S2: EP26: A Passion For Medicine

On today’s show, I have a wonderful conversation with Dr Shemmassian, CEO of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and one of the world’s foremost experts on medical school admissions, college admissions, and graduate school admissions.

Dr Shemmassian is a son of Armenian Immigrant parents, from LA, and went to a private all-Armenian school. He was encouraged by his parents to work hard, get a steady job with benefits for security.

While in high school, Dr. Shemmassian took a keen interest in the higher education process. He navigated the admissions process with limited college counselling and became the only Ivy League graduate in his high school’s nearly 60-year history.

Throughout his education and beyond, Dr. Shemmassian successfully guided students into top colleges, medical schools, and graduate programs, and has found his professional calling in helping others achieve their educational and career goals.

For nearly 20 years, he and his team have helped thousands of students get into medical school and top colleges using his systematic and proprietary approach.

We talk about and what you will learn:

➤Dr Shemmassian’s background

➤A typical day in his life

➤The process of making a student’s application unique (US)

➤Changes in the medical application process and field  (US)

➤What qualifies applicants to get into med school or a great college (US)

➤How to write your AMCAS personal statement without sounding cliche (US)

➤What you need to know about extracurricular activities to impress admission committees ((US)

➤When students and parents should start prepping for med school (US)

➤Challenging your thinking

➤Cultivating balance in your life

Plus much more!

Useful resources for med school admissions which an be found on Dr Shemmassian's website:

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/

Medical school personal statement examples
Extracurriculars for medical school
Medical school requirements
Everything you need to know about the MCAT
The average GPA and MCAT score for every medical school

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