how did you keep your hours or goals in check and how did you gradually increased...also test marks as well how did you plan if you got it bad ornot as well as expected ...how did you plan your revision?
*To all the dreamers out there, don't ever let the world's negativity disenchant you or your spirit. If you surround yourself with love and right people, ANYTHING is possible...*
I'm studying for the MCAT now, so I have a ways to go until some of this information is relevant to me. I am going to take your mental health advice with me into my prep for this exam and be patient and kind to myself. You are a wonderfully genuine human being, and thank you for always being yourself! You're a true gem!
Hiiii Rachel! Just wanted to let you know that you were the person that encouraged me to pursue medicine again! I had ONE teacher tell me I wasn’t smart enough and that truly made me think I didn’t have what it takes. But your strength and dedication has made me realize thatI really can. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and inspiration Rachel
Bianca Rangel, Wow! I can’t believe that a teacher would actually say that to a student . Don’t ever believe that you are not smart enough. If you believe in yourself, then go for it.
Rachel, I just wanted to say that I got into Western today for the next class of DOs and you were the first person I wanted to tell. You have motivated me so much in the past year (especially when crying over the MCAT) and I wouldn’t have been able to do this without your videos. Truly, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Just got my white coat! I've been watching your videos since you first started medical school and it's so amazing to see how far you've come! It's surreal to think I'm a first year now. Hope your rotations are going great!!
Thank you for sharing this with us Rachel! Always here rooting you on! I hope your rotations are going great right and you are learning lots! Looking forward to hearing more about your OB/GYN rotation because I know how much that specialty excited you ❤️🐜
Oh lord , I'm just gonna be starting med school in 4 months, and I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET!!!! Thanks so much Rach for this video! Please make more for the newbie's entering med school
I struggle with pacing my studying this takes SO much dedication.. you are amazing !! This is definitely the way to do it... reminds of the saying "its a marathon not a sprint". So much effort, so much energy to just keep at a steady pace..
Not studying for USMLE rn but just want to boost this bad boy for the algorithm. Thanks for the videos Rachel and no matter what you're studying for everyone just know its temporary and you can get through this!
Or Reason I watched this is because I have been following your entire journey, and love your vids, and supporting u. Not only that, but you also motivate me to study more.
This was pretty good. And yes heavy on the mental health part. I definitely didn't prioritize on that and my anxiety got to me and my progress 🙃. Thanks for sharing! ❤
Rachel can u do a video about all the stuff you use daily like your applewatch, what model is, are you going to buy the series 7 things like that. I know your channel is not about that! but maybe you could do it
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I remember watching this when it first came out dreaming about getting into med school. Now I'm a second year and actually need this advice now and it's too real 😂😅
Hi Rachel, I’m a 2nd year med student here in the Caribbean at our regional university. Your videos are so therapeutic, I love it!!! What are your thoughts on IMGs and matching and the best ways for non US system medical students to study?
Hi Rachel! Did you feel the need to reset any Anki decks? I'm using B&B lightyear decks during my systems so by the time I get to dedicated, I'll only see those cards probably once or twice again. As always, thank you for your help and being so candid with these videos!
rachel i'm so not okay... i'm so overwhelmed with school right now and i just feel so scared and behind. my dream is to go into medicine but i hate feeling like this so much i don't know if i can handle medical school. i know it's temporary but it's so scary.
Hi Rachel, thanks for these tips! I had a quick question. I hear a lot of Med students say they annotated First Aid and I had a few questions about that. 1. Is there something specific you’re taking note of or just writing whatever notes you personally need? 2. Do you ever come back to those notes? Second year starts for me in a little less than a month so I’m trying to get as much insight now so I’m prepared when dedicated comes! Thanks!
Applied for my STEP 1 and waiting for a date. I have a few questions: 1) did you use the flashcard and notebook features in UWorld? How would you compare that with Anki (never used Anki so just wondering...) 2) When you were doing uworld, did you redo your incorrects/marked all over again? If so was that during dedicated or pre-dedicated?
With Step 1/Level 1 going P/F which of the resources would you say were most helpful and which would you chose not to use? Your study strategy seems like it is good for getting a high score but just as you touched on at the end, mental health is important and you’re the last class to have such an immense amount of pressure riding on Step 1/Level 1.
Hi 👋 ❤ ... Great video ... Can you please comment on Ankii .. do you recommend using already made decks.. which decks did you use .. Did you purchase them ... does ankii really helps with space repetition... i need your help please ... thanks
Rachel, I have about 3 months until dedicated and have a few questions. How did you balance step studying and your curriculum? (essentially, how much time did you spend every day on step vs lecture) How many new and review anki cards were you doing pre-dedicated (I know you had mentioned you were doing 500-600 during dedicated). Was doing AMBOSS helpful for you or do you consider UWorld and USMLERx enough in terms of practice questions?
Hey girl thanks so much for this helpful video! I was wondering where did you find the anki cards for Boards and beyond and sketchy? Does the lightyear deck include them both? Do you know of any decks that may include pathoma and First Aid? thanks again! :)
Look up the reddit threads under Med School Anki. The go-to tends to be Anking and you can unlock the different tagged cards for the resources you use (Pathoma, Sketchy, B&B and more). You can also find the link for the Light Year deck too. Anking made a ton of UA-cam videos talking about the different decks and how to use them too. Hope this is helpful!
Hi Rachel, love your videos. As a prospective DO student, with the merging of the residencies do you still recommend for DO students to take USMLE? Especially with step 1 being pass/fail. Just curious for your insight. Thanks.
Rachel I love you so much ❤️honestly and I also very inspired from your videos and I am also a MD medical student and I want some tips from your about USMLE step1 exam please give me reply 😊
Hi Rachel, I'm Tuhin, 3rd year MBBS student in India. I'm an USMLE aspirant, and having of it so bad to get the maximum knowledge of medical field abroad. But recent news of discrimination against IMGs for not able to get proper match in dream department breaks my heart. I've also heard people with step 1, CK high marks, fails in interview. I've been demotivated a lot recently. Do you think I should stop dreaming for USMLE?
Hi Rachel! I wanted to ask you did you take the USMLE and COMLEX because OBGYN is so competitive? Do you recommend that same strategy for those that want to specialize?
Hi to everyone, I‘m a medical student from Switzerland and I would like to make the USMLE Step 1 in September 2023 (I know it‘s far away). Do you guys can help me, because I don‘t find the information about when I have to apply to take the test on that date (it‘s january 2023 too early?) Thanks for your answers :)
I have been wanting to get AMBOSS for second year but some people say the questions are too advanced. Did you find the questions too hard or doable when you were doing it by each system block as you were learning it the first time?
They were definitely more challenging! Especially being the first set of questions you see. But that’s what made it worth it. You learned soooo much more and it made UWorld much “easier.”
I'm curious because I know things are changing. Does it make sense to study this much for USMLE step 1 moving forward knowing it's pass/fail or is it better to use that time to do extracurriculars? Will studying more for USMLE step 1 help with step 2 ( which is not pass/fail)?
Yes! You’ll need much of this information for step 2. And it’s better to learn as much as you can for a solid foundation when going into step 2 although not all of it is directly tested.
is it expensive? bc I'm studying right now mbbs in my third year in ukraine and as i see all the informations the usmle step 1 and 2 with everything will cost more than 23000 dollar is it true?
Memorize First Aid and UWorld. Don't even bother understanding. Just memorize as many facts as possible from First Aid and then do all the UWorld questions over and over again as many times as you can. It is like learning to speak a language. Memorize the meaning of as many words as possible, and the rules about grammar will come later. There is no point knowing the rules about grammar when you don't have the vocabulary.
Best of luck in your studies! :) You got this.
hey!!! I love ur videos...keep up the good work
Hello racheal,
Could you share your score or just say is it >240 or < 230?
how did you keep your hours or goals in check and how did you gradually increased...also test marks as well how did you plan if you got it bad ornot as well as expected ...how did you plan your revision?
Well I've taken the step1 exams for the second time now and still didn't succeed, i wonder how those who succeeded did it
You will pass everyone has their own season, just keep going pray and believe you will receive
*To all the dreamers out there, don't ever let the world's negativity disenchant you or your spirit. If you surround yourself with love and right people, ANYTHING is possible...*
Thank you 🤗
❤️
Wow!! I love this comment...... very encouraging! Thanks for sharing.
I'm studying for the MCAT now, so I have a ways to go until some of this information is relevant to me. I am going to take your mental health advice with me into my prep for this exam and be patient and kind to myself. You are a wonderfully genuine human being, and thank you for always being yourself! You're a true gem!
Hiiii Rachel! Just wanted to let you know that you were the person that encouraged me to pursue medicine again! I had ONE teacher tell me I wasn’t smart enough and that truly made me think I didn’t have what it takes. But your strength and dedication has made me realize thatI really can. Thank you so much for all of your hard work and inspiration Rachel
Bianca Rangel, Wow! I can’t believe that a teacher would actually say that to a student . Don’t ever believe that you are not smart enough. If you believe in yourself, then go for it.
Rachel, I just wanted to say that I got into Western today for the next class of DOs and you were the first person I wanted to tell. You have motivated me so much in the past year (especially when crying over the MCAT) and I wouldn’t have been able to do this without your videos. Truly, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Just got my white coat! I've been watching your videos since you first started medical school and it's so amazing to see how far you've come! It's surreal to think I'm a first year now. Hope your rotations are going great!!
Thank you for sharing this with us Rachel! Always here rooting you on! I hope your rotations are going great right and you are learning lots! Looking forward to hearing more about your OB/GYN rotation because I know how much that specialty excited you ❤️🐜
Oh lord , I'm just gonna be starting med school in 4 months, and I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET!!!! Thanks so much Rach for this video! Please make more for the newbie's entering med school
I struggle with pacing my studying this takes SO much dedication.. you are amazing !! This is definitely the way to do it... reminds of the saying "its a marathon not a sprint". So much effort, so much energy to just keep at a steady pace..
Reminder is set! This video is the need of the hour 🔥 can’t thank you enough!! Ly Rachel hope you are doing good ☺️
Not studying for USMLE rn but just want to boost this bad boy for the algorithm. Thanks for the videos Rachel and no matter what you're studying for everyone just know its temporary and you can get through this!
Or Reason I watched this is because I have been following your entire journey, and love your vids, and supporting u. Not only that, but you also motivate me to study more.
thanks for sharing your valuable experiences with us،in the hope that we will see you in higher success.
*"When something is important enough for you, you do it even if the odds are against you."*
I hope this message helps you. 🙂
Thank you, I appreciate that.
This was pretty good. And yes heavy on the mental health part. I definitely didn't prioritize on that and my anxiety got to me and my progress 🙃. Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your study methods and resources with us! We love you so much Rachel🤍
USMLE Step 1 Prep: How many resources do you want to use?
Rachel: Yes :)
Lmao exactly
Thank you for your share. It's so helpful for those studying for Usmle. ❤️
Reminder on 😎
Thank you so much Rachel ❤️ so helpful!!!🐜
Thank you Rachel for all that useful information.
Im a pre med so I only clicked on it cz I love your vids no matter what they’re about 😭💕
i love the new intro music Rach! 🥰
Thank you so much for this useful information
Thank you for this. I’m a second year med student and really nervous to start studying for step! This made me feel much less stressed 😊
❤️❤️🥺🥺thanks Rach
hi Rache!! :D You inspire!!
I didn't get a notification!!! But it's okay, I'm here now😅 Great video R!! Congratulations ❤❤❤❤❤
these videos could be a playlist. I keep coming to these for motivation!
Rachel can u do a video about all the stuff you use daily like your applewatch, what model is, are you going to buy the series 7 things like that. I know your channel is not about that! but maybe you could do it
Best luck rachhh
Thank you for this!!! Starting dedicated in January after clinicals is so rough but I’ll try to do as much pre-dedicated studying until then 😭😭😭
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I remember watching this when it first came out dreaming about getting into med school. Now I'm a second year and actually need this advice now and it's too real 😂😅
Wow this was dense, definitely gonna come back to this once I’m closer to step
its 10 min lol not that dense
That color looks great on you!!
*If you are reading this, never ever give up. We will succeed. I'm cheering for you!*
Have a great day! 🖤
I'm not even taking this exam - I'm a mental health therapist; I just love Rachel. Lol.
"Who says you don't pass the test?" - Selena Gomez
I’m a Southard too
We miss ur desk 🤍
Best of luck doctor
Can we get a updated vid about all your study techniques etc
Thank you for sharing your study strategy. How do you find time to review all the previous blocks as you get closer to dedicated period?
Hi Rachel, I’m a 2nd year med student here in the Caribbean at our regional university. Your videos are so therapeutic, I love it!!! What are your thoughts on IMGs and matching and the best ways for non US system medical students to study?
Hi Rachel! Did you feel the need to reset any Anki decks? I'm using B&B lightyear decks during my systems so by the time I get to dedicated, I'll only see those cards probably once or twice again. As always, thank you for your help and being so candid with these videos!
rachel i'm so not okay... i'm so overwhelmed with school right now and i just feel so scared and behind. my dream is to go into medicine but i hate feeling like this so much i don't know if i can handle medical school. i know it's temporary but it's so scary.
Random but your new intro music reminds me of Christmas and reindeer bells 🎄
Hi Rachel, thanks for these tips! I had a quick question. I hear a lot of Med students say they annotated First Aid and I had a few questions about that. 1. Is there something specific you’re taking note of or just writing whatever notes you personally need? 2. Do you ever come back to those notes? Second year starts for me in a little less than a month so I’m trying to get as much insight now so I’m prepared when dedicated comes! Thanks!
Can you make a Figs scrub giveaway!!!! Love your videos, from Italy!
Love your Figs! Great color on you. ☺️
Watching 🙂
commenting for the algorithm
Didi please make a video how you prepared for pre- medical school
Applied for my STEP 1 and waiting for a date. I have a few questions:
1) did you use the flashcard and notebook features in UWorld? How would you compare that with Anki (never used Anki so just wondering...)
2) When you were doing uworld, did you redo your incorrects/marked all over again? If so was that during dedicated or pre-dedicated?
Everybody says BnB is enough but am I the only one who think it is hard to learn with Bnb if it is your first time seeing the topic
Hey! great video, thank you. Could you please share which Anki decks you used to revise sketchy and pixorize?
With Step 1/Level 1 going P/F which of the resources would you say were most helpful and which would you chose not to use? Your study strategy seems like it is good for getting a high score but just as you touched on at the end, mental health is important and you’re the last class to have such an immense amount of pressure riding on Step 1/Level 1.
You look excellent even after eating cramming studying.
Yayyy
Not in med school. But every point is relevant. P.s I'm an electrical engineer from india ❤️
Thanks
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Hi 👋 ❤ ... Great video ... Can you please comment on Ankii .. do you recommend using already made decks.. which decks did you use .. Did you purchase them ... does ankii really helps with space repetition... i need your help please ... thanks
Rachel: "mental health"
AMA : *laughs. hysterically*
Me: 🥺a girl just tryna match
Rachel, I have about 3 months until dedicated and have a few questions. How did you balance step studying and your curriculum? (essentially, how much time did you spend every day on step vs lecture) How many new and review anki cards were you doing pre-dedicated (I know you had mentioned you were doing 500-600 during dedicated). Was doing AMBOSS helpful for you or do you consider UWorld and USMLERx enough in terms of practice questions?
Rachel! Random question, but where is your necklace from?
Hey girl thanks so much for this helpful video! I was wondering where did you find the anki cards for Boards and beyond and sketchy? Does the lightyear deck include them both? Do you know of any decks that may include pathoma and First Aid? thanks again! :)
Look up the reddit threads under Med School Anki. The go-to tends to be Anking and you can unlock the different tagged cards for the resources you use (Pathoma, Sketchy, B&B and more). You can also find the link for the Light Year deck too. Anking made a ton of UA-cam videos talking about the different decks and how to use them too.
Hope this is helpful!
Hi Rachel, love your videos. As a prospective DO student, with the merging of the residencies do you still recommend for DO students to take USMLE? Especially with step 1 being pass/fail. Just curious for your insight. Thanks.
Hi! Can you share your anki cards? please!
How did you make a schedule? Did you use Cramfighter?
Yes!
Rachel I love you so much ❤️honestly and I also very inspired from your videos and I am also a MD medical student and I want some tips from your about USMLE step1 exam please give me reply 😊
All my tips are in this video :) best of luck
@@RachelSouthard thank you so much😍❤️😘
Hi Rachel, I'm Tuhin, 3rd year MBBS student in India. I'm an USMLE aspirant, and having of it so bad to get the maximum knowledge of medical field abroad. But recent news of discrimination against IMGs for not able to get proper match in dream department breaks my heart. I've also heard people with step 1, CK high marks, fails in interview. I've been demotivated a lot recently. Do you think I should stop dreaming for USMLE?
Hi Rachel! I wanted to ask you did you take the USMLE and COMLEX because OBGYN is so competitive? Do you recommend that same strategy for those that want to specialize?
Yes it took both!
Are the questions on amboss different than those on uworld?
Hi to everyone, I‘m a medical student from Switzerland and I would like to make the USMLE Step 1 in September 2023 (I know it‘s far away). Do you guys can help me, because I don‘t find the information about when I have to apply to take the test on that date (it‘s january 2023 too early?)
Thanks for your answers :)
Hey do you have links to the anki decks? (sketchy, B&B, and pixorize)
I have been wanting to get AMBOSS for second year but some people say the questions are too advanced. Did you find the questions too hard or doable when you were doing it by each system block as you were learning it the first time?
They were definitely more challenging! Especially being the first set of questions you see. But that’s what made it worth it. You learned soooo much more and it made UWorld much “easier.”
Im in dedicated and almost suicidal
Hey Rachel can I use Physeo videos instead of sketchy for Micro/Pharma/Immunology
I'm curious because I know things are changing. Does it make sense to study this much for USMLE step 1 moving forward knowing it's pass/fail or is it better to use that time to do extracurriculars? Will studying more for USMLE step 1 help with step 2 ( which is not pass/fail)?
Yes! You’ll need much of this information for step 2. And it’s better to learn as much as you can for a solid foundation when going into step 2 although not all of it is directly tested.
is it expensive? bc I'm studying right now mbbs in my third year in ukraine and as i see all the informations the usmle step 1 and 2 with everything will cost more than 23000 dollar is it true?
How do you chose what amboss questions to do?
i just do them all in blocks at a time.
Where do u get pre madr ankicards. Im lost :(
Google it
me - a politics and philosophy student watching this
Genetics.
Can img get the job 100%in the usa?
Also, please can you do a video of Hasan Minhaj + Jimmy Fallon on DOs?
Past fail
Omg you used resources that take someone four years to finish 🤣🤣🤣
I liked your scrub… from where ? Linke please
Memorize First Aid and UWorld. Don't even bother understanding. Just memorize as many facts as possible from First Aid and then do all the UWorld questions over and over again as many times as you can.
It is like learning to speak a language. Memorize the meaning of as many words as possible, and the rules about grammar will come later. There is no point knowing the rules about grammar when you don't have the vocabulary.
To not confuse people who read this comment: this isn’t what I did, but to each their own.