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    Advising Services

    Lewis Associates specializes in personal, effective and professional premedical advising and placement for traditional and non-traditional applicants. We will meet the needs of all pre-applicants and applicants. Please contact us for further information.

    Invest in your future to increase your chances of getting accepted into your top choice medical school. Dr. Cynthia Lewis provides invaluable assistance that helps each individual applying to medical school.

    Lewis Associates is now the only pre-med advisor with Video Conferencing* at no extra cost! Call 805-226-9669 for more information.

    Click on the services below to read a detailed description; email us or call 805-226-9669 to order.

 
    Advising Packages
    Ultimate Commitment Package -$2900
    Personal Assessment -$350
    Personal Assessment for Re-Applicants -$400
    Interview Package -$720
    Hourly Advising -$220/hour
    5-Hour Advising Block -$1025

    Resume Package
    Resume -$350


    Essay Support Packages
    AMCAS I -$960
    AMCAS II -$720
    AACOMAS -$480
    VMCAS -$720
    AADSAS -$720
    CASPA-$720
    PHARMCAS-$720
    SOPHAS-$720
    Secondary/Supplemental -variable
    Medical or Dental Residency -$720
    2-Day Rush Service
         - add $180 to each package
 

    ULTIMATE COMMITMENT PACKAGE

    This is for the most serious students who are preparing to apply, from college freshmen to post-baccalaureates and re-entry or change of career students. We also specialize in supporting non-traditional students. We begin with an extensive structured Advising Assessment process and work toward your acceptance over several years. No hourly limits for advising are placed. The Advising Assessment alone takes at least 7 hours of our time. We need a copy of all your college transcripts for this process. Cost is based on the length of time it will take you to prepare and apply to health professions school. We commit to the best Personal Advisement available for a 12 month period. Included:

  • Establishment of your immediate and long-range specific objectives
  • Appointments without charge and at your convenience
  • Development of a comprehensive educational preparation strategy including class schedules, academic problem solving, and study strategies
  • Development of a strategy to balance family, work, college, application, and other considerations
  • Analysis and recommendation for your personal application timetable, test preparation, and application process
  • Recommendation for selecting specific schools for application
  • Assistance in meeting admissions requirements to the institutions you have selected
  • Development of a strategy for the MCAT, GRE and other professional tests
  • Assistance in the development of your application Personal Statement
  • Development of your Post Secondary Experiences, Awards, Employment Statements
  • Recommendations on how to select and obtain supportive Letters of Recommendation
  • Assembly and organization of your confidential Letter of Recommendation dossier
  • Consultation and development of Secondary Applications and Essays
  • Training to increase your interpersonal skills and effectiveness in the interview process, including phone mock interviews
  • Lewis Associates carefully monitors the status of your application upon filing and represents you throughout the admissions process
  • Includes our free instructional materials about all application processes, a $100 value alone.
  • Due to the accelerated pace of electronic applications, Lewis Associates encourages applicants to start early, in January of the year before matriculation. Additional packages after the first year will be charged at the same low price of $2,900 per year or $245 per month for unlimited advising.


    If you contract within 6 months of your Assessment Report, the Assessment fee will be subtracted from the Package Agreement.

    The Ultimate Commitment Package fee can be paid in advance or billed over a one year period.

    $2900 • 805-226-9669 or email.

    *A $100 Discount is given to Advisees who refer someone who establishes a year advising agreement with us.

    Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    PERSONAL ASSESSMENT

    A comprehensive Assessment of your personal, academic, clinical, leadership and service history, motivation, strengths, and weaknesses with an advised strategy of where to go from here. Your first Assessment Appointment generally takes about one and a half hours and requires that you provide an official or unofficial copy of ALL college transcripts including each college where you have attended. We also need your high school transcript if you are in your first year in college. Transcripts include community college, extension , post-baccalaureate, and graduate classes, etc. Dr. Lewis spends at least three hours developing your Personal Assessment Report which is then discussed with you at your hour-long Report Consultation. The final Report is mailed to you for your Report Consultation. For first-time applicants only.

    If you contract within a 6 month period of your Assessment Report, the Assessment fee will be subtracted from your Comprehensive Application Package or Preparation Year Package.

    $350  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    PERSONAL ASSESSMENT FOR RE-APPLICANTS

    In addition to all the services provided in the Standard Personal Assessment package, all prior applications with test preparation, letters, and school selection, etc., are evaluated. We need all college transcripts, copies of all prior applications, all test scores, and letters, if possible. This Assessment takes longer and is more extensive than the Personal Assessment. Includes free Application Timetable Handout.

    If you contract within a 6 month period of your Assessment Report, the Assessment fee will be subtracted from your Comprehensive Application Package or Preparation Year Package.

    $400  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    INTERVIEW PACKAGE

    The Interview is the single most problematic part of the application process, no matter how accomplished a speaker the applicant is. Gain confidence. Prepare, practice and understand what to expect under simulated interview conditions generally by phone. Our success rate is equally as high with phone interview package Advisees. One package includes up to 5 one-hour practice interviews over a 6 month period. Includes an initial history-taking consultation and a free Interview Preparation handout. The interview package can be used for preparation for health professions schools, residencies, and fellowships.

    $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    HOURLY ADVISING

    Dr. Lewis will focus on addressing those issues that are most important for you to solve. There is a one-hour minimum. Beyond that, time is billed in 15-minute increments. The first hour must be paid in advance. 24-hour cancellation notice required.

    $220/hour  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    5-HOUR FLEXIBLE ADVISING PLAN

    Save $75! In response to requests from Advisees with varied needs, this plan allows you to purchase a chunk of Advising to suit your situation. Use your time for essay editing, mock interviews or just to ask questions about the application process to an expert, Dr. Lewis.

    $1025  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    Resume

    Apply for a new job with confidence. Create a resume that highlights your strengths. This service includes initial history taking consultation (up to an hour), writing, consulting, and editing until you are happy with the result (our joint venture).

    $350  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


    ESSAY SUPPORT PACKAGES

    All packages include: initial history taking consultation (up to an hour), development of your personal essay outline(s), and editing until we are happy with the result. The package lasts up to 6 months.

    One of our post-baccalaureate Advisees with a degree in English who turned down Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in favor of one of his many other acceptances wrote 22 drafts and cautioned, "believe me when I tell you that the AMCAS essay is every bit as important as Dr. Lewis has been telling you. Make it better than best. Really knock yourself out! This will take a lot of work, but it is well worth it. Remember, this document gets in the door before you do. It is your first impression, and if it doesn't shine, you don't get a second chance." Begin as early as possible, about six months prior to submission! All packages include Dr. Lewis' How to Write the Application Essay brochure used by many Health Professions Advisors across the U.S.

    2-day Rush Service $180
    Need an essay fast? Rush Service is now available. Receive your first edit within two business days after submitting your essay. The first business day begins 8 AM PST the day after submission. You will receive our edits via email (embedded and as a Microsoft Word attachment) before the close of business (5PM PST) 2 business days later. For example, if you submit on Tuesday at 3PM PST, you will have your essay before Thursday at 5PM PST.

      AMCAS
      Now that the electronic AMCAS application includes the Personal Statement and an extensive Experience section which allows 15 experiences, we offer two packages:

        AMCAS I The most popular package includes support for the Personal Statement and Experiences sections.

        $960 Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


        AMCAS II
        The original package focuses on that crucial Personal Statement alone.

        $720Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


        AMCAS "short"
        Essays for disadvantaged status, felony conviction, addressing the question of prior medical or other health professions school attendance.

        $240 Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


      AACOMAS

      "Less is more." The AACOMAS essay is very demanding because it is shorter and you must pack so much information into a short space.

      $480  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669

      VMCAS
      The VMCAS essay is specialized for veterinary medicine and needs to focus on specific issues. We do it effectively with you. Dr. Lewis wrote the first National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions book on applying to Veterinary School in 1990.

      $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669

      AADSAS
      The AADSAS essay is specialized for dentistry and needs to focus on specific issues. We do it effectively with you. Dr. Lewis directed a Preventive Dentistry program and taught a Topics in Dentistry course for 11 years.

      $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


      CASPA

      The CASPA essay is specialized for the Physician Assistant and needs to focus on specific issues. We do it effectively with you. Dr. Lewis initiated the first Pre-Physician Assistant student organization in the U.S. in 1996.

      $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


      PHARMCAS


      The PHARMCAS essay is specialized for pharmacy school and needs to focus on pharmacy-specific issues. We do it effectively with you.

      $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


      SOPHAS


      TThe SOPHAS essay is specialized for public health and needs to focus on specific issues. We do it effectively with you. Dr. Lewis attended the Second National “Become a Disease Detective: Discover Public Health!” meeting at The University of Texas at Austin in 2008.

      $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


      SECONDARY/SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAY

      For each essay, we focus on answering the specific question for each school with you. One page in length.

      1st essay $720; each additional $540; 6th essay FREE! Half page essay $240  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669


      RESIDENCY ESSAY


      Apply for Medical or Dental Residency with confidence. Create a statement that expresses your motivation toward your chosen discipline and how your background and experience lead you to be a superior candidate for that discipline.

      $720  •  Email us to order  •  Call us 805-226-9669

       

      *Video Conferencing available for advisees with compatible operating systems and hardware. Call 805-226-9669 for details.