Mistakes Parents Make in BS/MD Admissions

Mistakes Parents Make in BS/MD Admissions Scenarios

“Going it alone” in this vast multi-level maze that is the BS/MD admissions process can result in mistakes, as applicants are easily blindsided by obstacles and pitfalls that they don’t even know exist. When parents call our office to provide initial information, as I listen to their children’s BS/MD program profile, I can almost predict (using trends, predictive analysis and real-time insider perspective of the BS/MD programs) that their child will be REJECTED based on the sameness of their profile. Yet, when I explain to parents that their children sound exactly like other applicants they are in total disbelief. I have concluded that their children are merely following the advice of their parents and the parents are making detrimental MISTAKES that will cause rejection after years of their child’s hard work.

Which Mistake(s) do you fall under?

As an BS/MD Admissions Advisor with over 29 years of experience, an unmatched admissions track record and acceptance when I spend time talking with parents in attempt to explain my Continuous Comprehensive Services, I realize what mistake they are or will be making. It’s unfortunate that parents have made or will make these mistakes after all their children’s hard work!!! And these mistakes WILL result in their child being REJECTED!


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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students gain admissions to BS/MD programs:| BS/MD Admissions Guru BS/MD Admissions Advisors. BS/MD Admissions Advisors, help high school students get accepted to top BS/MD programs. Year after year, his clients are accepted to top programs including Brown PLME.

Dr. Paul Lowe, Ivy League Admissions Expert – Silicon Valley Area Public High School Clients

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Over the past 10 years, MANY parents of students who attend Silicon Valley Area public High Schools have contacted us regarding our college and BS/MD admissions advisory services.  Dr. Paul Lowe and his team have worked (and continue to work) with students from several Silicon Valley Area public high schools including:

  • Saratoga High School
  • Los Gatos High School
  • Gunn High School
  • Palo Alto High School
  • Los Gatos High School
  • Mountain View High School
  • Lynnbrook High School
  • Cupertino High School
  • Monta Vista High School
  • Homestead High School
  • Mission San Jose High School

Despite the fact that these are all excellent high schools, MANY parents contact Dr. Lowe because they realize that school counselors are unable to provide continuous weekly or biweekly individualized (even on weekends) Ivy League and/or BS/MD admissions services for their children in a hypercompetitive admissions environment.

The parents who retain Dr. Paul Lowe and his team of consultants may take risks in business and investments but NOT risks in their children’s educational future.  They know that, when it comes to their children’s education, hiring the very best admissions advisor matters and EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT.

Parents who want the very best for their children hire an EXPERT!  Our expert service offers 29 years’ experience, expertise, insider’s knowledge and an unmatched admissions track record in Ivy League admissions!

We are happy to report that parents of students from Silicon Valley area public high schools decided to hire us so that their children are accepted to their first-choice schools – Ivy League colleges and universities.



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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe and his team also speciaizes in helping students transfer to Ivy League colleges/universities.

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High School Sophomores/Juniors Need Renewed Strategies for BS/MD Admissions

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High School Juniors: if you are interested in applying to BS/MD programs—it’s time to reevaluate your BS/MD Plans!  With such a competitive environment and the immeasurable value and benefits of BS/MD programs, the need for an effective admissions game plan is CRUCIAL.

Many aspects of the BS/MD admissions environment have changed.  At BS/MD Admissions Advisors, Dr. Paul Lowe and his team of advisors discover that many students and parents are clueless about what to do, when to do it, where to do it, who to contact, and why.   If you are a high school junior or your son or daughter is a high school junior and you are thinking about applying to direct BS/MD programs, it’s time to reassess your plans.

Most students (even with the help of their parents) read books, look at videos or visit college forum-type websites which they believe may provide personalized answers for them.

Many parents who call us (and whose children are performing the above and have the below profile) then believe that their child is a shoo-in for BS/MD programs and just need “some” advice.

Here is the typical BS/MD applicant-student profile of students when parents contact us:

  • GPA: 4.85 (weighted)
  • ACT: 35
  • SAT: 1580
  • APs: usually 10 -14 classes
  • Honors/Awards: several
  • Teacher/Counselor Recommendations: Excellent
  • Resume: 3-4 pages
  • Volunteer: Several organizations
  • Shadowed Doctors: 3-4
  • Extracurricular Activities: Several
  • Published a paper: 1-2
  • Laboratory Research: Participated and/or possibly published

With all of the above you would believe that this student will definitely be accepted – WRONG! This represents the most common and well-known factors for admissions. However, there are many more things to consider.

Here’s a small list of factors by admissions expert, Dr. Paul Lowe that you should consider if you are a junior seriously thinking about applying to BS/MD programs.

  1. Student CHARACTER – Each institution considers a student’s positive attributes in the light of the goals of the particular institution.  BS/MD programs thoroughly evaluate character attributes of a student as a factor for admissions.  Among the most important character attributes are honesty, integrity, empathy, curiosity, creativity, teamwork, adaptability, resilience, community, generosity, self-control, adaptability and optimism. Lip-service or just stating that one possesses these attributes will not help.
  2. COLLEGE-SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENTALS – You must complement and synergize your supplementals with your personal statement. All the school-specific essays are important, even the 50 word-count answers! Students have been rejected because of mistakenly using one word or a sentence in 50 word-count essays!
  3. WOW FACTOR – What’s your WOW Factor? How and when can you use it to WOW admissions? You want the admissions committee to say “WOW! We want this applicant on our campus.”
  4. ETIQUETTE –Are you mindful of how you present yourself and how people perceive you?  Etiquette matters! We provide personalized etiquette strategies for our clients.
  5. MANNERS – When you say something (or write something) what counts is not what you mean but how you are heard and perceived.  Are you mindful of your manners?  Manners matter! Do you know when or if you sound rude, pretentious, impolite, disrespectful, unrefined or uncultured?
  6. WHO ARE YOU? – What are your values? What do you stand for? Can you define you? Why are you different?
  7. INTERVIEWS – You may be perfect on paper (grades, SATs recommendations, volunteering to save the world, 1000 hours of shadowing), however, one incorrect word or statement in an interview results in a rejection – That’s right, just one!
  8. The KNOW-HOWOur proprietary-knowledge, unmatched experience, admissions success and years of close working relationships with admissions professionals ensures that you do it right!

If you know how to plan, develop and implement (1-7) and how they are used in BS/MD admissions – that’s wonderful!!! But if you don’t, there is an increased probability that you (and your child) will make irrevocable mistakes that will cause instant rejections to all schools. Would you want this to happen after your years of planning as a parent and your child’s hard work?


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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students gain admissions to BS/MD programs:| BS/MD Admissions Guru BS/MD Admissions Advisors.

Manhattan Parents Seeking Private Schools in Westchester and Fairfield Counties

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Over the past few months, we have been receiving calls from anxious Manhattan parents who are seeking private schools for their children in Westchester and Lower Fairfield Counties.  Real estate companies, relocation companies and executive assistants have been calling us for admissions advice and placement.  Some wish to temporarily rent and eventually return while others are purchasing homes for permanent residencies and seeking not to return to Manhattan.  A sudden surge in demand for private schools in these areas has resulted and has increased the competition for entrance to these schools. 

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My team and I have visited many schools throughout Westchester and Fairfield Counties.  Here are lists of the top private schools in Westchester/Lower Fairfield Counties:

Top private schools in Westchester County:

  1. Hackley School
  2. Rye Country Day School
  3. The Masters School
  4. The Harvey School
  5. Rippowam Cisqua School

Top private schools in Lower Fairfield County:

  1. Brunswick School
  2. Greenwich Academy
  3. Greenwich Country Day
  4. Greens Farms Academy
  5. King School
  6. Sacred Heart Academy
  7. New Canaan Country Day
  8. Whitby School

Dr. Lowe’s Private School Visits:  Other independent educational consultants may depend on telephonic interviews, group speed-meetings in central locations, or simply read literature and review websites and repeat it to families.  I physically visit schools and actively interact with school admissions personnel, senior administrators and students because our offices are located in Lower Fairfield County (Greenwich) and Westchester County (White Plains).  My clients are, therefore, placed in the most appropriate school for their (and their parents’) happiness.  

Simply put, parents who hire me want the BEST admissions results for their children!


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Paul Reginald Lowe is the managing director and lead admissions expert at Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group’s Private School Admissions Advisors and its affiliate  Boarding School Admissions Consultants.  and location affiliate Greenwich Admissions Advisors and Westchester Admissions Advisors. Dr. Lowe specializes in providing exclusive concierge-type admissions advisory services for U.S. and international students who are interested in applying to top U.S. boarding and top private schools. Dr. Lowe helps U.S. and international students gain admissions into top U.S. boarding schools even after they have been wait-listed and rejected.

Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late–Choose the Best Advice for Your BS/MD Admissions Game Plan

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With such a competitive environment and the immeasurable value and benefits of BS/MD programs, the need for an admissions game plan is ESSENTIAL.

At BS/MD Admissions, we discern that many students and parents are clueless about what to do, when to do it, where to do it, who to contact, and why. They fail to discover what they are doing that’s wrong, or they discover what they’ve been doing is wrong when it’s too late!
When considering a BS/MD program, we advise our clients to plan, plan, plan, and then re-plan. Early planning and goal-setting are important in the long run for admissions success!

If you’re parent of a high school student looking for BS/MD admissions guidance, you’re probably overwhelmed in finding the best and meaningful advice that increases their chances of acceptance into a BS/MD program. You can complement their years of hard work by seeking the correct advice that gets them noticed by admissions officers.

While high school counselors provide college counseling, based on our interaction with our clients, high school counselors do not specialize in BS/MD admissions advising nor have the school-specific knowledge of BS/MD programs.

Many independent educational consultants are experts in college admissions counseling, but DO NOT have our unparalleled knowledge of BS/MD programs and knowledge of BS/MD programs as it relates to international students and H4 students. Additionally, as experienced BS/MD Admissions Advisors, we know and understand what it takes to be a successful BS/MD applicant.

It is best to seek a BS/MD Admissions Advisor who has experience and expertise in admissions strategies to BS/MD programs for U.S. as well as international students. Choose an admissions advisor, who specializes in BS/MD admissions, who is not doing it part-time, who understands the medical school journey and or is a BS/MD graduate and who has admissions success.

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Dr. Lowe and his team’s dedicated medical-school-specific knowledge and expertise WORKS! With a lot at stake, in a short period of time, in such a competitive environment, BS/MD applicants need a winning BS/MD Admissions Game Plan that works.


Dr Lowe Admissions Strategy Sessions

By having Admissions Strategy Zoom sessions directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, brainstorming ideas, developing admissions strategies, essay review, and mock interview sessions to develop amazing student profiles, our clients stand out and are accepted into Ivy League and highly selective colleges/universities and BS/MD programs.

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students gain admissions to BS/MD programs:| BS/MD Admissions Guru BS/MD Admissions Advisors.

H-1B and College/BSMD Admissions

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H1-B visa programs is one of the several immigration programs for workers with specialized skills.

A person can stay in the United States for a maximum of six years under this visa, which has often been a pathway to a green card. Children of parents who have been granted H-1B status have H-4 visas.

Companies that want to hire employees from certain countries using H1-B visa program now have to pay $100,000

The new fee now introduces a degree of uncertainty, chaos and confusion around the H1-B program.

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As an admissions expert, with 29 years’ experience, Dr. Lowe understands the nuances and changes in the college admissions process, specifically with students who wish to attend highly competitive BS/MD programs that accept H-4 visa students.

Continual changes in U.S immigration policy have always had a direct effect on H-4 visa students who are applying to BS/MD programs, for example, delays in the issuance of Green Cards (also called Permanent Resident Cards). If their parents’ Green Cards do not come through before they turn 21, they “age out.” These students then have to switch to student or work visas to remain in the U.S. or face deportation. Delays in visa status can result in clouds of uncertainty.

Dr. Lowe works with many students whose parents are H-1B professionals. They are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas.

Dr. Lowe has worked with students who, because of delays in their parents’ permanent legal residency, had to indicate that they were non-permanent residents/non-citizen students on their college applications, therefore limiting the number of BS/MD schools to which they could apply. Fortunately, over the years, with Dr. Lowe’s help, many were admitted to several BS/MD programs, including but not limited to: Brown University Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME).

Dr. Lowe and his team work with H4 visa students and from time to time will consult with immigration attorneys regarding their client’s immigration status and its relationship to their admissions process. As a result, Dr. Lowe has been quite successful in placing H4 visa students into BS/MD programs.

Many H-1B parents call merely to garner information, thinking that they can navigate the BS/MD process on their own. They initially do not believe in hiring an advisor who specializes in direct BS/MD admissions and placing students into top programs that accept H-4 students.

Unfortunately, these parents discover later, because of their unreliable assumptions, miscalculations and mistakes, that their (children) H-4 students are denied acceptance to BS/MD programs. Some, because of their mistakes, deign to attend second or third tier colleges, or obtain multiple advance degrees, as their dream of becoming a U.S. medical doctor fades away.

“As an admissions expert, I am always cognizant of the unforeseen circumstances and unfavorable consequences that may adversely affect my clients’ positive outcomes. Because of our vigilance and comprehensive strategies, my clients are ACCEPTED into BS/MD programs as well as Ivy League and competitive colleges and universities with superior pre-med programs.” – Dr. Paul Lowe


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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe is the managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group network. He and his team of admissions advisors, through the admissions affiliate, BS/MD Admissions Advisors, help high school students get accepted to BS/MD programs.  Many of Dr. Lowe’s BS/MD Admissions clients are international students who want to attend medical school from high school and then enter U.S. medical residency sub-specialties.

Our BS/MD Admissions practice is specialized: Dr. Lowe and his team only work with parents who understand that the BS/MD admissions process is competitive, who desire help from an admissions expert and who see the value and investment in paying for expert advice through a detailed and ongoing comprehensive admissions advisory service for their child’s dream of becoming a doctor.  He also specializes in helping international students in the BS/MD process. Parents who chose to use our services want to call their son or daughter – “Doctor” when they are seniors in high school.

Achieving the College Admissions Dream – BS/MD Programs

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It’s a family dream; your child to be admitted to a medical school.  Your child has studied long hours, taken many AP courses, volunteered many hours, participated on teams, joined school clubs, done research and published papers.

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Each year, many high school seniors are among the tens of thousands striving to be admitted to their dream school.  So how do you make that dream come true?  The need for an effective admissions game plan is ESSENTIAL.

Many aspects of the BS/MD admissions environment have changed.  At BS/MD Admissions Advisors, Dr. Paul Lowe and his team of advisors discern what many students and parents are clueless about what to do, when to do it, where to do it, who to contact, and why.  If you are a high school sophomore/junior or your son or daughter is a high school sophomore/junior and you are thinking about applying to direct BS/MD programs, it’s time to reassess your plans.

Let BS/MD Admissions Advisors, with Dr. Paul Lowe, help you make the dream for your child’s future come true.


Dr Lowe Admissions Strategy Sessions

By having Admissions Strategy Zoom sessions directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, brainstorming ideas, developing admissions strategies, essay review, and mock interview sessions to develop amazing student profiles, our clients stand out and are accepted into Ivy League and highly selective colleges/universities and BS/MD programs.

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students gain admissions to BS/MD programs:| BS/MD Admissions Guru BS/MD Admissions Advisors.

Pre-med Advising in College

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Many colleges have pre-med/health profession advisors for their students to ensure that students fulfill their pre-med requirements to become a candidate when applying for medical school.   They may even advise a student to consider a gap year.

However, based on our discussions with college students who have used their college pre-med/health profession advisors the details of clinical opportunities, doctor shadowing. medical school admissions profile, medical school branding, and their relationship to the actual medical school application and secondary applications and resumes are rarely discussed.  When I review their resumes, they are lacking depth or the appropriate clinical, research or volunteer experiences necessary to be a competitive medical school candidate.

So, what should a college student who wishes to be competitive medical school applicant do to stand out and increase their chances of acceptance to medical schools? HIRE AN EXPERT with experience and a track record of medical acceptances!

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At Medical School Admissions Advisorswe provide advice to help our clients bolster their pre-med profiles (in their sophomore, junior, senior and/or gap year) so they can be accepted to medical schools.

You want to hire a firm where the CEO/lead admissions advisor works DIRECTLY with you and knows how to help you STAND OUT amongst other applicants!

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Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. 

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy Meetings. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client.  

Congratulations to Our Clients Who Transferred to Ivies and Top Colleges!

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Congratulations to our clients who transferred to and will be attending the following colleges/universities this fall 2025:

  • Barnard
  • Brown
  • Columbia
  • Cornell
  • Duke
  • MIT
  • Stanford
  • UPenn

It’s important that parents (and students) understand that transfer (especially to the Ivies) is even more competitive and involves even more documentation than first-time, first-year applicants.

Students are on their own during the transfer process:  There is no school counseling support available for example when they were in high school and there is no transfer help from the college which they are currently attending.

Dr. Paul Lowe develops admissions strategies to help my clients successfully navigate the transfer admissions process!

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“Year after year, I hear the horror stories from parents whose kids got in their safety schools or nowhere because they thought the college admissions race was just about grades, SAT scores, their perceived  ‘unique’ applications, generic essays and perfect connections.” – Dr. Paul Lowe


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**** Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions – Admissions Strategy Meetings. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client. ****

Dr. Lowe’s insight, foresight, knowledge-intelligence and insider’s knowledge help his clients get ACCEPTED. Dr. Lowe’s admissions acceptance rates and success are peerless, unmatched, unrivaled, unparalleled, inimitable and incomparable because of his 29 years of admissions experience and knowledge-intelligence!

Consider An Admissions Expert As An Investment In Your Child’s Future!

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Lots of parents use the “do it yourself route” or hire an inexperienced educational consultant in attempt to navigate an oftentimes daunting, ever-changing and uncertain admissions/application process.

An applicant’s profile is really a conversation amongst admissions committee members. One component out of sync will raise red flags that will cause a rejection. An admissions expert will work with you to discover MISTAKES and omissions, as well as continually and comprehensively help you through the process in completing the task of applying to top educational institutions.

This year, I am celebrating my 29th year as an admissions/knowledge advisor specializing in helping students get accepted to elite boarding schools: Andover, Exeter, Choate, Deerfield, etc.; Ivy League colleges/universities: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.; top BS/MD programs: Brown PLME, RPI/Albany Med, U Rochester (REMS) and top medical schools: Harvard Med, Johns Hopkins Med, UPenn Perelman Med, etc.

Are you willing to invest in your child’s future?


Work Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to or farmed out to different employees or consultants, you work directly with Dr. Lowe. As lead consultant/admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, networks, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team. 

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal availability to each client through Zoom sessions. – Admissions Strategy Meetings. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client.