Ken Tao, PhD, Vice President
Director of MCAT
MedSchool Coach
Friday, January 23, 2026
5pm-6:30pm PST
Workshop Description:
Science classes can feel like drinking from a firehose, and the MCAT can make it feel like the hose is aimed at your GPA. In this workshop, Ken Tao, PhD, Vice President and Director of MCAT at MedSchool Coach, will break down a practical study system that helps community college, university, and post-bacc pre-meds master Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physics while building MCAT-ready skills along the way. You will learn how to plan weekly study cycles, use active recall and spaced repetition, create high-yield practice sets, and convert lecture notes into questions that actually stick. We will cover passage-based strategy for CARS and science sections, how to review mistakes, and what to do when time is limited. Ken will also explain how strong study habits translate into a more competitive application, from grades to test scores to the confidence you bring into interviews. Come ready to ask your questions and get clear, honest answers from an expert who works with applicants every day, not second-hand myths or advice from people guessing about admissions.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Ken Tao graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering and a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology. He was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi and received the Jeffrey A. Winer Memorial Prize, awarded to the top graduating senior in the Neurobiology emphasis of the Molecular and Cell Biology major. He went on to complete a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Harvard University and Harvard School of Medicine.
Dr. Tao is widely regarded as a leading expert on the MCAT. He has worked with thousands of premedical students as a graduate teaching assistant and as an MCAT instructor and tutor for The Princeton Review. There, he was the only tutor certified to teach all MCAT subjects, was consistently among the highest-rated instructors, and also served as a teacher trainer for the MCAT division. In addition, he has written content for dozens of MCAT books and preparation guides.
Dr. Tao has an exceptional record of helping students significantly raise their scores. Many of his students have earned MCAT scores above 40 on the former exam and above 520 on the current version.
Register for Free:
What: The Pre-Med Study Playbook: Crush Bio, Chem, O-Chem & the MCAT
When: Friday, January 23, 2026, 5 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
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