Experts Offer Blueprint To Help Students Get Into The Medical School Of Their Choice
Kaplan/Newsweek Medical School Admissions Adviser, Fourth Edition Now Available

(New York, NY January 2002)-Applying to medical school can be one of the most frustrating, exhausting, and exhilarating experiences of a student's life. Applications, recommendations, personal statements... all of the disparate pieces have to be expertly packaged to create the best possible case before the admissions committees. For the 1999-2000 academic year, Johns Hopkins Medical School received 3717 applications for their 186 slots or and acceptance rate of just 5%. How can a candidate get an edge over other applicants? The new book Kaplan/Newsweek Medical School Admissions Adviser (January 2002; $20.00) from Kaplan Publishing shows students how to take a strategic approach to the admissions process and improve the odds of being accepted at their first-choice schools.

Kaplan/Newsweek Medical School Admissions Adviser should be required reading for every aspiring doctor. In 2001, almost 35,000 students competed for just over 16,000 medical school spots. Doing a little homework can help candidates build a stellar application package that gets noticed.

Authored by a nationwide team of medical school admissions advisers, this portable guidebook provides detailed advice and strategies on:

Planning for medical school during college
Selecting the right school
Completing an outstanding application, including a successful essay
Financing the high cost of medical school
Kaplan/Newsweek Medical School Admissions Adviser is available wherever books are sold.

Medical School Admissions Adviser, Fourth Edition
January 2002
ISBN: 0-7432-1399-8
Price: $20.00

This book draws on the expertise of the staff within the Kaplan Medical division. Kaplan Medical is the largest provider in the world of preparation services for the USMLE and the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA). It also provides test preparation for pre-medical, dental and nursing students.

For an interview with a Medical School Admissions Expert Contact Lori Duggan Gold, at lori_duggangold@kaplan.com or at 212-492-5903.

For a review copies, contact lori.degeorge@kaplan.simonandschuster.com

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Kaplan Publishing: Kaplan Publishing, in a joint venture with Simon & Schuster, published 67 new titles in 2001 on test preparation, admissions, education, career development, and life skills. Books are offered in traditional paper form, pre-packaged with computer software, and in e-book form.

Press Contact:

Lori Duggan Gold
PR Manager
Kaplan Publishing
Tel: 212-492-5903
lori_duggangold@kaplan.com

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