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YALE DAILY NEWS GUIDE TO FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS 1999

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As I initially thumbed through this book, I had the normal range of emotions that one would expect: dismay, shock, paranoia, dread, confusion, and bewilderment. As you may have guessed, I am a recent graduate from university, and those emotions are central to any recent grad who is attempting to cope with the reality of... reality. Dr. Mohamadi has provided me with a method to deal with my full range of emotions, and he has done so in fewer pages than the bible. Yes, I said the Bible. It is also a better read.

Though Dr. Mohamadi does seem to digress occasionally by discussing countries like Yemen, overall this is a solid first effort. If possible, I would have awarded this book with 6 stars.

This upstart author has seen his stock swell since his most recent book was released. Despite a poor Amazon.com sales ranking, Kaplan has decided to push Guide to Fellowships and Grants 1999 into a second round of publishing! Indeed, this text is pithy and pregnant with detailed information regarding fellowships and grants ranging in emphasis from Caribbean medican fellowships to research grants dealing with alternative lifestyle studies (a personal favorite!) I just can't get enough of Mr. Mohamadi, and I eagerly await his next thrust into the literary "back-door" of study AIDS. Cheers!

While I feel that Mr. Mohamadi has made a valiant attempt to gather this enormous quantity of material into one comprehensive, girthy volume, it does fall, shall we say, limp in certain respects.

First of all, the author fails to come through in the clutch, and deliver the vital information necessary to successfully apply for and receive a fellowship. It's almost as though the author himself HAS NEVER APPLIED FOR A FELLOWSHIP!

Second, the book seems very hastily written. I don't think the author took more than two weeks to write the entire book if you asked me. He probably wrote it during his winter break from college.

Finally, I take extreme offense at Mr. Mohamadi's leaving the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship out of the "prestigious" category of fellowships. What, $15,000 plus tuition for 4 years ain't good enough for you! Show me the money!

If I ever meet Mr. Mohamadi, I'll be sure to give him a piece of my mind about his book.

I'd have to say that, in the fairly specific genre of Fellowship self-help books, Mohamadi's effort is one of the best I've read. As the recipient of several fellowships which are helping me continue my research of Myocardial Infarctions in Alpha Male Dresophelae, a resource such as this book is invaluable. But I digress.

Two thumbs up for Mr. Mohamadi and the Yale Daily News for making the daunting world of fellowships easily navigable!

A thorough, methodical and painstaking look into the world of fellowiships. Any good library must contain this authoritative masterpiece. I look forward to future works by Mr. Mohamadi.