Ken Tao

Ken is nationally recognized as a premier MCAT mind. He has worked with thousands of undergraduate students as a graduate teaching assistant and MCAT instructor/tutor for the Princeton Review. At Princeton Review, Ken was the only tutor certified in all subjects, was one of the highest rated MCAT tutors ever and was a teacher trainer. Additionally, Ken worked to found Magoosh's MCAT division. He has written content for dozen's of MCAT books and guides. He is now the Director of MCAT at MedSchoolCoach

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Ken Tao
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MCAT Mnemonics: Trigonometry

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss trigonometry and help you remember sine and cos at 0, 30, 45, 60, and 90 degrees – as long as you know how to count to four! Full Transcription…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Strong Acids

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and teaches a word trick to help you remember strong acids. Discover what “So I brought no clean clothes” stands for. Full Transcription Welcome back to another MCAT Mnemonic Monday. I’m Ken…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Purines and Pyrimidines

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and uses clever word plays to convey how purines are as pure as gold, and how pyrimidines prove that pyramids are sharp, they cut! Full Transcription Hey, welcome back to another MCAT…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Krebs Cycle Intermediates

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss Krebs cycle intermediates, while helping you remember Citrate, Isocitrate, α-Ketoglutarate, Succinyl-COA, Succinate, Fumarate, Malate, and Oxaloacetate with a neat word play. Full Transcription All right. Welcome back to another…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Most Electronegative Elements

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss most electronegative elements, and how the acronym FONClBrISCH can help you remember them. Full Transcription Hey, welcome back to another MCAT Mnemonic Monday. My name is Ken and I’m…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Metric Prefixes

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss metric prefixes, explaining how terribly gigantic monsters killed 1 million men napping peacefully can help you remember Tera, Giga, Mega, Kilo, Milli, Micro, Nano and Pico. Full Transcription Hey,…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Introns and Exons

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and will discuss introns and exons, and help you remember them as Exons are expressed, and Introns are in the trash. Full Transcription Welcome back to another MCAT Mnemonic Monday. I’m Ken…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Periodic Trends

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and uses the acronym “BEAR” to help you remember the periodic trends for basicity, electronegativity, electron affinity, and ionization energy, acidity and radius. Full Transcription All right. Welcome back to another MCAT…
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MCAT Mnemonics: E-Z Notation

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and helps you remember E-Z notation for double bonds by recalling that E is for Enemy (opposite sides) and Z is for Zame side (same side). Full Transcription So as a quick…
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MCAT Mnemonics: Standing Waves

Ken Tao is the MedSchoolCoach expert on MCAT, and helps you to remember the frequency of standing waves in pipes that are open/closed at both ends with the phrase: “I envy your tool.” Full Transcription Hey everyone. Welcome back to…
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