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One of America's Most Experienced MCAT Tutors
Matt D.

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Ask me about my FREE resources for the MCAT and SAT. I LOVE helping future doctors outsmart the MCAT, and I teach them how to make it work for them. As an MCAT tutor with 10 years experience, thousands of hours of tutoring for 3 MCAT companies, and a 4th year medical student and internationally published author, I have seen every possible strategy FAILURE and all the great techniques for SUCCESS. I can't wait to help you find your own best path to success!

I'm an MD candidate, hold a cum...

Ask me about my FREE resources for the MCAT and SAT. I LOVE helping future doctors outsmart the MCAT, and I teach them how to make it work for them. As an MCAT tutor with 10 years experience, thousands of hours of tutoring for 3 MCAT companies, and a 4th year medical student and internationally published author, I have seen every possible strategy FAILURE and all the great techniques for SUCCESS. I can't wait to help you find your own best path to success!

I'm an MD candidate, hold a cum laude honors Bachelors of Science in Mathematics (minor in physics), and am a former Google Networks quant analyst. I've taught the MCAT for a decade, used to run a physics and math tutoring lab, and have helped students from across the US, Canada, and Europe to maximize their chances of getting into medical school.

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Education

Dallas Baptist University
Mathematics
Texas A&M University School of Medicine, Candidate for MD (MS4)
MD

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  • Hourly Rate: $235
  • Rate details: Rate discounts available for multiple hour sessions.
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  • Background check passed on 10/8/2014

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Approved Subjects

ACT Math

ACT Math

I have a BS with Honors in Mathematics and over a decade of experience tutoring SAT and ACT math
ACT Science

ACT Science

Nationally ranked science tutor and 4th year medical student, former college science lab instructor, 15 years experience tutoring science and standardized examinations!
Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom

With 20 years of experience as an internationally published photographer in both human photography (featured in magazines around the world), and animal photography (featured in bird books and magazines), I have extensive multiyear experience editing and teaching how to use Adobe software, including Lightroom.
Anatomy

Anatomy

I'm a 4th year MD student and passed medical school anatomy, and Step 1 and Step 2 of USMLE Board Examinations.
Biology

Biology

I am a former science teacher, 97-100th percentile national exam scorer, current MS4 MD candidate medical student, internationally published biomedical research writer and biomedical podcaster, and have tutored biology for students across the U.S., including scholarship prize winners and students at Ivy League universities like Harvard and Yale.
English

English

I can help you ACE English. As an internationally published writer and presenter, my articles have been published in science journals and magazines across the US, and I've won the Best of 2024 award by an anthropology magazine, and spoken at conferences from the state level to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In pursuit of my Medical Doctorate I scored in the 100th percentile on the English exam section, and close to 100th percentile on college entrance SAT english before that.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

As one of America's most experienced medical school entrance coaches, I've helped countless students compose, outline, write, and edit narrative essays for their medical school, dental school, and grad school applications. My own personal application essays also helped me earn invitations to almost every medical school I applied to, early acceptance, and a scholarship offer.
MCAT

MCAT

Students often jump 8-16 points working with me, in as little as 2-4 sessions. I'm a CARS and PHYS expert, have been a top tutor for 3 MCAT companies, and am an internationally published author, speaker, 4th year medical student, former Google Networks analyst, and biomedical podcaster. Over the past 10 years, with thousands of hours of MCAT tutoring, I've helped countless students get into the medical school of their dreams (including MCAT retakers who ACED their retake with me after realizing how much better my approach is compared to big-name MCAT prep companies). I help you DOMINATE the MCAT by teaching: 1. Your EXACT gaps in the sciences, not waste time with templates 2. How the CARS section is written, so you don't fall for wrong answers. 3. The optimum time management in all sections. 4. No fluff, solve the "retaking the MCAT" dilemma - I've tutored the MCAT for 10 years, so I know EVERY way that students waste time on ineffective strategies, and I help you cut down to HIGH YIELD study approaches. - As one of the nation's top 1-3% scorers in the SAT, MCAT, ACS-GCE, a cum laude graduate in mathematics and physics, I know what you need to succeed. I can save you THOUSANDS of dollars by skipping the bad advice of the big course-mill MCAT companies, helping you find your EXACT weaknesses and an ace-level strategy to max out your score. Write me today, let's do this!!
Personal Statements

Personal Statements

I've read over 100 medical school application essays, and have helped students over the last 10 years to perfect their statement for the optimal chance at medical school admissions. During my own medical school application journey, I was invited to interview at almost every medical school I applied to, and I love helping share this success with other students. I will go through your essay with a fine tooth comb and help you get your message across!
Photography

Photography

As an internationally published photographer, my work has been featured in books, magazines, and online throughout the US, Europe, India, and beyond. I have almost 20 years of experience photographing in diverse industries from avian photography (bird magazines and books), to portrait and wedding photography (including extensive features in many leading bridal sites and magazines), to commercial music photography and book cover photography. I've taught photography classes and workshops, including instructing in camera gear (such as DSLRs and mirrorless cameras), lighting gear (including off-camera-flash and complex lighting), and post-processing (including Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop). A number of prior students have gone on to start successful photography businesses and studios.
Physiology

Physiology

I'm a 4th year MD candidate with passed Step 1 and Step 2 board examinations, and I have been teaching physiology as an academic tutor for years.
PSAT

PSAT

High scoring in SAT and MCAT and honors degree in college, almost done with my MD.
Reading

Reading

I've scored in the 100th percentile on graduate-level reading exams (including the MCAT reading section for medical school entrance), and am a published author and writer. I can help students improve their ability to follow along with reading and critical evaluation of texts, especially for exams that require high-level reasoning!
SAT Math

SAT Math

SAT math can feel intimidating... until you realize that all of their problems are taken from just a handful of topic areas. I'm here to work with students to find the gaps that keep them from achieving great SAT math scores, and to give them the tools and insights to make even the most complex SAT problems simple to solve. I have a BS with honors in mathematics, and a history of strong scores for standardized exams, including 97th percentile SAT and 98th percentile MCAT scores (the MCAT is a little like a "ramped up SAT" exam). Over the past 10 years, I've helped students from all backgrounds meet or exceed their score goals, and seen students go on to earn scholarships and acceptances to top universities across the state and the country. I'd love to be there to help your student earn a score they're proud of!
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

Is your student struggling with the SAT reading section? When I was a high school student, I remember my first experience with English on the SAT. I remember being bummed at the results, but that motivated me to make a change - to learn what I needed to learn, to improve my SAT vocabulary, and to unravel the format of the test. And it worked! My section score came back just a couple questions shy of a perfect 800 - I couldn't believe it had jumped into the 99th percentile. That was over a decade ago, but since then, I've helped many students to overcome the challenge of the SAT and meet or exceed their score goals. As I work with your student, I'll teach them a neuroscience-based approach that has worked time and time again. Not only will they learn skills to improve for this test, they'll learn techniques that can keep helping them succeed in the future, no matter what their plans are.
USMLE

USMLE

I'm a 4th Year medical student who passed the USMLE Step 1 exam. Let me help you with your USMLE prep or your NBME Shelf exams as you go through your clinical rotations!

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Exceptional MCAT Tutor

First and foremost, Matt’s knowledge of the MCAT is unparalleled. With an in-depth understanding of each section along with exceptional teaching skills, Matt is able to help you to understand your weaknesses and improve quickly. If you are confident in your content knowledge and still looking to improve your MCAT score, look no further! Matt will help you to develop the necessary test-taking skill of being able to simplify question stems and recognize the underlying fundamental concept being asked. This is a skill that has become incredibly useful for me and has increased my score on practice tests significantly after only a few sessions with Matt. Understanding how the test-makers craft MCAT questions and being able to recognize specific patterns in the science and CARS sections has changed the game for me. I wish I had come across Matt sooner in my prep!

David, 2 lessons with Matt
Tutor responded:

THANK YOU, David - and great job on applying what you learned, and rocking the MCAT! Excited that you've since been accepted into one of the top medical schools in the US - you're going to make that dream come true and become a physician!

Great tutor!

Matt is very patient and provides exceptional insight on the mcat. He’s helped me establish a solid study plan and explains any concepts I struggle on, with great clarity.

Angela, 5 lessons with Matt

Solid

Knows his stuff. He is versed in the exam, and I have a solid plan moving forward. I look forward to a longstanding work relationship as I prepare to write this exam.

NICHOLAS, 2 lessons with Matt

Great MCAT tutor

Matt gives exceptional strategy advice on the MCAT that both saves time and increases accuracy. He is also good about rewording things if it doesn't make sense the first time. Overall, very patient and a great tutor.

Ryan, 2 lessons with Matt

Extremely helpful!

Very effective in describing how to properly approach MCAT exam questions and gave valuable advice on how to study and review more successfully. He was easy to talk to and made sure I understood what he was teaching

Jack, 3 lessons with Matt

Great guy, really cares about his students and jumps straight into what you need help with

Professional, gave me insight into how problems are worded for mcat. Also gave me some examples of things I might be missing or doing wrong. Overall great tutor

James, 1 lesson with Matt
Tutor responded:

Great job, James! So happy to hear you went on to get accepted into multiple medical schools!!!

Great teacher with quick results!

I reached out to Matt after hitting a plateau in my practice scores for the MCAT. He taught me new techniques to analyze the questions, and showed me how to simplify these complex passages. After one session with him, my percent correct on practice problems increased by >10%! His techniques have proven to be quickly effective, and allowed me to regain my confidence that I will get my goal score on the MCAT!

Jamie, 1 lesson with Matt

Kind and Organized MCAT tutor!

Matt is extremely organized when it comes to teaching MCAT content and provides invaluable tips on how to tackle difficult CARS passages and questions. He has been kind and encouraging which is has been motivating during stressful times. I have already seen my score improve after only a couple of sessions. Would highly recommend Matt for MCAT tutoring!

Mae, 4 lessons with Matt

Great tutor

My AP Physics student learned more in the first hour of tutoring then in 7 weeks of class at Plano West (her teacher is not able to communicate the lessons at all and condescends when is asked questions). Although tutoring is expensive, the time is well used and will pay off in keeping my student with high grades and chances at academic scholarships. I am very happy to have found this young man on Wyzant and would recommend him hands down.

Julie, 3 lessons with Matt

Had a great approach to tutoring my teenage son.

Matt not only helped my son understand his Algebra II, but talked about tools/resources to help him study more effectively. My son said, "Wow, he is really smart, I learned alot, I liked the lesson." That statement from a 16 year old boy is more than you can hope for. I feel like the session motivated my son as well. So, win-win...

Lechell, 1 lesson with Matt