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