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Jasmine Santos
Приєднався 13 лис 2023
A Filipino-American international medical graduate (IMG) just trying to find her way
Find me on ig: @jmss_md_img
I have another youtube channel (@jasmineswifelife) because medicine is not my entire life and personality. This other channel is for my hobbies and interests.
I’m more active on ig than youtube because it’s just easier.
So if you like my stuff so far, follow my ig accounts for more:
Personal: @pandajazzmine
Housewife diaries: @jasmineswiflife
USMLE/IMG diaries: @jmss_md_img
Find me on ig: @jmss_md_img
I have another youtube channel (@jasmineswifelife) because medicine is not my entire life and personality. This other channel is for my hobbies and interests.
I’m more active on ig than youtube because it’s just easier.
So if you like my stuff so far, follow my ig accounts for more:
Personal: @pandajazzmine
Housewife diaries: @jasmineswiflife
USMLE/IMG diaries: @jmss_md_img
What is the difference between the MCAT (US) and the NMAT (PH)?
Getting in to a medical school is difficult regardless of where you apply.
Here are the differences between the NMAT and the MCAT. Note, it’s been 5+ years since I took my MCAT and NMAT and so there might be new updates. I am only speaking from experience.
I used a Kaplan self-paced online review course to study for the MCAT, scored a 515 (I believe at that time this was a 95th percentile). I don’t remember the exact breakdown of the score. But I do remember, surprisingly, that my highest score was on the social sciences/psych part of the exam.
For the NMAT, I only used one NMAT reviewer, and that was so I can get a feel for the questions they will ask and for the spatial reasoning and logic/IQ test-like portion of the exam.
I can no longer recall the exact breakdown of my NMAT scores, I just remembered that I scored a 99+ on it (this range is pretty much the highest you can get).
Subjects covered are pretty much identical, both exams are in English, and pretty much just test you on your basic science knowledge. Which is an incredibly wide scope. There are plenty of videos that explain each exam on youtube, so I just wanted to share my experiences with the exam 5+ years later.
I took these exams 2-3 months apart. I took the MCAT September or so of 2017, and then the NMAT was offered in October or November that same year.
So let’s go through the basic FAQs:
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
06:22 - Do I need to take both exams?
06:51 - How much do these exams cost?
07:23 - How much time to study for exams?
08:06 - When Should I take the exams?
09:19 - When will the scores be released?
10:13 - How can I schedule my test?
12:29 - How long is the test?
13:14 - What is the format of the test?
13:55 - Where will the exam be held?
14:27 - What subjects are covered?
15:23 - Other tips
Best of luck to you! If you have any more questions about this, feel free to comment your questions below and I’ll do my best to answer them!
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BGM: Swells - Underbelly & Ty Mayer
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Find me on IG and tiktok: @jmss_md_img
Here are the differences between the NMAT and the MCAT. Note, it’s been 5+ years since I took my MCAT and NMAT and so there might be new updates. I am only speaking from experience.
I used a Kaplan self-paced online review course to study for the MCAT, scored a 515 (I believe at that time this was a 95th percentile). I don’t remember the exact breakdown of the score. But I do remember, surprisingly, that my highest score was on the social sciences/psych part of the exam.
For the NMAT, I only used one NMAT reviewer, and that was so I can get a feel for the questions they will ask and for the spatial reasoning and logic/IQ test-like portion of the exam.
I can no longer recall the exact breakdown of my NMAT scores, I just remembered that I scored a 99+ on it (this range is pretty much the highest you can get).
Subjects covered are pretty much identical, both exams are in English, and pretty much just test you on your basic science knowledge. Which is an incredibly wide scope. There are plenty of videos that explain each exam on youtube, so I just wanted to share my experiences with the exam 5+ years later.
I took these exams 2-3 months apart. I took the MCAT September or so of 2017, and then the NMAT was offered in October or November that same year.
So let’s go through the basic FAQs:
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
06:22 - Do I need to take both exams?
06:51 - How much do these exams cost?
07:23 - How much time to study for exams?
08:06 - When Should I take the exams?
09:19 - When will the scores be released?
10:13 - How can I schedule my test?
12:29 - How long is the test?
13:14 - What is the format of the test?
13:55 - Where will the exam be held?
14:27 - What subjects are covered?
15:23 - Other tips
Best of luck to you! If you have any more questions about this, feel free to comment your questions below and I’ll do my best to answer them!
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BGM: Swells - Underbelly & Ty Mayer
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Find me on IG and tiktok: @jmss_md_img
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An IMG's Road to Residency | Ep 09: Prep for Residency Apps (Working and Networking)
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Hi everyone! Thank you so much to everyone who has subscribed to me up to this point. I am gearing up to apply to residency for this cycle. So this vlog is going to be part 1 of ? where I will be documenting how I’m going about my application to residency and how I’m preparing for the worst case scenario. If this is something you find value in, please like and share the video, subscribe if you ...
An IMG’s Road to Residency | Ep 08: Lessons learned from 1 year as an IMG
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Hey guys Today marks the day I graduated from medical school, which means I’m officially 1 year into my journey as an IMG. Of course the journey actually started way before that, but I just wanted to commemorate this day to celebrate being 1 year post-grad. So here are the lessons I learned after 1 year of being an IMG. If you follow me on instagram and tiktok, these tips might be familiar from...
Turning 28 and starting a year of side quests
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Hey all! Different kind of video for this week. Less polished and more introspective. When this video gets posted, it’s the weekend before my 28th birthday. And I’m glad to be able to spend it with my husband. If you’re reading this, I’m currently in my airbnb with him and my cats chilling by the pool and hot tub to beat the summer heat. I’m grateful for all the things that has happened to me i...
How the “I don’t dream of labor” movement damaged my mental health
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Hey y’all. I watched a video recently (I’ve seen plenty of videos like this) that talked about how much of our lifespan is spent doing things that is not “living your best life.” And that made me think about the “I don’t dream of labor movement” and how that philosophy has negatively impacted me in the past two or so years since it gained traction. Maybe it’s very old school of me to think this...
An IMG's Road to Residency | Ep 07: How expensive is the USMLE (and beyond) in 2024 for IMGs?
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Hey again! Welcome back to my channel. This video will discuss the base expense for ECFMG certification and USMLE. Just to get an idea of how much to be spent for applications themselves, I have also included a short section on OBGYN residency applications and the ERAS applications as well. Disclaimers: Most of the numbers mentioned were actual expenses *will post screenshots for proof* that I ...
How to get a job as an IMGs or as a Pre-Med before applying to residency or med school
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Hey all welcome back to another video! On this week’s episode of Road to Residency, I’m going to talk about part time jobs as an IMG and how to get them, and also which ones to even apply to. As stated in the video, the advice only applies to those who can be gainfully employed in the US, meaning you’re either a citizen, a green card holder or a work visa holder. With that said, the next thing ...
Med School in the Philippines vs in the US (UP College of Medicine Grad)
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Hey again! This video is the second video of the playlist I decided to make for fil-am pre-meds who are considering going to medical school in the Philippines. Please take my advice with a grain of salt, I am only speaking about the experiences I had. I graduated med school in 2023, from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. Some of this info might not apply to other med school...
An IMG's Road to Residency | Ep 05: Part-time Job as an IMG
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Hey all! Welcome back to another vlog. This time I'm going to be showing my life lately as a part-time clinical research coordinator, which I'm trying to balance with studying for Step 3, looking for observerships, and getting my application ready to apply to the match in the future! Please stay tuned for more videos about residency applications, and other videos for my fil-am pre-med students ...
An IMG's Road to Residency | Ep 04: More USCE
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This week I had another full week of observerships. I didn’t get a chance to edit last week’s vlog so I decided to just lump it into one giant vlog. So in total, so far, I’ve had 3 weeks of observerships, 1 week in UC davis, and 2 weeks in Sutter Health. I got these observerships through personal connections, and through these connections I’m securing more observership and volunteer opportuniti...
How I passed the OET in less than a week | OET study tips
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Hey! I figured this video will just be quick and straight to the point. So I didn’t bother editing it or filming with my tripod. But also, I’m staying at my parents’ place so I don’t have access to my usual filming and editing gear. So yeah, please bear with me. I touched on this a little bit in my video “I passed the OET so what’s next?” But I guess I didn’t go in depth with what I did exactly...
An IMG’s Road to Residency | Ep 03: A Week of Observerships
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An IMG's Road to Residency | Ep 02: What I wish I knew before going to Med School (in the PH)
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An IMG's Road to Residency | Ep 01: Unemployment Diaries
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Passed the OET, so What's Next? | An Introvert's Nightmare
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How I passed Step 2 CK in 3 months | USMLE Step 2 CK Tips
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Thoughts after Taking USMLE Step 2 CK | Dealing with Loneliness and Impostor Syndrome
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