When your dream is to become a doctor, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and scared. It’s easy to feel the anxious sense of ‘I must apply to 100 schools, get accepted to 50, and hopefully reach my dreams!’ Now I agree, you want to apply to multiple schools. But in the end, one acceptance is […]
Medical School Scholarship with Late 505 MCAT
Every premed path is different. Every acceptance story is unique. And this one, in particular, goes to show that sometimes we have to eat our words. There are many forums and ‘knock you down’ websites that lead students to believe the only way into medical school is having a 3.7+ GPA and score a 520+ […]
From Panic and Low GPA to Perfect Psych Soc Score
Do you ever worry that your low GPA will keep you out of medical school? Your mind races, “What if there are terms I’ve never heard of?” “In my practice passages, I sometimes find terms I couldn’t have even imagined.. what if that comes up on the official test??” If you answered yes, you’re not […]
Princeton Review and AAMC for the June 2017 MCAT
When it comes to the MCAT, every student is different making every journey different. By popular demand, here is another MCAT prep + testing experience interview. Please only use this interview as insight into this particular student’s experience as you work to craft your own MCAT prep journey. Which books did you use to prepare for […]
From Cuba to Med School with a Perfect Biochem Score
Is is possible to study for the MCAT and still have time for family? Let me introduce you to Kiriat, a former MCAT Study Hall Member. Despite a rocky start, Kiriat is happy to shares her experiences adjusting to a new culture, raising a family, and pursuing her dream in medicine in the U.S. Balance […]
High School Teacher with Perfect Psych Soc MCAT Score
Wondering what it takes to balance studying for the MCAT while working full time? I’ve asked a student of mine to share his experience doing just that! Let me introduce you to Tyler, a High School teacher. What’s so unique about Tyler? Well everything, including his PERFECT score on the Psych/Soc section of the MCAT […]
Police officer to Med School with a 517 MCAT
I’m excited to introduce Jerold, a long time Leah4sci subscriber on his way to medical school having just earned a 517 on his MCAT! The advice shared below is how he specifically approached and ace this exam. Don’t take it as a model for your schedule. Instead, learn from his approach and use it to craft […]
MCAT Resource Prep Advice Apr 1 Tester
My goal as an MCAT tutor is to understand the MCAT as much as possible. For this reason, I interview students after every test date to understand how they felt, what helped them prepare, the nature of the exam, and so much more. Overall feedback on this exam is very similar to what I published […]
Student Feedback on the January 2016 MCAT
2016, this is the second year of the new 7.5 hour MCAT. It’s clear that the AAMC is still trying to figure out the nature and direction of the exam based on the feedback of students who tested throughout 2015. While we know much more about the style and format of the new exam, it […]
One Student’s MCAT Day Experience
The new MCAT is graded on a scale of 472-528. When you research scoring and test prep you likely hear successes and failures of students shooting for top scores. But there are some programs that require a minimum score of 500 or so to get in. I worked with a student preparing for such a […]
