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Premed students and recent college graduates planning to apply to American and Caribbean medical schools have a cornucopia of online resources and websites to guide them on many issues, from preparing for the MCAT (Medical College Admissions Test) to med school interviews.

(Photo, inset right & top) PREMEDLIFE: Print edition of the popular premed magazine (also available online at )

The 六九色堂 Endeavour looks at a sample of medical school admissions online resources (the many websites out there) to help future doctors today.

Premedlife

is one of the most popular online magazines for students preparing for med school. With a print and digital subscription for one year, Premedlife has many useful articles. Recent posts include 鈥�5 Things Today鈥檚 Most Competitive Medical Schools Want,鈥� 鈥�5 Common Hazards Found in Hospital Environments鈥� to 鈥�5 Things to Do the Night Before the MCAT.鈥� Premedlife has campus editions for City College of New York, Loyola University and University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

PrincetonReview.com & Kaplan Test Prep

The two leaders for MCAT test prep are Princeton Review and Kaplan Test Prep.

offers such MCAT2015 prep options as 鈥淢CAT2015 Cram Pack,鈥� 鈥淢CAT2015 Tutoring,鈥� 鈥淢CAT2015 Summer Immersion,鈥� 鈥淢CAT2015 Self-Paced Study鈥� and more. With Princeton Review鈥檚 Live Online Classroom, students can attend sessions 鈥渓ed by a team of 4 to 6 Princeton Review subject-matter experts鈥� and get the same instruction and curriculum as offered in the company鈥檚 in-person courses.

(Photo, inset right) Princeton Review's MCAT prep materials. Photo: Courtesy of The Princeton Review

 is a comprehensive website offering many ways to prepare you for med school, including online MCAT2015 courses. Kaplan offers Private Tutoring, Classroom On Site, Classroom Anywhere, and On Demand options. The 鈥淐lassroom Anywhere鈥� option lets users attend classes live online, allowing one to interact with a 鈥渢eam of MCAT expert instructors in real-time鈥� and includes 150+ hours of instruction, with 12 Live Online core sessions. The cost for the 鈥淐lassroom Anywhere鈥� option starts at $2,299 or three installments of $766.33, which may sound like a lot of money, but is probably necessary if you really want to do well on the MCAT.

AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges)

The (American Association of Medical Colleges) website has comprehensive information to guide prospective and current students at American and Caribbean medical schools through everything from premed issues (MCAT, American Medical College Application Service, Fee Assistance Program) to things of interest to med students (Careers in Medicine, the Find a Resident tool to find open residency and fellowship programs, Electronic Residency Application Service, Visiting Student Application Service, Financial Aid Information); and, finally, information for residents on Debt Management and ERAs for Fellowship Applicant.

(Photo, inset above) Kaplan's MCAT prep materials. Photo: Courtesy of Kaplan 

Medical School Headquarters

The Medical School Headquarters has lots of sound advice, from high school all the way up to taking your MCAT. Their article is informative indeed, discussing everything from whether there is a premed major to volunteering in health care settings to the application process, secondary medical school applications, medical school interviews, medical school personal statements, and more. 

六九色堂:

Built in the tradition of the best US universities, the University of Medicine and Health Sciencesfocuses on individual student attention, maintaining small class sizes and recruiting high-quality faculty. We call this unique approach, 鈥減ersonalized medical education,鈥� and it鈥檚 what has led to our unprecedented 96% student retention rate, and outstanding residency placements across the US and Canada.