Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) / Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Admissions
Our coaching team can help nurture and support you through diverse academic prerequisites, extensive professional shadowing, and rigorous testing that goes into a successful dental school application.
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How it works
We believe that a tailored program is a basic prerequisite for any effective tutoring relationship.
Coach spotlight
We are dynamic coaches who think strategically about helping our students gain admission into the most selective American dental programs. As a prerequisite, we only work with coaches who have attended the top schools in the country. But, we also look for experienced editors, smart project managers, and tactical thinkers.
Meet everyone
Emma Zc.
Emma holds a PhD in French Literature from Harvard University. Previously, she earned her BA and BM, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Her doctoral dissertation examined the representation of music as a tool of social critique in the modern French novel.
Chelsea M.
Chelsea earned her MD-PhD in the Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Harvard Medical School. She received her PhD in Population Health Sciences, Epidemiology from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Chelsea is now a Resident in Anesthesiology at Mass General Hospital.
Graham V.
Graham holds an MD (Vanderbilt University Medical School) and MBA (Harvard Business School). He earned his BS from MIT in Materials Science & Engineering. Currently, he is an Emergency Medicine Resident at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
Joyce
Joyce is currently an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School. She also graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Anthropology from Harvard, where her thesis won the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize.
Susan
Susan studied English at Rice and graduated summa cum laude. After serving in Teach for America, she earned her PhD in English at Harvard. She has held faculty positions at Wake Forest and Yale and currently lives in London.
Paul C.
A graduate of Vassar College and Wits University in Johannesburg, Paul completed his PhD in African Studies and Anthropology at Harvard University in 2024. He is a Fulbright-Hayes Program alumni.
Sam D.
Sam is a med student at Harvard Medical School. He holds a BS in Neurobiology & Philosophy (Cornell). Prior to medical school, Sam was a fellow in the NIH Department of Bioethics.
Amulya M.
Amulya is an Anthropology PhD candidate at Harvard University. She earned her Bachelor's in Anthropology from University of Chicago, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Paul W.
Paul holds a BA in History (Yale) and MA in Global Affairs (Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University). A recipient of the Fulbright and Schwarzman Fellowships, Paul is currently a Presidential Management Fellow in Washington DC.
Sanjay G.
Sanjay is an MD candidate at Harvard Medical School. He holds a BSPH in Nutrition from UNC Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar (Highest Honors, Phi Beta Kappa).
Caroline B.
Caroline earned her Bachelor's degree from Harvard in Chemical and Physical Biology. After graduation, she conducted reserach in health economics and policy. She is currently a medical student at Harvard Medical School.
Calvin R.
Calvin holds a BS in Biochemistry from Georgia Tech and a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is now a PhD candidate in Biology at Johns Hopkins.
Pooja Ds.
Pooja studied Biological Sciences & Psychology at Cornell University before attending Weill Cornell Medical College. Presently, she's a pediatric neurology resident at Lurie Children's Hospital.
Adrienne
Adrienne received her English PhD from Harvard University, her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and her BA from Princeton University. She is a nonfiction writer and poet, and teaches in the Writing Program at Princeton University.
Aisha
Aisha is a second-year dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania where she developed and implemented Dental Bridges.
Jenna Z.
Jenna is currently a dental student at the Harvard Dental School. Previously, she earned her Bachelor's in Biology from Ohio State University, where she graduated summa cum laude.
Adam Y.
Adam holds a BA in Politics (Pomona College) and is a third-year student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He is heavily involved in the American Student Dental Association and is interested in leveraging his ASDA connections and non-traditional path to dentistry to help pre-dents.
Becca C.
Becca is currently a student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She graduated from Emory University Phi Beta Kappa with a 4.0 GPA, a BS in Chemistry, and a minor in Nutrition Science.
Jen B.
Jen is pursuing her DMD degree at Harvard School of Dental Medicine; she plans to serve in the Navy after her time at HSDM through the Health Professions Scholarship Program.
Tara Z.
Tara graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in Biology. She's presently a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Hoda M.
Hoda is a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She previously earned a BS in Biological Sciences with minors in Chemistry and Psychology at the University of Illinois in Chicago, graduating summa cum laude.
Yen
Yen majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a 3.93 GPA. Currently, she is a DMD candidate at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and is passionate about reducing oral health inequities.
Min
Min graduated summa cum laude from Ursinus College with a BS in Biology and Applied Ethics, and was awarded the Senior Alumni Award, recognizing her promise of making significant contributions to and leadership in their careers and their community. Min is now studying at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, hoping to give smiles to those in need.
Michae O.
Michael holds a BA in Mathematics and American Studies at Wesleyan University, and a PhD in American Studies at Harvard University. His studies focus on 19th century US history and the history of the life sciences.
Camila
Cami attended Stanford University, where she majored in Bioengineering and minored in Political Science. She’s now a student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Lauren Q.
Lauren is pursuing her DMD at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She previously he graduated cum laude with a BS in Psychology and Neuroscience from Yale, where she also received a certificate of advanced language study in Spanish.
Alex W.
Alex graduated from UCLA with a degree in Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology. She's currently a National Health Service Corps Scholar at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM).
Hannah L.
Hannah earned her BA from Yale University, where her undergrad poetry thesis won her Yale’s Frederick Mortimer Clapp Fellowship. Hannah got her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2015 and is currently an English PhD candidate at the University of Virginia.
Brynn G.
Brynn is currently a dental student at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Science majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Tulane University.
Annie L.
Annie earned her BA in Economics and Cell Biology from Rice University, graduating cum laude. She is now a dental student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Vinay
Vinay holds a DDS from Columbia University and an MA in Science and Dental Education from Teachers College. He is currently pursuing postgraduate specialty training at the University of Connecticut in the field of Periodontics.
Ben S.
Ben pursued a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and a Doctorate in Dental Surgery at the University of Michigan in a Dentist-Scientist Training Program (DSTP) supported by a fellowship from the federal government. He’s now pursuing a clinical residency in periodontal surgery at Harvard University.
Eugenia
Eugenia is a PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is completing a dissertation. She earned an MA in Humanities at the University of Chicago and a BA in Philosophy at Yale University.
Andrew L.
Andrew is a current DMD candidate at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Previously, he pursued his undergraduate studies at the College of the Holy Cross, where he graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Biology.
Mike P.
Mike is currently a resident dentist specializing in periodontology and dental implant surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Eastman Institute for Oral Health. He received his training and education from New York University College of Dentistry and McGill University, earning his DDS and MSc degrees, respectively.
Asli
Asli is currently a dental student at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She graduated summa cum laude from Stony Brook University with a BS in Biology & Developmental Genetics and a minor in Health, Medicine, and Society.
Amy L.
Amy attended Wellesley College, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa pursuing a double major in Chemistry and German Studies. She is currently a dental student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM).
Kyra G.
Kyra attended Brown University, where she studied English and Nonfiction Writing and graduated with honors, magna cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Nonfiction Writing at the University of Iowa.
Priscilla
Priscilla is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She is a Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) recipient in the US Army and will serve as dentist in the Army after completing her dental degree.
Philip
Philip graduated summa cum laude from the University of Portland with a degree in English. He next earned a PhD in English at Northwestern University.
Jasleen
Jasleen is a current DDS Candidate at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Previously, she graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Biology from Adelphi University.
Libby
Libby holds a BA in English from Mount Holyoke (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). She is now a PhD candidate in English at UC Berkeley, where she uses Transpacific literature and film to ask questions about social reproduction, gendered labor, and affective life in the global economy.
Noelle
Noelle graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences and a minor in Biology from Wellesley College. After working in multiple dental practices as a dental assistant, she is now pursuing a DMD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.
Gigi
GiGi graduated summa cum laude with honors from the University of Memphis, excelling as a Division I volleyball player while majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry and Healthcare & Society. After completing her first year at Columbia University School of Dental Medicine, GiGi felt a deeper calling beyond clinical practice, prompting her to pursue a Master’s in Public Health.
Nick K.
Nick holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Brown University. He previously earned his BA in English and French at Haverford College. He has taught several courses at Brown and other colleges in Rhode Island, covering the disciplines of Comparative Literature, Academic Writing, French and Italian Language, Literary Studies, and History.
Alexa
Alexa graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in English, simultaneously completing the pre-dental track. Currently, Alexa is a third year student at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.
Ben K.
Ben is a periodontics resident at UConn, where he is advancing his expertise in surgical and non-surgical periodontal and dental implant therapies. He previously earned his DDS at Touro College of Dental Medicine.
Melissa H.
Melissa graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a BS in Biological Sciences. After Cornell, Melissa headed to Boston where she is currently in her fourth and final year at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She is currently studying to become an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon.
Shawna
Shawna graduated summa cum laude from Iowa State University with a BS in Biology and minors in Genetics and Economics. She is now a DMD Candidate at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Tes
Tes graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in Literary and Cultural studies and then followed her passion for Irish traditional music to Ireland, where she earned an MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick. After cofounding the Blue Ridge Irish Music School, a nonprofit in Charlottesville, Virginia, she returned to school and received her doctorate in Music from New York University in 2010.
Leah
Leah holds a BA in Literature and History from Bennington College, an MFA from Columbia University, and and MA from California State University.
Elyse
Elyse graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in Biology and Psychology. After spending a year working as an office administrator for a dental practice, she is currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where she received the Dean’s Scholarship in recognition of her academic achievements.
Karen A.
Karen attended the University of Connecticut in the Honors College. She graduated with a major in Physiology and Neurobiology, with a double minor in Human Development & Family Sciences and Molecular & Cell Biology. She is currently a second-year student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Carter
Carter attended Iowa State University, where he graduated summa cum laude with degrees in chemistry and applied mathematics. Currently, he is pursuing his DMD at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Nicks
Nick earned a degree in Biochemistry at Temple University, where he graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Before starting dental school, Nick spent a year as a full-time assistant for several endodontists, gaining valuable hands-on experience that he now puts to use as a second-year student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Amanda L.
Amanda graduated summa cum laude from Hunter College with a BA in Human Biology as a Macaulay Honors Scholar, a prestigious award that granted her tuition-free education. She is now an incoming dental student at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.
Victoria W.
After graduating summa cum laude from Brandeis University, Victoria went on to complete a PhD in English at Columbia. After Columbia, she returned to the Boston area to teach as a Lecturer at Harvard’s History & Literature program. She has since joined DePauw University as an assistant professor.
Bella
At Vanderbilt, Bella majored in Biology with minors in Spanish and Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS), graduating magna cum laude and earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She is now in her first year at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Plans
We’ve created plans for those looking for help on just one part of the process, and those looking for help on all of it.
Hourly Rate
1 HourAll of our tutoring is available on an hourly basis. If you're not sure how much tutoring you'll need or when you plan to test, you can enroll in our "pay as you go" option.
$155
$195
$295
$395
$550
First Time Package
6 HoursThe First Time Package allows for 3 hours with a strategy coach and 2 hours with a writing coach, as well as an initiating “huddle” for both your coaches and Cambridge Coaching admin to align on the strongest possible narrative for your candidacy. Most students who complete this block of hours will have developed a general argument for admission, along with outlines for their personal statement and 3 most meaningful activities.
$930
$1,170
$1,770
$2,370
$3,300
AADSAS Package
20 Hours 5% OFFThis package is designed for students seeking coaching specifically geared towards their AADSAS. Your coaches guide you through school selection, as well as the crafting of your essay and activities list. Allows time for remote feedback and editing by your team. Represents our best estimate; applicants may need more or less time with their coaches.
$2,945 You save $155
$3,705 You save $195
$5,605 You save $295
$7,505 You save $395
$10,450 You save $550
Interview Package
5 HoursYour strategy coach will work with you to synthesize your candidacy into an eloquent interview performance. Typically includes an initial brainstorm and outline phase followed by rehearsal in the form of one or more mock interviews and feedback.
$775
$975
$1,475
$1,975
$2,750
Comprehensive Package
60 Hours 10% OFFComprehensive guidance on the process with a coaching team consisting of a writer and dental school strategist. We will guide you through your AADSAS, as well as as through your supplements. Team coaching will address school selection, writing, activities, interview preparation, and any other relevant aspects of the applications. Allows time for remote feedback and editing by your team. Represents our best estimate; applicants may need more or less time with their coaches.
$8,370 You save $930
$10,530 You save $1,170
$15,930 You save $1,770
$21,330 You save $2,370
$29,700 You save $3,300
Package pricing for the Leader tier available upon request.
Tutor Tiers
We have four tiers of tutor, with different hourly rates, which correlate to the tutor’s experience. We evaluate tutors for promotion to higher tiers based on hours worked, student outcomes, qualitative feedback, and volume of client referrals.
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Standard
0-150 hours
$155/hour -
Senior
150-200 hours
$195/hour -
Guru
250-300 hours
$295/hour -
Master
350+- hours
$395/hour -
Leader
Price upon request