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Perfect Your Application With Insider Knowledge From Top Med School Admission Authorities

Work 1-on-1 with top med school admissions experts who know exactly how your application will be evaluated. Our dedicated advisors, including former Directors of Admissions, have guided thousands of students to craft successful applications to their dream med schools. 

We will stay with you every step of the way, offering personalized guidance tailored to your unique journey—so you can confidently craft an application that stands out. With flexible packages, we adjust to your specific needs, ensuring you get the support you deserve.

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The Premed Years - Get Insider Tips from Our Award-Winning Podcast

The Premed Years has been nominated as an Academy of Podcasters Awards finalist as a top podcast in the Science & Medicine category for three straight years – 2015, 2016 and 2017! This free resource has helped thousands of students learn more about how to get into medical school. Are you next?

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The premed playbook

Guide to the Medical School Application Process

This book contains everything a successful applicant needs to know – from the application timeline and writing their personal statement to asking for letters of recommendation and preparing for their interviews.

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The premed playbook

Guide to the Medical School Personal Statement

This book takes the information learned from those experts and helps you prepare for your medical school interview. Don’t let your chances of becoming a physician slip away because you didn’t know how to answer the hard questions.

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The premed playbook

Guide to the Medical School Interview

This book not only gives you the information you need to know to outline, draft, and craft your story but also includes over 30 essays with feedback to show you what works and what doesn’t. 

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The premed playbook

Guide to the MCAT

This book is everything you need to understand what the MCAT is, how to prepare for it, what test day looks like, and answers all your questions about registering, voiding, and studying,.

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Meet the founder: Dr. Ryan Gray

Hi, I’m Dr. Ryan Gray! After graduating from The University of Florida with my BS and failing to get accepted to medical school in my first application cycle, I successfully applied in my second cycle.

Taking those lessons of failure drove me to start Medical School Headquarters in 2012 to help other students understand the process of being successful premed students and successful applicants to medical school.

In 2021, we created Application Academy as a more affordable way for premeds to get expert guidance from our MSHQ advisors! Application Academy alone has helped several hundred students, on top of the thousands we’ve helped since we started.

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Breaking Barriers in Medicine: Katya’s Path to Stanford

Session 602 At 17, Katya’s life took an unexpected turn when a spark for dermatology...

Getting into Med School After a Career Change

Session 11 In this episode of the Med School Years Podcast, we sit down with...

From Biomedical Engineering to Cardiothoracic Surgery

Session 10 Welcome to the tenth episode of The Med School Years podcast! We sit...

Why I Put My PhD on Pause to Pursue Olympic Rowing (Then Became a Doctor)

Session 601 (00:00) Rowing Into Medicine (11:15) Preparing for Medical School Application Process (19:02) Deciding...

How an MBA Helped Shaped a Student’s Medical School Journey

Session 9 In this episode of the Med School Years Podcast, we sit down with...

Medical Writer to Aspiring Vascular Interventionalist: A Unique Path to MD

Session 08 Welcome to the eighth episode of The Med School Years podcast! In this...

How This Student Got Into Ohio State Med School Without a Gap Year

Session 07 Meet RJ, a now second-year medical student at The Ohio State University College...

The REAL Strategy for Matching into a Top Residency

Session 6 Welcome to the sixth episode of The Med School Years podcast! In this...

Navigating the MD-PhD Path at Weill Cornell Medicine

Session 5 Welcome to the fifth episode of The Med School Years podcast! In this...

Exploring the DO Path & Shattering Stigmas

Session 4 Welcome to the fourth episode of The Med School Years podcast! In this...

Finding Your Strength in a Male-Dominated Field

Session 3 Welcome to the third episode of The Med School Years podcast! In this...

Steps I Took to Get Into a Competitive Neurosurgery Residency

Session 2 Welcome to the second episode of The Med School Years podcast! In this...

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