Financial Aid Opportunities for Medical Students

U.S. Department of Education http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/index.html

Association of American Medical colleges http://www.aamc.org/students/financing/start.htm

Financial Aid
http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/medical.phtml

Quick reference description for types of aid http://www.finaid.msu.edu/med/sources.asp

Free Application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

 ****Talk to School financial aid advisor!!!!  Eligibility and determination of need play a crucial role in the amount you may receive.

 

Standardized Test Preparation Pages

General descriptions of Pre-health standardized tests http://www.ir.miami.edu/pmd/um/tests.htm

Kaplan
http://www.kaplan.com/

Princeton Review 
http://www.review.com/

Medical college Admissions Test (MCAT) http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm

 

Free Personal Statements Help

Purdue University
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_perstate.html
            -types of personal statements
            -questions to ask before you start writing
            -examples

Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/perstate.html
            -formats
            -sample

Renssalear Writing Center
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/gradapp.html
            -tips
            -key information

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/WritingLetters.html
            -Great step-by-step guide for writing
              personal statement

 

Personal Statement Help for a Price

Admissions Essays
http://www.admissionsessays.com/

The Writing Web
http://www.writingweb.com/index.html

Accepted
http://www.accepted.com/Services/

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/FS/essays.html
Great page with even more links
           -definition of personal statement
           -sample statements
           -application advice

 

Advice, Words of Wisdom, and other Stuff

          -Pre-Med advice
http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/medical/premed_advice.asp

          -selection
http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/medical/premed_advice.asp#college_selection

          -grades
http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/medical/premed_advice.asp#grades

          -jobs
http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/medical/premed_advice.asp#jobs

         -extracurricular activities
http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/medical/premed_advice.asp#extracurricular

        -MCATs
http://www.admissionsconsultants.com/medical/mcat.asp

Recipe for Staying Sane as a Pre-Med Student http://www.life.uiuc.edu/hughes/undergrad_prog/fellowsfocus/Spring_2002/sane.html

Year-by-year Pre-med Advice
http://www.tayloru.edu/upland/studentlife/tso/clubs/premed/pages/advice.htm

Temple University Health Professions Advising Center
http://www.temple.edu/healthadvising/medman.html#CONSIDERING

Advice on everything from what to eat before taking  standardized testing to application time lines http://www.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradprof/healthprof/premed/premedmanual.html

Everything you wanted to know about med-school, academics, interviews, other medical professions, books, etc
http://www.medhelper.com/

Health Web
http://healthweb.org/

American Medical Women’s Association
http://www.amwa-doc.org/abouta.html

Pre-med advising
http://medplaza.com/premed/

 

Employment Outlook

University Of Nebraska Medical Center-Pharmacy Career - Present and Future Outlook
http://www.unmc.edu/pharmacy/pharmd/pharmacy_career_paths.htm

Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm  

 



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