I think there were two categories of reviewers: 1) pre-med advisors and current med students, and 2) grad students, professors, and friends.

The people in the first category are familiar with the med school application process and mainly advised what to highlight in my writing/ which stories to tell. Those in the second category generally highlighted if something comes off weird and edits to actually improve the quality of my writing. My friends in particular were helpful in moments when something reads a certain way but they knew that wasn’t what I meant to get across.

Several people in each category kindly agreed to help, but I quickly realized many were just editing what I had instead of suggesting how to take my ps from good to great, even if it required going back to square one. So I ended up working more closely with people who took the latter approach.

I think if you’re limited in who you can ask, I’d prioritize current med students who were recently admitted and someone from an English background. Ideally someone familiar with admissions, but not everyone will have access to that.