Varsity Tutors can help you connect with private tutors in your area who are well versed on the new MCAT. Not only are these tutors knowledgeable about each subject covered on this portion of the exam, they are also passionate, driven teachers who prioritize understanding and comprehension over rote memorization of details.
Tutoring sessions can focus on comprehensively reviewing all of the material the psychological, social, and biological foundations of behavior sections cover, with a special emphasis on devoting extra time to topics that you struggle with most. By individualizing your curriculum to your academic needs and learning style, a private tutor can help you achieve a dramatic increase in your test scores, which translates to a significantly more competitive medical school application.
MCAT tutors can help you understand and develop strong foundations in relevant psychology, sociology, and behavioral biology topics in order to prepare you for the newest sub-test. Considering that most medical schools consider social and psychological coursework to be optional prerequisite classes, building this knowledge on your own can be immensely challenging. Enlisting the help of a tutor can help guide you through this new realm of tested material. Furthermore, tutors are also committed to helping students learn the necessary concepts in research methodology and statistics that are necessary to succeed in this section of the exam.
Often, tutors will use recent examples from biomedical literature to supplement tutoring sessions with real-world material. Tutors are also available to work through the student's practice materials, to talk through hard-to-grasp topics, and to demonstrate test-taking strategies for this portion of the MCAT.
One of the most important skills to develop in preparation for the MCAT is time management. You are given a limited amount of time to complete the exam, which means that you should make the most of the time that is given to you. Your private tutor can help you determine how much time you should be spending on each of type of question and teach you how to not waste time. This instruction will prove to be incredibly valuable on test day, because it will help to make sure that you are able to get to every question.
Because your tutor can work with you on an individual basis, they can adapt the way they teach to fit your specific learning style. By spending time with you, they can help identify where exactly your strengths and weaknesses lie and help you devise a study plan that will benefit you the most. Your private tutor can also make sure that you are not wasting your time by using study methods that are largely ineffective. A lot of people don't really understand how to study, which is a major problem when taking a standardized test. Your tutor can teach you different methods of studying and help you determine which method will help you the most when preparing for the MCAT. This will not only help you in your preparation for the test, but it will also serve you well when you are in medical school.
The MCAT is an extremely complex test, making it very stressful to prepare for. Your private tutor can help encourage you when you inevitably begin to feel overwhelmed and act as a mentor in guiding you through the entire process.
Tutors are flexible in arranging sessions for whenever works for you. They are available to meet as many times as you believe is necessary. Furthermore, meetings can take place in person or face-to-face online, accommodating your busy schedule. Contact one of the Varsity Tutors educational directors in your area to learn more about MCAT tutoring options for the psychological, social, and biological foundations of behavior sections, and let us help you find a private tutor that will help you achieve your goals.
