Illinois · Central Time
Private USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK tutoring for medical students in Illinois. Sessions are online via Zoom, so your zip code does not matter. What matters is your NBME baseline, UWorld performance, and the specific patterns you want to improve.
High Yield Board Prep offers online USMLE Step 1 tutoring for medical students in Illinois, with online practice review and individualized planning. Regional schools and programs include Northwestern Feinberg, University of Chicago Pritzker, UIC College of Medicine, and 4 other schools. Sessions run via Zoom on Central time, with Access to send questions between sessions. Students work 1-on-1 with Dante, a clinical-year medical student who scored 75 on the CBSE and completed UWorld three times, AMBOSS twice, and every NBME form twice. Sessions focus on reviewing practice data and building an individualized plan.
Program Options
$0
60-minute Zoom consult. We look at your UWorld data and NBME breakdowns together and produce a written action plan. No pitch.
Custom
1-on-1 Step 1 and Step 2 CK tutoring. Custom plan rebuilt from your data. Detailed notes every session.
$3,500
3-month expert-guided course. 20 sessions across 10 weeks, 2 sessions per week. Practice stem reading, pacing, and answer selection using current practice questions. Weekly recalibration, Access to send questions between sessions.
Coverage
Tutoring is available to first-time takers, retakers, and IMGs in Illinois. These regional listings do not imply an affiliation, endorsement, or history of students from these schools. The tutoring approach and framework are identical regardless of your school. What changes is your starting point and which subjects need the deepest review.
Illinois state medical licensing information is available through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Illinois FAQ
Yes. All tutoring is online via Zoom, so physical location does not affect eligibility. We run sessions on Central time when that works for you, or on your preferred time zone. Most students schedule evenings or early mornings depending on rotations.
Yes. The data-driven study plan approach works the same regardless of school. Your school does not need an affiliation with High Yield Board Prep.
Yes. The tutoring service is designed for all three pathways: first-time takers at US MD or DO schools, retakers after a Step 1 failure, and IMGs preparing for USMLE. IMG students often need additional work on test-taking mechanics for the USMLE format and on identifying content gaps that were not emphasized in their original curriculum.
Dedicated study length depends on your baseline NBME score and goal, not your state. Current assessment evidence, available study hours, and school requirements shape the timeline. We set the timeline after reviewing your data in the free diagnostic consult.
Your first paid tutoring session is risk-free. If it is not a good fit after session one, you do not pay. No questions asked.