Premedical students often leave their application as an afterthought...

not recognizing that it is as important to their success as course grades, MCAT scores or all of their extracurricular experiences. 

To have a successful application, you need to show a level of authenticity and introspection that will make you stand out in the eyes of admissions committees as a real human being instead of a robot.   

Sometimes it can be difficult to decide on your own what you should highlight in your application and when you might be falling into the trap of writing what you think the admissions committees want to see or hear rather than what is truly a reflection of who you are. 

Students who have taken the steps necessary to apply to medical school often have a lot in common, at least on the surface. They have all taken a similar collection of classes, they often participate in similar types of clinical experiences, and usually have some form of research experience as well. Medical school admissions committees must wade through applications from thousands of candidates with all of these surface similarities. While they may base some facets of their admissions decisions on measurable parameters like GPAs and MCAT scores, they do look at applications in a very holistic way. As a result, some applicants might actually be admitted to the same medical school with significantly different grades and MCAT scores. 

Having the support of an expert who can help you to inject personality and bring authenticity into your application is just what is needed to make admissions committees want to meet with you for an interview. 

The interview is the way for the schools to confirm that you are really the person they saw in your application. Your ability to convince them that you are you, an authentic human being, is what makes them interested in learning more about you.

since it opens a window into what you are like and what is important to you as a person. As an applicant, you do not get this by writing from an impersonal perspective, and you certainly can’t get this by having someone else write your essays for you. However, my editing skills and ability to put you in touch with what is essential and authentic in your application will help you to establish just the right tone to get the attention from admissions committees that you need. In other words, my role in this process is not to simply tell you what to write, but instead it is to guide you to be able to see and feel for yourself what is best for your application. That is truly the authentic way.