MD Admit: 3 Acceptances, 18 Apps | MCAT 514 | Psych/Soc 132

Zayan S.

I am an incoming medical student who got in the hard way, and I mean that in the best possible sense. I attended Saint Mary's College of California, not a prestigious pre-med pipeline school. I scored a 514 on the MCAT and only took the exam after the application cycle had already opened. I submitted my first secondary in mid-September, which is objectively late. I spent a majority of the application cycle traveling and took my MD interviews from overseas in Europe. By every conventional measure, I was behind.

I still received five MD interview invitations and three acceptances from just 18 completed applications.
That ratio is not luck. It came from being extremely intentional: knowing exactly which schools to apply to, writing secondaries that were focused and authentic rather than generic, and presenting my application as a cohesive story rather than a checklist. I did not need a research publication or a 515+ MCAT to get there. I needed a strategy, and I executed it well under imperfect conditions. This is exactly what I help premed students build. Whether you are two years out and want to plan your path wisely, or you are in the middle of an application cycle and need help with your personal statement, secondaries, or interview prep, I can give you practical, honest guidance from someone who recently lived it.

For students preparing for the MCAT, I also specialize in the Psych/Soc section, where I scored a 132. This is a section many students underestimate, where a student with no prior background in psychology or sociology can realistically score a 132 because it rewards strategic content mastery over years of coursework. Most students either neglect it entirely or study it inefficiently, which is exactly where points are left on the table. I can help you master the AAMC content framework that makes it unique.

Reach out and let's build a plan that gets you in.