One-on-one admissions essay coaching from a physician and writer who has been through college, masters, and medical school admissions — and has helped students turn mundane moments into stories that jump off the page.
Start the conversation See how it worksMost students sit down to write the essay they think admissions officers want to read. The work is getting underneath that — to their singular story.
A strong personal statement is not a list of accomplishments in nicer sentences. It's a piece of writing with a voice, specific moments, and authenticity.
I approach every essay the way I'd approach a patient: history first. Long conversations before a single word gets drafted.
From there it's real revision — line by line, out loud, on the phone together — until the piece sounds unmistakably like them at their most articulate.
I take a limited number of students each cycle so that every essay gets the same attention: unhurried conversations, thorough written feedback, and a coach who actually knows the student behind the draft.
A structured arc from blank page to final draft — with two full rounds of revision and a phone call at every turn.
We talk — properly. About your life, your family, the turning points, the things you'd never think to put in an application. This is where the real essay gets found, and it's the part most services skip.
You write; I respond with detailed written feedback on structure, voice, and what the draft is actually about versus what it thinks it's about.
We go through the feedback together, line by line. Questions answered, direction set for the next pass — so you're never guessing at what a comment meant.
A second full round: new draft, new written revisions, and another call. This is usually where the essay stops being an assignment and starts being a piece of writing.
Polished, tightened, and ready to submit — an essay that sounds like you and earns its place in the application.
I'm a physician, a writer, and a Washington University in St. Louis graduate who has been through both the college and the medical school admissions process myself.
I know what it takes to write something true about your own life — my personal essays appear on priancanaikmd.com, I've written for KevinMD and other publications, and I'm currently at work on a memoir.
Writing about yourself candidly yet humbly can be challenging. My job is to sit with them until their real story surfaces and then help them write it well.
This work is my passion. Being part of a student's success story is my greatest happiness.
Tell me a little about your student and I'll respond with availability and next steps. Every inquiry gets a personal reply — not an autoresponder.
Takes about three minutes. The more you tell me here, the more useful our first conversation will be.