MCAT prep: a guide for pros
What customers ask, how to win the job, and what to put on your profile.
Offering mcat prep
You prepare pre-med students for the medical school admissions exam, with science review, passage skills and test strategy. Your sessions work best when you start with a timed diagnostic and teach passage skills alongside the content the student is weakest in.
What customers ask
- Can you guarantee a score?
- Do you review the science content?
- How many practice passages will I do?
- Do you teach test strategy?
- What should I bring?
- How long until the test?
How to win the job
- On the first call, ask the student's target score range, the test date, their science background and any past scores, then say what the diagnostic will show
- Run a timed diagnostic in the first session and share the section results with the student
- Teach passage skills with a method for finding the claim and the data, and show it on a real passage
- Put the number of sessions, length, practice test count, materials and cancellation terms in the quote
- Review each wrong answer with the student and note the reason for it
- Send a short note after each session with the topic covered and the next practice passage set
What to put on your profile
- Your academic background in the sciences and any test prep training you have
- The sections and levels you prepare students for
- Whether you tutor in person, online or both
- Results you can share with permission, without promising future results
- Your background check, shown on your profile, if you work with minors
Follow-up that helps the customer
- A practice test schedule for the next four weeks
- A passage session for a section the practice test showed
- A science content refresher for students who have been away from courses
- A check-in after the real test to review the next steps
Licenses and permits
No license is usually required to tutor for a medical school admissions exam privately. You teach test skills, not medical advice. Keep your degree or teaching credentials on your profile, and check with your state or local licensing agency for any rules that apply if you offer test prep through a school or program.
Questions
Do I need a medical degree to tutor for the MCAT?
No, but you should be clear about your background. Show your degree and the science levels you have taught, and say that you teach test skills rather than medical advice.
How do I handle a student who wants to memorize all of the content?
Show them that passages ask them to apply the content to a new situation. Let them practice applying one topic to a passage, so the content has a use.
What happens when a request does not fit my schedule?
On infinibell you can decline a request for free. You pay only for the leads you accept.
Pro reviewers
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Edit history
- Oct 29, 2026: Drafted by infinibell to our content guidelines.
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