Study Skills Guide for Students

Developing effective study skills, improving reading comprehension, discovering your own personal study style, learning to manage your time more efficiently and learning the best way to prepare for exams are just a few of the topics covered in "The Study Skills Guide for Students". We're confident that if you take the time to learn and apply the concepts and principles taught in this section you'll not only improve your performance in school but you'll also increase your ability to learn. Whether you're a freshmen in high school or a senior in college you'll find the study skills guides, tutorial and information included in this section invaluable.

Caribbean Medical Schools : A Good Option?

By Jessica Freedman, MD

President of MedEdits: Medical Admissions

Because the competition for admission to medical schools in the United States is extremely strong, many applicants consider attending medical school in the Caribbean. In fact, a great many bright and talented applicants are now opting to obtain their medical education in the Caribbean.

How can you decide what is the best choice for you? What must you consider in evaluating these schools? And will you be able to obtain a residency in the United States after you graduate? To help you decide if attending a Caribbean medical school is a good choice, this article provides a framework for evaluating these schools and the success of their graduates.

A Little Background

In the last four decades, the Caribbean has seen a steady increase in the number of medical schools on the islands as well as the size of their student bodies.  In the

Why I Chose Podiatry School

By Joseph Baker

For many students looking for a career in healthcare, allopathic medical school is the only option that they have considered. While information exists on podiatry as a professional career choice, it can be missed behind the stacks of information on allopathic and osteopathic medicine.
Podiatry school, or podiatric medical school, is very similar to its allopathic and osteopathic medical school counterparts, with some key differences.  The biggest difference is the degree earned.  A graduate of podiatric medical school receives a doctoral degree of podiatric medicine, or a DPM.  This degree certifies the graduate to be a complete and specialized physician of the foot and ankle.
Following graduation from a four-year podiatric medical college, a podiatrist will then go through three years of

MCAT Study Guide Roundup

Venture inside any bookstore and you know there’s a book for just about everything, and studying for the MCAT is no exception. There are shelves and shelves of MCAT prep books, some of which you’ve probably already heard of (or own) and some you may not.

Here’s a rundown of the tip of the iceberg of what’s available in the MCAT prep world:

The Gold Standard MCAT, by Dr. Brett Ferdinand, covers all science sections in detail, and includes a review for verbal reasoning, a “Five minute, Five step” approach to the writing sample, conversion tables for MCAT scores, and over 100 diagrams and

Country guides

i-studentadvisor produce six country guides annually to answer any questions international students may have about studying in Ireland, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. The country magazines contain a variety of interesting articles and institution profiles to capture the experience of living and learning in that country.

Each of the country guides begin with the Study Guide section, which is a tool to help the student through the application process from the initial choice of institution through the visa requirements to what to do on arrival. The Study Guide can be downloaded and printed to use in class sessions or emailed to students and parents using the