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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?

Transform Your Application with Our Best-Selling Books

The best books to help you with every aspect of your application

The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Application Process

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.

The Premed Playbook

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. 

The Premed Playbook

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,.

Ace Your Med School Application with Hourly Expert Coaching

Work 1-on-1 with one of our expert med school admission advisors, who will stay with you and guide you through every step of the application process.

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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Apple Podcasts Session 586 Rico’s journey into medicine began with a compassionate anesthesiologist who turned...

Kaitlin’s Co-op to White Coat Journey

Apple Podcasts Session 585 Kaitlin’s transformative journey through Northeastern University’s co-op program is a testament...

Lacrosse to Lab Coats: Alexis’ Journey from Engineering to Medicine

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Unofficial Interpreter to Aspiring Physician Sparked Her Commitment

Session 583 Ellie, a Mexican American from San Francisco, discovered her passion for medicine during...

An Immigrant’s Journey from Community College to Med School

Session 582 Sanjana is a premed student who shares her nontraditional journey to medical school....

Resilience and Persistence through Med School Rejections and Acceptances

Session 581 Nisha Dilma and Dr. Gray discuss the future of medical education, emphasizing the...

The Path to Med School: Insights from Georgetown’s SMP Director

Session 580 Jennifer is the director of the Special Master’s Program (SMP) at Georgetown University....

3x MCAT taker to Dermatologist. A story of perseverance!

Session 579 Annyella is a dermatologist who shares her inspiring journey from premed to medical...

Realities and Myths of Osteopathic Medical School Admissions

Apple Podcasts Session 578 Austin is the Director of Admissions at Burrell College of Osteopathic...

From Crohn’s Diagnosis to Medical School Triumph—Yvonne’s Journey

Session 577 Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in high school, Yvonne discovered her interest in medicine...

How Noor Conquered Her Fears and Crushed the MCAT

Session 576 Noor is a medical student at Stanford who overcame her fear of the...

How Resilience Turned a Professor into a Medical Student

Session 575 Darrell, an older nontrad medical student, shares his inspiring journey from failing out...

Access Top Insider Tips to Successfully Get Into Medical School

Unlock the secrets to med school success with expert insights and insider tips. From crafting standout personal statements to mastering the MCAT, our resources guide you through every step of the application process.