Hi, I'm Mujtaba.

I'm a health sciences graduate from the University of Waterloo, a future physician, and someone who went through the Canadian med school admissions process recently enough to remember exactly how it feels. The refreshing your inbox at six in the morning part, the wondering if everyone else got a secret playbook part, all of it. I got my seat, and now I spend my time helping other applicants get theirs.

Here's what I learned on the way in: a strong application isn't just a pile of achievements. It's built on reflection, clarity, and the ability to tell a story about your growth that admissions committees can actually feel. Most applicants have better experiences than they realize. What they don't have is someone helping them figure out what those experiences say about their character, their judgment, and their readiness for medicine. That's the job I do.

My path into medicine ran through a lot of different rooms. I worked in a cardiovascular lifestyle medicine clinic supporting patients and prevention programs, did public health work with the Region of Peel's Immunization Services Division, and spent years in student-facing roles at Waterloo, as a Residence Life Don, a Peer Success Coach, and a Wellness Assistant with the Faculty of Engineering. I also led the WUSA Food Support Service, where a small student food bank grew into something that reached far more food-insecure students than before. Every one of those roles was really the same job in different clothing: helping people feel supported and capable while they navigate a system that feels bigger than them.

I'm especially invested in applicants who don't come from traditional or privileged pathways. I balanced school with multiple jobs, family responsibilities, healthcare work, and community service, so I know firsthand that strong applicants aren't the ones with perfect circumstances. They're the ones who turned their circumstances into resilience, self-awareness, and purpose. If that sounds like you, your story is probably stronger than you think, and I'd genuinely love to help you tell it.

So that's what this site is. Whether it's your motivation for medicine, your ABS, your essays, CASPer, or interview season, my goal stays the same: help you tell your story in a way that's honest, compelling, and impossible to overlook.

See you on the other side of the letter,
Mujtaba