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Real person
a resident or fellow
Resident Advisor
One-on-one with a real resident or fellow
Sometimes you want a real human who has been there.
For the questions you want a person for, and for anyone who wants real human experience alongside the tools. Sit down one-on-one with a resident or fellow and talk through anything: any part of your application, your specialty, your situation, even what residency life is actually like.
Real resident or fellow
Booked in 1-hour blocks
Discounts on 2 and 3 hours
Inside MAR
Your actual Resident Advisor workspace
1 hr
Minimum block
book the time you need
3 hrs
In our top package
included
Tools and humans, together
The tools carry the volume. The humans carry the judgment.
Our tools do the heavy lifting and work best when you use them. Advising adds a real person exactly where a person helps most. You get both: expert knowledge made affordable by technology, with a resident or fellow to talk through the decisions and the experience. Some people buy only advising, and that is perfectly fine too.
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Real one-on-one time
Genuine one-on-one with a resident or fellow who has been exactly where you are. Real human experience, not a template.
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Ask about anything
Any part of your application, your specialty, your situation, ranking decisions, even what residency life is really like. Bring whatever is on your mind.
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Booked in 1-hour blocks
Each session is a minimum of one hour. Buy only what you need, and it discounts as you add hours: $549 for two, $749 for three.
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Included in our top package
Our most complete package includes three advisor hours, so the human layer comes built into your full prep.
How it works
From your profile to a real plan.
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Request an advisor
Tell us what you want help with, your specialty, your situation, your questions.
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We match you to the best fit
We assign the advisor best suited to your request, a resident or fellow who fits your needs.
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Sit down and talk it through
Real one-on-one time, and you leave with a clear plan for whatever you came in with.
Meet your advisors
Advised by people who just did this themselves.
Every advisor matched recently and is now a resident or fellow. They navigated the same scores, visas, and deadlines you are facing now, often as IMGs themselves.
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✓ Matched 2024
Dr. Sara N.
PGY-2 · Internal Medicine
IMG, matched on her first cycle with a J-1 visa.
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✓ Matched 2023
Dr. Omar H.
PGY-3 · Family Medicine
Reapplicant who matched after a prior unmatched year.
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✓ Matched 2021
Dr. Lina K.
Fellow · Cardiology
IMG who matched into a competitive fellowship track.
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✓ Matched 2024
Dr. Raj P.
PGY-2 · Psychiatry
Matched with a multi-year graduation gap.
Tools and humans, together
The tools carry the volume. The humans carry the judgment. They are built to work together, and you get both: expert knowledge made affordable by technology, with a real person exactly where they matter most.
“Talking to someone who had just matched, who actually knew the IMG path, changed everything for me. In one hour she mapped out my whole strategy: where to apply, how to rank, what to fix first. I left knowing exactly what to do.”
Priya Nair · Matched IMG · 2026
Questions IMGs ask
Honest answers to what is really on your mind.
I have a specific worry about my situation. Can an advisor actually help?+
Yes, that is exactly what advising is for. Whatever is on your mind, a gap in training, a tough question about your story, a specialty you are unsure about, how to rank, even what residency life is really like, you talk it through one-on-one with a resident or fellow who has been where you are.
I did not match and I do not understand why. Can an advisor help me see it?+
Yes. Sometimes an outside, experienced perspective is exactly what reveals what went wrong, whether it was program selection, the application, or interviews. A focused session with an advisor can help you understand it and build a clearer plan for this cycle.
How is this different from the AI tools?+
The value here is the human experience. Our tools do the heavy lifting on your materials and work best when you use them, and advising is meant to work right alongside them. What the advisor adds is a real resident or fellow who has lived this, to talk through the decisions, the judgment calls, and the things you would simply rather discuss with a person. Most people use both. Some choose advising on its own, and that is fine too.
Is Match Advising available now?+
Yes, advising is available now, and it is also included in our top package. You request a session, tell us what you need, and we match you with the advisor best suited to you.
Talk it through with someone who has been there.
Request a session and we will match you with the resident or fellow best suited to your needs.
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