Mistakes Parents Make in BS/MD Admissions

December 12, 2025December 15, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

“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?

Scenario #1 Parental Hubris
Scenario #2 Misunderstanding Demographics
Scenario #3 Wrong Advisor
Scenario #4 What’s Your Price?
Scenario #5 Group Think
Scenario #6 Overly Optimistic
Scenario #7 Betting/Gambling
Scenario #8 Procrastination

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!

My question to parents are: (1) Why would you CHOOSE to make a mistake that will hurt your child’s chances of becoming a medical doctor through a BS/MD program? (2) Why would you CHOOSE NOT to hire an expert with 29 years’ experience and an unmatched admissions track record/acceptance rate to help your child to become a medical doctor through a BS/MD program?

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.

Congratulations to Our Clients Who Attend Stuyvesant High School, NY!

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April 4, 2025April 14, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Over the past 10 years, MANY parents of students who attend Stuyvesant High School have contacted us regarding our Ivy League admissions advisory services. Dr. Paul Lowe and his team have worked (and continue to work) with students from Stuyvesant!

Despite the fact that Stuyvesant is one of the top specialized high schools in New York City, MANY parents contact Dr. Lowe because they mentioned that school counselors are unable to provide continuous weekly or biweekly individualized comprehensive college admissions advisory services for their children.

We are happy to report that parents from Stuyvesant High School decided to hire us so that their children are accepted to their first-choice schools – Ivy League colleges and universities.

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**** Working Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned 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, 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 Admissions Strategy sessions. Dr. Lowe develops and crafts personalized winning admissions strategies for each client. ****

Supportive Team & Global Knowledge Network: Dr. Lowe’s admissions advisory team consists of a network of educational advisors who are graduates of Ivy League institutions, former Ivy League admissions directors and officers, board members and trustees, active alumni and board members at selected educational institutions, and students currently enrolled at Ivy League schools. No other educational consulting firm has developed this type of 29-year-old expansive network!

Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in helping students gain admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges. It also helps students transfer to Ivy League colleges and universities.

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Congratulations to our Clients Who Attend Round Rock ISD High Schools!

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April 3, 2025April 14, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Over the past 5 years, MANY parents of students who attend Round Rock ISD high schools have contacted us regarding our college and BS/MD admissions advisory services. Dr. Paul Lowe and his team have (and continue to) work with students from several schools including:

Cedar Ridge High School
Early College High School
McNeil High School
Round Rock High School
Stony Point High School
Westwood High School

Despite the fact that they are all excellent high schools, MANY parents contact Dr. Lowe because they realize that because of the size of the schools, school counselors are unable to provide continuous weekly or biweekly individualized college and/or BS/MD admissions services to their children

We are happy to report that our clients from these schools were accepted to their top-choice colleges and universities including BS/MD programs.

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Please review Dr. Lowe’s blogs as to why parents contact him re: college and BS/MD admissions:

College and BS/MD Admissions: Standing Out

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Competitive and selective college admissions is all about standing out!

High GPA, top SAT scores, numerous AP courses, stellar letters of recommendation, multiple honors and awards, varied extracurricular activities and the “perfect” high school simply means that your child may be viewed (by you) as the perfect student, but NOT the BEST APPLICANT!

The BEST APPLICANT stands out in the crowd gets ACCEPTED!

Year after year, our U.S. as well as international clients are ACCEPTED to Ivy League colleges/universities and top BS/MD programs.

Dr. Paul Lowe’s 29-years of admissions experience and ACCEPTANCES, insight and knowledge-intelligence, connections and networks empower his clients to successfully navigate the new shifts, trends, current sweeping changes and uncertainty in the college admissions landscape.

Your child deserves the very best.

Let us help you!

Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to different employees or consultants, Dr. Lowe, as lead consultant/admissions advisor, personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, 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 Skype/Zoom sessions.

High School Counselors Caseloads: College Admissions

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February 16, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

National Association for College Admission Counseling – State of College Admission 2023 Data Release – School Counseling: Caseloads and Responsibilities indicate the following:

During the 2021-22 academic year, each public-school counselor was responsible for overseeing 405 students, on average, which exceeds the 250-to-1 maximum ratio recommended by the American School Counselor Association.
School counselors at public schools spend 26% (at private schools: 51%) of their time on post-secondary (college admissions) counseling.

The Hechinger Report states that “many public high schools are scrambling to provide students with even basic information about college after years of belt tightening have drained them of counselors. As a result, “support is scant” for most students: “Counselors are overwhelmed, and college guidance often doesn’t begin until late in junior year.”

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Inflated caseloads often translate to limited time to dedicate to each student, leading to reduced individual attention. With more students to handle, school counselors spend less time understanding their unique needs, offering individualized guidance, and developing tailored plans for academic and personal growth. In many cases, overworked and overwhelmed high school counselors simply have too many students to give individual attention needed in the competitive admissions environment.

While high school counselors provide college counseling, they often do not have the time to cater to the development or implementation of each student’s individual college plan and are usually not available on-call on the weekend and after school hours.

Dr. Lowe and his team complement school counselors’ efforts by working one-on-one with your child, customizing a winning admissions plan which will help your child get into their top choice colleges. Dr. Lowe is available not only during school hours, but after school, evenings and weekends via phone, email and remote consultations. By having one-on-one sessions, Dr. Lowe helps each individual client present their backgrounds and aspirations in the best positive light to admissions committees. The result – Acceptances!

In developing a winning college admissions plan, Dr. Lowe works with students and their parents carefully planning their courses and extracurricular activities (community service, employment, summer programs, internships, etc.), planning college visits, selecting the right teachers for the best letters of recommendations, developing a WOW factor, assisting with creating, brainstorming and advising personal statements and supplemental essays revisions; developing college social media profile and brand. Additionally, Dr. Lowe provides personalized, individualized attention and helps clients keep organized, stay motivated and meet deadlines throughout the application process.

Over the past 29 years, Dr. Lowe has complemented the college admissions tasks of school counselors and, at times, worked cooperatively and collaboratively with them to help his clients gain admissions into Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities and direct BS/MD programs!

It’s a WIN-WIN for students (his clients – international and U.S.) and their school counselors!

****Working Directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, Admissions Expert: Unlike other educational consulting firms, where clients are assigned to different employees or consultants, Dr. Lowe, as lead consultant/admissions advisor, personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, 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 Skype/Zoom sessions.****

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director 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.

Education: Your Child Deserves the Very Best

January 2, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

In high school, your child has (or will have) worked very hard to attain a very high GPA (around 4.0 or higher and 6-12 or more AP classes), excellent standardized test SAT/ACT scores, and meaningful extracurricular activities. After this daunting journey, they DESERVE the very best in college admissions – acceptance into an Ivy League or highly selective college or university!

As an admissions expert for 29 years, with an unmatched and peerless Ivy League and combined BS/MD program acceptance track record, my clients, after following my advice and recommendations, get what they DESERVE – It’s that simple!

Parents who want the very best for their children hire the very best!

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By having Admissions Strategy Skype/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

Advantages/Benefits of Being Accepted into a Combined BS/MD Program!

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August 1, 2024 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

A U.S. Medical Degree, obtained through a Combined BS/MD program, is a definitive path to becoming a medical doctor.

What are the advantages/benefits of being accepted into a BS/MD program?

Accelerated Timeline: Many of BS/MD programs accelerate the process of becoming a medical doctor.
No Medical School Application Process.
Many have no MCAT (or lower requirement).
Lower pressure/stress because of a GUARANTEED route to medical school.
For H4 visa or international students: direct path to becoming a licensed U.S. doctor.
HAPPY parents! Parents are extremely happy when they know that their (high school senior) son or daughter is technically accepted to medical school.

For over 28 years, Dr. Paul Lowe has been helping his clients gain admissions to Combined BS/MD programs. His unique and focused admissions advisory strategies remove the uncertainty of the medical school application process.

Therefore, when Dr. Lowe’s clients are accepted into BS/MD programs they are GUARANTEED becoming medical doctors.

Dr. Lowe and his team ONLY work with parents who understand that the BS/MD admissions process is highly competitive and thus desire help from an admissions expert. They appreciate the value and investment in paying for expert advice consisting of 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 choose to use his services want to call their son or daughter – “Doctor” when they are still seniors in high school.

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Unlike other educational consulting firms, where students are assigned to different employees or consultants (and are unaware of their track records), Dr. Lowe, as lead consultant/admissions advisor, personally works with each of his clients so that they directly benefit from his expertise, experience, contacts and the collective knowledge of his educational team.

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention and commitment to ENHANCE the characteristics of each client beyond just grades and SATs.

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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. As a result of his continuous clients’ acceptances into BS/MD programs, his clients have considered him: BS/MD Admissions Guru.

Why Hire Dr. Paul Lowe and BS/MD Admissions Advisors? Because of Our Acceptance Results!

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July 16, 2024 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

OUR TOTAL RESULTS ARE HERE! We are proud to tell you about our Class of 2024 Results! It was a tough year! And we expect next year for seniors, Class of 2025, to be even tougher.

This year was an amazing year! 97% BS/MD Admissions clients including international students were accepted to BS/MD programs! This year, several of our clients were accepted to MULTIPLE BS/MD programs!!!!!

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Parents of the below students are happy, overjoyed and excited that they can now call their sons and daughters “Doctors”!

Our 2024 BS/MD Program Acceptance Results:

Brown University PLME – 12
Drexel University – 2
Case Western PPSP – 3
Penn State/Jefferson Medical College – 2
NJIT/Albert Dorman Honors College – 5
RPI/Albany Medical College – 6
Rutgers – New Jersey Medical – 5
Siena College/Albany Medical College – 3
Temple University – 3
TCNJ/New Jersey Medical – 4
Union College/Albany Medical College – 2
University of Connecticut – 3
University of Pittsburgh – 3
University of Rochester – 4
Syracuse UAS – 3
Texas Tech – 1
Virginia Commonwealth University – 4
UMKC – 6

You may ask how we achieve these acceptance numbers? What’s our secret?

Dr. Lowe and his team do their homework! We spend UNLIMITED time with our clients! We know programs and what they are looking for in applicants! We have long-standing professional relationships with and communicate with admissions officers at BS/MD programs! Parents hire us before their children become high school seniors and start their applications so that we have more time to develop their children’s’ personalized BS/MD admissions strategies, profiles and applications! We assess and review our clients’ credentials, reviewing transcripts, test, scores, recommendations and course load. We focus on each of our client’s “applicant voice” by reviewing and developing meaningful and compelling essays. We also prepare our clients for interviews by providing multiple in-depth interviews.

We frame, develop and polish our clients’ student profiles. We prepare our clients so that they will stand out amongst other applicants when presented before a BS/MD admissions committee. That’s why we have bi-weekly or sometimes weekly Skypes and continuous email correspondences. Most importantly, you work directly with Dr. Paul Lowe via bi-weekly or sometimes weekly Skype sessions! As a physician-scientist and admissions expert, Dr. Lowe develops customized winning strategies for each of his BS/MD program clients! As BS/MD admissions experts we are well connected with alumni doctors, medical educators, and admissions officers so we know how our clients will be compared to other applicants in any given year!

Do you want to retain the admissions advisory service of an expert who helps your child become admitted to BS/MD programs that GUARANTEE that they become a medical doctor, or do you want to take chances with child’s future?

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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 highly competitive and thus desire help from an admissions expert. They appreciate the value and investment in paying for expert advice consisting of 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.

What BS/MD Programs Mean to Many of Dr. Lowe’s Clients

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January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

For parents of my clients who immigrated to the US, higher education is a symbol of upward mobility, a life-altering path to meaningful careers and financial stability. A medical degree, specifically one obtained through a direct BS/MD program, is a definitive path to becoming a medical doctor.

“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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For many of my client-families, education is an important means to achieve the four aims of human life, namely dharma (virtue), artha (wealth), kama (pleasure) and moksha (liberation). Vidya or education is the means by which an individual can gain the right knowledge, control his desires and learn to perform his obligatory duties.

Dr. Paul Lowe and his team of admissions experts help many of his clients successfully attain this career track while in high school through BS/MD Admissions Advisors. This is one of the reasons why he has been in practice for 28 years with unmatched results!

For H-4 high school students, this means that they will be U.S. medical doctors – an immigration benefit, in addition to the job security.

“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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SUNY Albany-Upstate Medical Center Abruptly Closes UAS BS/MD Program

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November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Another BS/MD Program is closing in 2023!

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SUNY Albany has informed (2023) applicants that SUNY Upstate Medical University, its affiliated medical school with the BS/MD program “has made the decision to conclude the Upstate Accelerated Scholarship program to new applicants effective immediately.”

SUNY Upstate Medical University and Alnaby had an established partnership to form the Upstate Accelerated Scholars Program (UAS).

Since the SUNY Albany will no longer be accepting applicants, the competition to gain admissions into BS/MD programs will now increase because there will be fewer programs.

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Now it has become even more competitive as more BS/MD programs have closed and the number slots are dwindling!

We recommend that high school juniors and their parents read our blog as we expect more closures: “High School Juniors-Time To Get Serious About BS/MD Plans – 2023

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director 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. Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges. BS/MD Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to top BS/MD programs – Brown PLME, UPitts, RPI/AMC, Rochester – REMS, etc. Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected. and student who wish to transfer to another college: College Transfer Admissions Advisors.