Claire graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in science-computing. After graduating, she moved to Chicago where she worked as a sustainability consultant at Accenture for three years. Wanting to change careers and pursue medicine, she started taking pre-med classes at Northwestern and working as a research assistant for the Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research in 2024. She will apply to medical school in the fall 2027 cycle.
As an MCAT tutor, Claire personalizes her sessions and breaks down the trickiest topics and strategies to help students crush the MCAT. As someone who balanced a full-time job with studying, she enjoys helping students navigate making time for the MCAT while staying on top of their other responsibilities.
In her free time, Claire loves music, working with kids, and going to yoga with friends!
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
MCAT Total: 525 (99th percentile)
Claire has played bass guitar in bands throughout her life. Most recently, she was the bassist for a Chicago-based group called The Trenchies!
Table of Contents Fully licensed doctors make an average of $363,000/year, and specialists make more than primary care physicians. Doctor[...]
Table of Contents The extracurriculars you choose and the experience they provide are one of the most important parts of[...]
MSC Dive Brief: Since 2007, when the MCAT switched from a paper-based format to a revised computer-based format, technologies have[...]
Thinking about applying to medical school? Discover what high school students need to know about obtaining a career in medicine.
Download
Get ready for the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 with this free guide to study planning and resource utilization.
Download