#47 - REPLAY: How to Showcase Yourself in Medical School Personal Statements with Gabe Fezza
Channel: Apply Yourself: The Advancement Spot
Date: 23/05/2023

This week’s episode is a replay! Our guest, Gabe Fezza, is a member of the Apply Yourself community and is doing amazing and meaningful work. Gabe shared his insights on the medical school application process and his experience working together in our various programs. Tune in to learn more! 


Meet Our Guest and 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, his 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 professional, medical, and graduate school applications, and received the structure and answers he was seeking for each of the programs he was applying to. 

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 and Resume and other written materials in Mastering Academic Applications: From Scratch to Submission. These documents are tools to help you understand the significance of your experiences and in filling out other application components, such as the Autobiographical Sketch and Personal Statement,
The importance of your written application materials. It’s not just about the score - real people are reading your work, and your materials have to showcase you and what you can bring to the table,  
Our 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 higher-level coaching group. The community aspect of our work is so important because each member learns from each other, supports one another, and witnesses 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!