Step 1, Step 2 Coaching

7,590 min coached

120 followers

Supercoach

Studied at Harvard University

Works at Ivy Tutoring

Available Saturday at 3:00 PM UTC

Usually responds within 11 hours

I am a full-term medical student, so I teach lessons to a select few students.

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Available Saturday at 3:00 PM UTC

Usually responds within 11 hours

I am a full-term medical student, so I teach lessons to a select few students.

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Blake's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $259/hr

Get help with Test Prep Strategy and Tailored Study Plan.

Blake also coaches for ACT, SAT, College, and MCAT. View all.

Blake’s USMLE Qualifications

Coaches professionally

10+ people coached for USMLE

Open to working with clients outside the U.S.

I’m the founder of IvyTutoring and IvyMed, a Harvard University graduate, and a White Coat Award recipient. I’ve helped thousands of students prepare for high-stakes exams, including the USMLE, across several thousand hours of direct instruction, curriculum design, and publicly available medical education content. I've also created software for this test, and you'll get access to it as my student. My work spans 1-on-1 coaching, high-yield systems for Step 1 and Step 2, and large-scale content creation modeled after how NBME and USMLE actually test. I focus on first-principles understanding, pattern recognition, and test-day execution—not brute-force memorization. Students typically see rapid gains once they stop passively consuming resources and start thinking the way exam writers do. You can evaluate my teaching style directly on the IvyMed YouTube channel, where I break down real USMLE-style questions and concepts in public. My approach is transparent, systematic, and proven at scale—not generic tutoring or recycled advice. If you’re looking for coaching from someone who has taught at volume, understands where students reliably lose points, and builds systems to prevent that, this is a strong fit.

Blake can help with:

Test Prep Strategy

Tailored Study Plan

Blake also coaches for ACT, SAT, College, and MCAT. View all.

About Blake

For our first session, you get 70+ free released practice tests, a complete study schedule, 18 ACT calculator programs, and completely free subscription to my complete online ACT course in addition to the weekly zoom meetings. On average, I increase english scores by 5 points after two sessions. I graduated Harvard this year in the top 5% GPA, have 6+ years of ACT/SAT/SSAT tutoring experience, scored 35 on the ACT, and have helped several students enter the mid 30s from low 20s. This year, I have helped five students get interviews to Harvard. I offer tutoring of the highest quality to students each week over zoom. You get all these benefits for $75 in my ACT source. I also offer tutoring for my standard rate of $200/hr. I will explain how personalized tutoring works as well. I can't wait to help you increase your score!

Why do I coach?

Having graduated from an institution like Harvard, I'm acutely aware of the value and opportunities that an excellent education can offer. Yet, I also understand the pressures and challenges of preparing for competitive tests like the SAT and ACT. I believe my experiences and insights can help guide students through these challenges and demystify the process. Moreover, I also understand that standardized test coaching can be expensive, creating barriers for students from lower-income families. By offering my services altruistically, I hope to remove some of those financial barriers and contribute to educational equity. Finally, my coaching isn't just about test scores. I aim to help students cultivate critical thinking, problem-solving, and perseverance—skills that are not just crucial for these tests but are lifelong assets. I find immense fulfillment in knowing that I am helping to shape the minds of the next generation, and potentially giving them the tools they need to succeed in their future endeavors.

Work Experience

Head Tutor

Ivy Tutoring

January 2022 - Present

Interviewer

I've tutored over 100 students in person and online. I now lead a team of 30+ Harvard Tutors who I train in ACT/SAT techniques. We average an increase of 7 points in the ACT and 150 in the SAT. With over 6 years of dedicated ACT/SAT prep, I know this test inside and out.