This is by far the closest video to my situation for MCAT prep, offering full guidance. As a nontraditional premed student, I often have doubts and questions, sometimes feeling off-track and then back on track. I may feel confident one day and completely lost the next. After watching your video, I've realized it's important to allow myself to take a day, a couple of days, or even a week off whenever I feel burned out in this unusually difficult and unfamiliar world. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your experience! It's totally normal to have doubts on this journey, but remember to be kind to yourself and take breaks when needed. You're not alone in this, and we're cheering you on every step of the way!
Hi! I have the Princeton book set, and am in the content stages. I’ve been taking notes with the sections, but noticed they take much longer… (much much longer hahah) I’m trying to find an Anki deck that will correspond with the chapters but haven’t found a really good one yet. Do you suggest still taking notes or just reading through it?
How did you manage to read 2 Kaplan chapters a day for only 2 hours? I’ve been setting aside one full day for 2 chapters (I’m a full time student) and reading 2 chapters would take like 4 hours minimum. Were you taking notes while reading?
Hey Danny I’m harnoor from India I’m currently in 11th class and I have opted for non-medical to give the entrance exam of IIT/NIT (jee advanced) I’m not able to manage my studies properly and even I do not score good marks in my weekly mock tests Would please give me an advice and suggest a time table for my studies I’ll be greatly thankful to you.
Hi Danny! thanks for this video, it's been super helpful for me as I try to make a study plan/schedule. one question: I have the Kaplan online course, and one of the first things they say is that you shouldn't just read their textbooks cover to cover, instead to only use them as a reference. what are your thoughts on this? were you reading chapters while also doing the prep course? I'm looking to break 510 on my mcat (I have early assurance to a program already and just need to meet the minimum)
No one notices he went from 503 aamc to 516 Kaplan in less than a month? Seems like diagnostic is fake or outlier. This guy was destined for 520 from the start
Can you make a video of your Kaplan class schedule--what your schedule was like? How often did you do questions vs review? Did you read through books during the classes or after in your 4 month Uworld prep? If so, did you annotate the books or take notes? I barely use the books but if I did, I annotate mine and I have no color coding system, any suggestions? Not sure if it's helpful lol. I'm stealing your 4 month study schedule. Do I do EVERY activity in the Kaplan class? They said we can skip over stuff if we get 80% on the placement quit, but I kind of want to do it all. Lastly, is the class only high yield content? I rememeber you saying you need to know EVERYTHIHNG for a 527...I appreciate your videos and any advice
My prep course schedule was very straightforward - I set my weekly limit to 18 hours a week (3 hours a day with Sundays off) and followed the schedule they provided for me. I took physical notes on the videos and did all the assigned practice problems, as scheduled - I didn't go beyond what was assigned. I read through the books afterwards, during my UWorld prep, and started Anki at the same time. The prep course is not just high yield content but they revisit and emphasize the most important concepts. In order to really dig into the details I had to use the books + UWorld. Thank you and good luck!
Unfortunately I can't help much since that wasn't my experience. I'd say prioritize Anki + Uworld, study when you can, and try to take some time off the month before the exam to really focus and dial in. I'm sure if you search through the r/MCAT subreddit you'll find better advice from those who have been in your current situation.
Hey, I didn't use sketchy but I have friends in med school who love it. It's a different style of memorization than pure rote memorization like Anki, so it might resonate with you. I'd try it out and if it works for you go for it. Whatever helps you learn the best.
Did you practice your uworld questions on tutored mode on both sets? Or you just reviewed them after you finished both sets? Thank you in advance and great video! Got some real helpful tips out of this video!
Amazing score and amazing video! I wanted to ask how exactly did you read the Kaplan books? Sometimes I read through the chapter and I don't understand. Should I keep going on in hope that I will learn through Anki/ practice questions or should I go back and take the time to understand the concepts? What was your method?
UWorld was by far the best resource I used, followed closely by Anki. I swapped over to the AAMC section banks /qpacks for the last month and a half of my study process, which helped familiarize me with the style of questions I'd see on the real exam.
Skim every single passage of a section for 30s each before starting to answer questions. Write down the question # of the passage and your own subjective judgement of how difficult it is from E to M to H. It's purely subjective, e.g. if there's a topic you're unfamiliar with, or a really long/dense passage, you might put that as H. Then answer the qs in order of increasing difficulty. It will help you warm up on easier qs and give you a sense of control over the exam.
Nice video! I’m curious about your academic plan, as I’m currently a piano major in undergrad. Are you getting your master’s in music and then applying to medical school? Did you take the MCAT during getting your music master’s? My piano professor keeps saying I should get my piano master’s and do med school at the same time, lol. In a perfect world I would, but it simply seems impossible and impractical to do that.
So I took my MCAT during a gap year, then did a year long masters, and now I’m in the application cycle for med school. I probably wouldn’t recommend doing a masters while doing med school as I wouldn’t be able to handle that work load. But u might be built different.
I'm glad my study method seems identical to yours prior to clicking this video. As for this AnKing you've mentioned. Is it an accessible deck I can find somewhere? Or is it just the Mile Down deck
Sure, you skim all the passages and make a personal decision on each one for how hard it seems to you. For example, if you don't like thermodynamics questions you might label that one hard. And if you like physics optics, you might label that one easy. Generally I'd consider longer passages with dense terminology to be harder - and complete those passages last.
Sure, you skim all the passages and make a personal decision on each one for how hard it seems to you. For example, if you don't like thermodynamics questions you might label that one hard. And if you like physics optics, you might label that one easy. Generally I'd consider longer passages with dense terminology to be harder - and complete those passages last.
Piggy backing off this. Can I ask if you did this manually or was there an easier resource you used to transfer the material over? This is what is taking up most of my time. I heard some folks found ways to convert the info from their notebook into anki but I am struggling on finding those resources.@@dannyjli
I, too, started with a 502 (non-trad; 6+ years) so fingers crossed lol, my story is similar. Holistic and honest....wishing you the best! Also wish i could you more than a thumbs up...one of the best mcat. I
@@ramanjitsingh6996 the ones I got right I just glanced at and moved on. The ones I got wrong I made anki cards for. As I got better at it and my % got higher it took less time to review
@@dannyjli thank you! I have 4 weeks left for my test, I've taken 9 FLs so far, should I do more Uworld questions or 3rd party FLs? I understand the content well but need to work more on stamina.
@@TheHiddenChronicle-b9l with only a month left I would focus exclusively on AAMC content, section banks, FLs, question packs. Even if you've done them already I'd consider doing them again
I did that for a little over 2 months. Before that I spent 2 months taking the Kaplan prep course, and afterwards I spent 1 month focused on the AAMC material.
absolutely love this video!! i plan on taking my MCAT in March 2025 while also surviving my junior year🥲 thank you for the advice i truly appreciate it
