MCAT
The MDM method focuses on strategy, timing, and test-taking skills. Most often, students who have recently completed their prerequisites are not lacking in content knowledge. You likely have a better foundation of knowledge than you think. There are many ways to glean the information required to answer questions. The MDM focuses on how to make sense of the question stem, isolate key information, and avoid spiraling when selecting answer choices.
Together, we will answer questions one-on-one and review question types, specific strategies for each question type, and how to identify trap answer choices. Often, after just a session or two, my students see a jump in their score. Those first few sessions are often described to me as being eye-opening. They radically change the way students look at and approach the exam. My biggest score jump was from a 504 to a 524 in just two sessions. Check out the testimonials page to hear from my students.
During our meetings, we will also create a personalized study plan based on a diagnostic we take together. You’ll receive instant feedback and a list of content deficiencies and ways to secure them. You’ll learn targeted strategies for specific question types, how to “look” at the exam, and you’ll reach a point where you’ll read a question and instantly know how to tackle it.
On average, students have 5 sessions for MCAT over 4-8 weeks. Sessions are two hours long and are conducted via Zoom.
Admissions
Application writing can be confusing and messy. Most students fail to create a central thread and end up submitting scattered applications that fail to highlight the right strengths. Together, we will walk through how to create your overall applicant profile and hone in on key characteristics. This will involve brainstorming, outlining, and writing.
Students often come in with many misconceptions. They pat themselves on the back and “sell” themselves too much. They create narrow, top-heavy school lists that don’t serve to improve their chances. They write a personal statement in the typical, resume-dump format with no sense for what makes a personal statement emotionally evocative. They write free-flow “most meaningful” essays in their experiences section that end up being read past by admissions officers.
You’ll have a chance to dissect the structure of a great personal statement, and along the way, you’ll have chances to brainstorm your own ideas. You’ll see bad examples, and quickly learn what to avoid. Learning to create an amazing application requires a depth of understanding when it comes to personal branding, storytelling, writing, and plot.
My students have been accepted to top schools across the country, many on scholarship. The process of developing your personal narrative should be reflective, introspective, and provoking. Often, they tell me that years later, when they go back to their personal statements, they cry while reading them.
On average, students require 5 sessions for admissions over several months, however it is possible to adjust the sessions and timing to meet your needs.