Undergrad: Drexel University, summa cum laude
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Medical College Admissions Test Instructor
Ayush spends a good portion of his free time exercising and playing sports, including volleyball, rock climbing, and weightlifting. Ayush also loves art and music and previously competed on a semi-professional dance team. Lastly, Ayush is a big foodie on the path to becoming an amateur chef!
Ayush is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School interested in a career as an ophthalmologist and healthcare disparities researcher. He graduated summa cum laude from Drexel University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and minors in Art History and Business Administration.
Ayush has been directly involved in undergraduate and medical school admissions and tutoring and has gained recognition as a top tutor. With several years of professional experience in pre-medical tutoring and advising, he has helped applicants receive impressive scores on the MCAT and gain admission into top medical schools in the country. Personally, Ayush has scored in the 99th percentile on the MCAT and in the 96th percentile on the USMLE Step 1.
At Drexel and Harvard Medical School, Ayush has conducted a wide array of research leading to numerous publications and academic conference presentations in molecular biology, ophthalmology, ENT, telemedicine, and AI. He also co-founded the New Jersey chapter of a COVID-19 response organization that fills gaps in healthcare infrastructure with healthcare student volunteers.
Given these experiences, Ayush has a proven track record of success in helping various applicants achieve high test scores and medical school admission. In addition to MCAT tutoring, Ayush is passionate about mentoring Advantage students in crafting a cohesive and personal story to achieve their dreams of becoming a physician.
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Neurosurgery Research Intern at Barrow Neurological Institute
Elsa loves spending her free time playing badminton, volleyball, and archery as well as gardening and baking. Now that she's living in Phoenix, she's a novice hiker and loving every moment of it!
Elsa grew up in Naperville, IL; however, she was born in Albania and is fluent in Albanian and Spanish. She is a medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. She is currently on a gap research year conducting clinical and translational cerebrovascular neurosurgery research under Dr. Michael Lawton at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Her clinical work involves risk stratification and outcomes of various hemorrhagic cerebrovascular diseases while her translational research focuses on novel single-cell RNA sequencing of these same pathologies. In addition to cerebrovascular research, Elsa has extensive experience in global neurosurgery, pediatric brain tumors and epilepsy, and the relationship between domestic violence and traumatic brain injuries.
While attending UIC College of Medicine as an Alumni & Friends Scholarship Recipient, Elsa has been involved in many research, advocacy, and volunteering efforts. She has over 30 publications and oral presentations at national conferences in neurosurgery, neurology, urology, obstetrics & gynecology, and female sexual medicine. She has served as a digital media intern for the Center for Global Health, a medical student advisory board member for Safe Living Space - an organization raising awareness of brain injury secondary to domestic violence, student ambassador for the AANS/CNS section on Pediatric Neurosurgery, student leader of Women in Medicine Summit, and President of the Chicago Cancer Society.
Prior to attending medical school, Elsa spent a gap year at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine working as a clinical research coordinator on a peripheral artery disease clinical trial. Even before that, she graduated first-generation with General and Neuroscience Departmental Honors from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Furthermore, she completed her entire sophomore year of undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom studying under the Biochemistry Pre-Medicine Program.
With respect to her tutoring experience, Elsa has helped high school, undergraduate, and medical students with their courses and throughout various application cycles since 2013. At Johns Hopkins University, Elsa served as a study consultant for Academic Advising helping undergraduate students improve their academic skills. At UIC College of Medicine, Elsa continues to work as a Peer Education Program Tutor and Block Lead for the Office of Student Affairs leading one-on-one and group review sessions of pre-clinical curriculum content as well as USMLE test prep. Additionally, Elsa has informally mentored many Johns Hopkins and UIC undergraduates throughout their medical school application process. She is very excited to help more pre-medical students navigate the medical school application process through Inspira Advantage!
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine
MD candidate at Icahn School of Medicine
I'm a licensed rescue diver, a die-hard Steelers fan, and a self-proclaimed wine and chocolate expert. I enjoy going to the gym, playing video games, playing the piano, and shooting!
Andrew is a medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai pursuing a career in Anesthesiology. He has a startup valued at $12 million which focuses on providing affordable vision care across the US, has >20 peer-reviewed publications, and is looking to continue to help others in their medical careers.
Originally from the greater Pittsburgh area, Andrew went to public school all his life and attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he majored in computational chemistry with a focus in biology. He conducted research through the Department of Biomedical Informatics, where he published a paper in Scientific Reports on long non-coding RNA SNHG7 and its impact on breast cancer. He graduated in three years from Pitt and went straight to medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. During his first year there, he joined multiple research labs focusing on large-data analysis and machine learning.
He also co-founded Retina Technologies Inc., a company aimed to disrupt vision care by leveraging virtual reality, retinal imaging, and machine learning onto a portable platform to provide affordable, accessible, and accurate vision screening across the country. He served as the CTO of the company, spearheading four clinical trials, submitting three provisional patents and one non-provisional PCT patent, and built both the hardware and software from the ground up. He has continued his involvement in both his research and the company throughout all four years of medical school and is applying to residency programs for Anesthesiology.
Medical school applications are long - you need to create a resume, personal statement, essays, short answers, and support recommenders for each institution. Getting to perfection takes time.
The exact time to get to the end state depends on a number of factors including which schools you’re applying to, how good you are at writing and editing, and your personal commitments.
We have worked with successful clients who have spent two months on an application and we have worked those that have spent two years. That said, based on what we have seen in the past with applicants’ schedules and writing styles, we recommend starting at least three months before the deadline to maximize your chances of success.
We start working with candidates as early as two years before they plan to submit their application.
Our mission is to help every candidate realize their true potential. When you graduate from med school, we want you to look back and be proud of yourself for achieving your dreams. As such, we want to make sure that your financial circumstances are not a barrier to success.
In keeping with our mission, we provide a small number of partial and full scholarships to our applicants. These are awarded after you start working with us and are based on both professional potential and financial need. Please note, these scholarships are only available for our All-Inclusive Package.
That said, we also want to make sure you are working with the best team, and attracting top talent is expensive. Hence, we’re not able to provide scholarships to everyone. Your project manager can tell you more about scholarship opportunities after we start the engagement.
We understand that not all applicants need help with their entire application. For applicants who need support with only one or two aspects of their applications, we’ve broken down our all-inclusive offering into different phases of the application lifecycle such as best-fit school selection, AMCAS application support, personal statement editing, interview prep, and more. Please check out this page for a list of all our offerings.
For applicants interested in a structured and rigorous preparation program, we have the complete end-to-end coaching service where you work with our top Graduate Coaches for an extended period of time. They create a personalized plan to help you set and achieve targets, giving you a leg up when you apply. Your Graduate Coach helps you identify gaps in your profile and fill them through targeted activities such as volunteering, research, academic coursework, and more. Schedule a call to learn more.
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Our Graduate Coaches are selected through an extremely rigorous process. We make sure they are knowledgeable, smart, courteous, personable, and professional. Further, you are paired with a Coach based on your profile, background, and interests based on the information you provide through our comprehensive intake form.
However, it is very important that you get along with your Coach. The quality of your application is directly dependent on how well you get along with them. In the past, we’ve realized building a relationship doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time to get to know each other, understand the candidate’s persona, and craft a strong application. We try not to prematurely undo progress by switching Coaches.
That being said, if you have any issues, email us as ceo@inspiraadvantage.com and our CEO will personally reply to you within 48 hours. Your success is our topmost priority and we will go above and beyond to make sure you get accepted at your dream school. This includes switching your Coach if needed.
Our project team consists of Graduate Coaches, Writing Experts, and former Admissions Committee members. You will work with a Graduate Coach, who will help you draft the perfect application. They are typically a physician who has served on an admissions committee, is an expert at storytelling, enjoys mentorship and helping candidates create a compelling narrative.
They also make sure your grammar, tone, and sentence structure are in line with what business schools expect. You will also be assigned a Project Manager. Their role will be to ensure all deadlines are met and your application documents are submitted well in advance of the deadline.
Through our vast network of former Admissions Committee members, Graduate Coaches, and Inspira alumni, we are able to have our finger on the pulse and see what’s going on at top medical schools.
These insights are early and relevant, and they benefit you. We know before anyone else when and how the Admissions Committee at an institution is changing the intake criteria. We can use this to help to craft a relevant story.
Only 2.5% of prospective Graduate Coaches and former Admissions Committee members we speak with each year make it on our team. We want to ensure that our applicants have the best experience, so choosing the right team members is of paramount importance to us.
We have a rigorous multi-step selection process. This includes personality fit, industry knowledge tests, and multiple real-life case simulations. Every member of our team is made to evaluate the applications of past candidates. This helps us evaluate the quality of their insights and communication skills. You can learn more about our selection process here.
We also conduct ongoing evaluations to make sure we are the right partners to help you fulfill your med school dreams.
Creating the right application requires time and effort. It is our duty to make sure every consultant is able to dedicate time and effort to your application.
The number of clients each consultant works with depends on the nature of their role and additional commitments within the firm. For example, the work of a Graduate Coach is very different from the work of a writing expert. Also, some of our team members help with tasks such as conducting research on medical schools or writing guides.
Some consultants might work with a small number of applicants who are applying to a lot of medical schools whereas others might work with more applicants who are applying to fewer schools.
You can be rest assured that even though members of our team wear many hats, your success is our topmost priority. If we have to choose between losing a potential client or allocating lesser time to current clients, we will choose the former any day.
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