MCAT Workshop 2008-2009

Are you planning to go to medical school? Register for the Health Professions and Prelaw Center's MCAT Workshop to help you prepare to take the computerized MCAT in spring 2009.

Our professional test review workshop has an enrollment fee of only $600.

The workshop is designed to help students prepare to take the MCAT in spring 2009. It will run from October 13, 2008 to March 25, 2009.

The workshop will include four full-length computerized practice exams to help students prepare for the MCAT. We purchase the newest test products from the AAMC for practice exams in order to provide students with the latest and most appropriate materials available.

The teachers of our workshop are all experienced college instructors. Many of the other MCAT prep courses held locally are taught by undergraduate students, with little more experience than the students they are teaching. Please see the teacher biographies below for more information.

Not every student will need to enroll in a prep course in order to succeed on the MCAT.  Whether you are enrolled in our MCAT Prep Course or not, you are welcome to meet with a premed advisor to discuss strategies for MCAT preparation.  Just call 855-1873 to schedule an appointment.

Workshop Schedule Information:
Times	Monday nights or Wednesday nights, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (students have the option of registering for either the Monday or Wednesday session).
Fee	$600.00
Texts	ExamKrackers series of review books. Books are purchased separately from the IU Bookstore, and the cost of the books is not included in the fee for the course.
Registration	When registration opens we will send a notice on the HPPLC premed email distribution list.  If you are not currently on the email list, you may sign up by clicking here: Subscribe NOW ! . Registration takes place in-person only, on a first-come first-served basis, and takes place in Maxwell Hall 010.  Unfortunately, we cannot take registrations by telephone, fax, or email.  Charges will be made to your bursar account AFTER the first class meeting.  Please read the instructions regarding the withdrawal policy on the registration form when you come to the HPPLC office to register.  The withdrawal policy will be strictly enforced.
Questions?	Please call the Health Professions and Prelaw Center at 855-1873 or email hpplc@indiana.edu.

About our instructors:

DANIEL O'NEILL (BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY):  Daniel is a third-year MD/PhD student in the IU School of Medicine where he has taught the Anatomy A215 lab for the past six semesters and currently serves as the histology lab instructor for medical students on the Bloomington campus.  He graduated cum laude from IU-Bloomington in 2004 with majors in Physics, Math, and Political Science and minors in Biology and Chemistry.  He has taught Anatomy, Physics, Math, and Martial Arts to IU students and served as the Science Olympiad coach at Bloomington High School North for 7 years.

 

JAY TASSON (PHYSICS): Jay has a B.S. in physics education from Northern Michigan University and is presently a PhD candidate in the IU physics department.  He has taught numerous lab and discussion sections for P201 and P202, taught high school introductory physics, and tutored many undergraduate physics and mathematics students.  Jay’s primary research interest is in the theoretical aspects of testing relativity.  He is currently working on tests involving atom interferometers.

DAN WOODSIDE (VERBAL REASONING AND TEST STRATEGIES): Dan currently serves as Academic Coordinator for Science and Mathematics in the Hudson & Holland Scholars Programs and has extensive teaching experience in helping students prepare for standardized tests such as the MCAT. He has taught in the MCAT workshop for six years and has also worked with students preparing for the LSAT. He has also taught in the History and Philosophy of Science Department, Biology Department, Kelley School of Business, and the School of Education. Dan holds a Masters degree in History and Philosophy of Science and is currently a doctoral candidate in the same department.

You may also visit the official MCAT web page for more information.