Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools (Barron's Guide to Medical and Dental Schools, 9th ed)

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Summary: Great for medical school but for dental school.....
Review: Barrons is a great book for medical school applicants but doesn't offer too much in the way for dental school applicants. The information found is not organized and I wouldn't personally recommend it. Instead, buy Dr. Kanani's book on dental school admission at dentalschooladmission.com The information is more current, better organized, and theres much more useful information that will actually help you do well in studying for the DAT, but more importantly, in presenting a strong and compelling application that will get you a seat in dental school. It got me in!

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Summary: Not a bad job
Review: I had inhibitions about buying this book due to the other reviews, but I've found it extremely helpful. There are plenty of stats regarding the MCATs, GPA and enrollment. Although the descriptions of the curriculae aren't as in depth as I had hoped, it's more than enough to form some initial opinions about the various schools.

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Summary: a very good broad general overview with some mistakes
Review: This book is great in terms of giving stats on allopathic schools and information about types of medicine and the MCAT. I feel like maybe too much was being attempted. I don't know about the dental school info., but as for the osteopathic medical section, there are lots of mistakes regarding class sizes (more than once the entire school's population was given as the first year population) and there is very little information, in general, given for each school. And one more thing: there are now 19 osteo schools in the US (not 17) and the application process for each begins with the AACOMAS application. I guess these incorrect details can be attributed to the book's EXTREME outdatedness in terms of osteopathy. However, it is the only book I've found that is so comprehensive in terms of giving the average pre-med a decent glimpse of everything there is out there regarding the medical field and medical education.