• Everything you Need to Know About Applying to Medical School

This resource guide is available in CHART, providing students with helpful links and information to support them through the medical school application process

• MSC Writing Guide

The MedSchoolCoach Writing Resource Guide is a comprehensive toolkit to help applicants craft standout medical school essays and application materials. Inside, you’ll find step-by-step guidance, proven strategies, and real examples to strengthen your personal statement, secondaries, and more—ensuring your story resonates with admissions committees.

• MSC Medical School Application Timeline

This document outlines the varied timeline for the medical school application process, emphasizing the importance of submitting primary applications early as schools admit on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis. It details the subsequent steps:

• Application Checklist

A sample advisor application checklist designed to provide a quick snapshot of a client’s competitiveness and application status.       

-Resource created by Rita Baumgartner, MD

• Order of Operations & Timeline

This resource provides a roadmap, outlining every step from requesting Letters of Recommendation to preparing for interviews. with a detailed timeline.

-Resource created by Rita Baumgartner, MD     

• Sample Welcome Introduction

This sample template provides advisors with an example introduction message to send to new clients. 

-Resource created by Steve Ruby, MD     

• Pre-Requisite Summary

This list identifies schools that do not accept AP, online, or community college credits, including course-specific nuances

-Resource created by Luke Voytas, MD

• Best Practices: Clients Who Sign Up Late In The Cycle

Learn how to manage last-minute advising packages where compressed timelines and high student anxiety are the norms. These tips focus on maximizing impact when there is limited time to improve a client's application profile.

-Resource created by Susan Choo, MD

• Initial Advising Session Best Practices

• Initial Advising Meeting Notes Templates 

• Advancing Early Clients: Best Practice Guidelines