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Medical school admissions advising

For applicants navigating AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS — school-list strategy, personal statement direction, activities framing, secondary essay planning, interview preparation, and clinical/research narrative development.

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A medical school application has to hold together across systems and stages: why medicine, why now, what your clinical, service, and research experiences actually show, and whether your school list is realistic. I help research-oriented, first-generation, nontraditional, and Texas/TMDSAS-aware applicants build that case honestly.

What you get

  • Application positioning & "why medicine" strategy — the through-line across your experiences.
  • School-list strategy and AMCAS / TMDSAS / AACOMAS planning.
  • Personal statement direction and coaching. You write; I coach.
  • Activities & most-meaningful experience framing — clinical, service, research, and leadership.
  • Secondary essay triage and interview prep, including traditional and MMI-aware practice.
  • TMDSAS / Texas strategy, reapplicant diagnosis, and MD vs DO vs MD/PhD vs PhD reflection.

Best fit: applicants preparing AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS — especially research-heavy, first-generation, nontraditional, Texas/TMDSAS, MD/PhD-curious, and reapplicants who need an honest diagnosis.

Why me, briefly: a Harvard PhD and published biomedical scientist who did clinical medical training at UT Southwestern before turning to research full-time — so I know the pre-health road, the Texas/TMDSAS context, and what research actually looks like to a committee. More about me →

A note on AI: it can help you start an outline, but it can't make an honest case that you're ready for medicine. You stay the author; follow the AI policies of AMCAS, TMDSAS, AACOMAS, and each school.

Packages

Founding 2026 rates. Every engagement begins with a free 20-minute intro call. Core packages cover the main application; specialized sprints and add-ons handle targeted, mid-cycle needs.

Core packages

Medical School Strategy Session — $300/hr

One 60-minute focused session · pay-as-you-go

Best for: one decision or bottleneck — school list, AMCAS/TMDSAS/AACOMAS planning, personal statement direction, activities framing, reapplicant diagnosis, interview prep, or MD vs DO vs MD/PhD decision-making.

Medical Application Diagnostic — $850

Three 60-minute sessions · roadmap + written next steps

Best for: applicants who need a structured assessment before committing to a larger package.

What's included
  • Background, goals, academic context, and clinical/service/research experience review
  • School-list logic and application gap assessment
  • Resume/CV or activities draft review
  • Written next-step plan after the final session

This is a roadmap, not full application execution.

Primary Application Strategy Package — $2,750

Primary application build · up to 3 advising sessions

Best for: applicants preparing the primary application who need help making the application clear, credible, and aligned before submission.

What's included
  • "Why medicine" and applicant positioning
  • Personal statement coaching, up to 3 draft rounds
  • Activities and most-meaningful experience framing
  • School-list and AMCAS/TMDSAS/AACOMAS planning
  • Research, clinical, service, and leadership experience framing
  • Application timeline and next-step plan

This is not basic essay editing. The goal is to make the primary application fit together: why medicine, why now, what the applicant's experiences show, and where they are applying.

Full-Cycle Medical School Application Package — $5,500

Primary + secondaries + interviews · up to 6 advising sessions

Best for: applicants who want support across the application cycle.

What's included
  • Everything in the Primary Application Strategy Package
  • Secondary essay strategy and triage
  • Up to 15 secondary essays, with up to 2 draft rounds per essay
  • Interview preparation
  • School-specific fit discussion
  • Timeline management through primary, secondaries, and interview season
  • Reapplicant risk review, waitlist strategy, or update-letter guidance if relevant

This is the full-cycle option for applicants who want one advisor across the main stages of the process.

Specialized sprints & add-ons

Some applicants need targeted help after the main application is already underway. These sprints and add-ons can be used on their own when appropriate or layered onto a larger package.

Secondary Essay Sprint — $1,800

Mid-cycle secondary strategy · capped scope

Best for applicants who already submitted their primary application and need help managing secondary volume without losing quality or voice.

What's included
  • Secondary essay strategy and triage
  • Up to 8 secondary essays
  • Up to 2 draft rounds per essay
  • School-specific fit framing
  • Reuse strategy without sounding generic
  • Turnaround planning during peak secondary season

Mock Interview Package — $750

Traditional + MMI-aware preparation

What's included
  • One traditional mock interview
  • One MMI-style or scenario-based practice session
  • Feedback on clarity, maturity, professionalism, and fit
  • Strategy for discussing research, clinical experience, setbacks, and motivation for medicine

TMDSAS / Texas Strategy Add-On — $1,500

Texas-focused · add-on

Available with the Primary Application Strategy Package or Full-Cycle Medical School Application Package.

What's included
  • TMDSAS application strategy
  • Texas school-list logic
  • Personal Characteristics Essay strategy
  • Optional Essay strategy, if appropriate
  • Texas-specific timeline and match-process guidance
  • Pre-match and rank-list strategy
  • Interview preparation focused on Texas medical school context

MD/PhD Add-On — $1,500

Dual-degree narrative + research-career alignment · available as an add-on

What's included
  • MD/PhD-specific application strategy
  • Research essay / significant research experience framing
  • Dual-degree narrative development
  • MSTP / MD/PhD program-fit discussion
  • Interview preparation for research-heavy conversations

Each package includes the listed number of sessions, schools, essays, or draft rounds. Additional schools, secondary essays, draft rounds, urgent turnaround, interviews, and MD/PhD materials are billed at the Strategy Session rate and agreed in writing first.

How it works

  1. Free intro call — 20 minutes; goals, background, and fit.
  2. Strategy & framing — "why medicine," school list, and the through-line of your experiences.
  3. Drafting & application build — personal statement, activities, and primary, draft by draft. You write; I coach.
  4. Secondary / interview support where included — triage, drafts, and mock interviews.
  5. Final review — a clean, consistent application before each deadline.

Ethics

You are the author of every application material — I coach and edit, I never write essays. No admission guarantees: I help you put a strong, honest application forward, and schools decide. I treat your materials as confidential and don't provide medical advice.

I'm an independent educational consultant, not affiliated with any medical school admissions committee and with no admissions influence or access. I completed clinical medical training at UT Southwestern on a full-ride Presidential Scholarship before withdrawing from the MD program in 2026 to pursue a research-first path; I do not hold an MD degree and do not practice medicine.

Frequently asked questions

Did you complete medical school?

No. I completed clinical medical training at UT Southwestern on a full-ride Presidential Scholarship before withdrawing from the MD program in 2026 to pursue a research-first path. I do not hold an MD degree and do not practice medicine. That experience still gives me firsthand perspective on medical training, clinical expectations, and the decisions around medicine, research, and adjacent careers.

Do you guarantee admission, or write the essays?

No to both. No ethical advisor guarantees admission — schools decide. And you're always the author: I help you find the story, structure it, frame your experiences honestly, and revise, but the words and ideas remain yours.

Can you help with TMDSAS and research-heavy applicants?

Yes to both. I know the Texas medical-education environment from my UT Southwestern training and offer TMDSAS-specific strategy. And as a Harvard PhD and published scientist, framing lab work, publications, a thesis, or MD/PhD interests credibly is a particular strength.

Can you help reapplicants, or decide between MD, DO, MD/PhD, or PhD?

Yes. Reapplicants often benefit most from an honest diagnosis of what held the prior cycle back — the Medical Application Diagnostic is built for that. And having trained in both a PhD program and an MD program, I can talk through the path trade-offs honestly, though the decision is always yours.

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See also: PhD & graduate school admissions · science & pre-health (college)