Stories from the Trussnet community

“My personal statement was generic and forgettable. Aisha asked me questions no advisor had ever thought to ask and helped me find the story that was hiding in my own experience. I got into Hopkins — my top choice — and I credit that session with making the difference.”

“I went from a 505 to a 519 after three targeted strategy sessions with Megan. She identified that my CARS approach was fundamentally wrong and gave me a completely new method. Within eight weeks my practice scores were consistently above 517.”

“Matching into derm felt impossible until I talked to someone who had just done it. Darius walked me through every part of his ERAS strategy — which programs to apply to, how to write the personal statement, and exactly how to perform in interviews. I matched at my number one program.”

“I had a 3.2 undergrad GPA from ten years ago and was terrified my gap years would hurt me. Marcus helped me reframe every part of my story — my gap years became evidence of commitment, not weakness. I got 8 interviews and 3 acceptances.”

“I had no idea how to build a school list. Sofia showed me data I had never seen and helped me understand exactly where my stats were competitive. I cut 12 schools that were wrong for me and added 8 that were right. It completely changed my results.”

“Carlos had matched into MGH himself and knew every detail of how the program evaluates candidates. His mock interviews were harder than the real ones. I walked into my MGH interview feeling fully prepared — and matched there on my first choice.”