Ep. 42 – How to Showcase Yourself in Medical School Personal Statements with Gabe Fezza

Meet Our Guest & Apply Yourself Community Member, Gabe Fezza

This week, we’re joined by our guest and Apply Yourself Community Member, Gabe Fezza! Gabe is completing his second undergraduate degree, Honours BSc in Global Health with a specialization in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. He is also a Research Assistant at the Cardiac E-Health Unit at the Toronto General Hospital and at the Global Strategy Lab at York University. Gabe is making amazing strides in his own work and as a member of our Community. 

Showcasing Yourself in Your Applications

Gabe shares his experience working together on his applications in our signature course, Mastering Academic Applications: From Scratch to Submission, and our VIP 1:1 program. Through our work together, Gabe learned to showcase himself in his medical and graduate school applications, and learned and implemented the structure and answers he needed for each of his applications.

Listen to this episode to learn more about:

  • Our 5-Year Vision exercise and the ways it helped Gabe to solidify his narrative and showcase his repertoire of research, volunteer, and professional experience, 
  • What it’s like to work on your CV, Resume, Autobiographical Sketch, Personal Statement, and other written materials in our signature program, Mastering Academic Applications: From Scratch to Submission,
  • The importance of your written application materials – It’s not just about the scores – real people are reading your work, and your materials have to showcase you and the value of your experiences and growth that you contribute,  
  • Our 100% non-competition policy and the strategies that helped Gabe to focus on himself and produce written materials he’s proud of, 
  • Gabe’s experience as part of the Apply Yourself Community, including our weekly group coaching calls in both MAA and The Success Society, our advanced coaching membership. The Community aspect of our work is so important because our members learn from each other, support one another, and celebrate each other’s growth and advancement. 
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Connect with Adrienne!

If you want to chat more about how to showcase yourself in your applications, and connect with us at Apply Yourself: The Advancement Spot, you can email us at hello@applyyourselfglobal.com, and you can reach me at adrienne@applyyourselfglobal.com. You can also DM us on Instagram @applyyourselfglobal –  Let us know the kind of support you need for your applications and join the Apply Yourself Community! 

Enroll in Mastering Academic Applications

Calling all applicants! Learn more about our signature course, Mastering Academic Applications: From Scratch to Submission and how you can finish your applications – with clarity, support, structure, and strategy with Adrienne, an Admissions Committee Member. Check out Adrienne’s Calendar and book your Strategy Call HERE to learn more about if this program is right for you!