Our system is unique in that it ensures that your essays are reviewed by at least two talented editors with diverse backgrounds. We do this to eliminate bias and provide specific feedback and advice tailored to your individuality as an applicant.
Our rigorous application/screening process leaves us with only the finest core editing team of medical students that represent the top 5% of all applicants. Reviewing countless essays has allowed us to identify the patterns that make certain students more memorable and competitive.
We were pre-meds once too, so we set out to make our services something you can actually afford! We found it crazy that most other review services charge $350 for 1 school’s secondary essays.
2020 M.D. Graduate at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Background: Editor for 2 years
2020 D.O. Graduate at NSU-COM
Background: Has 3 publications
2020 MD/MBA Graduate at the University of Virginia School of Medicine
Background: Tutor for the past 6 years
MS2 at Harvard Medical School
Background: Former freelance content writer
MS1 at UNC School of Medicine
Background: Former English major
MS2 at Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Background: Editor for 2 years
First Year MD/PhD Student at SUNY Upstate Medical University
Background: Has 2 publications
MS2 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine
Background: Former D1 Athlete
MS2 at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine
Background: Past tutor
MS3 at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
Background: Medical Student Ambassador
MS4 at Florida International University College of Medicine
Background: Editor for 1 year
MS2 at Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
Background: A part of the Dual-Admissions program: B.S./D.O.
MS2 at McGovern Medical School
Background: Earned a double major in Business Honors and Management
MS1 at the Miller School of Medicine – University of Miami
Background: Earned a Masters of Science in Medical Sciences
MS2 at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Background: Tutor for incoming med students
Our carefully-selected editing team is currently made up of medical students who have completed our rigorous screening, application, and training process. Some of our editors have either sat on admissions committees or have contributed in some capacity to admissions at their school. It’s critical for your essays to be viewed from multiple different perspectives, so we make it a priority to have a very diverse team of editors.
First, a quick summary why Doctors don’t make good editors…
1. Since they make a minimum of $200,000 per year and have little free time as it is, they are forced to charge an insane amount of money for this service to be worth their time.
2. Most Doctors are too busy to devote enough time to provide a high-quality essay review.
3. They review fewer total number of essays, so they have fewer essays to compare and gain the experience needed to identify what makes one essay more memorable than the next.
4. They are farther removed from the application process. Thus, most have little memory of what it was actually like to be a pre-med and how they got into med school. This further leads to a disconnect when it comes to providing current and accurate advice. (There prices are so insanely high that it reinforces my belief that they’ve completely forgotten what it’s like to be a broke college student)
5. You will get biased feedback on your essay. Period. Since most premeds barely have enough money to even purchase one review from one doctor (we’re talking at least $600+ to just have another set of eyes on your essay), it’s a guarantee that they’ll receive biased feedback based off of that one person’s background and life experiences.
Granted there will be some overlap on the feedback you receive from multiple editors, but there will be major important points that will be unique to each editor. Therefore, having multiple skilled editors review your essay best approximates the diverse audience your essay is attempting to persuade when read by admissions committee members.
Quick Message From Motivate MD’s Founder:
The reason why I started this company and this service was because I bought into the claims of these “Physician Editors” and ended up wasting hundreds of dollars with very little to show for it. I soon realized that the problem in these other companies was simply that they have Physicians as editors. The one thing that they pitch the most is in reality the biggest thing that is hurting the quality and value of their service.
On the surface, the idea of having a doctor edit your essay “sounds good” these companies knew they could simply sell that idea, not prioritizing the quality of their reviews. Please don’t fall for this!
After doing the research and reviewing editing quality across services, I soon realized that a team of talented current med students with specific skills and qualifications can provide a far superior service at a price pre-meds can actually afford.
Motivate MD’s Essay Review Service was the result of this.
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Wow! As I write this reply, conduct more research, and talk to past customers, I now realize that there are many more things that you should know when contemplating an editing service than I previously thought. That said, I will continue to do research and conduct interviews in order to offer a better resource for you to compare essay editing services and make the decision after reviewing the facts.
Thank you for your time, and best of luck on your journey to becoming a doctor. It’ll all be worth it!
Sincerely,
Drew Porter, M.D.
This can vary depending on the time of the year (there is a huge influx of essays from late May through August), but you should expect at least 1 completed review within 2-5 business days. We strive for timely delivery, however, quality and effectiveness are our main priorities.
We find it essential to have at least 2 of our talented editors review your essay. Many other review services will just have one person look over your essay, but we have found that this leads to a biased perception, and ultimately, a minimally effective essay.
Motivate MD takes a different approach. Having at least 2 trained editors review your essay, will help eliminate bias and will ensure your essay resonates with the entire admissions committee.
After you purchase a review package, you will get an email with what the next steps are. All drafts and reviews are sent within the Premed App.
You will receive a confirmation email for your purchase (check your trash/spam folders, if you don’t see it after a day) that outlines the immediate next steps in our review process.
The short answer is no. Although we started by reviewing only medical school application essays, we have been able to cater our editing secrets to make any essay memorable.
We have helped those applying to medical residencies, dental school, nursing school, and grad/law school, create very effective and unique essays. Just give us any information you can during the checkout process to help us optimize our reviews to fit your specific situation!
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