My Story

Hi, my name is Aayush. After graduating college in 2022, I started my career as a software engineer, where I built projects that reached millions of people. After three years, though, I realized I couldn't see myself doing this forever. I wanted to learn about the human body, connect deeply with people, lead change, innovate in healthcare, and directly transform lives. So I made the leap as a non-traditional pre-med and went through the entire process.

The MCAT was the first challenge. It had been five years since I took my last science class. I had forgotten basic gen chem. Starting at zero, I studied hard after work every single day for 2.5 months and scored a 517 on test day. (I was actually doing even better on practice tests, but test anxiety hit hard on the real thing.) Still, I was proud of the outcome.

Then came everything else: writing personal statements, reaching out to professors that didn't remember me, drafting secondaries, prepping for CASPer (not even sure if it matters), requesting transcripts, and a million other things I'm probably forgetting. It was overwhelming to keep it all straight. The stress was real. But I pushed through and ended up with eight interviews.

Throughout the process I kept thinking why doesn't anything exist to make this easier? As a former engineer, I wanted to optimize every step so you wouldn't have to endure the same chaos, miss a deadline, second-guess your ideas, or settle for anything less than your strongest application.

That's why I built MedCoach: to solve exactly that.

I've got your back. I'll keep adding more value, and if you have any question about the platform, a feature request, suggestion, or any feedback at all, just email me at aayush@medcoach.io or feel free to schedule some time to chat. The process absolutely sucks and you do not have to go through it alone.