Are Med school Application help services worth it?

[SamL]

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[NickNaylor]

Is it worth it to pay for services that help you with medical school applications? Services such as MedEdits or Passport Admissions (http://www.passportadmissions.com/)?

I think I need the help with the essays, especially secondaries, but I don't know if it is worth the cost... They are so expensive. If I do invest my money in these services, I want to make sure it is well worth it.

Thanks!

Probably not. Your pre-health director probably cares more about your success than them, and at the very minimum they can give your stuff a once-over. Have friends you trust read over it. I worry that if you try a service like this, you may just come across as being a tryhard - because you'd kind of be one. I'd be worried your app would become artificial and not who you are - because it wouldn't be.

Just seems like as waste of money for questionable benefit, especially given that there are likely people available to you who can provide valuable input.

 

[sewoei]

If you're worried about the personal statement on the primary application, you can always wait another month or two when the big thread opens up where members here will check personal statements.