Getting into a top health care program—whether in nursing, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, public health, or another field—requires more than just strong grades and test scores. Admissions committees seek well-rounded candidates with clinical experience, leadership skills, and a passion for patient care. Our expert team provides personalized support at every stage of the application process, from selecting the right programs and developing a strategic approach to your applications to crafting compelling personal statements, supplemental essays, activity description, and other written materials, all the way through to interview preparation. Let Doing College help you stand out and take the next step toward your future in health care.
Elizabeth LaScala specializes in physician assistant, physical therapy and nursing degree paths, taking only a small number of clients for each degree path each cycle to ensure personalized attention every step of the way. Clients benefit from have a single expert eye review all their writing, helping to ensure their writings are free of redundancies and excess detail and full of interesting and unique layers that reveal qualities and competencies in different writing compartments to present a full and compelling picture of the candidate.
The Healthcare Program Admissions Process
Step 1: Elizabeth works with potential applicants to review an individual’s credentials and experience to evaluate if their current profile is strong enough to be successful. Elizabeth provides written objective and subjective reviews, paired with a specific set of recommendations.
Step 2: Assuming the applicant’s profile is strong enough to be successful, Doing College offers the following services as needed:
- Provide specific recommendations and support for submission of strong, cohesive applications to each school or program selected
- Assist with personal statements creation through brainstorming sessions, working outlines, and editing support services
- Assist with supplemental essays as well as short and long activity descriptions, resumes and any other required or optional written responses
- Assist with development of full mock application, as applicable
- Beyond the actual application, provide editorial support for all written materials related to recommendations, internships and employment (such as email communications, cover letters, resumes and statements)
- Assist with interview preparation
- Help with deferred admissions and waitlists