Claire King Tutor

Claire scored a 525 on the MCAT while working full time and changing careers. She loves helping students feel confident juggling MCAT studying with all of life’s other demands.

Claire King, MedSchoolCoach

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Bio

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!

Education

Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame

Scores

MCAT Total: 525 (99th percentile)

Fun Fact

Claire has played bass guitar in bands throughout her life. Most recently, she was the bassist for a Chicago-based group called The Trenchies!

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