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Personal Statement & Essay Editing

Whether you are crafting a compelling personal statement, editing the descriptions of your activities, developing a narrative for your secondaries, or portraying your value through update letters and letters of intent, MedSchoolCoach has the expertise to make your AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS application stand out.

Our Physician Advisors will help you brainstorm content while our Writing Advisors will help you refine that content, paying special attention how you are showcasing your experiences, organizing your narrative, and developing your unique “voice.” After some careful editing and proofreading from your Writing Advisor and a final review by your Physician Advisor, you will have a compelling and authentic essay that will help you stand out.

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Applications we can help with, college/post-bacc.

• Common Application
• Personal Statement
• “Why MD” Essay
• Supplemental Essays
• Extracurricular Essays (research, volunteer, internships)

MEDICAL SCHOOL

• AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS Activities
• Secondary Essays
• Update Letters
• Letters of Interest/Letters of Intent
• Committee Letter Essays
• ERAS Application
• Letters of Intent

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Steven Ruby MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Ruby is a distinguished vascular surgeon who has completed his general surgery residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and a fellowship in vascular surgery at Harvard Medical School and has held numerous leadership positions in various surgical societies. He is also a founding member of Vascular Associates of Connecticut.    

Joel Ramirez MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Ramirez is an integrated vascular surgery resident at UCSF who is passionate about teaching and tutoring for several board exams. He has served on the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine admissions committee and is committed to being a leader in medical education.        

Susan Choo MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Choo completed her pre-med education at UC Berkeley and obtained her medical degree from UC San Diego. She is a board-certified pediatrician and has served on the admissions committee, reviewed applications, and worked with UC Irvine to teach and prepare students for the application process.    

Sarat Munjuluri MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Munjuluri taught a bilingual elementary school classroom through Teach For America and became the director of college counseling at Sacramento High School. He later joined the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program and is now a resident in psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was named Resident Teacher of the Year.    

Wendy Gammon MA, MEd Director Writing Advisor

Wendy has worked as an admissions screener for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Overlook Hospital, a pilot case developer with the NBME for the USMLE exam, and an assistant professor of medicine and director of the standardized patient program . She holds two master's degrees in English and education and has taught several AP courses.

Kachiu Lee MD, Director of Direct Med (BS/MD) Advising

Dr. Lee is a board-certified dermatologist and an assistant professor of dermatology at Brown University. Dr. Lee has a passion for medical education and does research in developing new treatments for skin cancer. She specializes in BS/MD admissions, with more than 95% of her clients getting interviews for BS/MD programs each cycle.  

James Weintrub MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Weintrub trained in general surgery at Boston University, plastic surgery at McGill University, and microsurgery at the Texas Medical Center. As chief of plastic surgery at the Providence VA Hospital and clinical assistant professor of surgery and family medicine at Brown, Dr. Weintrub has helped dozens of aspiring physicians get accepted into medical school.

Ed Walsh MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Walsh is an emergency medicine physician who graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is interested in medical education and preparing students for the challenges of medical school and beyond. He also serves as a faculty member in the James Madison University Physician Assistant program.

Amar Mandalia MD, Director of Residency Advising

Dr. Mandalia was a member of the University of Miami Admissions Committee and is an accomplished medical writer who has advised hundreds of successful medical school and residency applicants.

Ziggy Yoediono MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Yoediono received his MD from the University of Rochester and completed his training through the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Program. He has also worked at Duke as a pre-major advisor and admissions interviewer and co-authored papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Academic Medicine .    

Newsha Lajevardi MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Lajevardi is a board-certified dermatologist who practices medical, pediatric, and cosmetic dermatology, cutaneous surgery, and laser surgery. She followed a nontraditional path to medical school and has extensive experience with the unique challenges of post-baccalaureate and nontraditional medical school applicants.

James Kelly MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Kelly attended Georgetown University for both undergraduate and medical school. He completed his ophthalmology residency at North Shore/Long Island Jewish and is now in private practice. He also helps ophthalmologists prepare for their oral boards.  

Ed Lipsit MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Lipsit is a board-certified radiologist with extensive experience in diagnostic ultrasound. Currently, he works as an associate clinical professor of radiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and serves as an educational consultant. Dr. Lipsit also several years' experience in admissions consulting.    

David Flick MD, Associate Director of Advising

Dr. Flick graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University and attended medical school at UC Irvine after receiving the Army health professions scholarship. In addition to serving as an admissions committee member at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, he was also a flight surgeon for the Army.

Renee Marinelli MD, Director of Advising

Dr. Marinelli has practiced family medicine, served on the University of California Admissions Committee, and has helped hundreds of students get into medical school. She also spearheads a team of physician advisors who guide MedSchoolCoach students.

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HOW OUR ESSAY EDITING PROCESS WORKS

Our advisors use our comprehensive intake form and spend time getting to know you on a personal level to find out what makes you unique.

Using your individual qualities, your Physician Advisor will work with you to brainstorm a cohesive narrative.

Develop and Organize

Once you have decided on content, your Writing Advisor will help you develop and enhance your story, turning your ideas into an organized and cohesive essay that puts your experiences in the spotlight.

Edit and Finalize

After a few drafts, your Writing Advisor will refine your prose and correct smaller writing errors that stand in the way of excellence. Your Physician Advisor will then approve the final product.

With the help of your team of advisors, you will craft a primary application that will get you secondary application invites, and lead to an acceptance to medical school.

Here is an example of an essay draft written by a student. Swipe to see the professional edits from a Physician Advisor.

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Dr. Marinelli was an admissions committee member at UC Irvine

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Physicians with Admissions Committee Experience

Lauren Mayer MD, Master Advisor

Dr. Mayer is a compassionate and dedicated physician and educator with a deep commitment to mentoring students in achieving their goals. As a board-certified pediatrician, she combines her expertise with a genuine passion for guiding the next generation.

Henry Ng MD MPH, Advisor

A trailblazing physician and advocate, Dr. Ng has spearheaded LGBT health initiatives, founded Ohio's first LGBT-focused PRIDE Clinic, and achieved numerous accolades for his work in healthcare diversity and inclusion. Dr. Ng was also an assistant dean and member of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine admissions committee.

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Frequently Asked Questions

With MedSchoolCoach, you get the advantage of having a Physician Advisor and Writing Advisor to help you develop your story. Our Physician Advisors have sat on admissions committees and have evaluated thousands of applications, so they understand exactly how to bring out the best in an applicant. Our Writing Advisors are professional writers and editors who will help you refine your concepts and create a compelling essay. This combination results in an extremely powerful team that will take your application essays to a new level.

Yes! All our essay editing packages come with brainstorming time with your Physician Advisor. Your Writing Advisor will also provide you with a worksheet to help you outline your narrative.

We use our advising portal, CHART, to organize your essays. When you upload your drafts to the platform, your Writing Advisor will review them in detail and then provide constructive feedback on how to improve them. As you get closer to a final draft, we will focus on things like word choice, sentence structure, and grammar.

Advisors provide feedback within 24-96 hours of submission. This allows enough time for in-depth edits.

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Renee Marinelli MD Director of Advising

Dr. Marinelli has practiced family medicine, served on the University of California Admissions Committee, and has helped hundreds of students get into medical school. She spearheads a team of physician advisors who guide MedSchoolCoach students.

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