the best comments are the ones saying this kept you going and inspired you. Im so thankful because that’s all the intention was for this video. Thank you for watching: if you want a SHORT (non-yapping) video of mcat tips and tricks (under 10 mins) its on my channel :)
Omg I usually don’t comment on videos but this is so inspiring 🥹 Especially being a Christian girly looking thru mcat prep & inspo vids and then finding yours & seeing how you incorporated faith and studying it’s so encouraging for me!! I can’t wait to see the rest of your journey! 🫶
im so glad i could give you that encouragment!!! Ill be praying for your success and be sure to keep me updated in the comments❤️ im currently applying and thats a whole nother beast of its own but you got this!!
Just took my FL2 today and got the same score,this gives me hope. Thank you so much for ur transparency on your mcat journey it really is appreciated and congrats future doc!!
You got this!!! I know its so hard to see scores you dont want to see especially after sitting for over 6 hours. Just keep pushing, its a marathon not a sprint and i know you are capable! Good luck on the rest of your studying!🙏🏼
Currently stuck and restarting my Mcat journey for what feels like the millionth time! I was supposed to test this year now I’m studying to test in Jan you just motivated me so much I’m along the same diagnostic lines (486) as you too I just gotta lock in!
@@473x4 im so glad it inspired you🥲🥲i remember feeling really low a lot until i started to see progress. Just keep going even though its hard! I made a new video on some tips if you think itll help
Hi Hadley how are you welcome back so happy you posted today and I hope you doing well and im proud of you and ive prayed for you and congratulations to you and you deserve it
GOD WILL DO IT EVERY TIME FOR SURE!!! Just try to do something every day even if its only 15 minutes you got it! Try to find the discipline to study and you will do great
This is really encouraging! Congratulations, I’m so happy for you. I’m testing next week and I’m in the same boat you were in before you tested so I pray my testimony will be similar to yours as well!
Congrats Hadley 🎉🎉. So happy for you. God always pulls through. Could you please talk about how long you planned to study for the test and how long you ended up studying for the test?
Yes! I can make a video more in depth if you want me to… i started content review in september 2023 but it was like not every day and just whenever i could but actually started studying probably around January 2024. I tried to just do as much as i could each week, which varied based on my motivation/discipline. I tried to at least do 2 hours a day from March-May
Congrats! Thanks for sharing! Took a MCAT practice exam this week and scored a 493 when previously scored a 500. So discouraging! But I’m pushing through!
I have some tips in my next video! They are specifically what I did to study but it was also really helpful to commit to studying a LOT more. But have to make sure you’re using useful techniques
SLAYYY QUEEN. Been following for a while as another pre-med, also from Indiana hehe :) I took my first mcat in May of last year, got the worst score below any of my practice exams (rip me), also decided to take a gap year, retook my mcat last September and got a 509! Am now also applying. It is so incredibly hard, but we made it through ♥
I am so happy to hear that!!!🥲🥲🥲509 girl you did the thing!!! Im proud of you for taking the path you knew you needed to take to be so successful where you are! Proud of you.
Good job Hadley! I hope to improve in this way. I have been stuck In the 480s and have been studying for 6 months. I am so lost at this point but this video gave me hope.
@@krishawnfranklin1502 youve got this!!! Dont lose hope. If you’re not seeing improvement at all that means you must majorly change the way you study. Try out new methods but don’t give up.❤️
@@krishawnfranklin1502 Yes im gonna make a video about this and probably post it this week but if you look through the comments under this video of my replies back to ppl i kinda say most of them!
Congrats Hadley! I feel invested in your journey and so proud of you. That is such crazy improvement that you've made since your FL diagnostic score. And you're right, sometimes we just need to re-evaluate our terms of what success means. Are you applying this cycle (2024-2025)?
Hi! I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this video ❤ I took my MCAT today and felt all the same emotions during my prep. I don’t know if you felt this way but I felt bad after the test lol but feeling better now
Hi!! Thank you for saying that! And first of all CONGRATS ON TAKING IT!!!! Thats literally the hardest part. I would say that i didnt feel great after taking it i felt like a zombie and almost like i dissociated though the whole thing…i tried not to think about it since i had a month til i found out my score. Just try to relax and not think about it. Be proud of yourself! You did it!
Hey gurl!! First off congratulations I am so happy for you!! And I wanted to ask you what were you like on test day that you think made that 4 point difference. I am currently in your exact shoes and I have been scoring close to where you are and I am really scared because my test is next week.
So 1) i prayed. And asked for guidance and that i could be at peace during the exam and to remind me that i have worked really hard and just ask for the wisdom He provides 2) i never doubted myself on questions. There were times on practice exams i would go back and forth. I went with my gut and moved on and pretended the question didnt exist anymore.
congrats!!! im currently sitting here freaking out bc my exam is so soon, and i had the exact same starting scores as you, what did u do for practice questions? (like physics and stuff for certain subjects?) was it just uworld? congrats again!!
Thank you!!! And GOOD LUCK YOU GOT THIS. I used uworld and did the ones i was struggling the most with bc i knew those were the ones i needed more practice with. I would say that UWORLD and AAMC bundle helped a lot. But i will say having like a really in depth understanding of the processes for bio and biochem and memorizing the physics equations and knowing when to use them is key. Medicosis perfectialis on youtube literally saved my life.
@@HadleyFaith how much did you study? I just don’t want to over do it. I hear some ppl say dont study anything then other say they study so just wondering
I’m an ultra nontraditional premed and really appreciated your video!! I register for the exam in 2 days. If you could go back in time, would you take more practice exams? If so, which ones?
Starting literally took me MONTHS to just mentally prepare. I promise once you just jump in it gets much better. Just do what you can and remember even 15 minutes a day is progress. You got this🫶
Thank you for this. Taking my exam in January and freaking out lol. Currently doing Anki until I can afford to purchase aamc in a few weeks to practice the exams. Still not sure if I want to buy Uworld yet
Youve got this!!! I think enough comes in the AAMC bundle for you to get enough practice. I would look into other effective question banks if youre nearing january and ran out of all the AAMC questions and still not performing well
I spaced them about one per month. I think you should schedule those for sure once a month leading up and can do section q’s/exams in between those times in my opinion
I am testing in 3 days but i am definitely not ready for it (488). Im just going to void the exam this time around. Do you have any tips on content review, honestly feel so lost and the past few months felt wasted…. definitely gonna try again next year i’m feeling super disheartened by the mcat rn
@@amanda05112000 i remember feeling that way too. And to be honest i rescheduled my mcat 2 times😂so you are better than me to stick it out and take it instead of rescheduling lol… but i just made a video on my channel with links in the comments to content stuff. If those dont help you comment on that video and ill give you more options
Hi! I loved your video and I am currently going through the exact same thing and was wondering whether you had an email one could reach out to for specific questions on what you did ? If not could you please share what your days looked like in terms of practice questions and the spreadsheet you used? Thanks in advance and sorry for the long comment!
So i read all the kaplan books and took notes (i dont think i recommend this maybe skim but not in depth) and then i downloaded “jack sparrow” anki (app for flashcards) from reddit which are decks that correspond to the kaplan chapters. I honestly had to go back and reread or go watch youtube videos to fully understand biochem, some physics, and biology. Anki was helpful for me with memorization. Id say read through the books once and write down all the topics you struggle with and that the book doesnt clarify for you. Then watch youtube videos. Also make a physics equation sheet and memorize it. And psych… all memorization
@@krystianaleivas4905 i would say to only take notes on stuff you will need to review later on that way you dont have to find it in the books every time. Theres too much content to take a ton of notes and it stick
the best comments are the ones saying this kept you going and inspired you. Im so thankful because that’s all the intention was for this video. Thank you for watching: if you want a SHORT (non-yapping) video of mcat tips and tricks (under 10 mins) its on my channel :)
Omg I usually don’t comment on videos but this is so inspiring 🥹 Especially being a Christian girly looking thru mcat prep & inspo vids and then finding yours & seeing how you incorporated faith and studying it’s so encouraging for me!! I can’t wait to see the rest of your journey! 🫶
im so glad i could give you that encouragment!!! Ill be praying for your success and be sure to keep me updated in the comments❤️ im currently applying and thats a whole nother beast of its own but you got this!!
THIS IS SO ENCOURAGING! Especially the fact that you brought God along your journey!
Im so glad you felt encouraged🙏🏼🙏🏼 and couldn’t have done it without God 100%
I was watching this thinking that the devil was taunting her while in the library. May God bless you both
OMG I'm so happy for you I almost cried. You deserve it. I'm proud of you
STOP THATS SO SWEET🥲🥲🥹🥹🥹thank you for watching and feeling my emotions with me
I’ve been following you for 4 years, I’m so happy you did so well! And I love the hair color on you. ❤
OMG YOU BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING🥹 thank you for watching along and following my journey it means so much. I appreciate you🫶
Just took my FL2 today and got the same score,this gives me hope. Thank you so much for ur transparency on your mcat journey it really is appreciated and congrats future doc!!
You got this!!! I know its so hard to see scores you dont want to see especially after sitting for over 6 hours. Just keep pushing, its a marathon not a sprint and i know you are capable! Good luck on the rest of your studying!🙏🏼
Currently stuck and restarting my Mcat journey for what feels like the millionth time! I was supposed to test this year now I’m studying to test in Jan you just motivated me so much I’m along the same diagnostic lines (486) as you too I just gotta lock in!
You got this! I replied to your other comment but im gonna post a video soon of mcat dos and donts so look out for it👀
@@HadleyFaith can’t wait!
OMG same. I'm planning on taking it Jan 2025 as well. Ive been so depressed about my last two real mcats but this video has inspired me.
@@473x4 we got this!!
@@473x4 im so glad it inspired you🥲🥲i remember feeling really low a lot until i started to see progress. Just keep going even though its hard! I made a new video on some tips if you think itll help
Hi Hadley how are you welcome back so happy you posted today and I hope you doing well and im proud of you and ive prayed for you and congratulations to you and you deserve it
Thank you so much Edward🥲
@HadleyFaith your welcome sending love to you ❤️ 🫂
Thank you so much for this motivation , I am currently studying for my MCAT and have 2 months left! God will do it every time !
GOD WILL DO IT EVERY TIME FOR SURE!!! Just try to do something every day even if its only 15 minutes you got it! Try to find the discipline to study and you will do great
@@HadleyFaith Thank you!!
Congrats Hadley! You did it!!
Thank you🥲
This is really encouraging! Congratulations, I’m so happy for you. I’m testing next week and I’m in the same boat you were in before you tested so I pray my testimony will be similar to yours as well!
Yes i just prayed for you over it!!! You got this🤩
@@HadleyFaith thank youu and amen!!
Congrats Hadley 🎉🎉. So happy for you. God always pulls through. Could you please talk about how long you planned to study for the test and how long you ended up studying for the test?
Yes! I can make a video more in depth if you want me to… i started content review in september 2023 but it was like not every day and just whenever i could but actually started studying probably around January 2024. I tried to just do as much as i could each week, which varied based on my motivation/discipline. I tried to at least do 2 hours a day from March-May
Congrats! Thanks for sharing! Took a MCAT practice exam this week and scored a 493 when previously scored a 500. So discouraging! But I’m pushing through!
We basically have the same journey lol just keep pushing!!! Study so much now so you can feel relief and take a break later. ❤️
@@HadleyFaith Yes! Will do!
So happy for you. I was hoping you’d detail what you did to jump from the 480’s to 500!
I have some tips in my next video! They are specifically what I did to study but it was also really helpful to commit to studying a LOT more. But have to make sure you’re using useful techniques
SLAYYY QUEEN. Been following for a while as another pre-med, also from Indiana hehe :) I took my first mcat in May of last year, got the worst score below any of my practice exams (rip me), also decided to take a gap year, retook my mcat last September and got a 509! Am now also applying. It is so incredibly hard, but we made it through ♥
I am so happy to hear that!!!🥲🥲🥲509 girl you did the thing!!! Im proud of you for taking the path you knew you needed to take to be so successful where you are! Proud of you.
This is so helpful ❤ God is with us we can do this
Good job Hadley! I hope to improve in this way. I have been stuck In the 480s and have been studying for 6 months. I am so lost at this point but this video gave me hope.
@@krishawnfranklin1502 youve got this!!! Dont lose hope. If you’re not seeing improvement at all that means you must majorly change the way you study. Try out new methods but don’t give up.❤️
@@HadleyFaith thank you for the encouragement. Do you have any advice on methods you feel best that worked best for you?
@@krishawnfranklin1502
Yes im gonna make a video about this and probably post it this week but if you look through the comments under this video of my replies back to ppl i kinda say most of them!
@@HadleyFaith thank you so much!
This was so encouraging ❤️❤️❤️
Good im so glad!!!
Yay you posted
Best of luck to you my dear Hadley.
Thank you!!!
Congrats Hadley! I feel invested in your journey and so proud of you. That is such crazy improvement that you've made since your FL diagnostic score. And you're right, sometimes we just need to re-evaluate our terms of what success means. Are you applying this cycle (2024-2025)?
Thank you for the comment!! I am applying for 2025 cycle :)
Hi! I just wanted to say how much I appreciate this video ❤ I took my MCAT today and felt all the same emotions during my prep. I don’t know if you felt this way but I felt bad after the test lol but feeling better now
Hi!! Thank you for saying that! And first of all CONGRATS ON TAKING IT!!!! Thats literally the hardest part. I would say that i didnt feel great after taking it i felt like a zombie and almost like i dissociated though the whole thing…i tried not to think about it since i had a month til i found out my score. Just try to relax and not think about it. Be proud of yourself! You did it!
Hey gurl!! First off congratulations I am so happy for you!! And I wanted to ask you what were you like on test day that you think made that 4 point difference. I am currently in your exact shoes and I have been scoring close to where you are and I am really scared because my test is next week.
So
1) i prayed. And asked for guidance and that i could be at peace during the exam and to remind me that i have worked really hard and just ask for the wisdom He provides
2) i never doubted myself on questions. There were times on practice exams i would go back and forth. I went with my gut and moved on and pretended the question didnt exist anymore.
Good luck !!! You got this💪🏻🙏🏼
congrats!!! im currently sitting here freaking out bc my exam is so soon, and i had the exact same starting scores as you, what did u do for practice questions? (like physics and stuff for certain subjects?) was it just uworld? congrats again!!
Thank you!!! And GOOD LUCK YOU GOT THIS. I used uworld and did the ones i was struggling the most with bc i knew those were the ones i needed more practice with. I would say that UWORLD and AAMC bundle helped a lot. But i will say having like a really in depth understanding of the processes for bio and biochem and memorizing the physics equations and knowing when to use them is key. Medicosis perfectialis on youtube literally saved my life.
@@HadleyFaith thank u sm !!
what did you use for the practices questions?
AAMC bank and UWorld!!
God is good omg congratulations
Thank you!!!!
Congratulations any tips for CARS? And what did you do the day before your mcat exam did you study at all?
No advice on CARS😭idk how to do better there. But i studied the day before for sure
@@HadleyFaith how much did you study? I just don’t want to over do it. I hear some ppl say dont study anything then other say they study so just wondering
I’m an ultra nontraditional premed and really appreciated your video!! I register for the exam in 2 days. If you could go back in time, would you take more practice exams? If so, which ones?
Yes so much more practice exams or practice questions!! Thats what was most helpful, that and reviewing why I got them wrong, good luck!!❤️
@@HadleyFaith Thanks so much!! What additional practice exams would you have taken?
@@allthingsamato1776i know blueprint has some but i would look up what ones are closest to the actual mcat
Hey!! and congratulations! what do you think you did differently (changed up) during practice exams to see an increase in your score?
Thank you! I feel like i truly learned stuff in depth instead of memorizing and i did like 3x the amount of practice problems i was doing before
@@HadleyFaith thank you!!
going through it and just struggling to start (im testing in early jan)
Starting literally took me MONTHS to just mentally prepare. I promise once you just jump in it gets much better. Just do what you can and remember even 15 minutes a day is progress. You got this🫶
Thank you for this. Taking my exam in January and freaking out lol. Currently doing Anki until I can afford to purchase aamc in a few weeks to practice the exams. Still not sure if I want to buy Uworld yet
Youve got this!!! I think enough comes in the AAMC bundle for you to get enough practice. I would look into other effective question banks if youre nearing january and ran out of all the AAMC questions and still not performing well
@@HadleyFaith thank you so much!!
Hallelujah 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
How did you space out taking your practice FL exams? Or is it better yo take section exams until you gain confidence?
I spaced them about one per month. I think you should schedule those for sure once a month leading up and can do section q’s/exams in between those times in my opinion
I am testing in 3 days but i am definitely not ready for it (488). Im just going to void the exam this time around. Do you have any tips on content review, honestly feel so lost and the past few months felt wasted…. definitely gonna try again next year i’m feeling super disheartened by the mcat rn
@@amanda05112000 i remember feeling that way too. And to be honest i rescheduled my mcat 2 times😂so you are better than me to stick it out and take it instead of rescheduling lol… but i just made a video on my channel with links in the comments to content stuff. If those dont help you comment on that video and ill give you more options
Hi! I loved your video and I am currently going through the exact same thing and was wondering whether you had an email one could reach out to for specific questions on what you did ? If not could you please share what your days looked like in terms of practice questions and the spreadsheet you used? Thanks in advance and sorry for the long comment!
No worries! Email me at hadleybfaith@gmail.com :)
How did you approach content review? Like what did you do no one ever answers this fully I’m DYING
So i read all the kaplan books and took notes (i dont think i recommend this maybe skim but not in depth) and then i downloaded “jack sparrow” anki (app for flashcards) from reddit which are decks that correspond to the kaplan chapters. I honestly had to go back and reread or go watch youtube videos to fully understand biochem, some physics, and biology. Anki was helpful for me with memorization. Id say read through the books once and write down all the topics you struggle with and that the book doesnt clarify for you. Then watch youtube videos. Also make a physics equation sheet and memorize it. And psych… all memorization
@@HadleyFaith so you don’t recommend to take notes over the chapters or to take light notes over the chapters?
@@krystianaleivas4905 i would say to only take notes on stuff you will need to review later on that way you dont have to find it in the books every time. Theres too much content to take a ton of notes and it stick
thank you, if you can make vid on mistakes you made along the way that would be nice.
Yes!! I will make a list and try to make a video soon