Hiring a consultant?

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I was just wondering if anyone has ever hired a professional consultant (eg, not your school's pre-med advisor) for applying to medical school?

One of my parents' friends hired a college consultant for his daughter; I was wondering if something similar was used for medical school.

If so, do you think it helped?

Thanks!

 

[Perrotfish]

You'll probably get better (though ruder) advice from SDN than you would from anyone that you paid.

 

[Ilovewater]

Why would you ever waste money on that???? Thousands of applicants are successful without any consultants.... Just do your research, and you'll be fine.

 

[Bacchus]

Use SDN.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

You could always combine the consultant and SDN suggestions together. I'll take the case!

 

[lovemesomeTJ]

SEARCH your questions here, and you'll find that everything you're wondering has been answered.

SDN knows all. We all have personal experience that admissions consultants can only get from their students who peruse this site. So save your money and put it into another secondary.

 

[Pills Of Soap]

sdn, what are my chances forum is your best consultant

 

[Poliscidoc]

When you want your car worked on you go to mechanic.

If you want to hire a consultant I would make sure its a person that has done this before and has some sort of expertise. Im not saying its the right choice but if you want to do it go ahead. I cant really seeing any "negatives" coming from it.

For all you people that say use SDN, why would the OP use SDN if they have the means to hire a consultant?

 

[armybound]

you can donate to SDN if you're set on spending money.

 

[armybound]

For all you people that say use SDN, why would the OP use SDN if they have the means to hire a consultant?

Why pay when you can get the same service for free?

 

[JaggerPlate]

I have a friend of a friend (so take that at face value) who supposedly spent thousands on an "admissions consult" for med school. The guy got in ... guess I can't say more than that. I'd seriously use SDN ... as much as I respect someone with the business prowess to set up an admission consulting gig, this site, for all its crap, is golden at the core. I'm positive I wouldn't have been able to navigate the entire process without it ... and I'm sure I'll fall back on it many, many times throughout school and residency.

However, I don't think I'll ever miss the MD vs DO, Caribbean, URM, etc, threads ...

 

[Poliscidoc]

Why pay when you can get the same service for free?

Nothing is free, plus the advice from a professional is more reliable than an internet forum

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Nothing is free, plus the advice from a professional is more reliable than an internet forum

I disagree, and I disagree.

 

[LizzyM]

Why pay when you can get the same service for free?

I should stop putting out and get ya'll to marry me (wouldn't be legal) or pay me.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I should stop putting out and get ya'll to marry me (wouldn't be legal) or pay me.

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