Sharanya S.

During college, Sharanya conducted type 2 diabetes research through UC San Diego Health and was awarded the Maryam Ahmadian Memorial Summer Fellowship in metabolic research, through which she completed a departmental honors thesis. Her research earned 1st place in the poster presentation category at the UC San Diego Biological Research Showcase. She was also extensively involved in leadership roles at UC San Diego's undergraduate biological sciences research journal, Saltman Quarterly, where she served as Co-Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor. After graduation, Sharanya worked as a medical assistant in family medicine before conducting public health research in India as a Fulbright scholar.

Sharanya spent three years as an undergraduate writing consultant at UC San Diego's Teaching + Learning Commons, where she worked one-on-one with students on college-level academic writing and graduate school applications, designed and facilitated writing-strategy workshops, and led campus initiatives to expand access to writing support across student resource centers. Through that experience, Sharanya observed that the biggest barrier to student improvement was often not content knowledge but confidence in one's own reasoning.

As an MCAT tutor, Sharanya's philosophy centers on helping students develop both practical strategies and the self-assurance to tackle challenging problems. She aims to reframe the MCAT as a learnable exam with predictable patterns that can be mastered through effective strategies recognizing recurring AAMC logic. Sharanya works closely with each student to develop a personalized study plan that fits their goals, prevents burnout, and emphasizes consistency. She believes that sustainable study habits are the foundation of lasting score improvement. Her approach is compassionate and supportive, helping students build the discipline and resilience needed to reach their target scores.