Dr. Valerie Wherley

Dr. Valerie Wherley
Whether you are a first-time applicant, a reapplicant, a career changer, an academic enhancer, or an underrepresented minority applicant, you have a story to tell, and I’d like to hear it. My working style is patient, thoughtful, strategic, and data driven. My goal is to work with every client to assist in helping them tell their story and put forth their most competitive application. Clients would describe me as calm, reassuring, knowledgeable, and thorough and have noted that I am particularly helpful with application timelines and organization, personal statement review and editing, mock interview preparation and feedback, and longitudinal support through the application cycle.

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Area of Specialty

  • Medical School (MD/DO)
  • Pre-Med programs
  • Healthcare programs
  • Postbac programs
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
  • Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD)
  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
  • Master of Public Health (MPH)
  • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (PA)
  • Nursing programs

What You Need to Know about Valerie

  • Former assistant dean of student affairs and career development at the William Beaumont School of Medicine; worked directly with the dean of the School of Medicine, the associate dean of student affairs, the associate dean of clinical curriculum, and the assistant dean of admissions, as well as with Year 4 students on both residency application review/critique and mock interview preparation
  • Former director of pre-health advisement at Sacred Heart University; advised approximately 300 undergraduate students annually on the following pre-health tracks: premed, pre-PA, pre-vet, predental, pre-pharmacy, pre-PT, pre-OT, pre-accelerated nursing, and pre-optometry
  • Former director of the Pre-Health Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program at Sacred Heart University; interviewed candidates, reviewed resumes/CVs, and made final admissions decisions
  • BS in health, fitness, and recreation from the University of Maine
  • MS in kinesiology from the University of Maine
  • PhD (ABD) in kinesiology from the University of Connecticut
  • PhD in Higher education administration from the University of Connecticut
  • Lives in Kennebunkport, Maine

Why Work with Valerie?

  • Valerie is trained in all aspects of AMCAS, AACOMAS, CASPA, VMCAS, AADSAS, PTCAS, OTCAS, NursingCAS, PharmCAS, and OptomCAS and has advised applicants pursuing master’s degrees in exercise science, biomedical sciences, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, athletic training, public health, and applied nutrition, as well as BS/MD applicants.
  • Valerie’s consulting style is organized, patient, and data driven. She uses up-to-date matriculant data to provide strategic advising and consulting advice for applicants regarding school selection.
  • When prepping applicants for interviews, Valerie offers expertise in one-on-one faculty interviews, group interviews, MMIs, and mock patient scenarios and assists clients in preparing for in-person and online interviews.
  • Valerie loves working out, hiking with her dog Walter, and anything she can do in the ocean, such as boating, paddleboarding, sailing, and jet skiing.

What Do Valerie’s Clients Say?

I have been accepted to Louisiana State University Veterinary Program!! Thank you for all the wonderful help with my application for this cycle. I and my family truly believe that your help made my application stand out so much better and helped me secure a spot! Thank you!!

Accepted Client

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Valerie’s Clients Have Been Accepted to

  • A.T. Still University, DPT
  • Boston University, DPT
  • California State East Bay's Premedical Post Bac
  • Chapman University, DPT
  • Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
  • Columbia University, MPH
  • Concordia University, PharmD
  • Emory University Medical School, DPT
  • Emory, Nursing (APRN)
  • George Mason, FNP
  • Iowa State University (School of Vet Medicine)
  • Lincoln Memorial University, Veterinary Medicine
  • Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • NEOMED, College of Pharmacy
  • Northeastern, Bouve (DPT)
  • Northern Illinois University, DPT
  • Northwestern (Feinberg), Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Regis University, Nursing (FNP)
  • Sacred Heart University, P.A. Program
  • UCLA, Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • UCLA, Nursing (APRN)
  • University of Charleston, PharmD
  • University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, PharmD
  • University of Massachusetts, Nursing (GEP)
  • University of Miami (Miller), DPT Program
  • University of Michigan, DPT
  • University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • University of Penn, School of Veterinary Medicine
  • University of Rochester, Nursing (ABSN)
  • Yale, Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN)
  • Yale, PA Program
  • Emory University Medical School
  • Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (MD/PhD)
  • Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Penn State College of Medicine
  • Renaissance School of Medicine – Stony Brook University
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (MD/PhD)
  • Quinnipiac University School of Medicine
  • Thomas Jefferson Sidney Kimmel (SKMC)
  • Tufts SOM
  • UNC Chapel Hill SOM
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
  • University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • University of Rochester (MD/PhD)

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