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While You Wait — Here’s Why Students Choose Dr. Donnelly
Read on to discover what makes MCATDoctor San Diego the top-rated MCAT tutoring service in the country.
California’s Leading MCAT Tutor
When you become one of Doctor Donnelly’s MCAT students, you can rest assured that you are getting help from the best MCAT® tutoring service. Dr. Donnelly has a Ph.D. from Oxford University and almost two decades of full-time professional MCAT® tutoring experience. He is also the author of two critically-acclaimed test prep books and has lectured at several US universities. Many leading educators consider him “One of the most qualified and experienced private MCAT tutors in the country.”
"Dr. Donnelly is a wonderful teacher. He is quick to pinpoint weaknesses and, in many cases, turn them into strengths. He always has a structured lesson plan and pertinent homework assignments and puts aside time in the lesson to go over "trouble problems" from the previous lesson. I highly recommend taking a prep course with him. His patience, humor, and kindheartedness makes an otherwise uncomfortable standardized test almost enjoyable."
Customized Lessons
After an initial assessment, each lesson becomes increasingly individualized as Dr. Donnelly adapts the curriculum to match your particular learning style and address your distinctive MCAT prep needs. Any weaknesses are quickly addressed to solidify your conceptual and methodological foundations. Stuart’s patient step-by-step teaching style will help build confidence in each topic and significantly improve your test-taking skills.
"I appreciated how Dr. Donnelly concisely tailored his teaching to fit my learning style. His strategies are unique and helped me improve my MCAT score by 17 points to an amazing 523! - I got a perfect 132 score on the Bio section and near perfect scores on all the others (130 on Chem/Phys,, 130 on CARS, and 131 on Psych/Soc). Thank you Dr. Donnelly!"
Unique MCAT Strategies
Over the years, Dr. Donnelly has developed several unique strategies that are highly efficient in dealing with the passage-based problems appearing in each MCAT® section. These proprietary methods, unavailable elsewhere, will help you reach the correct answers to even the most difficult passages in the most precise and efficient way. Knowing the right strategy for each test section is the key to improving your MCAT® score.
"Dr. Donnelly is a great tutor and genuinely cares about you doing well in your MCAT. Thanks to Stuart, I was able to understand the concepts of general chemistry much faster than I would have on my own. He made learning easy and stress-free. His strategy for dealing with the CARS section was also REALLY effective! I shot up by 7 points in that section alone and ended up with a 516 overall"
Proven Track Record
As a dedicated full-time private MCAT tutor over the past two decades, Dr. Donnelly has helped hundreds of students improve their MCAT scores significantly and gain acceptance into some of the country’s leading medical schools. But don’t just take our word for it — check out the latest reviews from some of Dr. Donnelly’s recent students.
"I took the MCAT two separate times with less than optimal results. I had done very will in my undergraduate studies and then scored horribly on the MCAT. I decided to take the exam one final time and found Stuart. Stuart sat down with me over Skype twice a week for five months. He explained technical concepts in amazing thoroughness and also taught me how to approach the exam and its individual questions. I had particularly struggled with verbal reasoning. After working with Stuart, I increased my CARS percentile by 60 points. I could ask Stuart any question and never had him not know the answer and he never made me feel dumb for asking the question in the first place. Because of Stuart's expertise and the drastic improvement in my MCAT score, I have gained admission into the University of Washington School of Medicine. I have tried many different MCAT study programs and have never found one as helpful or as enjoyable (as enjoyable as the MCAT can get) as working one on one with Stuart. I hold him and his expertise in the highest esteem and would recommend him to anyone. You won't be sorry for working with him."
FREE MCAT Consultation
Dr. Donnelly would happily schedule a complimentary MCAT® consultation at your earliest convenience. This initial consultation will take about 30 minutes and help him determine the correct number of hours of tutoring you will need to reach your target score. You will also have a chance to see Stuart’s tutoring skills in action, giving you a better understanding of his unique tutoring style and teaching methodology.
"I highly recommend this service! I had private MCAT lessons with Dr. Donnelly during the Spring and took my MCAT in June. Stuart was very helpful, patient, and flexible, and so knowledgeable! He made the Bio and physical science passages seem so much easier. Just got my results back and I couldn't be happier! I went up by 11 points and ended up with a 515! I definitely would not have done as well on my exam without Stuart"
FREE MCAT Study Materials
Each of Dr. Donnelly’s packages of lessons includes complimentary access to the following MCAT study materials:
- AAMC Online Practice tests and Qbanks
- Blueprint Online Practice tests and Qbanks
- Altius Online Practice tests
- UWorld Online Qbanks
- Kaplan MCAT books (complete set)
- ExamKrackers MCAT books (complete set)
- Practice homework passages (at end of each lesson)
- Numerous other high-quality source materials (Berkeley Review, etc.)
"I worked with Dr. Donnelly over the summer to improve my MCAT. Dr. Donnelly has many tricks to simplify everything - from passages to math equations to detailed physics concepts. We met both in person and via Skype. He provided all the study material, was incredibly patient, and overall just a great instructor. I definitely recommend anyone taking the MCAT work with Dr. Donnelly - you'll see results"
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