Zia
Dental school admissions consulting for pre-dental students in the US and Canada
| Hourly rate range | $150 to $225 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students |
| Based in | United States |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | Dental School Coach |
Zia is the founder of Dental School Coach, an admissions consulting practice for pre-dental students. The team helps applicants in the U.S. and Canada get into dental school. Over five years, the consultants have worked with more than 1200 applicants. Services cover the full application, from school selection and the AADSAS application to personal statements, secondary essays, and mock interviews. Reapplicants get their own packages.
What Zia helps with
Dental School Coach helps pre-dental students at each step of the dental school application. This includes first-time applicants and people who need to reapply.
- Editing the AADSAS application
- Writing and reviewing personal statements
- Writing secondary statements
- Preparing for dental school interviews with mock interviews
- Choosing which dental schools to apply to
- Reapplying after a past cycle
- Deciding on a post-bac or master's program
Who Zia works with
The clients are pre-dental students across the U.S. and Canada. Some are applying for the first time. Others are reapplying after an earlier attempt. Some feel confused or stuck in the application process and want guidance from start to finish.
How Zia works
Services are sold as separate offers and as full packages. Options include end-to-end consultation packages, reapplicant packages, personal statement packages, and secondary statement packages. Personal statement feedback includes written comments on the essay. Some reviewers also record short video clips that explain how to fix specific problems in the essay. The practice also offers a free 20-minute consult.
Background and qualifications
Zia founded Dental School Coach and leads a team of admissions consultants. In more than five years, the team has helped over 1200 applicants get into dental schools in the U.S. and Canada. The site shows students who were admitted to schools such as UCSF, Penn, NYU, UMich, Maryland, UF, Nova, and Stony Brook. It also offers sample AADSAS personal statements and video guides on the application.
Zia pricing
Programs and services
- End-to-end consultation packages
- Reapplicant packages
- Personal statement review
- Secondary statement review
- Mock interview services
- School selection service
Zia reviews
The CoachVouch take
Focuses only on dental school admissions and has helped over 1200 applicants.
Best for pre-dental students who want help with every step of the AADSAS application, or who need to reapply.
Common questions
How much does Zia charge?
Coaching with Zia runs $150 to $225 an hour. Message Zia from this page for an exact quote.
What does Zia help with?
Zia helps with editing the AADSAS application, writing and reviewing personal statements, writing secondary statements and preparing for dental school interviews with mock interviews.
Does Zia coach online?
Zia is based in United States. Sessions are online.
Does Dental School Coach work with reapplicants?
Yes. The practice offers reapplicant packages for students who applied before and want to apply again.
Does Dental School Coach help applicants in Canada?
Yes. The team works with pre-dental students across the U.S. and Canada.
How do I contact Zia?
Send Zia a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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