NYU Medical Student, 270 Step 2 and USACO National Finalist

Karthik N.

Hi, I'm Karthik and I'm currently a third-year medical student at NYU. Just a little bit about me: I grew up watching Khan Academy, where Sal Khan's visual drawings and explanations made math and physics click for me, and I gained an appreciation for the subjects in a way I probably otherwise wouldn't have. Since then, I've felt a drive to help others learn through teaching.

My background is in computer science, and I'm a previous USACO National Finalist and attended MIT for a BS and MEng in Computer Science and Biology. Afterward, I attended medical school at NYU with a 525 on the MCAT and 270 on Step 2.

Step 2 is challenging to study for. There's a ton of resources available, but it's hard to know what to prioritize in your dedicated studying period. I'll figure out how you learn best and recommend resources and study methods I think you'll benefit from. As it's a very pattern-recognition based test, I strongly believe in the idea of working on your illness scripts for different diseases through practice questions and learning the differentiating features of related diseases that Step 2 commonly tests (e.g. the types of dementia). If you decide to take your first lesson with me, we'll figure out which areas you're weak in and start working on the major, high-yield concepts you need to know.

My prior teaching experience involves developing educational material for my high school's computer science club and college's music production club, teaching math and physics to a high school classroom in Italy for a month, and tutoring an elementary schooler during COVID. My main approach is to identify where a student's biggest gaps are and work towards filling those gaps. I also believe that the best learning happens when lessons are interactive. I’ll encourage you to talk through your reasoning and test your recall in a supportive way. My goal is not only to help you master the high-yield content, but also to build confidence in your approach so you can tackle new and unfamiliar questions on test day.