Duke Med Student | MCAT Tutor, 130 in Psych/Soc

Ian H.

If you're preparing for the MCAT or struggling in a college biology, neuroscience, physiology, or statistics course, I can help you understand the material well enough that exams stop feeling like guesswork.

I'm a second-year medical student at Duke, and I scored a 512 on the MCAT, including a 130 in Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior, so Psych/Soc is a particular strength. Before medical school, I completed undergraduate and graduate-level coursework in the biological sciences, neuroscience, physiology, and math at Boston University and Harvard University Extension School. I also spent three semesters as a teaching assistant, where I learned to spot exactly where students get stuck and to explain the same idea several ways until one clicks.

In our first session, I'll figure out where you are: what you already know, where the gaps are, and how you study. From there, we'll build a plan around your exam date or course schedule. Sessions focus on working through problems and practice questions together rather than re-reading notes, and I connect concepts to how they actually work in the body so they stick after the test.

I've tutored students from middle school through college and premed, in person and online, and most have continued working with me long term, which I take as the best sign that the approach works.

I also tutor high school biology, chemistry, and SAT Math, and I help premed applicants with personal statements and medical school application strategy.

Send me a message with your goal and timeline, and I'll tell you how I'd approach it.