Pre-med Advising in College

June 28, 2025June 28, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

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!

At Medical School Admissions Advisors, we 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!

95 percent Acceptance rate to medical school

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.

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

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June 16, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

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?

Congratulations – Clients Accepted to Three-Year Medical Schools

Accepted Three Year Medical School Program Clients Dr Paul Lowe

May 11, 2025June 3, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

I am so happy that I was involved in helping ALL of my 3-year medical school applicants to achieve their life/career goals!!

Accepted to three-year medical school programs

New York University School of Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stonybrook University
Duke University School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

It’s been as an amazing admissions/application journey with each of you! So proud of all of you – future medical doctors!

There are a limited number of medical schools that offer three-year MD programs. These three-year accelerated medical degree programs are highly selective!

Medical School Admissions Advisors (MSAA) provides exclusive and specialized admissions advisory services to U.S. and international (F1) students who are interested in admissions to U.S. medical schools (including Ivy League medical schools). Dr. Lowe helps you navigate the medical school admissions process by providing a comprehensive service which includes developing your personalized medical school applicant profile, advice for drafting and framing your application essays, interview preparation, choosing the best letters of recommendations, etc.

Personalized Admissions Strategy Sessions with Dr Paul Lowe

Your Personal Brand Matters for Admissions

May 1, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

It is essential to accurately convey your personal brand in order to be accepted into an elite boarding school, Ivy League college/university, a direct BS/MD program or a top medical school. Consider the following questions.

How do you create and convey a distinct and memorable impression?
How do you define the incomparable you?
How do you persuade others to recognize the authentic irreplaceable value you will bring to an educational institution?
How do you ensure that the admissions profile you create is about the unique you?
How do you successfully communicate your personal brand to admissions committees?
How do you avoid creating the wrong impression that will cause instant rejection?
How do you assess your unique attributes in comparison to your peers?
Do you know how people who don’t know you feel about you?
Are you aware of the subliminal messages about yourself that you impart to people, verbally and/or non-verbally (body language)?

The informed responses to all these questions are the key to why MY clients are accepted.

As an admissions advisor, Dr. Lowe understands the answers for each individual so that my clients are accepted!

Dr. Lowe has 29 years of practical experience helping applicants identify, craft and refine their personal narrative that will successfully communicate their admissions profile to admissions committees.

Admissions committees only have a small amount of time to spend learning about each applicant. YOUR PERSONAL BRAND matters!

In competitive admissions, it’s imperative to stand out amongst the rest!

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.

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

It Takes Admissions Intelligence To Be Accepted Into Your First-Choice Schools

April 25, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

WE HAVE WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR – ADMISSIONS INTELLIGENCE

It takes ADMISSIONS INTELLIGENCE to successfully navigate the uncertainty and challenges of an admissions process, whether you are striving to be admitted into elite boarding schools, Ivy League colleges/universities, top direct BS/MD programs or top medical schools!

Knowing that the admissions environment changes every year, rather than relying on old data, outdated books, antiquated information and tips from chatting with others (“adda”, as it is known in some circles among my clients), you should choose an experienced admissions expert to help.

ADMISSIONS INTELLIGENCE requires knowledge-intelligence, insight, foresight, vision, predictive analytics, an insider’s knowledge, collaboration, relationships, trust, contacts and networks!

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

Stand out in the college selection process

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

Dr. Paul Lowe is CEO, managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group. PinnacleAAG is a global advisory firm providing strategic admissions advisory services to families and students seeking admissions to elite U.S. boarding and day schools, Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities, direct BS/MD programs, top medical schools and graduate programs. Ivy League Admissions Advisors helps students gain admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities. Boarding School Admissions Consultants helps student gain admissions to elite U.S. boarding schools – The Ten Schools.

PinnacleAAG is headquartered in Woodbridge, Connecticut, with satellite offices in Greenwich, Manhattan, White Plains, Boston, Fort Lee & Princeton, NJ, Wilmington, DE, and Houston; and international affiliate partners in London, Beijing, Delhi, Paris, São Paulo, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Lagos and Singapore, our clients hail from 50 countries.

Congratulations to Our College Clients Who Were Accepted to Medical Schools

April 16, 2025April 17, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Medical school admissions clients accepted

Congratulations to our clients who attend (or attended) one of the following colleges/universities who were accepted to U.S. medical schools /Medical School Acceptances/Client Colleges

Accepted to medical school Dr Paul Lowe Admissions

Barnard College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western University
Colby College
Columbia University
Cooper Union
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
George Washington University
Hunter College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Penn State University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University
Rutgers University
Stony Brook University
Texas A&M University
The College of New Jersey
Tufts University
University of Chicago
University of Delaware
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas – Austin
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Yale University

How do Dr. Lowe and his team achieve client’s goals – admissions to medical schools?

Understand our clients.
Develop winning-admissions-strategies.
Development of a successful medical school client profiles.
Convey client achievements through applications, essays and resumes and interviews preparation.
Visit medical schools and understand their admissions goals.
Established professional and alumni networks and contacts that help our clients.

How is Medical School Admissions Advisors with Dr. Paul Lowe different? PERSONALIZED SERVICE

You want to hire a firm where the CEO/lead admissions advisor works DIRECTLY with you.

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. ****

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 and medical school 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 and medical schools. No other educational consulting firm has developed this type of 29-year-old expansive network!

“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 top medical schools including Ivy League medical schools.” – Dr. Paul Lowe

U.S. Allopathic (MD) Medical Schools that Accept International F-1 Students

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March 23, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Do U.S. medical schools ever accept international students? Yes! However, it’s not very common, thus it is hypercompetitive and difficult. Some U.S. medical schools accept and matriculate a small number of international applicants into their programs. Less than a third of U.S. medical schools accept international students. The credential requirements vary from school to school and some schools actually state that they prefer U.S. citizens.

According to a 2023 AAMC report, of the 55,188 applicants to U.S. medical schools, 22,981 matriculated and just 287 were international/non-permanent resident (F-1) applicants. This is an acceptance rate of is 1.25 percent, compared to 42 percent for all matriculants. Also, less than a third of U.S. med schools even consider international applications.

Last year, 94% of Medical School Admissions Advisors/Dr. Paul Lowe international clients who applied to US. medical schools were accepted!

Based on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the following U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools accept international students:

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Duke University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Harvard Medical School
Howard University College of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Johns Hopkins University Schol of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Stanford University School of Medicine
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Hawaii, Jon Burns School of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Yale School of Medicine

Boost_Your_Chances_of_getting_accepted_into_medical_School_Dr_Paul_Lowe — **Medical School Admissions Advisors**

Unlike many 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 provides one-on-one individualized attention, commitment and lead admissions advisor-availability to each client. He also brings an unmatched track record – 29 years of client acceptances to US. allopathic (MD) medical schools. You need to hire the best for admissions success!

Dr. Paul Lowe is CEO, managing director and lead admissions advisor of PinnacleAAG. PinnacleAAG is a global advisory firm providing strategic admissions advisory services to families and students seeking admissions to elite U.S. boarding and day schools, Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities, direct BS/MD programs, top medical schools and graduate programs. Medical School Admissions Advisors, a PinnacleAAG affiliate, provides medical school admissions advice to U.S and international students who are interested in gaining admissions to U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools.

U.S. BS/MD vs. India MBBS

March 22, 2025 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Several of the parents who have called me for BS/MD programs, because of the competitive nature of BS/MD program medical school admissions, have been asking me about comparing U.S. BS/MD vs India MBBS degree and whether there is an advantage to a U.S. BS/MD.

First let’s define the degrees: Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a professional (post graduate) degree given in some countries like the USA, Canada etc. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is the degree given in the United Kingdom, Ireland and other commonwealth countries like India and is considered equivalent to the MD.

For the Commonwealth countries, MBBS is an undergraduate course of study which is pursued by candidates who wish to make their career in the field of medicine. Whereas, MD is a postgraduate course that can be pursued by candidates who have completed their MBBS.

The US follows a different curriculum for obtaining a medical degree and license to practice Medicine. Unlike India, high school students apply to direct BS/MD programs and earn an M.D. upon completion of the program. Over the course of the program, the students have Pre-Medical courses and earn a Bachelor’s degree (up to four years of Undergraduate program), MD program (Four years) and USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, 2 & 3). A Residency Program is required to complete the Licensing Exam. After completing all, a student

A student, after completion of MBBS, cannot practice directly since the basic level of study to practice is postgraduate medicine in the US. USMLE has clearly defined the medical courses after MBBS to be completed in the US.

Even with the competitive nature of U.S. BS/MD programs, because of my track record of admissions success, parents of U.S. citizen/permanent resident or H4 visa high school students should contact me!

Learn about our medical school admissions advisory services

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.

U.S. Allopathic (MD) Medical Schools that Accept International Students

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Last year, 94% of Medical School Admissions Advisors/Dr. Paul Lowe international clients who applied to US. medical schools were accepted!

Based on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the following U.S. allopathic (MD) medical schools accept international students:

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Duke University School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Harvard Medical School
Howard University College of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Johns Hopkins University Schol of Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Stanford University School of Medicine
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Hawaii, Jon Burns School of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Lowe’s exclusivity allows him to provide individualized attention, commitment and principal-availability to each client. Track record – 28 years of client acceptances to US. allopathic (MD) medical schools.

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How to Get Into Medical School After You’ve Been Rejected

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 ~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Many students believe that to be a competitive medical school applicant you need to:

Do well in your courses,
Do well on your MCAT.
Take full course
Shadow multiple physicians
Engage in research.
Serve regularly in meaningful ways in your community.
Gain hands-on patient care experiences
Obtain glowing letters of recommendations
Completed applications and essays

If it were that easy to be accepted, then everyone who applied would be accepted into medical school. Every year, over 50,000 students apply to medical school, but 60% are rejected! Statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges reveal that about 17,000 more applicants sought admission to a U.S. med school during the 2021-2022 school year than nine years prior, a nearly 38% increase.

Here are reasons why more students being rejected:

Increase number of medical school applicants
Greater scrutiny of medical school applications
Mistakes on medical school applications
Low GPA
Low MCAT scores
Poor letters of recommendation
Poor or lack of advice

Here’s what you need to do if you have been rejected and will be reapplying:

Develop a winning narrative as to why you desire to and are committed to becoming a doctor.
Your application is not just about high MCAT scores and GPA, it’s about the interconnectedness of all parts.
Re-evaluate your medical school list based on your “best chance” schools
Re-evaluate your medical school application. Is it admissions ready?
Hire a medical school admissions advisor/expert who understands the re-application process and has the track record of helping students who are re-applying to be admitted.

Dr. Paul Lowe provides exclusive and specialized medical school admissions advisory services to U.S. and international students, including post-baccalaureate program and non-traditional applicants. In 2023, twenty-six (26) of our client-applicants were accepted to allopathic (MD) U.S. medical schools.

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. Track record – 28 years of client acceptances to US. allopathic (MD) medical schools.