CurveSetter Live Online MCAT

CurveSetter Complete MCAT One-on-One Live Online Course

Good for:
Students who need personalized attention for the MCAT, are having a difficult time translating content review into high scores on practice exams, and are aiming to score in the 90+ percentile on the MCAT.

Length:
Your instructor will design your course to span anywhere from one to six months depending on your preferred pace and your individual strengths and weaknesses in content and test-taking.

Whats included:

Ten one-on-one live online sessions with a proven CurveSetter MCAT tutor (scoring in at least the 99th percentile on the new MCAT) who will design a custom-tailored and easy-to-follow MCAT study plan for you and teach you the content, tips, and strategies necessary to tackle each section of the MCAT. By the end of the course, you will learn how to pick out important information from the passages and break down questions through intense analysis of only the official MCAT practice material. Each session lasts for one hour.
Official AAMC MCAT Practice Material - Online Practice Questions from The Official Guide to the MCAT® Exam, Fourth Edition. Official MCAT® Sample Test. Official MCAT Biology Question Pack Volume 1. Official MCAT Biology Question Pack Volume 2. Official MCAT Chemistry Question Pack. Official MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question Pack Volume 1. Official MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question Pack Volume 2. Official MCAT Physics Question Pack. AAMC MCAT® Section Bank. AAMC MCAT® Practice Exam. AAMC MCAT® Practice Exam 2.
CurveSetter Online Physics Lecture Series - Nine video tutorials covering all of the physics topics outlined on the official AAMC Content List including: Kinematics, Forces, and Equilibrium; Work and Energy; Fluids; Electrostatics and Magnetism; Circuits; Periodic Motion and Sound; Light and Electromagnetic Radiation; Optics; and Atomic Nuclei taught by Alex Aabedi, a physics tutor veteran who received a 131 (99th percentile) on this section.
CurveSetter Online Biology Lecture Series - Fifteen video tutorials covering all of the biology topics outlined on the official AAMC Content List including: DNA Replication and the Genome; Transcription and Translation; Control of Gene Expression and Biotechnology; Genetics; Evolution and Natural Selection; Plasma Membrane and Cytoskeleton; Organelles and the Cell Cycle; Prokaryotic Cells and Viruses; Nervous and Endocrine System; Respiratory and Circulatory Systems; Blood, Lymphatics, and Immunity; Digestive System; Excretory, Skin, and Skeletal; Muscles; Reproductive System, Embryogenesis, and Development taught by Chloe who received a 131 on this section.
CurveSetter Online Biochemistry Lecture Series - Seven video tutorials covering all of the biochemistry topics outlined on the official AAMC Content List including: Amino Acids and Proteins; Enzymes: Activity, Inhibition and Regulation; Nucleic Acids, Carbohydrates, and Lipids; Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway; The Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation; Fatty Acid and Protein Metabolism; Metabolic Regulation and Hormonal Control taught by Chloe who received a 132 on this section.
CurveSetter Online General Chemistry Lecture Series - Eleven video tutorials covering all of the general chemistry topics outlined on the official AAMC Content List including: Atoms - Notation, Structure, Electron Configurations; The Periodic Table - Groups, Properties, and Trends; Radioactivity and Electrochemistry; Stoichiometry & Chemical Equations; Gases: Properties, Behavior and Ideal Versus Real; Lewis Dot Diagrams, Chemical Bonds, and Intermolecular Forces; Sigma and Pi Bonds, Hybridization, Isomers, and Stereochemistry; Acids and Bases; Ions, Solubility, and Titrations; Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry, and Reaction Rates and Equilibrium taught by Chloe who received a 132 on this section.
CurveSetter Online Organic Chemistry Lecture Series - Seven video tutorials covering all of the organic chemistry topics outlined on the official AAMC Content List including: Properties and Trends; Absorption Spectra and Method of Spectroscopy; Methods of Separation and Purification; Biological Molecules; Aldehydes and Ketones; Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids; Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, Phenols, and Aromatics taught by Chloe who received a 132 on this section.
CurveSetter Online Psychology/Sociology Lecture Series Fifteen video tutorials covering all of the psychology and sociology topics outlined on the official AAMC Content List including: Sensory Processing and Perception; Attention, Cognition, and Intelligence; Consciousness, Sleep, and Memory; Language, Emotion, and Stress; Biological Basis of Behavior; Personality and Psychological Disorders; Motivation, Attitude and Behavior; Learning; Self, Identity, and Social Thinking; Social Processes and Individual Behavior; Social Behavior and Self-Presentation; Approaches to Sociology and Demographics; Social Institutions and Culture; Societal and Demographic Shifts; Social Class, Inequality, and Disparities taught by Chloe who received a 131 on this section.
CurveSetter Online CARS Passage Analysis Course - Three in-depth video analyses and breakdowns of CARS passages (totaling to over 1 hr) in philosophy, psychology, literature and art narrated by Alex Aabedi, a CARS tutor veteran who received a perfect score on the section.

Live Online Session Previews

Included Self-Paced Content Lecture Previews

Biochemistry

Organic Chemistry

General Chemistry

CARS

Selected Reviews for this Course

Glad I chose to take this over self-studying

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I hate to admit it but I've always been one of those gunner-types (taking the easiest GE classes for GPA boosts and making sure I got the best professors for my prereqs) and as a result maintained nearly a 4.0 throughout undergrad. My goal for the MCAT was to score a 520 or higher (aiming for a top 15-20 med school) and I was torn between taking a prep class or just self studying. I decided taking a class would be worth the extra money because you really only get one shot at the MCAT so I started doing some research and came across Curvesetter Tutoring. I was immediately convinced that this was the company I wanted to go with after seeing the transparency page. The MCAT scores of the tutors really speak for themselves and I think its great how open they are about it since at other places there could be a teacher who maybe didn't even do well on the MCAT and there's nothing you could do about it. I bought the complete live online course and actually requested to add a bunch of extra sessions ($150 each) because of how brilliant my tutor was. He really knows the exam inside and out and is so good at picking out only the significant parts of the passages and then applying them directly to the questions. He almost made the exam seem easy. The passages was where I really felt myself struggling with at first and I'm fortunate that my tutor was able to help me improve on it. If you want to attend a top medical school, you need to have a very competitve MCAT and in my opinion Curvesetter is the best place to get it.

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A bit pricey but worth it if you want a high score

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I attended one of the most notorious cut-throat universities with a big pre-med population for undergrad and as such my GPA took a pretty big hit after physics and orgo. In short, I knew I needed to get a really high score on my MCAT (515+) in order to be competitve for medical school and so I was willing to do whatever it took (including dropping 2K on a class). I came across CurveSetter through a facebook ad and at first I was a bit skeptical because it isn't one of the big/well-known test-prep companies like Kaplan, TPR, Berkeley Review, etc and the class is conducted online through the computer. But after seeing some reviews and the score reports of the tutors, I was convinced that it would be worth my time and money. I did a three month one-on-one online course with Alex and I could not be any happier with my experience. First off, I had no problem with doing it over the computer and actually now prefer it to driving out to somewhere else since the screen-sharing function worked flawlessly and there were rarely any interruptions or technical issues. I also have to travel a lot for work so I was able to do a couple of sessions from hotels and airport lounges that I would've missed had I done the course elsewhere. During the sessions, Alex was able to simplify concepts that I had the toughest time understanding in undergrad and almost made the MCAT seem easy. The sessions flew by and before I knew it, I was sitting for my exam in september. One month later when the scores came back, I found out that I had scored higher than my initial goal! I'm extremely happy with my decision and have already recomneded a bunch of my friends to take this course too.

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Extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Alex on the MCAT.

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For me, the MCAT was a really daunting obstacle towards my dreams of becoming a physician so I was willing to do whatever it took to get at least a 510 and be somewhat competitive for MD schools. I started by taking a prep course (with in-class lessons and online stuff) at one of the “big two” and to be honest they did an OK job with the content review. I was able to relearn concepts from gen chem and bio that I had taken earlier on in undergrad fairly quickly. However, when it came to the actual practice exams, I was completely lost. I couldn’t translate what I had learned in the classroom to getting questions correct on the practice tests. Thats where curvesetter came in. In my online sessions with Alex, he taught me how to approach dense passages that can be convoluted and full of jargon. He got me to slow down, read each word carefully (attempting to link it to concepts in my head), yet focus on the main picture all at the same time. I learned how to analyze charts and graphs in the bio/biochem section and how to apply those conclusions to the questions. Overall, he built a lot of confidence in me and I started to see it reflect in my practice tests. I am super happy with my decision to go with curvesetter and highly recommend it

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Wish I found out about this before sitting for my first exam.

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The first time i took the MCAT (last summer) I basically self-studied for the whole thing using some study plan that was posted on SDN. I had a hard time keeping up with the plan and a lot of times felt like the stuff I was reading in the kaplan books was complete and utter overkill. I went into information overload and for that reason overlooked the "big idea" for a lot of important concepts which penalized me when I sat for my first exam. I was devastated when I got my score back and saw that I had scored under 500 (below average). But I knew I could score better and this time I was set on actually using a prep company to help me. I heard about curvesetter through word of mouth (apparently the founder goes to my alma mater) and was reluctant at first since it doesn't have the name recognition of firms like berkeley review and kaplan but my friends kept raving about it so I decided to give it a shot. it was easily one of the best decisions i have made since i felt like my tutor was actually teaching me the concepts and made sure i completely understood them before moving on. my tutor was extremely patient, intelligent, and had great communcation skills. I really don't have anything negative to say about my experience. They were also able to accommodate my situation as far as pricing was concerned so I am grateful for that.

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Big improvement in my understanding of CARS

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I was having a lot of trouble with the CARS section on the MCAT because I wasn't born in the United States. Although my chemistry/physics, and biology/biochemistry on the other hand were pretty good, I would consistently score below average on practice exams in CARS (123 and lower). After hearing about curvesetter, I decided to give the online CARS course a try which is just a bunch of videos that add up to about an hour on how to understand hard passages. There i began to understand the logic behind each sentence and how to link it to the main idea and I started seeing improvements when I resumed my practice exams.

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Raised my MCAT score by 6 points!

Raised my MCAT score by 6 points!
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I enrolled in a MCAT prep course through CurveSetter Tutoring and specifically booked Alex for one on one sessions. We met for 3 hours a week for a few months and after only our first couple of sessions, I already saw an improvement in my understanding of physics and CARS. His explanation of optics (lenses, mirrors) finally got through to me, after having struggled with it in college. The greatest surprise was seeing a 6 point jump in my score which made the whole thing worth it, especially given the boost in my CARS subscore so I can't really complain!

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Helped me with MCAT plan

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I didn't really need help with learning the content for the MCAT but I went to curve setter because I needed help on creating a structured plan that would keep me on time to finish all the content review and actual test prep in the right amount of time. Alex video conference with me to go over the entire thing and to create a detailed and doable self-study plan that I would feel comfortable with on a daily basis. So far it has worked out pretty well and I'm planning on booking more sessions again when I'm done with my content review and ready to start taking practice tests.

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