When I initially started looking around for admissions consultancies, I began searching around online looking for the best company to use. Based on some high-level research, I came up with a list of consultancies that I wanted to have a "free consultation" with, specifically asking to speak with an admissions expert to learn more about the programs.
After speaking with 5 or 6 different consultants, I quickly eliminated 3 of them after I was told by each of them that I ought to lower my expectations and apply to only DO schools or programs in the Caribbean. While I lacked the big brands my resume in terms of undergrad school and places where I had worked/interned, I had solid MCAT/GPA scores and knew that I had a unique, compelling story to tell. It was only during my call with Dr. Rohan Jotwani from Inspira Advantage where I not only felt encouraged about my chances of getting into an MD program, but also felt inspired to shoot for the stars. Having only seen my resume and MCAT score, Dr. Jotwani had a "right on, let's do this "we can make this happen!" kind of attitude. After a 30-minute conversation with each company, my gut told me that Inspira Advantage was my best bet.
So, I decided to trust my gut and went with Dr. Jotwani from Inspira. Looking back, that was one of the best decisions I've ever made. There is no way that I could have gotten accepted to an MD program without Dr. Jotwani's help. Dr. Jotwani helped me every single step of the way: from crafting my resume, finding what was unique about me in order to come up with my "story", interview preparation, personal statement revisions, encouragement when fatigue started to set in, to the calming voice of reason whenever I entered crisis/panic mode.
Dr. Jotwani has a very efficient, proven method that very obviously works for him and his clients. His experience has allowed him to streamline the revision process to make the most of each party's time and energy. He also has an uncanny ability to elicit ideas from you and take you down thought paths that you never would have explored without his help. Further, never once did I feel like I was one of many clients. I always felt as if I were his top priority. He was extremely patient through the entire 8-month timeframe during which I worked with her. Dr. Jotwani took time to get to know me as a person.
I cannot stress how wonderful Dr. Jotwani is and how satisfied I am as a client of his. It was my pleasure working with Dr. Jotwani and I recommend him as a consultant over and over again. While the upfront cost for an admissions consultant seems steep at first, Inspira Advantage and Dr. Jotwani were well worth the money. Not only was Dr. Jotwani alone worth the cost ten times over, but the additional resources (i.e. background info on schools, mock interview prep, sample personal statements, secondaries etc.) that Inspira provides are also invaluable.