Vikram ShawAssociate Director of MCAT | MedSchoolCoach

Vikram Shaw Associate Director of MCAT

Vikram is a MD/Ph.D. student at Baylor College of Medicine. He scored in the 99th percentile on his MCAT, has mentored many MCAT students and tutors, and has written hundreds of practice questions.

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Bio

Vikram graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He loves analyzing scientific information and has worked on several research projects ranging from structural biology to machine learning models in cancer. His experience translates exceptionally well to the MCAT as it enables him to help students develop incisive critical thinking and analysis skills as well as reliable methods to get difficult questions correct. In addition to scoring a 528 on his own exam, he has helped his students achieve exceptional scores, mentored dozens of MCAT students and tutors, and written hundreds of practice questions.

Education

Undergraduate: Yale University

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Scores

MCAT Total: 528 (99th percentile)
MCAT CARS: 132 (99th percentile)
MCAT Bio/Biochem: 132 (99th percentile)
MCAT Psych/Soc: 132 (99th percentile)
MCAT Chem/Phys: 132 (99th percentile)

Fun Fact

Vikram considers himself a jack of all trades, but a master of none (except the MCAT). He likes woodworking as well as playing the guitar, basketball, and golf.

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