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Complete Package Information Dear Prospective Medical Student, Thank you for your interest in the various packages offered by MedSchoolCoach. These packages allow us to give you a complete application solution – we will take you from day one to your acceptance. From the initial general advising sessions to your customized school list, personal statement editing, ACMAS application editing and interview preparation, everything is included. Our packages help you get the best results possible. As you know, the medical school application season is not just difficult, it is also stressful and frustrating. Our services are aimed at getting you into school, but also making this process less painful. This especially holds true for families -‐ parents, siblings, spouses often are sucked into the vortex that is application season. We aim to make this less stressful for everyone by providing you comprehensive consulting. As a company that has always focused solely on medical school applicants, we can provide you with unparalleled experience. All our advisors are MDs who have admissions or interview experience at the top schools in the country. Simply put, we know what it takes to get into medical school. MedSchoolCoach has helped over 3500 students since 2007 with their medical school applications. No other company can equal the combined experience of MedSchoolCoach. As the only consulting company that AMSA recommends to its students, MedSchoolCoach has and unparalleled reputation and experience in helping students through the medical school process. Through the various packages, we will help you develop a sound strategy and game plan for the entire application season and work with you through the entire process. I can assure you our team will work tirelessly to make your entire application great. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us! We look forward to helping you! Thank you Sahil Mehta M.D Founder – MedSchoolCoach
What separates MedSchoolCoach from the rest?
• We do not have physician “front men”: If you are reading this, you may have already come across several other companies that offer
similar services. Many of these services have physicians as a “front man.” The doctor may provide a cursory glimpse of your application, but the majority of the advising is done by someone with no experience in medicine. We take the opposite approach – at MedSchoolCoach, no one but a physician will help you through the entire process.
• Experience: You’ll find many companies around the Internet. The vast majority of these have been in existence for less than a few years. MedSchoolCoach was founded in 2007 and since has helped over 3500 students through the application process. In fact, MedSchoolCoach is the only consulting company AMSA, the world’s largest premedical organization, recommends to its students.
• Our advisors have experience on the admissions committees of highly selective schools: We have been involved in the meetings to decide who gets admitted and who gets rejected. We have read hundreds of personal statements and know which ones are good and which ones are not. We’ve also interviewed for our alma maters, so we know the exact questions you would be asked on your interview and how you will be evaluated.
• Our services are highly personalized: We work with only a handful of students every year through our Gold Package so that a senior advisor can provide you the help you need through every step. For re-‐applicants, we provide in-‐depth guidance. Second time applicants often are at a loss of how to improve their application. After work with us, you will see just how much your first round application was lacking. We will retool the entire application into one that can be accepted into medical schools.
• Our students love working with us: We have a great track record of customer satisfaction. We are not perfect – no one is – but we have a great track record of satisfied clients. In fact, 96% of our clients say they would recommend us to a friend.
• Our costs are reasonable: You will likely invest over $200,000 into the education itself. Your application costs will often top $10,000 just for submitting applications and traveling to interviews. There is no doubt medical school is an expensive proposition. However, reapplying will be more expensive. The cost of our services to help you get into medical school is a drop in the bucket compared to your overall expenses. We encourage you to look at other companies and compare their prices to ours. You’ll be surprised at the value you get from MedSchoolCoach!
• Care: There is nothing we can stress more than this. Our advisors truly care about our student’s success. We go the extra mile to make sure we do the best for each and every one of our students. Our track record proves it and we hope you are next!
Who We Are
MedSchoolCoach is team of physicians who help you gain an edge in the medical school admissions process. We have been helping students through the most competitive admissions processes since 2007. Thus far, we have worked with over 3500 students in the application process. Compare that number to many of our competitors who just started helping students last year! At MedSchoolCoach, we are focused on admission into medical schools only. We differ from many other companies in this regard. We do not do business school, law school or any other graduate school consulting. Our focus and exclusive strength is on medical school. This includes not only the most competitive schools, such as Johns Hopkins, Stanford and Harvard, but also state schools, osteopathic (DO) schools and international MD schools. Whether your goal is to go to Harvard or to just become a doctor anyway possible, we are dedicated to helping you achieve it. Our advisors have all graduated from the top medical schools across the country. Combined, our network of advisors has over 43 degrees from the top 30 universities in the country. Our experience as applicants, students, alumni and admissions committee members of these top schools gives us a unique perspective on the medicals school admissions process. In the simplest terms, we know what it takes to be admitted to medical school.
Why You Need Us
The competition to get into the medical school is becoming fiercer every year. Between 2007-‐2011, less than 50% of those who applied to medical schools were accepted anywhere. For top schools, the acceptance rates hover below 5%. Getting into medical school is a matter of knowing the ins and outs of the application process, early planning and a strategic application. What separates the students who get in from those who are left out is not just grades and MCAT scores, but the personal statement, secondary essays and the interview. We help our applicants stand out in the eyes of admissions committees. As a pre-‐med, you have worked for years to put together the best possible grades, extracurricular activities and MCAT score for your application. Now take the final steps and let us help you get in.
What We Do
As part of the packages, we help the applicant and their family through every single step of the process. Our Gold Package even includes unlimited general advising, essay editing and interview preparation. Our general approach includes helping each student create an application that separates them from other applicants. We first set up a meeting with the student and his or her family to understand what their goals are for the application, including what schools they might want to attend and what their future career plans may be. We take this information and develop a list of schools that should be targeted and strategies for MD schools, as well as possibly DO schools and overseas schools. We then attack the personal statement. From before you type your first word to until your essay is ready for submission, your advisor will work with you for as long as you need. We provide much more than just a grammar and spelling check. We break down your essay content word for word and dig deep into your paragraphs for meaning. We help you craft an essay that is original and creative, while showing a genuine interest in medicine. By the end of our work with you, your essay is will stand out amongst your peers. From there, we shift to individual supplemental essays. We use our knowledge of schools to make your secondary essays show that you are genuinely interested in the school. Finally, we prepare you for the interview. We have years of experience conducting these interviews and will use our insider knowledge to help you prepare.
There are no guarantees in the medical school admissions process, however, with our help your application will be as perfect as it can be.
How does the process work?
Where do MedSchoolCoach Students Go to Medical School (class of 2009-‐2012 only)?
What is included in our Bronze and Silver Packages?
ü 1-‐2 hours of general advising including an initial review of your
stats, extracurricular activities, career goals, and school preferences. This meeting often happens with parents or significant others involved.
ü A formulated list of schools to apply to, including any Early Decision schools, DO schools and international MD schools (if applicable)
ü Unlimited help with your AMCAS/AACOMAS application essay including the activities section
ü Unlimited help with your personal statement including an initial brainstorming session followed by multiple edits and revisions until your essay stands out
ü With our Silver package, you also get unlimited help with up to 5 of your secondary applications. We help make your answers unique to these often generic questions.
ü 3 hours of mock interviews. We will prepare you for your interviews so you will be comfortable on the real day.
ü Advising on post application communication including help with letters of interest and wait-‐list letters.
What is included in our Gold Package?
ü Creation of a step by step, month by month timeline for your application. We will keep you on target every step of the way
ü Unlimited general advising including an initial review of your stats, extracurricular activities, career goals, and school preferences. This meeting often happens with parents or significant others involved.
ü A formulated list of schools to apply to, including any Early Decision schools, DO schools and international MD schools
ü Unlimited help with your AMCAS/AACOMAS application essay including the activities section
ü Mediation between parents and applications (yes, it happens!)
ü Unlimited help with your personal statement including an initial brainstorming session followed by multiple edits and revisions until your essay stands out
ü Unlimited help with up to 20 of your secondary applications. We help make your answers unique to these often generic questions.
ü Unlimited mock interviews. We will prepare you for your interviews so you will be comfortable on the real day.
ü Advising on post application communication including help with letters of interest and wait-‐list letters.
ü Guarantee of acceptance (see terms below)!
Cost Details for MedSchoolCoach Packages
(Prices accurate as of 10/2012. Please check the website for the most up-to-date pricing information!)
Payment plans are available. Please visit www.medschoolcoach.com/payment-‐plan for more information You can upgrade to a higher plan at any time for only the cost difference plus a $50 upgrade fee (due to the credit card processing costs) We can customize a package for you as needed! GUARANTEED ACCEPTANCE FOR GOLD PACKAGE: If you meet the criteria* and are not accepted to a medical school in your current application cycle, we will work with you again for free on your primary application next year (general advising, personal statement, AMCAS and school list). Criteria for Gold Package Guaranteed Acceptance: 3.4+ GPA, 28+ MCAT for MD schools and 3.3+ GPA and 26+ for those also applying to DO schools.
Please see the next page for special information about working with Dr Sahil Mehta
Price for Packages with a MedSchoolCoach Senior Advisor as your lead advisor Every MedSchoolCoach senior advisor has worked with at least fifty medical school applicants in their preparation for medical school. They have worked on admissions committees, interview committees and have seen applicants from every angle!
$1250 –$7000
(as above)
Price for Packages with Dr Sahil Mehta as your lead advisor Every MedSchoolCoach senior advisor is equally well qualified, however, as the founder of MedScholCoach Dr Mehta has unparalleled experience in working with students through the admissions process. Remember, we work as a team to get you into medical school. Every advisor, including Dr Mehta, is available for questions as they come up.
Starter: N/A Bronze: $2750
Silver: $4500 Gold: $9000
Special Note: We do not want to give false hope. If you have a 14 on the MCAT and a 2.0 GPA, our Gold Package will not get you accepted into medical school. However, if you are a borderline candidate looking to gain every edge you can, this is the package for you. Or, if you are a great candidate looking to break into top 10 schools, this package is for you! Meet Just A Few Of Our Advisors – For a full list of advisors, visit our website at http://www.medschoolcoach.com/about/our-advisors/
Dr. Sahil Mehta Sahil graduated Summa Cum Laude from Columbia University in New York City with a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering. He was accepted to three of the top ten medical schools in the country and choose to attend the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He trained in medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and has since moved onto train at a Harvard University residency program in radiology. He served as an interviewer for both undergraduate and medical school admissions committees. He also was a top rated MCAT instructor at Examkrackers for three years in the Northeast Region. Sahil also serves as the Senior Editor on USMLERx QMax, an online question bank for medical licensing exams. He
founded MedSchoolCoach in 2007 and since has been involved in helping hundreds of students get accepted to medical school.
Dr. Edward Lipsit Dr. Lipsit received his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1975. Following a residency in diagnostic radiology at The George Washington University Medical Center and a fellowship in ultrasound at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, he returned to the George Washington University Hospital in 1979 to become the Director of Diagnostic Ultrasound. In 1981 he joined Washington Radiology Associates, the largest provider of outpatient medical imaging in the Washington metropolitan area. Dr. Lipsit served as President of WRA for 20 years and retired from active clinical practice in 2014. Dr. Lipsit has published articles in radiology journals and texts and has lectured both locally and abroad. He is currently an
Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Inova Campus. Dr. Lipsit serves as an educational consultant to multiple organizations and has been a member of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Admissions Committee.
Dr. Sam Fuller Sam graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame majoring in Spanish Languages and Literature and Pre-‐Professional Studies, and while an undergraduate was a Spanish and Calculus tutor as well as teacher for the Kaplan MCAT program. Sam continued his education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where he graduated in 2009. While in medical school, he served as an interviewer for the medical school’s applicants. He is currently a junior editor for USMLERx Qmax for Steps 1 and 2, an online question bank for medical licensing exams. He is now completing his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Dr. Benjamin Raffi Ben graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science with departmental honors in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. As an undergraduate he completed three years of bench research and volunteered at a free clinic for uninsured and economically disadvantaged patients. After taking a year off to complete his research (and fit in some travel), he was accepted to four top-‐ten medical schools and chose to attend Stanford University, where he was awarded a medical scholars research grant and served on curriculum advisory committees. He is now completing his residency in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat surgery) at the NYU School of Medicine, where he continues to be involved with curriculum planning and residency admissions.
Dr. Kachiu Lee Kachiu aspired to become a physician from a young age and was accepted into three combined undergraduate-‐medical school programs out of high school. She chose to attend Northwestern University’s Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME), eventually graduating Summa Cum Laude in Molecular Biology. She went on to attend Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, serving on the interview committee for future HPME candidates. She also serves as a junior editor for USMLERx and the print version of First Aid USMLE Step 2 CS. She is currently a dermatology resident at Brown University. Dr. Michael Fraizer Mike graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience and a minor in Business Management. He was accepted to both California and Texas medical schools as a non-‐resident and chose to attend UCLA. He is currently a resident in psychiatry. Mike served as a full member of the UCLA admissions committee and handled many applications marked as “disadvantaged.” He enjoys editing applications and personal statements and worked as a writing tutor in college. His recent article, “How I Scored a 257 on USMLE Step 1,” was featured on KevinMD.com as well as various other blogs. Mike also runs his own website, www.medical-‐school-‐insider.com, which is dedicated to helping premed students get into medical school and succeed once there.
Dr. Amy Yin Amy graduated from Brown University with a Bachelors of Science in Biology. She went on attend Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in advising as well as teaching and tutoring across various subjects including dance, financial accounting, and chemistry. She has served as a contributing author to both the USMLERx online question bank and the First Aid USMLE Step 2 CS book. She is now completing her residency at Harvard.
Dr. Raj Sarkar Raj graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering. After college, he obtained a Masters in Biosciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to attend the University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey. At Columbia, Raj was intricately involved in the admissions committee, serving as a voting member for four years. He also has experience interviewing for UMDNJ and as an alumni interviewer for Columbia University.
Dr. Jalal Ahmed Jalal graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering. After college, he participated in research at Cornell Weill Medical Center as well as Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He then went onto attend the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as part of their prestigious MD/PhD program. He has been heavily involved in teaching and private tutoring for the MCAT for the last 8 years, including working for ExamKrackers for three years in New York City. He has also formerly interviewed for the admissions committee for the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Medical Science Training Program.
Dr. Davietta Butty Davietta graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and English. She worked as a peer writing tutor at the Sweetland Writing Center during her time there. After college, she chose to attend Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and pursue a dual MD/MPH (Masters in Public Health) degree. She worked for two years with the Office of Diversity to increase minority recruitment at Northwestern and is currently pursuing public health research in NYC.
Success Stories (client names and school names are protected – many more are available!)
• ST was a second time applicant. Her statistics were borderline – 3.23 GPA and 28 MCAT. On her first application cycle she thought she would get into her state school, but did not even receive an interview. In total, she applied to 10 schools and received no interviews. After working with MedSchoolCoach, she completely reworked her personal statement, secondary essays and application strategy. During her second application cycle she was interviewed at 6 schools and was accepted at 3 US medical schools. The differences in her application included a new essay, AMCAS activity section and one extra year of research.
• MM was a third time applicant. She graduated from a prestigious college with a low GPA 3.0 but had a decent MCAT score of 30. After working with MedSchoolCoach, we were able to come up with a new admissions strategy including plans for research during the interview season. We spent many hours perfecting her interview skills in preparation for the season. She was eventually accepted into her state’s MD school!
• WB was a first time applicant with a good GPA of 3.75 but a relatively poor MCAT score of 23. He did not want to retake the MCAT and was determined to get into medical school this year. He hired MedSchoolCoach and together we were able to put together an application that was accepted to one of the top DO schools in the country.
• AT was a second time applicant. His GPA was excellent (4.0), but his MCAT score was only a 27. His first application cycle he received only
one interview and was eventually placed on the waitlist. MedSchoolCoach worked with AT through his second application process. We were able to critically evaluate his weaknesses and ask him to “fill the gaps” in his application during his year off. We also reevaluated his school list, which the first time included the wrong schools for him. His personal statement needed a complete overhaul, as did his activities section. With those simple changes, he received 9 interviews the following year. After a lot of interview preparation, he was ready and was eventually accepted to 3 schools including a top 25 US MD school.
• KM was a first time applicant with incredible numbers. A 3.9 GPA and a 35 on the MCAT, her goal was to get into the top schools in the country. Unfortunately, the large state school KM went to had no good premedical advising options. MedSchoolCoach worked with her through the entire application, from asking for letters of recommendation, editing her personal statement, interview preparation and more. Together with MedSchoolCoach, KM was able to put together a great application and we are happy to say was accepted into Stanford and Harvard Medical School!
We have hundreds of more testimonials for you to browse through and can provide references upon request. Please visit http://www.medschoolcoach.com/success-‐rates/ for more information.
