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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. 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. |
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Changes at Lewis AssociatesBeginning August 1, 2012, Dr. Lewis will provide phone appointments 2 days rather than 5 days a week. New Ultimate Commitment package long-term advising students must start by June 30, 2012. Appointment days will be Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please call 805- 226-9669… Monday-Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm, or leave a voicemail message through June 30, 2012. 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 Assessment process and work toward your acceptance over months or years. No hourly limits for advising are placed. The 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: 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. The Ultimate Commitment Package fee can be paid in advance or billed over a one year period. $2900 • 805-226-9669 or email. Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669 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 to become competitive. Your first
Assessment Appointment generally takes about one and a half
hour,s 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 of 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. Your Report
is also emailed to you. First-time
applicants only. $350 • Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669 PERSONAL ASSESSMENT FOR RE-APPLICANTS In addition to services provided in the standard "Personal
Assessment" package, all prior applications with test preparation information,
letters, and school selection, etc., are evaluated. We need
all college transcripts, copies of all prior applications, all
test scores, and letters. This Assessment takes
longer, and is more extensive than the Personal Assessment. $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), and it covers one version. If you want to apply for different jobs we make it easy: 1st Resume $350; each additional Resume $150 • 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. AMCAS AMCAS I The most popular package includes
support for the Personal Statement and Experiences sections.
$480 • Email
us to order • Call
us 805-226-9669 VMCAS
$720 • Email
us to order • Call
us 805-226-9669 AADSAS
$720 • Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669
$720 • Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669
$720 • Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669
$720 • Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669 After submitting your primary application, each school may ask you to write one or more additional essays that vary in length and focus. For an essay up to 1 page in length for 1 school, we help you answer the specific question that school asks. We will work on essays together for as many drafts as we need to, to make your essay reflect your specific background, experiences and fit for that specific school. 1st essay - $720 Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669
1st essay $720; each additional Residency essay $400 • Email us to order • Call us 805-226-9669
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