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How I Scored 99.9th Percentile on the MCAT - How to Study
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- How to Study for the MCAT: In this video I go over the study strategies I used to ace the MCAT and reveal my MCAT score. These same strategies worked wonderfully for my friends and colleagues. I go over:
1. Timing
2. Study Smarter, Not Harder
3. Optimal Environment
4. Study Resources
5. Recreate Test Conditions
6. Optimize MCAT Test Day
How you perform on the MCAT is one of the most important factors for medical schools admissions and acceptance. Follow the tips and tricks in this video to help boost your score.
The Princeton Review Course that I used: tidd.ly/2M1nyq3
Disclaimer: I cannot guarantee a certain MCAT score, even after following my study guides and videos.
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Summary:
1.) Plan the test date intelligently. 2:18
2.) Study smarter not harder. 3:10
3.) Set up the optimal study environment. 5:26
4.) Choose your resources carefully (based on your goals). 6:35
5.) Recreate the testing conditions. 7:40
6.) Optimize test day conditions. 8:16
Cant wait to get a 1 on the mcat
You need to be positive. You can at least get a 472 by signing your name
Ricky Adames 😂
LMFAO SAME
We are together in this guys🤣
You guys are getting positive scores?
I’m still in middle school. I’m doing as much research as I can to be an emergency physician, but this is hard. I’m happy I love a challenge, and I can’t wait for the venture.
Tray Pardox start teaching yourself chem, bio, math. Now now now. You’ll become great and save lives
@@wesleykim825 thank you I honestly cant wait 💪🏽
And don’t EVER let anyone tell you that you can’t ! Study hard and continuously ❤️
If ur still in middle school, it's great to think ahead and jump start your studying. But at the same time, you don't want to burn yourself out from now because you have a REALLY long way to go. This video is meant more for college 2nd year and 3rd year students.
Hey man, great to hear your ambition on becoming a physician. One of the best things you can do is take AP classes in high school and start taking college classes at a community college. If you work hard, you can be done with a lot of the prerequisite courses early on. If I was to go back, I’d definitely do this. Good luck!
How to get a 528 overnight?
Adderall
heroin
😂😂😂
by dreaming overnight thatvu got 528
Take a 4 hour hacking course on the dark web. Use the knowledge to hack into the database and change your mcat score to 528
wow your discipline is admirable
Thank you. this was such a great Presentation. I will watch this over and over again.
Tune Splizer have you taken the test yet? If so how were your results and what do you wanna add (recommendations)
Pretty good video man! Really dig the new format
I really like the points you mentioned. Very practical and useful. TY for sharing.
Great video and amazing animations!
Beautifully done! I want to take LSAT and this applies wonderfully too. Thank you.
Greatly appriciated!
I missed (only) one question on the MCAT and had my choice of med. schools. Last year I looked at a couple of LSAT exam questions and had trouble answering them correctly. Hopefully you have a better brain than I apparently do!
wholeNwon I am still really far from my goal too and the fact that I am not native English speaker doesn’t help much but I think it is doable.
@@tppt010194 It's not directly applicable, but I've known several excellent physicians who were not native English speakers. Included among them was a Thai student who won a scholarship to study medicine in Tokyo. He spoke no Japanese at the time. After completing the medical curriculum, he came to the U.S. for internship and residency. Upon arriving, he spoke no English! He was very successful.
So, best of luck to you.
@@wholeNwon Thank you kindly.
As someone who likes reading about medicine, I took a practice test on a whim. Got 4 out of 10 qts right. So then I re- enrolled in college ( at 43).
wow
My stomach twisted thinking about this, and I want to take it in May 2018 haha. What I would like to see is how you broke down your study material, exactly what topics you covered and how.
David Gamez-Alvarez did you take it? How’d you do?
Lol princeton review is garbage, if you really got in the 100th percentile you're just naturally gifted. Not to say you didn't work for it, but those methods won't get one of us mere mortals anywhere close
What did you get? Are you now in med school?
@@spideylover4105 negative Nancy over here. btw, how do you know all of us here in the comment section are mere mortals?? Just cause he is smart doesn’t mean we aren’t
@@maraisfan4life517 have you actually taken a Princeton review course? Because I have.
I have years til I take this, but I am trying to prepare myself to succeed to become a doctor
You're an inspiration. Keep it up man.
taking my MCAT next month and I absolutely love this video. the part about being realistic with ur target score is really important and will really dictate your study style! thank you!
Frank Monney how did it go
leon zebede results aren't out yet! 😬
Frank Monney how did it go?
Eber Vazquez not good apparently lol
Alvin Geroy lmao dick move
Please make a video explaining how you began your work in research as well as what experience you had when applying for the job.
Thank you.
Wow this is soo good . Thanks for all the tips
General strategies may translate to the new MCAT, but the content is much more broad than the old MCAT by a lot! It's much more "a mile wide, an inch deep" now. 2 months may not be realistic for people who aren't coming straight out of prerequisite courses-of which there are a lot more.
It’s been a while but how long do you recommend studying for it
Thank you i failed mcat two years in a row and recently i decided to go for it again.
Good luck!
Thank you for the tips! It was very helpful. Also, I like the way explain your point of view, while taking notes.
i'm not into medicine..i'm taking the PCAT for pharmacy & i found this very helpful thankssssssss
awesome video! very informative and straight to the point!
Vertes
What do you use for study? KAPLAN? Online course?
Very interesting video! I'm coming from Switzerland where we have an other test called the EMS-test, but is quite similar to MCAT.
Love your videos! Upon watching them and the one about studying more effectively, I was wondering what you do in your 5-10 minute breaks when studying. I have the problem of getting carried away with the breaks that I take and so they end up being more like 30 minutes or even an hour.
Also, I tend to struggle refocusing after taking a break. Any solutions?
Thanks! Will definitely check out that video.
I have the same problem 😞 did you find a solution?
Thankyou for the helpful video!
If it's ok I'd like to give a tip of my own for studying in general, though I don't know how useful it will be to people
To me it seems that effective studying is all about momentum. Learning something new for the first time is always the hardest part, but the more you revise it the easier it gets, and if you forget it and have to revise it then it comes back faster and stays with you longer. You should always pay close attention in class and learn the material thoroughly at the time (this will be the hardest part). Then when you get home, revise it and make sure you understand the smaller details and that it makes sense. Make sure you understand where it fits into your overall syllabus so you can sort of picture a map of everything you have learned for that subject and where it fits in. Be sure to check it again the next day, then 3 days later, then a week later or so.
For things like sequences try to think of a funny phrase or word e.g. for interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, teleophase think IPMAT. It's a meaningless word but if you forget a phase or forget the order you can think of that word to jog your memory. For Kingdom, Phyllus, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species think KP Crisps Only For Good Students, again it helps you remember the order and jog your memory, and lets you remind yourself of things you forgot without consulting a textbook. For definition, try to break them down into fragments which are all about a small thing and come together to make up a definition. When you understand that topic thoroughly for the first time, 90% of the hard work has been done. When you build the knowledge and maintain it over time, its a powerful foundation to build on, and you get a strong sort of *momentum* which carries you forward with less effort. A lot of what is on MCAT is built on A level Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Sociology and Psychology, and if you have the foundation then theres comparatively little 'new' stuff to learn and thus less resistance to learning and it wont tire you so fast
Also I'd like to say, knowledge is one thing, but demonstrating the knowledge is another thing. I know I personally have a tendency to leave out details that I take for granted e.g. saying respiration when I actually mean aerobic respiration. Taking mock tests helps you to spot these weaknesses and habits and deal with them. GCSE and A level mock tests will be good for eliminating many of these weaknesses, and I find that using Anki to chop the questions and answers into flashcards helps me to check and doublecheck that I've stop repeating these mistakes. Be sure to use bold and underline for the specific parts of the mark scheme that you keep forgetting to write (in my example, I would write "bacteria in the pond digest organic matter and remove oxygen from the pond via *aerobic* respiration" to draw my attention to that word)
Problem with these strategies is its more of a long term strategy than a short term one, but its never too late to learn, and when you get it going it makes future learning easier because you have a solid and familiar foundation thats easy to revise and reinforce without exhausting your attention span
Will getting high scores on MCAT also help with Scolarships..
I wish I see this earlier,such a great vid ,thank you
During your REAL MCAT exam, did you read the questions first or the passage first.
Ahmed Azzawi that would be the smart thing
optimisticview, lol
Ahmed Azzawi, questions first bro. Always
none I just pick B and go with the flow till I think C is good
Is there any specific major that will increase your MCAT scores? I’ve heard that biology students tended to do better.
Natalie Ruth - I’ve heard that Classics students do better on CARS (which is where most people struggle). My point being, I don’t think the major matters. In the end, there’s only so many subjects the MCAT covers and you can take the corresponding courses regardless of major. Just pick a major you like so your GPA will be good. Sorry if this info is outdated and you know all this already
Thank you so very much! I quite enjoy your videos :). Could you possibly cover content related to business school applications?
Loved this vid! side note.. your voice is super calming lol
This was awesome! Thank you so much!
Thank you for your videos! Do you have any links to your videos that give more detail on how to study efficiently rather than studying harder? Thank you :)
what MCAT prep course did you take?? currently a pre-med getting rdy to study this summer. Thanks for the awesome video!!
Jonelle James how did it go?
u in med school yet?
what went down sis
Thank you very much for your information!!!
Hey I'm from Pakistan and here it is very hard to take admission in medical universities.... being in merit list is a work of talent... this year I'm retrying and this video helped me to some extent thanks 😊😊
Would you say that your score was based on innate abilities? Could an avg joe get a high score?
Hey this is great but I only decided on med school not too long ago. Is there hope for me? I haven't been exposed to my prereqes for almost 3-4 years now
Some great advice in this video!
Awesome video! This channel is very helpful and I'm sure I'll be watching more. I'm curious how you did the animations though. What software are you using? Thanks!
Also how long does it take for you to create a video? How do you manage to do this and study in medical school?
Great job I lov this effort😍😍😍😍
I just started uni. I'll be back to update in a year or two or three. We shall see lol. In the mean time, I would appreciate any advice or tips or study links.
~ 18/09/2020 - 3:14 am
Shallow Bay aightt thank you!
You are great thank you for helping us 👍🏼
Okay! Great! Thank you so much and now I know how to study.The question is can you please tell us WHAT to study? I would rather find a list of thousands of things to study then fool myself into thinking I know everything if I read all the Kaplan books.
Can u take the exam self studying physics 2 or will that prevent a good score I'm aiming for 520+
Love this. Very helpful
I am a high school senior. I want to ask when is the best time to start practicing the test?
relax fam, two/three months before you take it is more than enough
This so very helpful. I’m just in middle school but I feel like I’ve gained a lot of knowledge.
I’m good at bio, chem, physics and math and I really want to go into Ob/Gyn or orthopedic surgery/medicine so I’m happy you could do this.
But first I have to get into Oxbridge or Ivy League.
Phoniex Storm this can’t be real? Your good at physics but not even in the 9th grade?? Dream high but be completely honest with yourself and others if you wanna be a doctor.
Jerome Mushi thank you. That helped a lot. I’m no expert at uni physics since I actually kinda hate it even though I’m good at it but I’m going to keep working hard.
If your like me and are trying to achieve your dreams then go for it and good luck
You are extremely motivational. Thank you!
Very helpful! I am currently majoring in health information management, but I do plan on wrapping up the required courses to get into medical school. If you may, could you go over the process of the AMCAS, and also the different pathways for getting into medical school.
Med School Insiders Thank you so much! I appreciate it! Do you have any advice for people who want to go to medical school, but do not major in pre-med?
Did you go to medical school?
Is the new MCAT harder or just longer?
thanks for taking the time to do this :) do you have any advice on how to improve in the CARS/verbal section? it is my worst section
I'm a high school senior and I'm just wondering what physics to take in college. I'm currently taking AP Physics C which is calculus based mechanics and electricity and magnetism and I want to retake physics in college to reinforce the material. Should I take algebra based or calculus based and do I need to take optics/modern physics?
Update?
You said that you began studying during the summer of sophomore and junior year. Had you already taken Biochem by that point? Thank you, and great video!
Hi there! I would just like to start off by saying "YOU ARE AWESOME!"
Your videos are very helpful and I've watch all of them! :)
Your new animation is great and I'm so happy that you are changing it up a bit to spice things up!
-I would just like to ask what Company you used to study for the MCAT. I currently have the Kaplan books but I'm not 100% sure if this is high-yield enough to Master the concepts and key ideas. I really want to do well in this exam so any help would be greatly appreciated. :)
-Lastly, How do you deal with Mental Fatigue? I get really tired easily whenever I'm studying for anything. I get enough sleep every night (8hours) and I often take breaks while I'm studying but my mental fatigue often gets the best of me... Please help!
Thank you very much and I see good future in this channel! Well done and more power to your channel!!
I actually find the Kaplan to relate more to the real-world which is probably why I like it since I like to relate what I'm learning in real life. I agree that the ExamKrackers 101 books are helpful. I also have them and they are great!! :)
As for the mental fatigue that I talk about, I will try my best to explain the situation and hopefully it will be clear enough.
Ok, so when I'm studying, I like to study in my desk with minimal background noise. However, when I start to read my books and I don't understand certain topics and concepts, I begin to get a little dizzy. So what I do is I get up and take a break. I usually take a quick walk outside sometimes and I also grab a glass of water. After my break, I begin to study again but the problem still persist. As soon as I sit down, I get tired automatically as if the energy in my entire body has been drained out even if I just took a break...
I'm not sure if this is just me or if this is because I am a naturally extroverted person who may need social interaction to regain my energy but yeah... To this day, I have tried multiple techniques to reduce my mental fatigue and to keep my momentum going but I keep crashing...
One last thing to keep in mind, I like to give myself at least an hour of "me time" just doing what makes me happy but it still doesn't work for me... It almost feels hopeless at times...
Thank you very much for replying back to me! :)
Keep up the great work!
+Entei Raikou Did you ever take a hit in the head or were you ever in a car accident? I also suffer from mental fatigue quite a lot. I found out that my brain, compensated for the concussions I had but it did not heal in a balanced way. I have been seeing a specialist and he found that my brain was not working as it should. He has put me through some "brain rehab" and I have improved so much it made me cry. I could give u more info about the Dr I am seeing if you like. Best wishes
Hi! I'm sorry for the late reply, I literally just received and saw your comment just now.
As for being in any accident, luckily I have not been in any major accidents involving my head. I think that its just a matter of tiredness for me and lack of sleep. I do notice that since I'm getting pretty good sleep now, my focus is getting better.
I am very happy that your mental fatigue has gotten better through the help of a specialist and I am very grateful for your offer to help a fellow student out. :D
Thank you again and I wish you all the best in the future!
Happy Holidays!
Who wants an online study buddy? I am taking mine this year, prob September or earlier!
Life of Cass me✋🏻
Hi Med School Insider. Thank you very much for sharing your tips. I have a big request for you. Could you please do a video on how to analyze a passage? I struggle a lot on this skill. Thanks in advance.
where can I find like that format for my own presentations ??
PLZZZZZZZ
Hey, good content I just discovered it and I can tell it will be very useful through my career. I am barely a college freshman and I'm not doing as hot in some of my science classes, do you think I can still recover and get ready for med school?
What practice tests and prep course did you use?
wow you are actually amazing
I just stumbled upon this video. I plan on taking the mcat in December and wanted to study for it now (sometime in April) is it too soon to start studying?.
Did you get in a school
hi did you review the topics per books or did you use a book that summarized all of the topics?
would you recommend starting at a low frequency Freshman year? or start between Sophomore and Junior year?
Do you think you can study for MCAT while writing a research thesis and taking one lab course?
I this the NCEA MCAT or a different one?
Oh so we could take MCAT during our junior year or sophomore year?
Do you think it's smart for me to re-learn organic chemistry ! Take notes and then review material using MCAT I feel like I do not understand the basic understanding of how reactions work.
Hey I have been studying Engineering, and I was wondering about what are my chances with MCAT and how long do I to study for it in my case, and where it is best to start?
hello, first of all, I just wanna say that your channel is really great and it is provided with many great and beneficial information, so I really thank you a lot for you efforts, but I have one question which is what is the MCAT quiz I mean for sure is is an abbreviation but what is the original words and the full words and thank you again.
Hey thanks for that but what to do when MCAT test also include -ve marking??
4:46 The third stick figure from the left is dabbing
Awesome video's! What app are you using for editing or making video's with animations?
Med School Insiders thanks :)
@@MyWhiteCoatJourneyMD What is the answer to that question please?
In the beginning of video you recommend taking the test shortly after completing the prerequisite courses. This is no longer an option for me as i am a year out of undergrad and it has been awhile since i have taken many of the courses. Do you have any recommendations? I was planning on studying at least the full months of june and july and will have no other commitments at all. I wanted to try and average 5 hours a day. I wanted to take the test around mid august? Should i give myself more time. My only worry is I will start working again in mid august and will not be able to study as much.
Do you think the KAPLAN mcat study guides are effective for reaching the 90th percentile?
I am wanting to get in the higher percentages, however I am switching degrees. So many of the prerequisites I will be taking the same time I plan to take the MCAT. Essentially I won't have the background others may. Do you think using the KAPLAN study tools and finding a group of peers to study for will be enough?
when do u take this test after 12th ?? and what do you mean by prep course and research lab ?/ pls help me
Question.. For the first month of studying for the MCAT. You explicitly stated that you did a prep course; should I also do that and study 10-20 hrs a week or is that too much? I’m currently a freshman and I’m also thinking of taking the test between sophomore and junior yr. But I want to know what I can do right now. If that makes sense. Thanks 😁
i am agrade nine.is it good time to prepare for MCAT.im starting learning gen chem.
Which school r u in??
(Just asking )
I’m in grade 9 too
thanks.....but....how will I prepare if I am Indian.....and the education qualification neede
how did you do it to cover all the books for the mcat?
Help please
I'm 2011 graduate pre med ( laboratory sciences ) full time laboratory specialist job until now .
Now I want to get to md school .
How I do mcat after 6 years not studying.
Please help
Nice video, I plan to score in the 99.9%. You stated that I'd need different source materials to study from, what materials exactly did you mean?
how has it been? did u write the test yet?
My biggest issue being premed and taking the prerequisites is that I need to know how what I'm learning is going to translate into actually being a doctor. I've literally spoken to some doctors and they can't tell me the last time they used any kind of chemistry, Physics, or complex mathematics. Then I've spoken to some doctors who who have told me they use it for their research... I could care less about research I have no desire to do research it's boring to me!
I am a highly experienced subspecialty practioner in one of the country's major medical centers. None of the pre-med science courses were of any value in the practice of medicine. Medical school classes (I also taught in fine medical school) are composed of students with varied backgrounds. One can not assume ANY medically-relevant stores of information. So, the faculty must assume that the students know nothing and then begin the rapid construction of the necessary foundation upon which to build. As an undergraduate I would advise you to enrich your life with courses that expand your world and to develop highly-effective communication skills. Oh, and ace the MCAT!
I know you haven't taken the new MCAT, but if you do make another video, you should def emphasize how to best utilize breaks. With it taking me close to 7 hours to complete (with breaks and lunch), I've noticed that when I eat and what I eat is something to practice! The worst thing is when you have to pee 15 minutes (after lunch) and into a 1 hour 40 minute section!
Where did you go to med school?
one of the UC medical schools i think...and he matched into Plastics...so that's how you know he's the real deal!
I’m 2 years late, but I believe it was UC San Diego
I graduated with my bachelors degree in Biomedical sciences in 2008 and MPH in 2010. I currently work for a school of medicine doing pharmacogenomic research. I also have a 9 month old. Any advice on how I should study for the MCAT?
How did it go? Study round the clock
Do you do private tutoring? Like "How to" break the questions apart?
Amazing video. I'm in a situation where it is best for me to study for the MCAT during the school year and take it in the summer and I'm worried about how much of the information I'll be able to retain. Does anyone have any experience or advice about studying for the MCAT during a semester of school?
how'd you do?
I'm 14 so I'm going to start studying *now* (I've wanted to be a pediatrician since I was 4) so that way, I'll be able to get a really good score before i'm 22 or 20 depending on how long it takes me to get my bachelor's
Awesome!
What resources (books/websites) did you use to study for the MCAT?
Sorry but when he says 100 percentile then says he scored 523 what exactly does this MEAN? How to their grading structures WORK? Thanks
523 is the new mcat which started 2016. His score was 99.9% based on the old score which highest score was 40. New MCAT is much longer 7-8 hrs and old was 4 hrs. My son is an M2 Medical Student and took the new MCAT. He took the Kaplan. But others like the Princeton review better.
I'm only a freshman and in the fall I'll take Biology 1 and Chemistry 1 with labs; should I be studying early for the MCAT even though usually it's in your 3rd yea you take it?
I'm studying for NMAT (Philippine version) right now but procrastinating will be the death of me
I have 2 question please answer them thanks ! Iam going to college & is there any why I can get my 4 year bachelor degree in 2.5 years ?? & what's subjects should I take noe in collage so I can get ready for mcat ? Please telll me the answer of my 2 question with full detal thanks :)
Would you recommend studying a month for each section as your taking the class? My issue is that I decided to be pre-med late in college. So I finish all of my pre-requisites, the time I graduate. Last pre-req is Orgo II. (when I plan to take it March 2018) graduation 2 months later.
How'd you do & did you get in?
you're a beast
What would be the best place to get a mock test?