Pricing
Choose by when you submit your primary application
The diagnostic recommends the plan that fits your timing, profile strength, and application stage. Access starts when you purchase.
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Application Plus
Foundation and Application together, for when you are six to eighteen months from submitting your primary.
$8,500 total for 18 months · $5,661 per year
Six to eighteen months out: Application Plus covers final profile building and the full application cycle together.
Lower-cost option
Application
The full application-cycle workspace: school list, personal statement, secondaries, Final Review, interviews, decisions, and waitlist strategy.
$6,000 total for 12 months
Higher-touch option
Premium Custom
The most hands-on strategic support, for highly selective targets or complex cases.
$12,000 · custom engagement
Fixed-term access. No automatic renewal. Prefer to compare yourself? The full plan details are below.
Simple rule
Not applying within 18 months
Freshman, sophomore, early junior, or anyone still building the profile.
Choose Foundation
Submitting in 6 to 18 months
You need final profile building and application preparation together.
Choose Application Plus
Submitting within 6 months
You are entering or already in the application cycle.
Choose Application
What happens after you buy
You are not buying a pile of tools. You are buying a guided read of what matters next and a workspace that keeps the application moving.
See what Tafel produces
These are examples of the kind of outputs students see inside the product. They are examples, not admissions predictions.
Readiness read
Constraint: MCAT timing
Current risk: applying before score certainty could make school-list targeting unreliable.
Next move: lock MCAT test date, build a conservative list, and delay final school tiering until score range is known.
Final Review
Must fix before submit
- Clinical story repeats across personal statement and two secondaries.
- Why-this-school evidence is too generic for three schools.
- Letter coverage is missing a science faculty voice.
School tracker
Next action by school
Baylor: draft secondary by Friday. UTMB: confirm portal status. McGovern: secondary submitted, wait for interview screen.
Deadlines, notes, portal links, and decisions stay in one place.
Immediately after checkout
Plans
12 months
Foundation
$2,500
For students not submitting a primary application within 18 months.
Includes 2 written Tafel Strategy Reviews.
- Readiness score and primary constraint
- GPA, MCAT, activity, and letter planning
- Weekly priorities and profile actions
- School positioning preview
- Tafel Learn recommendation when academic gaps appear
One time payment. Access starts after checkout.
One cycle, up to 12 months
Application
$6,000
For students submitting within 6 months or already in the cycle.
Includes 3 written Tafel Strategy Reviews.
- School list workspace
- Activities and personal statement workflow
- Secondary essay manager
- Final Review for essays and coherence
- Tracker, updates, decisions, and waitlist strategy
One time payment. Access starts after checkout.
Best fit before submission
18 months
Application Plus
$8,500
For students submitting a primary application 6 to 18 months from now.
Includes 7 written Tafel Strategy Reviews.
- Everything in Foundation
- Everything in Application
- Final profile building before application writing starts
- Full application packaging during the cycle
- Post submission updates, decisions, and waitlist strategy
One time payment. Access starts after checkout.
Tafel Strategy Review, exactly
Example question
Should I apply this cycle with a 508 MCAT, strong clinical experience, and a state-heavy school list, or retake first?
Example output
- Risk level and why
- Tradeoffs between applying now and retaking
- School list implications
- Recommended path and next three actions
Scope
- One focused written strategy answer per credit
- Uses your Tafel profile, school list, and relevant application materials
- Best for timing, school list, reapplication, MCAT/GPA repair, and sensitive positioning
- Not live meetings, unlimited messaging, line-by-line editing, ghostwriting, or a guarantee
Add ons
Tafel Strategy Review
$200
One written answer to one focused admissions strategy question. Best used for high stakes decisions such as timing, school list, reapplication, MCAT/GPA repair, or sensitive positioning.
Interview Answer Builder
$750
Available only with Application, Application Plus, or Premium Custom. Generates a personalized answer bank from your essays, activities, moments, school list, fit angles, and risk areas. Includes core answers, school-specific fit answers for up to 5 schools, risk answers, MMI frameworks, scores, and practice order.
Premium Custom
Premium Custom is reserved for cases that do not fit the normal plan plus review credit path.
• serious disclosure or institutional concern
• unusual timing that needs custom scope
• complex reapplication after diagnosis
• major repair plan beyond normal review credits
• unusual program strategy
• very complex school list decision
Most applicants, including gap year, older, career changer, and reapplicant students, should start with the diagnostic. Application Plus plus extra Tafel Strategy Review credits is usually the better path.
What is included automatically
Need
Foundation
Application
Application Plus
Weekly profile guidance
Full
Cycle focused
Full
School list
Preview
Full
Full
Writing workspace
Preview
Full
Full
Final Review
Profile items
Full
Full
Tafel Strategy Reviews
2
3
7
Interview Answer Builder
Application tier required
Add on
Add on
Reapplication Diagnosis
Included
Included
Included
Post submit
No
Full cycle
Full cycle
What is not included
Plans are built for structured, self-serve guidance with fixed written review credits. They do not include live meetings, unlimited messaging, line by line editing, ghostwriting, live tutoring, or live mock interviews.
10-day fit promise
Try Tafel for 10 days. If your plan does not give you a useful readiness read, school strategy, or next step plan for your stage, contact us within 10 days. We will either fix the issue or refund your purchase.
We do not guarantee interviews, admission, scholarships, or school outcomes. Tafel helps you improve and organize the parts of the application you control.
Common questions
How do I know which plan to buy?
Start with the diagnostic. It recommends one plan based on timing, academic profile, activities, letters, MCAT status, and school goals.
What does primary application mean?
Primary application means AMCAS, TMDSAS, or AACOMAS submission. It does not mean interviews, decisions, or waitlists.
What is a Tafel Strategy Review?
A Tafel Strategy Review is a written review-team response to one focused admissions decision. It uses your Tafel profile, school list, system findings, and relevant materials to give risk level, tradeoffs, recommendation, and next steps. It is not a live meeting, unlimited editing, or ghostwriting.
Can I buy extra review credits?
Yes. Additional Tafel Strategy Review credits are $200 each. One credit covers one written strategic answer to one focused admissions question.
What is Interview Answer Builder?
Interview Answer Builder is a $750 add on available only with Application, Application Plus, or Premium Custom. It turns your essays, activities, moments, school list, mission fit, and risk areas into a personalized interview answer bank.
When should I choose Premium Custom?
Most students should start with the diagnostic and use Foundation, Application, or Application Plus. Premium Custom is only for unusual cases where the fixed products and extra review credits are not enough.
What is included in Final Review?
Final Review is included. Tafel checks essays and application materials for prompt fit, repetition, school alignment, specificity, evidence, coherence, and risk flags.
Does this include live consulting or unlimited support?
No. Plans include system guidance and a fixed number of written Tafel Strategy Reviews. They do not include live meetings, open ended chat, line by line editing, ghostwriting, live tutoring, or live mock interviews.
Where does Tafel Learn fit?
Tafel Learn is separate academic support. If your diagnostic identifies a course or MCAT gap, Tafel surfaces the relevant Tafel Learn option.
Does this support DO schools and TMDSAS?
Yes. AMCAS, AACOMAS, and TMDSAS workflows are supported. Students should still verify final school requirements before submission.
Do you guarantee admission?
No. Tafel helps you organize, review, improve, and assemble the parts of the application you control. Admissions outcomes depend on committee decisions and the applicant pool.
Start with the free diagnostic. It recommends the plan that matches your timing and profile.