Our diverse team of 30+ editors provide personalized, unbiased, and honest reviews. Each editor brings something different to the table that is guaranteed to enhance your essays and give you that edge.
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 know what it’s like living on a pre-med budget, which is why we refuse to charge the outrageous prices other companies are charging ($300-$1K for a single essay review).
Help us change the game and continue our mission by not letting our fair prices distract you from the superior quality of our services.
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Former Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
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OBGYN Resident
Former Medical School: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Psychiatry Resident
Former Medical School: TTUHSC
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Former Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Dermatology Resident
Former Medical School: Saint Louis University
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Yale School of Medicine
MS2
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MS1
Harvard Medical School
MS1
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MS3
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
MS4
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
MS2
New York Medical College
MS1
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
MS3
Duke University School of Medicine
MS1
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
MS3
University of Washington School of Medicine
MS2
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
MS2
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
MS1
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
MS1
California Northstate University College of Medicine
MS2
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
MS1
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
MS2
Emory
MS2
Duke University School of Medicine
MS4 | MD/PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
MS1
Tufts University School of Medicine
MS3
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
MS2
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
MS3
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
MS2
University of Pritzker School of Medicine
MS3
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
MS2
Long School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center
MS2
Rush Medical College
MS2
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
MS4
University of Arizona, College of Medicine Phoenix
MS4
The Robert Larner College of Medicine
MS2
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
MS2 | MD/PhD
University of TN Health Science Center College of Medicine
MS3
Medical College of Wisconsin
MS3
Creighton University School of Medicine
MS2
The University of Texas at Austin Dell
Medical School
MS2 | MD/PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
MS2
NEOMED
MS2
University of Rochester School of Medicine
MS2
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
MS2
Medical College of Georgia
MS2
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
MD/MPH Student
The Renaissance School Of Medicine At Stony Brook University In New York
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University of Arizona, College of Medicine Phoenix
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University of Arizona, College of Medicine Phoenix
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Rush Medical College
MS2
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
MS2
Loyola Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
MS2
Western University of Health Sciences
MS2
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
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Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM)
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.
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This number is based off of the number of applicants who got back to us saying whether or not they were accepted into at least one medical school.
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.
After you purchase a review package, you will get an email with what the next steps are. All drafts and reviews are sent via email.
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!