Grant S. M.D. : Expert online MCAT Tutor, graduate of Harvard Medical School
Education
Grant completed his undergraduate degree at Emory University in 2015. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with degrees in Biology and Religion. He also competed masters in behavioral science and health education at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. In 2022 Grant graduated Harvard Medical School and is currently completing his residency in emergency medicine.
MCAT
Grant self-studied for the MCAT for six months while teaching high school science at District of Columbia Public Schools. He earned an incredible score of 526 (132, 132, 132, 130), placing him in the 100th percentile of test-takers in 2016.
Experience
Grant has been an online MCAT tutor with Transformation Tutoring for over 7 years with incredible results. Many of his students have gotten the scores they were aiming for and got accepted to their dream medical schools. He also helps students with medical school applications and USMLE preparation.
Approach
Grant sets up a study schedule for each student using the AAMC topics list as a curriculum guide. Prior to each session, Grant creates a personalized problem set for each student to target knowledge gaps. During tutoring sessions, these exercises serve as a starting point for in-depth conversation about MCAT topics.
Results
Grant’s recent students scored 514, 519 and 521.
/
My son’s MCAT went very well, he got 514 and starting med school August 8! We are very thankful to Grant, he was fantastic, we already passed on his information to quite a few people who were very interested. Thank you again!
Marina M
More about MCAT
MCAT is administered by AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)
It consists of 4 sections: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills, and Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior .
Each section, other then Critical Analysis consists of 59 questions and has the time limit of 95 minutes. Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills section consists of 53 questions with 90 minutes time limit.
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior Section:
- Introductory psychology, 65%
- Introductory sociology, 30%
- Introductory biology, 5%
Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems Section:
- First-semester biochemistry, 25%
- Introductory biology, 65%
- General chemistry, 5%
- Organic chemistry, 5%
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems Section:
- First-semester biochemistry, 25%
- Introductory biology, 5%
- General chemistry, 30%
- Organic chemistry, 15%
- Introductory physics, 25%
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills
- Foundations of Comprehension, 30%
- Reasoning Within the Text, 30%
- Reasoning Beyond the Text, 40%