Alex Starks Associate Director of MCAT | MedSchoolCoach

Alex Starks Associate Director of MCAT

Alex scored in the 99th percentile on his MCAT and has over 13 years of teaching experience. He joined MedSchoolCoach to help lead our content division, focused on creating the most realistic practice questions and highest quality video content available anywhere.

Alex Starks, MedSchoolCoach Tutor

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Bio

In 2016, after working as a Medical Scribe Manager for ScribeAmerica, Alex transitioned into the education sector as a 99th-percentile professional MCAT tutor with a score of 522.

As a tutor, Alex fosters success by getting into the “mind of the test maker,” and combines it with a very detailed, personalized approach to each of the 4 sections that make up the MCAT. Alex’s easygoing personality and experience with the MCAT studying process allow him to help his students overcome test anxiety and avoid burnout.

Education

Undergraduate: Central Washington University

Scores

MCAT:
522

Fun Fact

When he is not tutoring, Alex can be found lost in music. He previously followed his passion as a professional saxophonist with Princess Cruise Lines, living the dream of playing music while seeing the world. He continues to play, albeit not on a boat, in the greater Seattle and Vancouver BC areas.

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