Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Shemmassian Academic Consulting is an American admissions consulting firm that provides personalized guidance to students applying to elite colleges and to medical schools. The company is led by founder Dr. Shirag Shemmassian and describes its team as "super smart admissions nerds" who have helped thousands of students gain acceptance to America's top colleges and medical schools. Its services are organized around two main practice areas: medical school admissions consulting and college admissions consulting. The firm reports that over 90% of its medical school clients are accepted to at least one medical school on their first application, and that over 90% of its college clients are accepted to at least one of their top three schools. Its offerings include help with personal statements, AMCAS Work and Activities sections, secondary application essays, interviews, extracurricular strategy, and overall application positioning. It also maintains free resource libraries and downloadable guides for medical school applicants and for parents of high school students. Shemmassian Academic Consulting positions itself as a trusted advisor for high-achieving students and families navigating competitive admissions. Its website notes that it has been featured in outlets such as The Washington Post, NBC, the New York Post, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, and The Harvard Crimson, and that its founder has spoken at Stanford, Yale, UCLA, Berkeley, and Northwestern. The company operates primarily in the United States and serves clients remotely through its online platforms and one-on-one consulting.

Shemmassian Academic Consulting was founded by Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, who is identified on the company's website as its founder and author. The firm states that it has provided admissions advising for over 20 years, during which it has helped thousands of students gain acceptance to top U.S. colleges and medical schools. The company's early focus and continued core strength is medical school admissions consulting, later expanded with a dedicated college admissions practice for high school students and their families. Over time, the firm built a reputation around its reported outcomes: over 90% of its medical school clients are accepted to at least one medical school on their first attempt, and over 90% of its college clients are accepted to at least one of their top three schools. It has developed proprietary approaches to application strategy, essay writing, and interview preparation, and it publishes extensive free resources, including a 102-page guide for medical school applicants and a 110-page guide for parents of high school students. The company's website highlights media features in The Washington Post, NBC, the New York Post, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, and The Harvard Crimson, and speaking engagements by its founder at Stanford, Yale, UCLA, Berkeley, and Northwestern. These credentials are used to support its positioning as a trusted, expert-led admissions consultancy. The firm operates primarily online, serving clients across the United States and, presumably, internationally, with a team of admissions consultants working under Dr. Shemmassian's methodology.

• Dr. Shirag Shemmassian founds the firm, which goes on to provide admissions consulting for over 20 years.

• The firm reports that over 90% of its medical school clients are accepted to at least one medical school on their first application.

• The firm reports that over 90% of its college clients are accepted to at least one of their top three schools.

• The company is featured in media outlets including The Washington Post, NBC, the New York Post, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report, and The Harvard Crimson.

• Founder Dr. Shirag Shemmassian speaks at Stanford, Yale, UCLA, Berkeley, and Northwestern.

Trusted, high-touch admissions advising for high-achieving students targeting elite U.S. colleges and medical schools.

• Medical School Admissions Consulting

  One-on-one advising for premed students applying to medical school, covering personal statements, AMCAS Work and Activities, secondary essays, interviews, and extracurricular strategy.

• College Admissions Consulting

  Guidance for high school students and families applying to elite colleges, including essay writing, activities section, and application positioning.

• Free 102-page medical school guide

  A downloadable guide the firm uses to help over 90% of its students get into medical school on the first attempt.

• Free 110-page college guide

  A downloadable guide for parents of high schoolers covering what they and their child need to know to get into elite colleges.

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