Why Thompson Advising
Expertise
Twenty-six years of experience advising medical school applicants provides me with unparalleled expertise. I know the intricacies of the medical school admission process, am a premed expert, and have in-depth knowledge of what medical schools are seeking that will benefit you.
Results
The applicants I advised in the past 30 years achieved an acceptance rate to medical school of over 95%, many to the nation’s leading medical schools. In the 2014-2022 application cycles, clients were admitted to a range of schools, including those listed below and many others. Schools awarding significant merit scholarships to my clients are noted with asterisks.
Albany
Albert Einstein
Baylor
Boston University (both MD and MD-PhD)
Brown
Buffalo
Carle Illinois
Case Western
Cleveland Clinic Lerner
Columbia*
Cooper
Cornell (both MD and Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program with Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering)
Creighton
Dartmouth
Drexel
Duke* (both MD and MD-PhD)
East Carolina
Eastern Tennessee
Emory
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Geisinger Commonwealth
Georgetown
George Washington
Harvard (both MD and MD-PhD)
Hofstra
Indiana
Jefferson
Johns Hopkins (both MD and MD-PhD)
Loyola
Mayo
Medical College of Georgia
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical University of South Carolina
Michigan State
Mt. Sinai (both MD and MD-PhD)
New York Medical College
NYU* (both MD and MD-PhD)
Northwestern (both MD and MD-PhD)
Oakland University WIlliam Beaumont
Ohio State
Oregon Health and Science
Penn State
Quinnipiac
Rosalind Franklin
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Rush
Saint Louis
Stanford (both MD andMD-PhD; also a Knight-Hennessey scholarship recipient)
SUNY Upstate, SUNY Downstate, Stony Brook
Temple
Texas Tech (MD-MBA)
Tufts
Tulane
UC-Davis, UC-Irvine, UCLA* (both MD and MD-PhD), UC-Riverside, UCSD, UCSF (both MD and MD-PhD)
University of Arizona--Phoenix
University of Chicago-Pritzker*
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Kansas
University of Maryland (both MD and MD-PhD)
University of Massachusetts
University of Miami
University of Michigan (both MD and MD-PhD)
University of Minnesota*
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania*
University of Pittsburgh (both MD and MD-PhD)
University of Rochester
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Tennessee
University of Texas-Austin, University of Texas-Houston (MD and MD-PhD program), University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, University of Texas-San Antonio, University of Texas-Southwestern, Texas A&M (MD-PhD)
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (both MD and MD-PhD)
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt*
Virginia Commonwealth
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Washington State
Washington University* (both MD and MD-PhD)
Wright State
Yale
Knowledge
Comprehensive knowledge of all components of the medical school admission process, from the primary application to secondaries to interviews to letters of intent, equips me to guide you. I have read and refined thousands of essays and conducted hundreds of mock interviews to help students reach their goals.
Thoughtful Advising and Insight
Extensive experience advising applicants through each step of the medical school application process has given me insight. I will help you thoughtfully devise the best medical school application possible, while assessing your strengths and weaknesses as an applicant.
Dedication
I devote my undivided attention to helping you craft the best application. I take on a small number of clients to maximize your results. I am dedicated to your success and want to help you get into medical school.
Strategy
I teach you how to assess and highlight what makes you a distinctive medical school applicant.
Non-Traditional and Post-Bac Applicants
As the former director of two post-baccalaureate premedical programs I have extensive experience with nontraditional applicants; I understand this population well and provide expert guidance to these applicants.
Credentials
Liza Thompson has developed in-depth knowledge and expertise in premedical advising and the medical school application process in a career spanning more than 25 years. As a medical school admissions consultant, she offers clients her vast experience, giving them the information, guidance, and results they seek. Her credentials are listed below:
- Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vassar College
- Pogue Fellowship recipient for graduate study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Master's degree in education, with a focus on at-risk premedical students
- Former director of Johns Hopkins and Goucher Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Programs
- Vast experience advising medical school applicants
- Former representative for post-bac programs in the Northeast to the National Association of Advisors in the Health Professions
- Former member of the National Membership Committee of the National Association of Advisors in the Health Professions
- Former member of the Johns Hopkins Premedical Education Committee
- Extensive knowledge of individual medical schools and what each is seeking from applicants
- Observed medical school admissions committee meetings at an array of medical schools