to read format. It's definitely going to be my source when I apply to colleges next year. Though it says medical programs, much of the info in this book can be used for other stuff. One of my best academic investements.

Rating:
Summary: Great book! Must have for college apps.
Review: I bought this book a few months back, and it's great. I heard about these fast track medical programs from my friends and they recommended this book. I especially liked the candidate profiles, application timeline, and easy to read format. It's definitely going to be my source when I apply to colleges next year. Though it says medical programs, much of the info in this book can be used for other stuff. One of my best academic investements.

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Summary: There is a better book available
Review: I own both "The High School Doctor" and "From High School to Med School". I definitely endorse "The High School Doctor" from Koneru, Arora, and Wang. The book was started 5 years ago and has been completed by physicians who have already finished the path to medicine. I trust their judgement, since I have just been accepted into Northwestern for its 7 year accelerated medical program (HPME). Why not buy the best available?