Medical School Personal Statement, AMCAS®, Curriculum Vitae and Medical School Secondary Essays
Your written materials are essential to distinguish you from hundreds of other applicants at the outset of the medical school admissions process.
Dr. Finkel acts as a writing coach, assisting you with content, organization, form, focus, and syntax. Learn how to market your experiences with polish and professionalism, highlighting the salient points that admissions committees desire.
Who edits your application
Dr. Finkel represents the highest standards in the field—editing every essay personally, conducting all Strategy Sessions and Mock Interviews, and offering each client direct access to her advice. She is involved with every applicant who hires her and does not outsource to less experienced advisors.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes.
How it works
Step 1. Make payment below.
Step 2: Submit your written material(s) in Microsoft Word as an attachment to insidermedical@gmail.com. If you are submitting an AMCAS® for editing, please copy and paste your document into a Microsoft Word document for legible editing.
Step 3. Dr. Finkel sends back your edited draft. Revise it and return it for the next round.
Each Editing Service includes up to three edits of your written material.
By submitting payment, you agree to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
“Your assistance with my personal statement and AMCAS was extremely helpful. I received positive reviews all around regarding my essay, which transformed into something I was extremely proud of!”
– TD, medical school applicant
“I’ll be attending UNECOM next fall! Just thought I’d share. Oh, and in the interview they said I had one of the best personal statements they had ever read.”
– SW, medical school applicant
Services and pricing
Applicants demonstrating financial hardship through a current AAMC Fee Assistance Program grant may be considered for reduced rates at the discretion of Dr. Finkel. Contact her for more information.
For applicants interested in comprehensive assistance, check out “The Complete Package.”
| Editing Services | |
| Personal Statement – $1595 (3 edits*) |
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| AMCAS – $1595 (includes the Activities and Meaningful Experience Sections, 3 edits, excludes Personal Statement^) |
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| Secondary Essays – $1595 (3 edits**) |
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| Curriculum Vitae – $1595 (3 edits) |
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| Editing Package A – $2995 (2 of the above à la carte services; 3 edits each) |
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| Editing Package B – $4495 (3 of the above à la carte services; 3 edits each) |
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| Secondary Essay Expanded Package – $3995 (3 of the Secondary Essay services, 3 edits**) |
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| Letter of Interest or Letter of Recommendation – $595 (3 edits*) |
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* Please ensure the personal statement and/or letter of interest does not exceed the Insider standard length of 800 words.
^ Please ensure the activities and most meaningful paragraph entries do not exceed the AMCAS character limit.
**For the Secondary Essay service, Dr. Finkel will edit as many essays as you would like, provided the word count of all the essays together does not exceed 800 words. For the Secondary Essay Expanded Package, Dr. Finkel will edit as many essays as you would like, provided the word count of all the essays together does not exceed 2400 words. For both services, please include secondary essay prompts for clarity; the prompts will not count toward the word limit.
To get the best final product, each editing service above provides three edits of the originally-submitted materials only; clients may not substitute a new essay or essays for second or third edits. Please note the original document, as well as subsequent drafts submitted for editing, must fit within the word count.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will you write my personal statement for me?
No. Insider does not generate content. Don’t even know where to start with your personal statement? Click here to read about the Writer’s Block Package for brainstorming and editing help.
How long should my medical school personal statement be?
Dr. Finkel edits personal statements up to 800 words.
How many secondary essays can Dr. Finkel edit?
As many as you like, within a total word count: up to 800 words for the Secondary Essay service, or up to 2,400 words for the Secondary Essay Expanded Package. Please include secondary essay prompts for clarity; the prompts will not count toward the word limit.
How fast is the turnaround?
Dr. Finkel’s turnaround time is very fast. Unless there is an unforeseen event, edits come back within 48 to 72 hours.
Occasionally, applicants need a highly expedited timeline. Such requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis depending on Dr. Finkel’s availability; pricing varies based on the volume of requests at the time and the level of urgency. Text Dr. Finkel at (320) MFINKEL and specify in the message the service(s) you wish to expedite.
