Katelyn Sawyer, Associate Director of MCAT | MedSchoolCoach

Katelyn Sawyer Associate Director of MCAT

Katelyn is a medical student at the University of Minnesota and scored in the 99th percentile of her own MCAT. She focuses on teaching critical thinking skills as well as scientific knowledge and active study habits necessary for a strong MCAT performance.

Katelyn Sawyer, MedSchoolCoach

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Katelyn is a medical student at the University of Minnesota, an associate director of MedSchoolCoach’s MCAT program, and a Memphis native transplanted to the winter wonderland of Minnesota. She graduated from Marquette University with a degree in biomedical science and theology. After graduation, she began working in the MCAT prep industry, helping students in their own journeys toward medicine. Having worked with over 500 students in her decade-long teaching career, she is one of the senior-most MCAT instructors nationwide. Katelyn’s pedagogy is centered on teaching students the scientific knowledge and active study habits necessary for a strong MCAT performance as well as the critical thinking skills that will be essential on the MCAT and in the clinic. In addition to her MCAT tutoring experience, she has helped write and edit many of the most widely used MCAT preparation materials and practice exams.

 

Attended

Undergraduate: Marquette University
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Scores

MCAT Total: 521 (99th percentile))

Fun Fact

In her free time, Katelyn enjoys reading science fiction and playing board games.

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