Built for SLU SOM students applying to residency. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Jesuit Catholic school with 98.3% match rate Class of 2026 and 55% primary care match; SLU reports 98.8% match rate for Class of 2025; strong social justice and service-learning emphasis.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in St. Louis, Missouri · Private institution
Founded in 1836
The specialties SLU SOM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties SLU SOM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the clinical training model and patient mix that defines SLU SOM. Reviewers can tell when the school's culture is reflected in the writing — and when it's not.
Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal the strongest fit for your target specialties — informed by what programs already know about SLU SOM graduates.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where SLU SOM candidates historically interview and match.
We'll pair you with a reviewer who's served on residency selection committees in your target specialty. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — line-edited against the bar that program directors actually use.
School data sourced from SLU SOM official site and published match outcomes.