Start Your MCAT Prep NOW in the HPPLC MCAT Course!
Take the Course In Person or Virtually!
If you plan to take the MCAT in summer 2023 it’s important to start preparing now. Register for the Health Professions and Prelaw Center’s MCAT Prep Workshop to help you get started.
This year, students will have the choice of signing up for an in-person session (to be held on campus on Monday evenings) or a virtual session over Zoom (to be held on Wednesday evenings). We hope this flexibility will help meet the differing needs of IU students!
Emphasis in the course will be placed on critical thinking and independent reasoning skills, as well as test-taking strategies. The teachers of our workshop are all experienced college instructors, with expertise in their respective areas of MCAT preparation. Please see the teacher biographies below for more information.
The course is designed to help students prepare to take the MCAT in spring or summer 2023. It will run from the week of September 19, 2022 to March 29, 2023. Students register for either a Monday night in-person session or a Wednesday night Zoom session.
The course will begin the week of September 19, 2022. Registration has started and spaces are available. REGISTER HERE!
Please note: Unforeseen changes in the schedule, format, or delivery of the course could occur. Every effort will be made to deliver the course according to the syllabus schedule and provide advance notice to students of any necessary changes.
The approach of the course assumes that students have completed, or are in the process of completing, the core college coursework that covers the basic concepts that appear on the MCAT exam. The MCAT Prep Workshop focuses on further developing a student’s problem-solving and independent reasoning skills.
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. We want you to succeed!
COURSE INFORMATION:
WHEN: Monday evenings or Wednesday evenings, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (students have the option of registering for either session and attend only one night per week). Students have the choice of signing up for an in-person session to be held on campus on Monday evenings or a virtual session over Zoom to be held on Wednesday evenings.
FEE: $750.00 (does not include cost of books). The fee will be charged to your bursar’s account. Charges will be made to your IU Bursar account AFTER the first class meeting. Please thoroughly read the instructions regarding the withdrawal policy on the registration form.
TEXTS: Kaplan MCAT Complete 7-Book Subject Review 2023-2024 (Published July 2022; available for purchase online). Books must be purchased separately, and the cost of the books is not included in the fee for the course.
MCAT PRACTICE EXAMS: Students in the workshop will receive computerized versions of four official MCAT exams free of charge.
LOCATIONS: Monday session in Willkie C 111
Wednesday session via Zoom
HOW TO REGISTER: Want to sign up? REGISTER HERE! You will need to select whether you would like to attend the Monday in-person sessions or the Wednesday virtual sessions.
Please note: In order to continue to offer this course at low cost to IU students the withdrawal policy will be very strictly enforced. If you decide to cancel your registration you must do so in a timely manner according to the withdrawal policy stated on the authorization form so that another student can be allowed to register.
About our instructors:
PATRICK BLACKSTONE (Physics): I am a sixth-year graduate student in the IU physics department, doing research in the field of theoretical particle physics. I spend my research time writing code and reading papers, occasionally forcing myself to break and photosynthesize outside. I began tutoring in high school and have been teaching labs, discussion sections, and a full calculus course in the physics and math departments. Hobbies include playing mandolin, running, and the occasional standardized test.
LISA CONNOLLY (Psychology, Sociology and Statistical Reasoning): Dr. Lisa L. Connolly is a Professor at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, Indiana. She completed a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Indianapolis in 2010. Dr. Connolly completed a master’s degree in counseling and holds an LMHC (licensed mental health counselor) license in the State of Indiana and has over 20 years of experience working with people with significant behavioral challenges. Moving into academia has allowed her to focus on her first love of teaching both in the classroom and at conferences at the local and national level. Her areas of research interest are in gerontology, youth work and marginalized populations of people.
RENEE KINNE (Biology): Renee received her B.S. in Genomic and Molecular Genetics with a minor in Bioethics from Michigan State University. She is currently in the Cell, Molecular, and Cancer Biology PhD program in the School of Medicine at IU. She was an instructor for Chemistry labs at MSU for 3 years and Human Physiology lab at IU since Fall 2021. She has worked in multiple different labs whose research focus spans from fetal cardiovascular development to agricultural genetic engineering. Her current research focuses on understanding the mechanism of the oncogenic co-activator EWS in prostate cancer and Ewing sarcoma.
TARA SELLEN (Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills): Tara graduated from the University of Wisconsin, summa cum laude, double majoring in Political Science and Psychology. She is attending Indiana University, Maurer School of Law as a Bradley Fellow, finishing her J.D. degree. She has currently been clerking for the Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C. and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western Division of Kentucky and is also an Articles Editor on the Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality.
ZACHARY TAYLOR (Chemistry & Biochemistry): I have both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemistry, from Middle Tennessee State University. I am currently a PhD candidate in the Chemistry Department specializing in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology. My current research is focused on the development of fluorescent and fluorogenic probes for investigating peptidoglycan biosynthesis. I have been tutoring/teaching undergraduate chemistry since 2014.
For more information please go to https://hpplc.indiana.edu/events-workshops/mcat-prep-workshop.html.
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