Why is there such a significant price difference between Silver and Gold?

Secondary applications.

The price gap between Silver ($5,650) and Gold ($15,100) reflects a real difference in scope, not gated access to methodology. Silver covers the complete primary application. Gold extends the engagement across 15 school-specific secondary essays, each requiring program-level analysis, alignment with your Five Pillars™ positioning, and the same outline-to-narrative rigor applied to the personal statement.

The workload is substantial. Secondary prompts arrive in rapid succession—often a dozen or more within weeks of primary verification—and each demands a tailored response calibrated to a school’s priorities and evaluation lens. Recycling content across secondaries is one of the most common and most damaging errors applicants make; committees recognize generic responses immediately.

Gold also adds the Medical Expert Assessment, Blind Peer Review, and Premium Interview Prep. These add value, but they are not the primary cost driver. The sustained secondary workload is. Developing fifteen essays to a consistent standard is an intensive engagement that typically runs from mid-June through September or later, and the pricing reflects that reality.

Platinum ($18,800) extends secondary support to 25 applications and adds the Adcom Simulator. The incremental cost reflects additional volume and the committee-style review process, not a change in consulting rigor.