Our diverse team of 30+ editors provide unbiased and honest reviews. Each editor brings something different to the table that will enhance your essays.
Our rigorous application/screening process leaves us with only the finest core editing team of medical students and physicians. 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 anywhere from $300 to $1,000 (for 1 basic personal statement review by 1 person).
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Specialty: Pathology
Specialty: Internal Medicine at NYU
Specialty: Anesthesiology at Dartmouth
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Specialty: Family Medicine
Specialty: Family Medicine
MS2 at NYU School of Medicine
Background: 99th percentile score on the MCAT
MS2 at Harvard Medical School
Background: Former freelance content writer
MS1 at Duke University School of Medicine
Background: Medical School Admissions Mentor at Duke
MS2 at Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Background: Editor for 2 years
MS1 at Wake Forest School of Medicine
Background: Has a love for narrative medicine
MS2 at the University of Minnesota Medical School – Twin Cities
Background: Minored in Global Health
MS1 at Penn State College of Medicine
Background: Tutor and Mentor
MS1 at Medical College of Georgia
Background: Past tutor
MS3 at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
MS1 at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Background: Advisor and Mentor
MS1 at Rush Medical College
Background: Past tutor
MS2 at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Background: Tutor for incoming med students
First Year MD/PhD Student at SUNY Upstate Medical University
Background: Has 2 publications
MS1 at the Miller School of Medicine – University of Miami
Background: Earned a Masters of Science in Medical Sciences
MS3 at The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont
Background: Medical Student Ambassador
MS1 at NYU Long Island School of Medicine
Background: Has a love for the intersection of medicine and journalism
MS2 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine
Background: Former D1 Athlete
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 the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Background: Advisor and Mentor
MS3 at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Background: Published Writer
MS2 at Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Background: Mentor and Advisor
MS2 at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
Background: President of the Surgery Interest Group
MS2 at McGovern Medical School
Background: Earned a double major in Business Honors and Management
MS2 at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Background: Secretary of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association
MS1 at Midwestern University
Background: Mayo Clinic Clinical Researches and Nontraditional
MS1 at Midwestern University – Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Background: Nontraditional and a mentor
MS1 at the Western University of Health Sciences
Background: First-generation college graduate and medical student
MS1 at CUNY School of Medicine
Background: A part of a Dual-Admissions program: 7-year B.S./M.D.
MS1 at the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Background: Former NDMUN Crisis Committee Co-Chair
MS2 at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine
Background: Past tutor
MS1 at Drexel University College of Medicine
Background: In the accelerated seven year BS/MD medical program
MS2 at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Background: Former writing tutor
Our carefully-selected editing team is currently made up of physicians and 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.
In order to be an editor for Motivate MD, the person needs to check off two boxes. 1. They were accepted and currently attend or graduated from medical school. 2. They have an expertise for English writing. Both a medical student and physician can check off those boxes. We strongly believe that just because someone is a physician does not mean they are qualified to review essays.
That being said, we do have a few physicians a part of our team who are extremely talented. We primarily like to have medical students be editors for one simple reason: They are closer to the medical school application process.
This can vary depending on the time of the year (there is a huge influx of essays from late May through August), but we always have a team goal to get reviews back to people within 48 hours. We have a guarantee of a 2-3 day turnaround. 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, PA school, 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!
