Award-Winning MCAT Tutors in Allentown, PA

...to January 2022, I conducted spinal cord research at Drexel University College of Medicine, where I studied the functional interaction between locomotor and respiratory networks in the spinal cord of adult Sprague Dawley rats. This research was presented as a poster with me as a second author at the Experimental Biology conference held this past...

...Chemistry with a minor in Biological Sciences. I mainly tutor for the DAT, which I scored in the 98th percentile when I took it myself! I also provide application advice for applying to Dental school. After taking my DAT, I applied to 8 dental schools and was accepted to 7 of them! In my undergraduate...

...fall of 2016. I have done extensive coursework in biology, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, trigonometry, calculus, psychology, sociology, and lab sciences. I have also recently taken the new MCAT and believe that I can teach my tools for success to any pre-student willing to learn them. I have been a teaching assistant for both General Chemistry...

...Point PA. My research focus is developing an in vivo model of tau pathology. In a previous life (during graduate school) I was a researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, where I used histochemistry, in vivo electrophysiology, and behavioral assays to test efficacy of potential treatments for some of the...

...more recently, the MCAT. I scored a 520 (98th percentile) on the MCAT. My teaching method largely consists of guided practice. Working with students on completing problems allows me to see their strengths and weaknesses. Then I can personalize an approach to hammer those weak spots and get students where they want to be. By...

...as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for the college's Chemistry department. I also attended graduate school to prepare for attending Dental School next year. I have been tutoring over the past five years and have been able to help students overcome various challenges that they face during an academic year. During my years of experience, I...

...am a Registered Nurse with over 20 years of experience in various healthcare positions. I served on active duty in US Air Force. I'm interested in helping nursing students face the challenges of nursing school. It can be overwhelming, but you can definitely do it! I'd love to help you in the process! Education: Bachelors...

...possible. I am a very compassionate, hard-working tutor who loves to incorporate practice problems, analogies, and study strategies into my lessons. I also understand that not everyone has the same learning style, and I am very adaptable! In my spare time, I love to write, run, cook, and explore the city of Pittsburgh.

...tutored elementary and middle schoolers in math and reading, college students in general chemistry, and have helped multiple students improve their college application essays. I scored in the top 3% for the SAT, ACT, and MCAT, and have mastered test-taking strategies. I am most interested in helping students with college applications and standardized testing prep,...

...to be gleaned and applied that can benefit us in the long term. As an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and a medical student at Penn State University I feel I have gained a great deal of experience with different learning environments and circumstances. Along the way I have developed a sincere interest in learning...

...get to know you, in order to structure a study plan or a learning experience that works for you. I will engage and guide you on your journey to finding success in whatever you're learning endeavor is, and hopefully form lifelong habits in the process! I've worked with all age groups, and have a diverse...

...fit the material into the same pedagogical box. Some classes are better taught focused on a discussion of a single quotation. Others work best by putting five or six authors in conversation with one another. Others thrive when an image, or a series of images, is the focal point of the conversation. In my classes...

...I'm at an MD program in Pennsylvania. I'm very passionate about teaching and have tutored a lot over the years. I believe that practice problems are a huge part of learning that isn't taught well in high school/college level. I've worked with students with several different learning styles and who have reported learning difficulties. The...

...tutored high school peers in science and math. Through a college student organization, I later tutored refugee and immigrant adults and children in topics including ESL, reading comprehension, and math. I was also a teaching assistant for an intermediate-level Arabic course. While I can tutor for a variety of subjects due to my academic background,...

...brain in order to help one excel in many different subjects. My tutoring & teaching style is one that is constructivist. That is we learn through building on past experience with real world applications, and being challenged in a motivating environment. Outside of teaching & tutoring I enjoy yoga, meditation, acting, reading and participating in...

...more successful outcome. It's also an advantage to get to know my students on a personal level to find out how best they learn. I have experience teaching both in the U.S. and in Spain and Mexico where I studied Spanish simultaneously while I was teaching. My graduate work is from the Universidad de las...

...sure that we both understand the commitment and the goals that we are working towards. Each session should have a goal that we go over in the beginning of the session and agree on and if time permits, at the end, go over that goal and see what we want to review for next session....

...their prior knowledge that may be confusing them, or prohibiting them to be successful in their course. I also enjoy working one on one with a student because it gives me more of an opportunity to discover the student's learning style. I could then better instruct the student at their level and using their learning...

...With that said, I will dedicate the same quality of care to my students as I would to my future patients. To me, tutoring is mainly about cultivating a passion to learn in the student so that they are able to achieve their ultimate goal. Accordingly, my approach to tutoring is not merely to cram...

...program. I tutor subjects including Biology and Psychology, as well as music and some math. My favorite part of teaching students is hearing them explain concepts that they used to struggle with back to me, showing their new expertise. When not at school, I volunteer extensively with the Down syndrome community. I hope to connect...