The weekend study is the same as during the weekday. Just get in more sleep and then start studying in the morning. Study for an hour, 15min break and so forth. then take an hour lunch and dinner. I also throw in an hour free break where you can do whatever you want for an hour. Nice to watch a movie, go for a walk, etc. This way the weekends are extremely productive and balanced. Hope this helps.
I LOVE YOU. Seriously. Thank you for telling me the things I try to tell myself. You sort out my thoughts. I can see clearly now. Motivated for next semester of med school!
Condensed notes -- this is what I've been doing through college with the hard science classes! Absolutely fantastic albeit time-consuming process that most often results in success. I got an A in A&P, Microbiology, General Bio 1 & 2, Introductory Orgo, etc. I think I was the only one who did this in undergrad classes lol. Btw I'm not Med, I'm an incoming Nursing (RN) school student. Great video!
The color yellow is supposed to make you cheerful and give you energy :) My bf is a lawyer. He studied for the bar with the background on his computer screen being yellow. Side note. I'm starting med school this fall. Your videos are super helpful!
Thanks for the comment. I know how you feel. The beginning of medical school is always tough. Let me know how it goes. Just put in the hours and the effort and things will pay off.
Thank you for all your videos, they are very helpful. I study medical school in Europe and first week was very hard for me. I love watching you and listen to your advice :)
I got top grade in all my anatomy exams. I never write stuff. I just draw what I have trouble learning(eg. internal iliac artery branches). This is just what I think: Why write the same thing that is in the book? Most people make notes though. I understand.
Most people in medical school get burned on practical anatomy on the cadaver anyway. Anyone can read the book and memorize. Harder to figure it out when everything is the same color hehe.
I mean it is easier to memorize the pictures in a book when they are all color coded but hard when you do gross anatomy and have to pick out the parts when most of the things are the same color. Like the arteries arent red and the veins arent blue like they are in a book.
Great video. Great explanations. Thanks for posting this, I really need it in school right now. Anyways, I hope you succeed in your goals because you've really helped a ton of undergraduates who dream to go to med school.
The best suggestion I have is to write what you do NOT know. If you understand a concept then don't write it down. Keep the notes to the topics you don't know.
Back at UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago - a premed school), the core was covered in lecture. Everything else was adding layers to the core. If you understood lecture, everything else came pretty natural. So, I really think lecture is the core of the study material. However, keeping lecture memorized can be difficult in itself. The lecturer might not be the best, and a person might have to seek out further information to fully understand what was covered in lecture.
Would you recommend writing notes down by hand as opposed to typing them? I've read numerous articles claiming that writing them by hand helps you commit the content to your memory easier. What's your take on this? Great video by the way!
Thanks for the advice. I can understand the usefulness of making "condensed notes" which distill material from the raw sources, but how do you strike the balance between putting enough detail in them that they are the only source you need to review and still keep them condensed? Do you put in every detail but just not explanatory content, and have to refer to the raw sources if you forget? Thanks! -soon-to-be fellow St. Mary's Alum
Did you make condensed notes for the USMLE First Aid Textbook? I read it once already and although it is already condensed, I feel like I should make some. However, most people I asked just reads the book over and over again throughout first and second year leading up to their Step 1.
These condensed notes you described, are they pretty much your interpretation of everything you read through a chapter or subject? if so how do you make them to be only 10-15 pages? i try but it take much more pages...and a lot o time as well... so what is your secret?
thanks for the vid, but fyi - only 9:27 min are available. google says this vid is 21 min long, but it cuts uff half way through. u might want to reupload this vid. lemme know when you do!
HI!! Im in 1st yr med, My class is from 8-5 mon to fri. I cannot possibly make condensed notes cause its going to take a lot of time. I have trouble managing my time, memorizing all of the things that needs to be studied. We sometimes have a sat class as well. Listening to our professors 8 hours a day is really tiring. Any suggestions to help me cope with this tight schedule? Any suggestions will really help. They give us ppt slides but those are not enough.
Hi doc. I have just graduated from highschool, i'm planning to got to Medical school after i get my undergraduate major. What major do you think would benefit me most in the Medical school entrance exam? and in Medical school? i want it to cover up some/a good amount of the stuff i'm going to have in Medical school. thanks in advance :)
OMG your persian? So you speek Farsi!! ME tooo. But man, Ive been working so hard but I still cant acheive the highest grades in highschool. I dont know what to do cause im in grade 12 and if I cant get 90s in highschool, how am I suppose to acheive amazing grades in university? Please respond I dont know what to do. I study incredibly hard, but I cant reach that next level.
Would you recommend writing notes down by hand as opposed to typing them? I've read numerous articles claiming that writing them by hand helps you commit the content to your memory easier. What's your take on this? Great video by the way!
The weekend study is the same as during the weekday. Just get in more sleep and then start studying in the morning. Study for an hour, 15min break and so forth. then take an hour lunch and dinner. I also throw in an hour free break where you can do whatever you want for an hour. Nice to watch a movie, go for a walk, etc. This way the weekends are extremely productive and balanced. Hope this helps.
Glad you liked it.
Your eloquence is amazing!
Absolutely love your videos! The amount of times ive rewatched these over the year 🙌🏼 its pure genius :) keep it up
I LOVE YOU. Seriously. Thank you for telling me the things I try to tell myself. You sort out my thoughts. I can see clearly now. Motivated for next semester of med school!
Condensed notes -- this is what I've been doing through college with the hard science classes! Absolutely fantastic albeit time-consuming process that most often results in success. I got an A in A&P, Microbiology, General Bio 1 & 2, Introductory Orgo, etc. I think I was the only one who did this in undergrad classes lol. Btw I'm not Med, I'm an incoming Nursing (RN) school student. Great video!
The color yellow is supposed to make you cheerful and give you energy :) My bf is a lawyer. He studied for the bar with the background on his computer screen being yellow. Side note. I'm starting med school this fall. Your videos are super helpful!
Thanks for the comment. I know how you feel. The beginning of medical school is always tough. Let me know how it goes. Just put in the hours and the effort and things will pay off.
Great Video, only in high school but I'm glad I found out now about these techniques now.
It cuts off when you said, "develop a question that would lead to me to." At 9:26..
Re-upload? :l Or am I the only one with this problem somehow?
Thank you for all your videos, they are very helpful. I study medical school in Europe and first week was very hard for me. I love watching you and listen to your advice :)
Very helpful! :D I am trying the flash card and note techniques for my anatomy and microbiology (nursing orientated) classes.
I got top grade in all my anatomy exams. I never write stuff. I just draw what I have trouble learning(eg. internal iliac artery branches). This is just what I think: Why write the same thing that is in the book? Most people make notes though. I understand.
Most people in medical school get burned on practical anatomy on the cadaver anyway. Anyone can read the book and memorize. Harder to figure it out when everything is the same color hehe.
Luke Borom What do you mean
I mean it is easier to memorize the pictures in a book when they are all color coded but hard when you do gross anatomy and have to pick out the parts when most of the things are the same color. Like the arteries arent red and the veins arent blue like they are in a book.
I thought you were making a point
Nah just saying easier to learn a book than real life ya know.
you are amazing. you are evidently such a committed student and you are so kind for sharing your experience with us! thank you :) xxx
Thankyou for your honest, humble tips an advice!!!
frankly speaking it was just amazing watching this
Thanks for your info. Im taking pre-requ's - (microbio and A&P) for PA school.
How was p.a. school?
Great video. Great explanations. Thanks for posting this, I really need it in school right now. Anyways, I hope you succeed in your goals because you've really helped a ton of undergraduates who dream to go to med school.
Truly a fantastic video.
This tells me that you're so hardworking!!
The best suggestion I have is to write what you do NOT know. If you understand a concept then don't write it down. Keep the notes to the topics you don't know.
Thanks for the nice comment!
I hope to be like you one day, truly inspiring and really interesting character to listen to :)
Thanks for the comment! I'm Persian.
Thank you for the comment!
great video. I learnt alot. Thank you for the pointers.
Back at UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago - a premed school), the core was covered in lecture. Everything else was adding layers to the core. If you understood lecture, everything else came pretty natural. So, I really think lecture is the core of the study material. However, keeping lecture memorized can be difficult in itself. The lecturer might not be the best, and a person might have to seek out further information to fully understand what was covered in lecture.
You can also use Quizlet offline. Just save the html of the stack that you just made.
So for something like Sociology in a Kinesiology Context, you would reccomend doing condensed notes?
Thanks for the comment.
Would you recommend writing notes down by hand as opposed to typing them? I've read numerous articles claiming that writing them by hand helps you commit the content to your memory easier. What's your take on this? Great video by the way!
Would it be possible for you to re-upload this video? It got cut off after 9 minutes.
Thanks for the advice. I can understand the usefulness of making "condensed notes" which distill material from the raw sources, but how do you strike the balance between putting enough detail in them that they are the only source you need to review and still keep them condensed? Do you put in every detail but just not explanatory content, and have to refer to the raw sources if you forget?
Thanks!
-soon-to-be fellow St. Mary's Alum
Great video! But please where is the rest. Stop 9.26
great video but it cuts off in the beginning of flash card method description?!?!?!?! wheres the rest?
Did you make condensed notes for the USMLE First Aid Textbook? I read it once already and although it is already condensed, I feel like I should make some. However, most people I asked just reads the book over and over again throughout first and second year leading up to their Step 1.
What do you specifically use your white/black boards for? notes? review? I'm hesitant to use a board bc I might want those notes!
The video got Cut off? ? ?
I have noticed that you use two markers. A yellow one and a pink. What's the logic beetween this separation? Thank you very much. S/O from Brazil.
These condensed notes you described, are they pretty much your interpretation of everything you read through a chapter or subject? if so how do you make them to be only 10-15 pages? i try but it take much more pages...and a lot o time as well... so what is your secret?
thanks for the vid, but fyi - only 9:27 min are available. google says this vid is 21 min long, but it cuts uff half way through. u might want to reupload this vid. lemme know when you do!
Can you provide a list of the resources you read?
i need help for studying bigger english words such as equivocal ambiguous and equivocate lol any study details for that type of material?
that was my second guess and sweet, a farsi speaker!
HI!! Im in 1st yr med, My class is from 8-5 mon to fri. I cannot possibly make condensed notes cause its going to take a lot of time. I have trouble managing my time, memorizing all of the things that needs to be studied. We sometimes have a sat class as well. Listening to our professors 8 hours a day is really tiring. Any suggestions to help me cope with this tight schedule? Any suggestions will really help. They give us ppt slides but those are not enough.
Same
What med school do you go to?
thanks....
I'm wondering were smart as a kid or were you just a hard worker ?
This is what i'm doing during my one-hour study..
Hi doc.
I have just graduated from highschool, i'm planning to got to Medical school after i get my undergraduate major. What major do you think would benefit me most in the Medical school entrance exam? and in Medical school? i want it to cover up some/a good amount of the stuff i'm going to have in Medical school. thanks in advance :)
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"how? i dont know?!" lol so cute.
that woud lead me to....
We made a video to address you questions. Check it out.
youtube. com/watch?v=nyo8NzvD4QI
You shouldn't be sharing your secrets, that is the secret to every guru mantra !
bang for the buck!!!!
OMG your persian? So you speek Farsi!! ME tooo. But man, Ive been working so hard but I still cant acheive the highest grades in highschool. I dont know what to do cause im in grade 12 and if I cant get 90s in highschool, how am I suppose to acheive amazing grades in university? Please respond I dont know what to do. I study incredibly hard, but I cant reach that next level.
I want your autograph!
plz msg man i need help
Step #1: Get back to studying and get off of UA-cam...
Would you recommend writing notes down by hand as opposed to typing them? I've read numerous articles claiming that writing them by hand helps you commit the content to your memory easier. What's your take on this? Great video by the way!
Thanks for the comment!