MCAT Coach | 504 to 521 Score Jump | Weill Cornell MD-PhD

Studied at Weill Cornell Medical College

Works at The Rockefeller University

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Michael’s MCAT Qualifications

Scored a 521 on the MCAT

Michael has helped clients achieve these scores on the MCAT

520

Welcome to my profile! I'm Michael, an MD-PhD candidate at Weill Cornell Medical College who transformed my MCAT score from a 504 to a 521 (64th to 98th percentile). I understand the challenges of MCAT prep firsthand and have successfully coached five students to achieve significant score improvements. My approach is tailored to each individual's needs, leveraging my personal understanding of the test to help you excel. Let's work together to conquer the MCAT and get you one step closer to your medical school dreams. Reach out to start your journey today!

Michael can help with:

and Biological Foundations of Behavior

Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills

Psychological

Social

Tailored Study Plan

Test Prep Strategy

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About Michael

I am a third year MD-PhD student at the Tri-Institutional Program between Weill Cornell, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Rockefeller University looking to share my experience with the medical school admissions process to help qualified applicants maximize their test scores and application success. I come from a small town in New Jersey, where I also went to college at Monmouth University graduating in 2019. I moved to the city to figure out if I really wanted to devote myself to medicine and science where I met amazing people who taught me application and test taking strategies that I believe can help anyone.

Why do I coach?

One concept you'll hear on the MCAT is Lev Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, which describes the levels of learning between what you can do alone, with a more knowledgeable other and what you can’t do just yet. Knowledgeable others are the limiting resource, and to fully reach our potential we have to not only seek them out but fill that role for others to achieve their dreams as well. This concept is the cornerstone of how I live my life and been massively helpful in elevating my personal circumstances to be as fortunate as they are today and hopefully tomorrow.

Work Experience

PhD Candidate

The Rockefeller University

June 2024 - Present

Rotation under Dana Orange, MD in the lab of Bob Darnell, MD, PhD looking at circadian gene expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. As a track scientist, mentored eight high school students through introduction to Bioinformatics resulting in independent research posters presented at the end of the summer. R (Programming Language), Bioinformatics and +2 skills