We go beyond Advising.
We Advocate.
More applicants are expected to apply to medical school in 2022 than ever before.
Our Advocacy gives you an Advantage.
Cumulative Hours
Of Individual Attention Given To Each Applicant
Average Number Of Medical School Acceptances Per
Program Graduate
Percentage of Our Program Graduates Accepted to Medical School on Their First Attempt
The Advocate Advantage
As our motto says, “We go beyond advising. We Advocate.”
Whether you are taking the first step on your medical school journey and need advising or if you are already in the application process, the unparalleled mentorship that your Advocate Team will provide far exceeds the support that you will receive from any advisor.
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Because the medical school application process is dynamic and each applicant’s needs are unique, we’ve specifically designed our process to be open-ended. There are no time maximums, editing limits, or contact limitations. Your Advocate Team will provide whatever support is necessary to ensure your success.
As your Advocates, we will be at your side, supporting you at every step along the way, from start to finish.
Advocate Advantage is our flagship medical school acceptance program. As a prospective medical school applicant enrolled in Advocate Advantage, you will receive one-on-one mentorship, guidance, and support at every step of the process.
First, your Advocate Team will learn about you, your story, your ambitions, and work with you to develop a personalized plan to tackle the pre-medical admissions process.
Once the formal application writing begins, you and your Advocates will virtually meet several times each week to plan, brainstorm, strategize, and execute every aspect of your medical school application from scratch.
With medical school becoming increasingly competitive, a growing number of Pre-Medical students are seeking professional support in order to maximize their chances of acceptance. As a result, several dubious admissions consulting businesses have popped up to cater to this growing market. In fact, many of our past Advocate Advantage graduates found us after being dissatisfied by these very same businesses.
There are several telltale signs of these questionable businesses. Many are not exclusively dedicated to medical school admissions and also often offer other services such as advising in undergraduate admissions, business, pre-law, and various other unspecialized offerings.
Some may also make bold claims that their advisors are famous MDs who have served on prestigious medical school admissions committees. These businesses deceive by over-promising and under-delivering, and of course, most require full payment upfront for this very reason. You’ll also find that they have strict limits on the support they provide. Their advising physicians meet with you infrequently to provide superficial and generic guidance, while behind the scenes, outsourced editors who know very little about you, do most of the work. Of course, the results are underwhelming.
This isn’t surprising when you think about it. After all, how can a busy, successful physician dedicate the considerable time that it takes to provide one-on-one support and edit so many premedical applicants’ essays and applications?
We do it differently from anyone else because our sole focus is on our applicants. That is why we have specifically designed every aspect of the Advocate Advantage program to be considerate of your needs. For example, as a show of mutual respect, we do not mandate upfront payment. We only collect a deposit to reserve your spot, with the rest of the balance paid at milestones in the application process. We structured our program this way because we are confident that you will decide to keep working with us till the very end.
Our focus is quality, not quantity. We understand that we have a commitment to each of them to be consistently available. As one of our applicants, you are able to call or text us anytime for support, and we will always be responsive and available.
As your personal Advocates, we see our part in your success as a partnership with equally shared responsibility.
The medical school application process is incredibly time-consuming. To ensure that we’re able to provide the personalized high-quality attention that our brand is known for, we cannot make any exceptions to this policy.
The Advocate Advantage program starts several months before the application opens, and enrollment is closed for the 2022-2023 admissions cycle.
We are currently finalizing enrollment for the 2023-2024 cycle.
To date, every single one of our Advocate Advantage graduates has received a medical school acceptance on their very first attempt. However, if you graduate from the program but are not accepted to medical school, we will work with you to update your application when you reapply.
Our
Unparalleled
Dedication To
Ensuring Your Success
Your success is our success. As part of the Advocate Advantage program, here are just a few of the ways we support you throughout the medical school application process.
Premedical
Mentorship
Preparation for medical school admission begins well before the application process begins. Whether you are early in your career or about to begin the application process, we’ll make sure that your next step is your best one yet.
Primary/Secondary Applications
Strategy is everything. Your Primary must stand out, and your Secondaries must specifically cater to the target school’s applicant profile. We take the time to understand your complete story, and then, discuss approaches to best showcase your narrative. That’s what makes us unique.
Creating
A School List
Creating a personalized list is essential to maximizing your acceptance chances, and much more than statistics, location, and applicant profile must be considered when making this decision.
Interview
Preparation
The interview can make or break an application. We’ll start with the basics and fully prepare you for your interview day through several one-on-one interview preparation workshops followed by school-specific mock interviews.
The Committee
Letter
This process may seem superficially straightforward, but there are several important nuances to navigate. If your academic institution provides a Committee Letter, we will guide you as you request this crucial document.
And Much
More...
As Advocates, it’s our job to help with absolutely anything that arises during your medical school application journey. The topics listed here only scratch the surface of the wide variety of support we provide to our applicants.
Always Going The Extra Mile
Your success is our success. As part of the Advocate Advantage program, here are just a few of the ways we support you throughout the medical school application process.
Our Strategic
Approach
With the ever-increasing competitiveness of medical school admissions, the importance of strategically approaching the entire application process cannot be overstated. From application to acceptance, we show you the tricks of the trade that are often overlooked.
Tailored
Interview Prep
As part of each interview preparation, we provide a school-specific list of talking points that center on your unique experiences. We also prepare you for common questions that applicants are asked in interviews at that institution and enable you to present yourself as an optimal candidate who aligns with the school’s mission.
Interview Day
Support
As part of each interview preparation, we discuss school-specific talking points that center on your unique experiences. We also prepare you for common questions that applicants are asked in interviews at that institution and enable you to present yourself as an optimal candidate who aligns with the school’s mission.
Meet Your Advocate Team
Nitish Thareja, M.S.
Nitish earned his Bachelor’s at Rice University, his Master’s in Human Anatomy at the Tulane University School of Medicine, and he completed the first year of the MD program at UT Southwestern Medical School before leaving to pursue a career in the biotech startup world. After a successful career as a Business Development Executive at a venture capital-funded neuro-imaging startup, Nitish returned to his roots. Nitish now Advocates for medical school applicants full-time.
Many qualified applicants are unable to gain acceptance to medical school simply because they lack a strategic approach in the application process and present their accomplishments ineffectively. Nitish founded PreMed Advocates after seeing how common this situation was among his peers. He strongly believes that applicants deserve the best chance possible, and such technicalities should not hinder their acceptance outcomes.
As your Advocate, Nitish will treat your medical school application as if it were his own, working with you side-by-side to ensure that every aspect is impeccable.
Dr. Suma Thareja (Samudrala)
PhD Graduate | MD Candidate
Suma earned her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a full-tuition scholarship. She also received a full-tuition scholarship from the Medical College of Wisconsin*, where she is currently completing the final years of the eight-year Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD).
As a skilled researcher and diligent academic, Suma knows the ins and outs of medical school. Suma actively engages her local community, founding the Milwaukee My Life, My Story Project and also the Food as Medicine Initiative. Her award-winning work has been featured on National Public Radio (NPR) and television news.
As a published writer and columnist, Suma knows exactly how to create a narrative for each of our applicants. As your Advocate, Suma will carefully review every aspect of your medical school application.
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*Premed Advocates is unaffiliated with and has no relationship to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. The Medical College of Wisconsin does not endorse, review, advise or approve Premed Advocates or the contents of any service or advice that may be provided or created by Dr. Suma Thareja or associates. Any services provided are wholly independent of the Medical College of Wisconsin and its admissions process and therefore may not be accurate, and may contain incorrect, misleading, outdated or incomplete information. Any individual that obtains information about admissions processes or advice concerning medical school application from Premed Advocates does so at his or her own risk and the Medical College of Wisconsin will not be responsible for any damages or loss arising from the use of services or advice of Premed Advocates.