if you're a pre-med getting ready to
apply to medical school navigating the
application process can be incredibly
challenging how do you write a
compelling personal statement how do you
make your application stand out how do
you maximize your chances of a medical
school acceptance the answers to these
questions can often be found by working
with a medical school admissions
consultant but what exactly do these
consultants do and how do you choose
between the dozens of different
admissions consultants available dr
jubal med schoolinsiders.com admissions
consultants provide a wide range of
services to help pre-meds get into
medical school some consultancies
provide comprehensive packages aimed at
improving your entire med school
application whereas others help you
improve only specific areas of your
application in this video we'll cover
who would benefit most from working with
a medical school admissions consultant
the different services available and how
to choose the one that's right for you
whether or not you need admissions
consulting and tutoring services will
depend on your individual situation and
available resources regardless of your
choice it's essential that you seek
advice from trusted sources and have
someone qualified look over your
application applying to medical school
is incredibly challenging so you don't
want to risk your chances by winging it
alone it's possible that you have close
friends or family members that have been
through the process before and are
willing to devote time to help you with
your application that is wonderful
support to have and in that case you may
not need an admissions consultant that
being said the medical school
application process continues to evolve
every year so someone who has not
recently been through it may not be able
to offer you accurate guidance for
instance starting with the coming
2022-223 application cycle the casper
test will have a new video response
section that has not been present in
previous iterations of the test this
means that even the most recent medical
school matriculants will lack knowledge
of this new requirement if you want to
learn more about the new casper video
response section check out our video
covering all the changes in detail link
in the description something else to
consider is that people volunteering
their time for free generally won't be
as invested or committed to your success
compared to someone whose job it is to
ensure you receive a valuable service if
you don't have someone such as a
physician professor medical student or
experienced professional to take a look
at your application you would benefit
from having an admissions consultant in
your corner if you're worried about
specific areas of weakness in your
application such as a weak mcat score
lackluster gpa sparse research
experience or non-noteworthy
extracurriculars an admissions
consultant can help you address and
overcome these weak points they can also
help you craft a compelling personal
statement and dial in your interview
skills to maximize your chances of a
medical school acceptance if you're
applying to highly competitive schools
or want to receive sizable merit-based
scholarships you would also benefit from
admissions consulting i leveraged a
highly compelling application to earn a
merit-based scholarship that covered all
of my medical school tuition and most of
my living expenses and have helped
several students do the same according
to the double amc approximately 62 000
pre-meds applied to u.s allopathic
medical schools during the 2021-22
application cycle and only around 36
percent matriculated if you are
confident that you will make it into
that 36 percent and will be satisfied
with the quality of schools you are
accepted into then you may not need
admissions consulting that being said if
you're concerned about your chances of
getting into medical school you may want
to consider working with an admissions
consultant despite the value that these
consultancies can add some pre-meds see
admissions consulting as an unnecessary
expense what they often fail to consider
however is that investing the money now
can end up saving them much more in the
long run it's an asymmetric risk profile
applying to medical school is a costly
endeavor and there is a massive
opportunity cost associated with
re-application every year that you don't
get into medical school is a year that
you could have been practicing as an
attending physician the average primary
care physician in the us makes 242 000 a
year and the average specialist makes
344 000 a year when you think about it
in these terms each year you don't get
into medical school you're leaving
hundreds of thousands of dollars on the
table this is further compounded by the
fact that you are also having to spend
another year of your life improving your
application and reapplying which comes
with additional opportunity cost and
financial cost as such spending a bit of
extra money now can save you
exponentially more in lost time and
income in the long run admissions
consultant services are wide-ranging
falling into the following categories
one of the most common services that
admissions consultants offer is essay
editing there are a number of essays to
complete in your primary and secondary
applications the most important of which
is your personal statement it's much
more than just a rehashing of your
resume it's an opportunity to tell your
story to admissions committees for a
personal statement to be most effective
it's best to select a few key moments
from your life to create a narrative
about how you were inspired to pursue
medicine all within 5 300 characters if
you've ever tried to write one you'll
know that it's no easy task and mission
consulting services are not just about
ensuring your essays are free from
mistakes they also help you determine
your overarching narrative and theme
which is vital for standing out to
admissions committees they can even help
you identify and improve the subtle
undertones significance and reading
between the lines and meanings that
doctors pick up on when reading personal
statements although subtle these minor
changes can be the big difference
between getting an interview and getting
your application thrown in the rejection
pile another common service is exam
tutoring medical school admissions as
well as medical school itself are
synonymous with tests there's the mcat
usmle shelf exams and more in order to
ace these tests not only do you need to
study hard but you also need to study
effectively tutors can show you how to
optimize your studying to maximize your
chances of success we all have different
strengths and weaknesses when it comes
to learning and test taking so it's
important that you have a tutor that can
create a study strategy tailored to your
individual needs even if you have a
perfect 4.0 gpa 528 mcat and strong
personal statement medical school
interviews can make or break your entire
application they are challenging and
intimidating experiences that rely on
strong interview skills which can often
take a great deal of time and practice
to develop as such many admissions
consultants also provide mock interview
services to help you prepare for your
medical school interviews the best
admissions consulting services ensure
that you're interviewed by people who
have been on both sides of the interview
process and have ample experience
conducting real medical school
interviews these insights are invaluable
as they can tell you exactly what your
interviewers will be looking for so you
can maximize your chances of success
general advising zeros in on the exact
areas an applicant or future applicant
needs help with this can be a
comprehensive approach to the entire
medical school application or specific
advice on timing extracurriculars course
planning choosing the best schools to
apply to reapplication and more really
anything goes if you require guidance of
any sort as a college student or pre-med
general advising provides time to
discuss your needs with an experienced
expert they will offer specific guidance
based on your unique needs and
circumstances so you've decided to work
with a medical school admissions
consultant but which one do you choose
there are so many different consultants
out there nowadays and each one of them
claims to be the best how do you find
the one that's right for you first you
need to find a consultant that matches
you with advisors and tutors based on
your needs everyone has different
strengths and weaknesses so it's silly
to apply the same approach to every
student's tutoring and study plan an
admissions consulting service must have
a rigorous behind-the-scenes process for
matching students with the advisors
tutors and study processes that are
right for them there is no
one-size-fits-all approach when it comes
to getting into medical school look for
an admissions service that tailors its
services and processes to what will
offer you the highest return on
investment they should be able to help
you pinpoint your strengths and
weaknesses to ensure you are focusing on
the areas that will have the greatest
impact on your chances of a medical
school acceptance next you need a
systematic approach created by top
performers getting into your dream
medical school and having them pay for
it requires much more than surface level
strategies the people who are best
equipped to guide you are those who are
top performers themselves these people
went above and beyond to get into their
ideal schools earn sizable merit-based
scholarships and go to their desired
programs they know that every aspect of
your life contributes to your success
and the areas you need to focus on most
depend on your areas of weakness by
zeroing in on and improving these
weaknesses they will help you work
smarter not harder sleep matters
exercise matters mindset matters what
you eat matters where you study matters
what time of day you study matters the
best admissions consulting services know
this and offer approaches to students
that go beyond simple study hacks as a
medical school applicant you need to
find ways to optimize how you study to
gain the maximum impact from your time
your personal and professional lives
must be deeply intertwined as you pursue
this goal and really for the rest of
your training in becoming a physician to
be effective an admissions consulting
service must provide an all-encompassing
approach that takes your entire
lifestyle into account this next point
is one of the most important you want to
receive advice from people who have been
through the process before and know what
admissions committees are looking for
look for a medical school admissions
consultancy that's run by real doctors
ones who have gone to medical school
achieved stellar results and served on
actual admissions committees they know
the process inside and out and know
exactly what it takes to be accepted by
receiving insights from people who have
been part of admissions committees you
can ensure you are tailoring your
application to exactly what medical
schools are looking for right now and be
careful because there are some who
mislead you into believing they are md
doctors when they actually aren't if you
want to have a killer application
learning from someone who barely got
into medical school or didn't match into
their desired specialty isn't going to
be as helpful compared to working with a
top performing doctor who crushed it at
every step only they truly know the ins
and outs of what separates the top
performers you also want to find an
admissions consultant who will help you
craft a consistent personal narrative
across your application a cookie cutter
approach will not get you noticed by
admissions committees and you will
simply be looked at as another generic
pre-med you need to be interesting and
compelling in order to get the attention
of admissions committees and you can't
do that if your application looks the
same as everyone else's a medical school
admissions consultancy that's worth your
time and money will take a narrative
based approach that ensures every aspect
of your application contributes to your
unique story without being repetitive
lastly your medical school admissions
consultant should be a clear leader in
the space with well-established
resources and tools that are continually
modified and updated as the medical
school admissions process evolves if you
are looking for a med school consultant
that checks all of these boxes and more
then look no further than
medschoolinsiders.com at med school
insiders we are committed to an
uncompromisingly thorough process that
offers you the absolute best service as
possible we pride ourselves on a
systematic and tailored approach that
takes every student's unique
circumstances and starting point into
account you'll never receive a cookie
cutter plan and can rest assured that we
are made up of a vast team of top
performing medical doctors those who
have been at the top of their class
earned sizable merit-based scholarships
and matched into competitive specialties
at top programs we know how to help you
achieve stellar results because we've
done it ourselves our team of industry
leading physicians also has years of
experience serving on actual admissions
committees so you'll receive key
insights from people who have been
intimately involved with the selection
process learn more about our admissions
consulting and tutoring services at
medschoolinsiders.com thank you all so
much for watching if you enjoyed this
video be sure to check out medical
school application explained or this
other video much love and i'll see you
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