Jochi1543 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Just wanted to say that I bought the US News guide to med schools instead of the MSAR yesterday. I like the fact that it has schools in alphabetical order (the MSAR has them by state, which is quite annoying), and it has all the statistics you need. My only gripe is that the pre-reqs are not very well described. E.g., they will say "coursework in behavioral sciences required," but don't say how many semesters/credits, etc. However, it breaks down all the acceptance data (scores, % accepted OOS/intl, etc) and it shows rankings for the school in terms of specialty training and the like. Not sure why it's so da,mn hard to put together a guide that gives you detailed info AND in alphabetical order, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikkey Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Hey I have that one, and I don't like that lots of schools don't answer all the questions asked, although it is indeed nice to have the schools in alphabetical order. As you pointed out, the requirements aren't too clear, but the complication charts are nice to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyvaio2700 Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 HeyI have that one, and I don't like that lots of schools don't answer all the questions asked, although it is indeed nice to have the schools in alphabetical order. As you pointed out, the requirements aren't too clear, but the complication charts are nice to have. most of the course work required you can find at individual school websites. I donno about you but i dont trust either one (US news or MSAR)...I have seen number of errors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Does any of them have the number of CANADIANS accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Does any of them have the number of CANADIANS accepted? No, just international. I don't think the MSAR has Canadians either, just because I remember e-mailing a school on there and explicitly asking them about admitting Canadians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 No, just international. I don't think the MSAR has Canadians either, just because I remember e-mailing a school on there and explicitly asking them about admitting Canadians. Is the one you bought the 2nd edition of 2006? I think I will end up buying it instead of the msar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Is the one you bought the 2nd edition of 2006?I think I will end up buying it instead of the msar! Yup. I don't think there's a newer one out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyvaio2700 Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Yup. I don't think there's a newer one out there. u can also use the online one. it does the same thing. note though, certain schools refuse to fill out USnews data...eg. albany, penn state, meharry, hawaii, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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