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Summary: This book is outstanding!!!
Review: Actually, Janice, if you read the book, you would find that "The High School Doctor" was started well before "From High School to Med School". I own both of them. I definitely liked "The High School Doctor" better. I was just accepted into the 7 year accelerated medical program at Northwestern University and let me tell you that this book is GOOD!!! It not only has much better program profiles, but it has postcards that you can pull out and mail out to every program!!! That saved me so much time! There is no comparison, "The High School Doctor" stands as the Definitive and best guide to Accelerated Medical Programs.
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Summary: This book is outstanding!!!
Review: Actually, Janice, if you read the book, you would find that "The High School Doctor" was started well before "From High School to Med School". I own both of them. I definitely liked "The High School Doctor" better. I was just accepted into the 7 year accelerated medical program at Northwestern University and let me tell you that this book is GOOD!!! It not only has much better program profiles, but it has postcards that you can pull out and mail out to every program!!! That saved me so much time! There is no comparison, "The High School Doctor" stands as the Definitive and best guide to Accelerated Medical Programs.
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Summary: Guidance Counselor Reviews Book
Review: I am a high school guidance counselor and I am endorsing "The High School Doctor." Before reading this book, I was completely unaware of accelerated medical programs. The authors did a fantastic job in providing a resource for all high school students interested in a medical path.Five years in the making, The High School Doctor is the premier resource written for high school students interested in the medical field. Every year, approximately 20,000 college students apply to medical school. Only a fraction of those students are accepted each year, making medical school a highly competitive option. The application process can be quite stressful and expensive. In addition, every student must take an examination called the MCAT or Medical College Admissions Test before applying. However, all of these steps can be bypassed. Did you know that you can have conditional acceptance into medical school right after high school? Nearly 50 universities across the nation accept high school students conditionally into medical school right from high school. This route can save thousands of dollars, bundles of stress, and loads of time. Not all of these programs are very well advertised nor are they well known. Knowledge of these programs and the steps to take to get into them will make you a competitive applicant. The High School Doctor is the premier resource and tool kit for getting into an accelerated/combined (BA/MD) medical program. There are unique never before seen program descriptions of each BA/MD program. The authors describe the paths to a successful application and interview. In addition, the book contains information on choosing the right college for you, financial aid opportunities that you couldn't imagine, and unique post-cards that you can tear away and put into the mail box for all of the BA/MD programs. This book will save you hundreds of dollars and time! The High School Doctor is the only resource written by physicians who have gone through the process. Then don't miss out on an opportunity that can put you on the fast track towards medical school.
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Summary: Save your money
Review: I bought this book after seeing it named on a few web sites and reading other reviews. What a waste. The information contained in the book is easily obtained on a few web sites. The American Association of Medical Schools has a listing as complete if not more so than in this book....P>The authors provide their own rankings of schools in the book. They are very clear that they are biased and limited to their knowledge and some interviews. ... Information on types of colleges, universities, etc contained in this book was a fraction of the vaste amount available in any library or college resource room at most high schools. The book has a great premise and lousy execution.
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Summary: No Comparison
Review: I have been looking for specific information on accelerated medical programs for a long time. I have compared information on websites like the AMA and other independent sources, and my conclusion is that "The High School Doctor" is the most detailed and complete resource available on accelerated medical programs. There is no other resource that lists statistics, entrance requirements, descriptions, and student feedback on all the programs. I highly recommend this book for anyone seriously interested in getting into an accelerated medical program.
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Summary: This Book Changed My Life
Review: I was just accepted into the accelerated medical program at Rice University. "The High School Doctor" by Koneru, Arora, and Wang helped change my life. I never knew that I would have the credentials to get accepted into medical school right after high school!!! The program descriptions in the book are amazing. One will be spending the next 6-8 years at a program, so it is essential to know everything about that program. The book provided me with specific information about social life, academic life, reputation as well as admission requirments. No other book on accelerated medical programs comes even close to the detail of these profiles. At the end of the book, the authors provided postcards to tear out and mail to all 50 accelerated medical programs!!! This book changed my life. You must buy your copy today and change your life as well.
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Summary: Nice Cover- too bad the rest of the book is irrevelent
Review: I was very excited to learn about this book. I hoped it provide valuable insight into attending an accelerated medical program (AMP)that I am aplying to. Instead, This book has no relevent information. To be fair this book has a list of schools that offer accelerated programs (however, I also found on about half a dozen websites). The book is gimmicky and badly written. There is a fifty page long vocab list for the lame reason that "having a good vocabulary will make you more attractive to a college." The descriptions of the collges mention absolutely nothing about their accelerated medical programs. Instead it includes unimpressive irrelevent information about the campuses (greek life, tuition cost, intramural sports, transportation ect.) These things are nice to know but it is not why I bought this book. Another four chapters of this book contain information about SAT test taking skills, writing good college admission essays, teacher recomendations, and a chapter called "The future of medicine." Why does this book seem to discuss everything about college except AMP's. I have a theory that the fact was the authors did not do enough research so insteaded just added a lot of information as filler. None of the authors have any experience in education or education study. For Gods sake one of them is a personal trainer! This is a crummy college information book that just so happens to have a title that alludes to a subject that has nothing to do with what the main topic of the book is really about. I felt cheated buying this book.
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Summary: Don't Waste Your Money
Review: I'm a high school student. Highly interested in medicine, and given the long road to becoming a doctor, I thought it fitting to look into BA/MD programs to see if it was a good possibility. So I got this book, hoping to learn about some more schools that offer such programs and to get an insider's oppinion of each program. Well, let me just say, that I learned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from this book about the programs that various colleges offer. There are so many spelling mistakes, I found it hard to even understand what was trying to be said sometimes, I found myself reading sentences out loud to my family to show them what terrible writing it was, and everyone got a kick out of the in-depth assesment of the social life at the scool-- especially the Greek System. In addition, each description of the bars, clubs, casinos, etc. in and around the schools. As a serious student looking seriously at these programs, I was insulted. I felt as if the writers were trying to talk at "my level" but instead I felt as though I was being mocked. Although the idea of explaining each program individually is an excelent idea (in fact, it is the reason I bought the book), the execution is totally wanting. There is generally a paragraph about the undergraduate school and then a paragraph or two about the social scene. I was left feeling totally confused as to what the specific BA/MD program offered, I got no feel of the programs at all! If you are serious about finding a good BA/MD program this book is a total waste of your time and money.
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Summary: Outstanding Book
Review: I've been looking for a book specifically on accelerated medical programs forever. I thank the authors so much for writing a book that is so comprehensive. I finally have the ability to know all of the different programs throughout the United States as well what separates each of them from each other.
I am a high school sophomore in California. I bought the book a few months ago. I already have so many ideas for the upcoming summer thanks to the book. It outlines a timetable that high school students should follow. The book also provieds sample vignettes of students who were successful and students who might not be successful. It opened my eyes and made me realize that there were so many activities that I could still do to boost my resume.
I have been studying for my SATs as well. The book provides a huge list of highly used vocabulary words which I have already started to learn. The greatest part of the book are the program profiles. The authors did a great job with them. They are cool because they were written so frankly and practically. The profiles talk about social life, academic life, quotes from students...the authors even rate all of them according to a 5 star rating criteria. I was very impressed!!! I highly recommend this book!!!!
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Summary: waste of money
Review: Information given in the books are conflicting. Does not have enough information and you will still end up buying more books to have complete information.
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