Quinn Mika MacDonald

Mika earned her Bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology from Claremont McKenna College before beginning her legal journey. After earning a 179 on the LSAT, she was offered acceptance to several prestigious law schools, including Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Vanderbilt. She ultimately chose to complete her JD at the University of Chicago. 

Mika is a published legal writer—one of her consumer class action projects was profiled in the Wall Street Journal and the Tennessean. She has also been published in the New York Law Journal, the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, and multiple issues of the Cole Schotz Bankruptcy Newsletter. 

As a tutor, Mika employs the "TEACH" approach, emphasizing trust, empowerment, appreciation, communication, and humor to motivate and engage students. During her sessions, she typically employs the EDIP (explain, demonstrate, imitate, and practice) teaching method, ensuring thorough understanding and skill development by modeling best practices and giving students constant feedback. Students she has tutored have been accepted to top law schools, including Harvard, the University of Chicago, Stanford, Cornell, and many other T-14 and top law schools. 

Mika’s greatest strength is interaction. She believes in a modeling/co-teaching process and pushes students to precisely identify why answers must be wrong. In her experience, a tutor's goal is not just to teach; it’s to train you in the best attack process possible.

In her free time, Mika loves to roller skate, dance, and play board games with friends. She is also a lifelong learner, with a particular interest in classical, medieval, and Victorian-era history.