I pride myself on honesty. Please read the following to make sure we’re both on the same page!

CARS is one of the most elusive sections on the exam that I will gladly help you try to identify a new strategy or get out of a plateau, but I have found that for the vast majority of people, all they need is a point in the right direction.

Because of this, if you’re exclusively wanting CARS help, schedule a free 30 minute consultation with me! In this consultation we will talk about what’s going wrong, how you’re currently approaching CARS, and I will layout a game-plan to see if there’s any new strategy or advice that clicks.

For additional help beyond my initial advice, I’m still willing to do my best to at least help you find the errors or better paths towards success, but I personally feel more limited in my ability to help my students as a CARS tutor than I do the other sections of the exam. The free advice that I offer in my MCAT Tips section are typically enough to get people off on the right foot to at least start seeing progress, and for the sake of trying to save you as much money as I can, I recommend reading through my CARS Tips and seeing if you can help yourself in your own practicing first.

There are many prep companies that “guarantee” a certain score. I will never do such a thing. There are two reasons for this:

First- I know first hand that the guarantee many companies provide has many strings attached. There is hidden text that made me feel like a “guarantee” wasn’t actually that.

Second- The amount of time you spend with me is relatively insignificant to the amount of time that you’re studying and practicing on your own. I have had many students achieve scores they are more than happy with, I have also had a few students who haven’t scored the way they’ve wanted (again, honesty is important to me!), and the common denominator between the two was how willing to work hard and improve they were. It’s not fair to me to blame myself for someone not working hard outside of their meetings with me, it’s also not fair to someone else to not get the credit they deserve whenever they earn that amazing score they’ve been looking for.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m confident in my ability to help, but think of me like a navigation system, not a car. I’ll help you get there, and am going to do every single thing in my power to make sure of it, but I can’t do the work for you. I (and other tutors) are most efficient when we work with you, not for you.

While this is currently my job, my main priority is to ensure that the resources and advice you need for the MCAT are as accessible and widely available as possible. If during our consultation it seems as if your main concerns can largely be remedied by either general advice or any free resource that is already available, whether it’s on my website or elsewhere, I will always try to direct you there before we begin our paid tutoring sessions.

Ultimately, the decision is entirely up to you! If you think that what you’re needing goes beyond some text on a screen or a video, then absolutely I will help you. If you just need some guidance, then absolutely I will help you. I simply just know how expensive this entire process can be and will be open with my recommendations to try out free resources first if it seems most fit.

You do not have to sign up for any other paid appointments, you do not have to buy a pack of tutoring sessions, simply sign up for whatever you feel you need.

Trust me, I’ve been there. Had something with classes pop up? No problem, we can reschedule or cancel. Need to go walk your dog? Not a problem. Woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Let’s meet at a time when you’re feeling more up to it!

I entirely understand how nearly dehumanizing studying for the MCAT can be. You’re going to sometimes feel like a robot, and I want to make sure you understand that it’s entirely ok to have a change of plans. This is a very stressful exam, and I do not want our tutoring sessions to add to your stress.

Because of this, I’ve set up the payment collection to only charge you whenever the meeting starts. If you cancel right before the start of the meeting, you will not be charged. You do not need to explain why you cancelled, I don’t want you to feel like you’re skipping class. I’m here for you!

With that being said, I ask that you do aim to be respectful with my time as well. If there becomes a habitual pattern to where you are now taking away my time from other students as well on a more consistent basis, I may begin to require either a deposit or an up-front payment.

Finally, of course I’m a human as well and occasionally have things up, but as this is essentially my “9-5”, I’ll always show up unless there’s some sort of emergency on my end. Things do happen but I have rarely cancelled or rescheduled my students, and may be inclined to offer a discount on your next session if need be (but that is entirely up to my discretion based on the circumstance). I’ve asked you to be respectful of my time, I’m just guaranteeing that I’ll be respectful of yours!

My typical rate has been $65 an hour, but that doesn’t mean that my rate isn’t negotiable. If you’d like to request a different rate, please contact me! I cannot guarantee any accommodations based on my availability, but I promise I’ll do my best and if I can’t help, I’ll offer a response to at least point you in the right direction.

Because a decent portion of my work week is dedicated to unpaid labor creating other free content and resources for the MCAT, in addition to working on med school applications amongst other things, my current rate allows me to still cover all of my expenses while still giving me the time to do other those other things to provide free MCAT resources. I entirely understand if you would like to offer a different rate, so let me know!