Medical School best advising consultants

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Gjessi

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Hello
I'm looking for the best medical school applications advising consulting firms; any recommendations and your experiences will be beneficial for the next cycle in 2022.

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There really is no "best," and all of the services will have happy and unhappy clients, based on their results, which are 99% dependent on the applicant. Plenty of folks get into Harvard with no help from a consultant, and all the services have clients who have unsuccessful cycles.

Believe it or not, I think the "best" is participation on SDN. People here volunteer to read and comment on personal statements, and there is a ton of activity regarding all aspects of an application that is generously offered free of charge by random nobodies like me, as well as by actual, live, current directors of admission, faculty on staff at med schools, members of admissions committees, attending physicians, med students, etc. They are much better placed to provide current, accurate information that random staff at consulting firms set up to exploit your anxiety and take your money.

If money is absolutely burning a hole in your pocket, and you are committed to leaving no stone unturned in your quest for success, I would recommend checking out the people who identify as consultants here on SDN, all of whom seem to know what they are talking about. Just pick one whose approach vibes with your own.

Beyond that, most of the big companies put up a ton of free content on YouTube as a loss leader to suck you in, so that's probably worth checking out as well. Finally, many of the prominent companies also publish books that you can buy on Amazon. I got what I needed from that, plus SDN, and stopped there, but you can start with highly rated books, sample a few, and then reach out to a firm and go from there. Good luck!!!
 
I recommend Cambridge Coaching on an hourly basis if you're looking for the best "bang for your buck" type approach. I basically wrote all my personal statements and secondaries by myself, then sent it to them and they turned it around within a few hours. I think it cost me about 4 hours total, which was at $160 per hour and it made a pretty big difference in my PS + ECs. All my secondaries together took another 2-3 hours, so it was a total cost of about 1k, 1.5k at most. Total application costs (40 schools) were around 6000 for me, so I'd say it was absolutely worth it.

If you're looking for complete coaching packages (20+ hours) that help you at every step rather than just giving you a final stamp, I hear shemmassian and medschoolcoach are the best, but it's significantly more expensive than what I did (like literally 10x as expensive).
 
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What do you need? We have an entire forum for the admissions consultants. You can ask specific questions and have the consultants respond for your business. From your other post, are you looking for someone who specializes in BS/MD? You should ask there.
 
What do you need? We have an entire forum for the admissions consultants. You can ask specific questions and have the consultants respond for your business. From your other post, are you looking for someone who specializes in BS/MD? You should ask there.
The other post was 4 years ago. I think the BS/MD ship sailed! 😎
 
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