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FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

Including the two that matter most: what the AI will refuse to do, and exactly how much of your account someone else can see.

The basics

Is MedPath affiliated with AMCAS, AACOMAS, or any medical school?

No. MedPath is an independent planning tool. We help you manage your applications; we’re not part of any admissions system or committee.

How is this different from a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet tells you a date. MedPath tells you what to do about it today, and why, ranked against everything else on your plate rather than just sorted by due date. The Compare page sets it against a spreadsheet, MSAR, Choose DO Explorer, the forums and paid consultants, including where each of those beats us.

Can I use MedPath for both MD and DO applications?

Yes. Add schools from both AMCAS and AACOMAS to one list and MedPath prioritizes across all of them together, rather than leaving you to reconcile two trackers.

Does MedPath predict my chances of getting in?

No, and it never will. Nobody can, and a number pretending otherwise would just be another thing to refresh at midnight. MedPath organizes and coaches; it makes no claim about outcomes.

Is there a mobile app?

MedPath is a responsive web app today, so it works well on your phone’s browser. A native app isn’t ruled out, but the web experience is fully supported now.

What browsers are supported?

All modern browsers on desktop and mobile, including recent Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge.

The AI advisor

Will the AI write my secondaries or personal statement for me?

No, and that is on purpose. The AI advisor asks questions, flags unclear or unsupported sections, and helps you revise, but it never generates essay content for you. Your voice is what schools are evaluating, and we’re not going to be the reason that voice sounds like everyone else’s.

Could using MedPath get my application flagged as AI-written?

The advisor doesn’t produce essay text, so there’s nothing generated to be flagged. What it gives you back is questions about your own draft: the reflection that’s missing, the claim you didn’t support, the paragraph that doesn’t answer the prompt.

Is my essay content used to train AI models?

No. Your application data and essays are never used to train outside models. They exist to serve your account and nothing else.

Advisors, mentors and family

Can I invite my pre-health advisor or a mentor?

Yes. Invite them with scoped access to read and comment on specific essays or your overall plan. There are eleven separate scopes, most switched off by default, and they see only what you turn on.

What exactly can a reviewer see and do?

Only the scopes you switched on, read-only. They can leave comments; they can’t edit your work, export it, or see anything you left off. Access carries an end date, and you can revoke it in one click without explaining why.

Does my advisor see a risk score or ranking of me?

No. MedPath will not grade a student. An advisor sees countable facts from your own account: how many tasks are past their date, how many of their comments are still unresolved. Never a judgement about you.

My school’s pre-health office uses MedPath. Do they get access automatically?

No. An office can invite you, but nothing is visible to them until you accept and choose your scopes, and you can decline. The account is yours, not the institution’s.

Your data

Is my information secure?

Your account is private by default, protected by access controls enforced at the database on every piece of data you enter, not by a filter in application code. We never sell or share your information.

What happens to my data if I don’t get in this cycle, or if I reapply?

It’s still yours. Nothing is deleted unless you delete it, and if you reapply, your Story Bank, letter history, and past drafts carry forward into the new cycle.

Can I export my data?

Yes, anytime, in full: schools, drafts, stories, letters, costs and outcomes. No support ticket required.

How do I delete my account?

Self-serve from your account settings. No ticket, no retention call, no dark pattern between you and the button.

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The waitlist opens soon.

MedPath is launching this year. We are putting the finishing touches on the waitlist, and the link will live right here the moment it is ready.

Nothing to sign up for yet, so there is no form to fill in and nothing to remember. Come back, or have a look at what MedPath does in the meantime.