How to score a Top Score on the MCAT (100th Percentile) | My Study Plan, Schedule & Strategy
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- This is how I went from a 502 (51st percentile) on the MCAT to a 527 (100th percentile) in six months. I reveal my MCAT prep, study schedule, strategy, and mindset that made it possible. The MCAT, or Medical College Admissions Exam, tests your medical fundamentals including physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, psychology, sociology, and critical reasoning. This is how I absolutely obliterated the MCAT as a non-traditional pre-med student and how you could do it too.
0:00 Intro
0:13 Background
1:00 My Score Progression
1:12 PART ONE: CONTENT & STRATEGY
1:18 Step 1: Learn the content
2:12 Step 2: Practice, practice, practice
2:39 My Study Schedule
3:31 Step 3: Develop a strategy
4:39 PART TWO: MINDSET
4:59 1.Patience
5:20 2.Humility
5:52 3.Discipline
6:16 4.Self-understanding
6:44 5.Perspective
7:17 Final Thoughts
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Why does ir feel like u are rizzing us up with the way u talk😭 thanks for the adviseeee
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Why it seems like we’re on a date at the table and ur talking to me like this
This is the best schedule video I've seen. Thank you for this comprehensive guide!
This was awesome! Loved the approach . Sharing video with my son who is preparing for the MCAT now! Much appreciated 👍🏽😊
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!
Awesome job Danny!
Thank you for sharing this! 😊
LOved this video! Thank you
So informative. Thanksss
Hi! Amazing video! About how many full lengths did you take and which question bank websites (blueprint, uworld, aamc, etc.) would you recommend?
Hey, thanks! I took 20 FLs between Blueprint, Kaplan and AAMC, and I'd recommend using both uworld and the AAMC material for question banks.
@@lorientheresa4844You will pass Every one has their own season, just keep going, pray and believe you will receive.
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!
untutored, and I'd review my answers after finishing both sets - thanks for watching! glad it's useful
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?
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
Check the description of my anki video!
Thank you
Hi! Did you make your own anki or use a pre made one?
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.
Hello, did you use the live online, in-person, or on-demand prep course. Thanks!
I did the live online course but didn't attend any of the live sessions.
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.
on test day did you skim thru all the questions and do discrete qs first, then easiest to hardest passage questions?
yes exactly like the practice tests
This is such a flex im jealous
Did you find UWorld sufficient for your study schedule or when (did?) you swap over to the AAMC question/section banks?
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.
How do you access miles down anki cards
The schedule you created in the video at 3:18, how many months did you do that for?
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.
how do you take a couple days off when you made a schedule you need to stick to otherwise you’ll be behind?
honestly... you don't. Your schedule should give you one day a week off and you just have to push through the rest.
Did you start using UWorld from the beginning of content review?
No, I used just a prep course for the first 2 months, then started UWorld, Anki, and the Kaplan books together.
@@dannyjli please what prep course did you use? And will you advice to use a prep course? Also, how did you get the Kaplan FL?
@@klutverttabot9663 I took the kaplan prep course and the FLs came with it. It was very helpful for scheduling and for learning high yield content
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?
No notes. Just the prequiz + anki after. This was also after my prep course so it was mostly review/small details
how long did you spend reviewing uworld questions? and would you only review the ones you got wrong or all of them?
About 2 hours reviewing 120 questions. I'd review all of them but make Anki cards for the ones I got wrong.
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
how did you review 120 questions in 2 hours ? can you explain how you did this efficently@@dannyjli
@@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
How did you learn the strategy to rank Questions based on difficulty?
Can you go over that strategy more and how to use it?
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.
How did you map out your FL practice from easy to hard?
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.
What do you think of Sketchy? Could you take a look?
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.
How long did you study for all in all? It seems the general time frame is 3-6 months
6 months with the last 3 months full time
Hey danny,! I saw you're also following Premed, are you also prepping for the MCAT?
No I took it already... hence the video
great video! would you be able to share your uworld mistakes anki deck?
sure, here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1iOY_CM-McjyFHigTl04Hf6yLEtsM8Qnn/view?usp=drive_link
It's still better to make your own
@@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.
@@davisjohn1517 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'm wondering what your strategy is for those working 40hrs a week? I wish I could have your schedule but it's just not possible.
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.
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By chance, did you use AAMC for prsctuce problems as well or only UWorld
Practice*
AAMC exclusively for the last month before my exam.
How long did you prep for MCAT using UWorld?
@@danielkim1365 ab 2 months prep course, 2 months UWorld then 1 mo AAMC material
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
Is getting a 515 with only 3 months of prep doable with this schedule?
Depends on where you start and how hard you work. Definitely possible.
How long did you study for?
6 mo
yo can i see some proof that you got a 527? just want to check before i invest in your videos. thanks
I click because how u turn your head. Score is overated 😂
Faker than Teças ❤😂🎉😮😊
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for some reason I don't believe a word that he says just cuz of the way he looks at the camera(I am uncomfortable)