MCAT Tutoring

[taylor11]

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Hi, I will be taking the MCAT on April 29 but I still wish to improve my score. Given the short amount of time, I am not sure what is best for me right now. Has anyone used Kaplan or other private tutor and got good results? I searched the forums but didn't see anyone saying that they have experienced with it and gotten a better score so I am not sure if it's productive. The only thing I've heard is from my previous Kaplan instructor who says one of his tutoring students improve a lot, I e-mailed him to ask him more but he never reply so I thought I'd ask here if anyone has any advice. Thank you!

 

[SN2ed]

This is from a previous thread about 1-1 tutoring:

I would ask around your school about 1-1 MCAT tutors. Another option for you consider is to get tutoring from your university's tutoring center for specific subjects. They should be able to help you with content weaknesses and possibly test taking skills. Furthermore, they're probably free if you attend the school which is a big bonus. If you don't go to college, you should still call up your local college and ask about tutoring.

MCAT one-on-one tutoring is extremely expensive when you do it through a company. You figure that the average physician makes about $150K to $200K, which equates to about $75/hr to $100/hr. Given that tutoring for the MCAT from private companies is around $110 to $125 per hour, it's a bit absurd.

I agree with SN2ed completely that you should look into cheaper alternatives. Campus bulletin boards usually have someone offering private tutoring for a cheaper rate. The large tutoring companies usually won't have someone who specializes in MCAT tutoring, so you might was well shop for someone who does.

If you are in an area served by Berkeley Review, they encourage their teachers to do private tutoring. It was a really nice arrangement as a teacher, because the student pays you directly and it costs them $40/hour. It varies with the tutor, but BR recommends that we charge about that much and they did referrals for us.

Whatever you do, you should make a list of your questions and email it in advance to your tutor, so that they can review the questions and be more time efficient when you see them. That will help make it a little more cost effective.