"I've been wanting to film this for a while but I just didn't think I knew how to study." 20 seconds in and you already had me laughing! Also, your notes are so organized!
I highly recommend you record yourself when you’re teaching your “class”. Not only will you benefit from teaching the material, but you can also hear the recording later to get a refresher and receive the knowledge. I found this to be extremely useful because I’d understand the information right after the lecture and record myself teaching it, then when exam time comes, I have my own teacher that thinks the same way I do. I hope y’all use this tip because it changed my studying to the better.
I sincerely want to thank you for helping me get through my Biology class !!! I never actually thought people studied for 10 hours plus. I dug deep and passed my biology course in college with a B so from the bottom of my heart thanks !
Writing your own summary and explaining it out loud was really the trick for me for my final Biology exam! I studied in super short time, but managed to remember everything pretty well by re-writing topicwise over and over again until I could say it all by heart.
I absolutely love your channel. Your positivity, passion, and attitude towards medicine really reignited my own love and passion for it as well. I was debating between PA school and medical school but your determination really made me believe that I can succeed in medical school and as a physician overall, so thank you for opening up your life to me and everyone else watching! ♥️
I would suggest adding a system like Anki into your studying. It's program spaced repetition helps you to go over the things you don't know well more frequently, whilst going over the things you do know well less frequently. That way you are utilising your study time on your weaknesses. Much love x
Hi Maha!!! I print the PPt and make notes from the lecture on the back to match up. Different color pens work!! I always tell people that if you can teach it to someone else then you own the material! Peace and blessings.
Omg I found someone who actually uses the same method!! 😭 my classmates in bio asks me how I study and I tell them, but they always say, "too much work". I mean, you gotta do what you need to do right?
I don’t think I’ll ever go to medical school because I’m more into the environment but I really just like your positivity and dedication. You motivate me to try harder this next semester, thank you for the tips!!!
Amazing! Very helpful tips for studying. Also loved what you said that in med school it’s not about how smart you are, but how hard you work. Thank you🙌🏻
Thank youu soo much really!!! I’m a premed student currently studying in Lebanon. I LITERALLY GOT MOTIVATED FROM ALL OF YOUR VLOGS!! My finals are in like 2 weeks! So i think i’ll try your way which was definitely helpful !! So glad i got to watch your videos! Best of luck in med school!! ❤️❤️❤️Hope i’ll make it there too😝
I use some of these techniques as well and i tried a new study style without taking notes during finals in med school that you can also see on my channel if you like !
I love this! We have the exact same exact study routine. I've never known anyone who studies most effectively by repetition! I'm nursing and I've found that this is the best way for me to study as well!
Being almost done with medical school, I back this up. Although everyone needs to figure out what works and doesn't. That's why medical school can be extremely intense. Not only do you have volume, you have to be able to process what that volume of data is in such a short period of time. Examinations test students in 3rd or 4th order multiple choice questions. Therefore it is absolutely critical do as many practice problems as possible in addition to passive reading/writing. The addition of thousands of practice problems put me at the top of my class in my opinion.
One way that I do , is the first time I write my notes on the lecture slides, and them the second time I organize everything on A4 paper using my own words and sometimes drawing charts and tables and comparing ideas, and then I memorize and revise before the exam. It takes time of course I don't do this for all the classes only for the hard ones for the easy ones I just stick to the slides I don't rewrite them. Good luck everyone. Oh and another thing always revise w/ friends and ask each other questions it's really helpful.
This video was much needed! I will be taking A&P I, medical micro and stats next semester and I need to learn great study habits in order to ensure I pass these classes. So thank you, I will definitely be trying these out!
Figured out too that hand written notes are way better, not to mention the “white board” method. I’ve been a “teacher” for a couple of years now and my class is thriving off my notes. Lol love the vid and the channel!
I do better with printing the PowerPoint and hand write important material out the PowerPoint while listening to my professors audio. I also talk out loud. Thanks for sharing. 🙂🙂
Try to study from ipad it saves a lot of time and you can record the whole lecture(voice) Also you can write all your notes and change them as you like but in papers you have to rewrite everything which cost a lot of time
I really like thhe ideaof giving yourself the lecture or to the "class". It makes it really reliable since as a doctor (or med student) you spend most of your time with and audience.
hi love! I love your videos so much and I would really appreciate if you made a video along the lines of how to know if medicine is the right way to go for you, for awhile I thought it seems so hard and although I am a bright straight A student I've been told multiple times that you have to be a genius. When you said that no matter how bright you are med school has taught you that working hard is the most important thing, I really took something from that and would love a whole video dedicated to advice along those lines. Thank you so so much!
Honesty the best study video I've watched! You actually gave practical, concentrate tips rather than saying random motivational things like "work smarter not harder." Thank you!
It's cool when you can record your lecture, we are not allowed to film or take photos in the lecture room and I find it so stressful when taking notes because the professor often says something good and important to know which is not written on the slides and which you can't go back to.. and I only have time to write down half of it if even that
That's a fantastic technique! On my best days, i do the same :) It's time consuming but it seems to be the only way to remember a topic for a long time!
I study the same way! I love using white boards and writing out my notes! Something I do that’s a little different is that I write out notecards for everything then go through them and what I’m not sure on I write out again and then from there I write it in my planner too! love your videos 💚
Definitely need a collab from you and @MedBros! Both your channels are amazing. I'm a doing a masters in Medical Sciences and both of you have been such a inspiration. Keep up the good content and being humble and amazing as always. Love from Puerto Rico.
Awesome tips! Definitely helpful for med school. I usually find handwritten notes to be the best too but one note has been great recently for taking notes next to the slides!
Thank you for making this video Maha! It's so helpful to see how other people study. I'm definitely going to incorporate your tip on teaching the material back to yourself into my routine. Flawless as always :)
Finallyyy! This video, thank youuu sm! Whatever you said its so true and extremely important, practice is a much more efficient study method then just re reading. :)
omg u should film ur little like "teaching/classroom" whiteboard sessions as part of a vlog or a vlog series that'd be so interesting! love these vlogs and proud of u for rocking it in med school!
Sheesh, I dunno how you do it . It looks like so much information you have to study and cram in, rabina maaky through all of this. I love how organized you are.. and the different color coated sections are fab.
Thank you for this! This is really helpful. I used to do handwritten notes as well, but I stopped, because it took too much time. I should really revisit this technique again. I rarely write on the lecture slides, because I prefer keeping them on my iPad than printing them out. I only write things down when I feel like it's really, really important. I also write down the things I want to get back to later. I usually just stick to reading the slides and lecturing myself. For topics I want to review or I can't quite grasp, I try to watch short lecture video lectures from the Lecturio app or other lecture videos on TH-cam.
Your way of studying is close to mine, e.g. sketchy videos! yes, this will take lots of timing to watch, write everything down, &memorize! but u'll remember them well! Good luck studying Maha love yr videos 💕
You are amazing keep up the good work I’m not in med school but I will definitely use these techniques in my studying I discovered you vlogs yesterday and I love you already so inspirational good luck with med school stay positive
I used to do a combo of who you did. so i would have the power points and write on them and draw out or write out any important concepts and then i would teach the objects in my room so to speak fr. the paper and keep doing it until i could go without the paper. However (I am in nursing school, not medical school) the time to do all this is not always there for me so half of this i dont get to do. Which is sad because this way totally works, because you are seeing it, hearing it, working it it, and the repetition of it all. I'm going to try to go back to this for the next exam tho and 2 more things id throw in would be small study groups (even if it's 2 days before the exam...different minds think of diff. concepts) and test questions (idk about med. school test questions but for nursing school...which orange is more orange is reality...so prep questions help to get you thinking for both class exams and NCLEX)
I will definitely apply these tips to my studying! The strategies you mentioned seem to be a great starting ground for developing our own habits and effective methods. Thank you and the best of luck to you!!
I've tried both those ways too!! And I realized that the hand written notes are waaaay better.. But one thing I realized is that they can get really messy when you want to go back to some info after a while so I decided to make my own electronic notes and charts and save them all in a drive which was the best thing that I ever did!!! Now it's sooo easy for me to go back to those notes wherever I am and I could use my phone or laptop or any computer to get to those which saved me sooo much time
I felt funny talking to myself so what I did was buy a group of stuff toys and whatever I learned I taught to them, good luckI had success with teaching it back❤
this is exactly how i study lol but the little differences are i actually explain what i learn to my friends and they will correct me or add something that i missed. it really helps me and instead of writing down in coverless paper, i'll buy a book for each topics so i can keep it for later, in case someday i need to review it.
capgains I’m not in Ned school cause I’m only 15 but I had the same problem and I just kept repeating it until I was able to remember. So instead of doing it once a day do it twice a day or three times a day . If you do it three times a day try to two times back to back and then the third time wait like an hour . So it helps with your memorizing it ! Hopefully that made sense:)
Finally i found a technique where i may be able to follow. Will try this and see whether it suits me. Hope i get an A this time ✨ love your videos maha 💕
are slides generally posted before the lecture and if so, do you pre-read them before the lectures? Also, do you go to lecture or just watch the videos? I've heard conflicting things from different forums and wanted to know your take. GREAT videos btw :)
I am dental student , i got many ideas of ur way to writing notes i like it and i like your bright soul thank u to support us always thought ur video ♡♡.
I can't pretend to talk to a 'class that doesn't exist' because I would get bored quickly. I retain information well by explaining and talking about the concepts out loud with a friend or two. Not many people in my class want to study together but there's this one great classmate who will put up with me xD.
Hand written notes and teaching to "the non existing class" works for me too....medical school student here✋
yes...definitely
Same! Med students unite!! 😂
"I've been wanting to film this for a while but I just didn't think I knew how to study." 20 seconds in and you already had me laughing! Also, your notes are so organized!
MedBros Can we get a collaboration please!!! You're both my favourite medical youtubers.
WOAH MEDBROS!
Please do a video of your study method i would love to see!!
Its amazing to see my fav youtubers who watch my other fav youtubers....it’d be great to see a collab
🙌🏻💕
I highly recommend you record yourself when you’re teaching your “class”. Not only will you benefit from teaching the material, but you can also hear the recording later to get a refresher and receive the knowledge.
I found this to be extremely useful because I’d understand the information right after the lecture and record myself teaching it, then when exam time comes, I have my own teacher that thinks the same way I do. I hope y’all use this tip because it changed my studying to the better.
Fajer njr omg I have my mcat in 2 days and I wish I had read this advice earlier 😭😭
Ooh this is a very simple but cool idea & it will be really helpful
You will be the first Doctor with an amazing handwriting inshAllah 😂😂😂
It's what I was thinking too masha Allah on her
I sincerely want to thank you for helping me get through my Biology class !!! I never actually thought people studied for 10 hours plus. I dug deep and passed my biology course in college with a B so from the bottom of my heart thanks !
I'm so glad you did well!
Wow it effective thanks
Thanks. I will use these tips to study the Quran.
YESSS! LOVE THIS!!!
huda ahmed Mashallah 💪🏽
Yes I know !!
There is only one
Writing your own summary and explaining it out loud was really the trick for me for my final Biology exam! I studied in super short time, but managed to remember everything pretty well by re-writing topicwise over and over again until I could say it all by heart.
You always look very neat and flawless. Thank you for making this it was very helpful! Your handwriting is really neat also. 💖🙌
Thank you so much!!
I absolutely love your channel. Your positivity, passion, and attitude towards medicine really reignited my own love and passion for it as well. I was debating between PA school and medical school but your determination really made me believe that I can succeed in medical school and as a physician overall, so thank you for opening up your life to me and everyone else watching! ♥️
....the hand written notes are really more effective, along with the "teaching your class method"....
I would suggest adding a system like Anki into your studying. It's program spaced repetition helps you to go over the things you don't know well more frequently, whilst going over the things you do know well less frequently. That way you are utilising your study time on your weaknesses. Much love x
Hi Maha!!! I print the PPt and make notes from the lecture on the back to match up. Different color pens work!! I always tell people that if you can teach it to someone else then you own the material! Peace and blessings.
Omg I found someone who actually uses the same method!! 😭 my classmates in bio asks me how I study and I tell them, but they always say, "too much work". I mean, you gotta do what you need to do right?
I don’t think I’ll ever go to medical school because I’m more into the environment but I really just like your positivity and dedication. You motivate me to try harder this next semester, thank you for the tips!!!
I will definitely try this technique. Thank you for sharing 👌
Even I teach an imaginary class while studying
It helps me a lot
Amazing! Very helpful tips for studying. Also loved what you said that in med school it’s not about how smart you are, but how hard you work. Thank you🙌🏻
Thank youu soo much really!!! I’m a premed student currently studying in Lebanon. I LITERALLY GOT MOTIVATED FROM ALL OF YOUR VLOGS!! My finals are in like 2 weeks! So i think i’ll try your way which was definitely helpful !! So glad i got to watch your videos! Best of luck in med school!! ❤️❤️❤️Hope i’ll make it there too😝
That’s pretty cool! I’m from Lebanon, my parents grew up there.
I use some of these techniques as well and i tried a new study style without taking notes during finals in med school that you can also see on my channel if you like !
I love this! We have the exact same exact study routine. I've never known anyone who studies most effectively by repetition! I'm nursing and I've found that this is the best way for me to study as well!
Being almost done with medical school, I back this up. Although everyone needs to figure out what works and doesn't. That's why medical school can be extremely intense. Not only do you have volume, you have to be able to process what that volume of data is in such a short period of time. Examinations test students in 3rd or 4th order multiple choice questions. Therefore it is absolutely critical do as many practice problems as possible in addition to passive reading/writing. The addition of thousands of practice problems put me at the top of my class in my opinion.
love the insight from someone farther along in the process! Good luck with the rest of training!
One way that I do , is the first time I write my notes on the lecture slides, and them the second time I organize everything on A4 paper using my own words and sometimes drawing charts and tables and comparing ideas, and then I memorize and revise before the exam. It takes time of course I don't do this for all the classes only for the hard ones for the easy ones I just stick to the slides I don't rewrite them. Good luck everyone. Oh and another thing always revise w/ friends and ask each other questions it's really helpful.
This video was much needed! I will be taking A&P I, medical micro and stats next semester and I need to learn great study habits in order to ensure I pass these classes. So thank you, I will definitely be trying these out!
Figured out too that hand written notes are way better, not to mention the “white board” method. I’ve been a “teacher” for a couple of years now and my class is thriving off my notes. Lol love the vid and the channel!
Your notes are like so organized
It just gives me inspiration to work hard gor myself!!
Thanks for sharing ❤️
I miss your videos dear maha may God bless you
Just an FYI, for her it is Salah.
I do better with printing the PowerPoint and hand write important material out the PowerPoint while listening to my professors audio.
I also talk out loud.
Thanks for sharing. 🙂🙂
Try to study from ipad it saves a lot of time and you can record the whole lecture(voice)
Also you can write all your notes and change them as you like but in papers you have to rewrite everything which cost a lot of time
I really like thhe ideaof giving yourself the lecture or to the "class". It makes it really reliable since as a doctor (or med student) you spend most of your time with and audience.
hi love! I love your videos so much and I would really appreciate if you made a video along the lines of how to know if medicine is the right way to go for you, for awhile I thought it seems so hard and although I am a bright straight A student I've been told multiple times that you have to be a genius. When you said that no matter how bright you are med school has taught you that working hard is the most important thing, I really took something from that and would love a whole video dedicated to advice along those lines. Thank you so so much!
Will definitely make this video and share my thoughts!
Honesty the best study video I've watched! You actually gave practical, concentrate tips rather than saying random motivational things like "work smarter not harder." Thank you!
I’ve never thought of pretending to teach a class as a study aid! Thank you for the idea ❤️
It's cool when you can record your lecture, we are not allowed to film or take photos in the lecture room and I find it so stressful when taking notes because the professor often says something good and important to know which is not written on the slides and which you can't go back to.. and I only have time to write down half of it if even that
That's a fantastic technique! On my best days, i do the same :) It's time consuming but it seems to be the only way to remember a topic for a long time!
This is the most useful vid I've EVER seen
I'm so happy you found it to be helpful!
I study the same way! I love using white boards and writing out my notes! Something I do that’s a little different is that I write out notecards for everything then go through them and what I’m not sure on I write out again and then from there I write it in my planner too! love your videos 💚
Definitely need a collab from you and @MedBros! Both your channels are amazing. I'm a doing a masters in Medical Sciences and both of you have been such a inspiration. Keep up the good content and being humble and amazing as always. Love from Puerto Rico.
The planner is gorgeous
"2:51" that ring is soo delicate and nice 😍..
Note: YOUR VIDEO REALLY HELPS IN LEARNING..
Amazing job! Thank you for that extra motivation needed for finals week ! Hand written notes have always worked well for me too, great tips !
Awesome tips! Definitely helpful for med school. I usually find handwritten notes to be the best too but one note has been great recently for taking notes next to the slides!
Thank you for making this video Maha! It's so helpful to see how other people study. I'm definitely going to incorporate your tip on teaching the material back to yourself into my routine. Flawless as always :)
Your notes are so organized!! Literally goals
Finallyyy! This video, thank youuu sm! Whatever you said its so true and extremely important, practice is a much more efficient study method then just re reading. :)
omg u should film ur little like "teaching/classroom" whiteboard sessions as part of a vlog or a vlog series that'd be so interesting! love these vlogs and proud of u for rocking it in med school!
I study the same way! Girl you’re my inspiration ❤️❤️ You’ve made me so excited for med school!
Talk about what speciality you want to do after med school
Sheesh, I dunno how you do it . It looks like so much information you have to study and cram in, rabina maaky through all of this.
I love how organized you are.. and the different color coated sections are fab.
Thanks love 💛
Thank you for this! This is really helpful. I used to do handwritten notes as well, but I stopped, because it took too much time. I should really revisit this technique again. I rarely write on the lecture slides, because I prefer keeping them on my iPad than printing them out. I only write things down when I feel like it's really, really important. I also write down the things I want to get back to later. I usually just stick to reading the slides and lecturing myself. For topics I want to review or I can't quite grasp, I try to watch short lecture video lectures from the Lecturio app or other lecture videos on TH-cam.
Ahhhh!!! Yes thank you soooo much this is what I requested! I literally screamed when I saw this! Yayyy thanks😊
Thank you for sharing some tips Maha! I'm always impressed at other medical students' notes, especially when mine are so shoddy
Your way of studying is close to mine, e.g. sketchy videos! yes, this will take lots of timing to watch, write everything down, &memorize! but u'll remember them well! Good luck studying Maha love yr videos 💕
Oh my gosh, and I thought I was the only person who does the white-board talking to non-existent class!!! Love your videos!
Lovely!! I love the way you use different colours. Your handwriting is so clean!May Almighty bless you
You are amazing keep up the good work I’m not in med school but I will definitely use these techniques in my studying I discovered you vlogs yesterday and I love you already so inspirational good luck with med school stay positive
This is also helpful for me and I’m still in high school. I like how you teach it back to the “class.” :)
I used to do a combo of who you did. so i would have the power points and write on them and draw out or write out any important concepts and then i would teach the objects in my room so to speak fr. the paper and keep doing it until i could go without the paper. However (I am in nursing school, not medical school) the time to do all this is not always there for me so half of this i dont get to do. Which is sad because this way totally works, because you are seeing it, hearing it, working it it, and the repetition of it all. I'm going to try to go back to this for the next exam tho and 2 more things id throw in would be small study groups (even if it's 2 days before the exam...different minds think of diff. concepts) and test questions (idk about med. school test questions but for nursing school...which orange is more orange is reality...so prep questions help to get you thinking for both class exams and NCLEX)
YOU'RE AMAZING this was very much needed cos I'm struggling with Histology. THANKS LOADS !!!
I will definitely apply these tips to my studying! The strategies you mentioned seem to be a great starting ground for developing our own habits and effective methods. Thank you and the best of luck to you!!
Let me know if my techniques work for you!
I love color coding too! so efficient to separate thoughts/concepts !
Hey girl! Great video. Happy New Year! Wishing you much success love and prosperity in 2018. Keep the study videos coming! 😍
Thanks for the study tips I learn by handwriting notes and repetition too, try that 2times speed lecture replay
I loved this so much! Totally agree about working harder!
This was really helpful. Thank you. Can you also make a video on tips for the MCAT please.
I've tried both those ways too!! And I realized that the hand written notes are waaaay better..
But one thing I realized is that they can get really messy when you want to go back to some info after a while so I decided to make my own electronic notes and charts and save them all in a drive which was the best thing that I ever did!!! Now it's sooo easy for me to go back to those notes wherever I am and I could use my phone or laptop or any computer to get to those which saved me sooo much time
thanks for the tips! i will definitely try to implement them!
make sure you use google drive or iCloud!! and good luck with your studies I really enjoy your videos :)
I do the teaching back thing too, usually to my dog. It really does help!
Do flashcards still work for med school?
yup! a lot of my classmates use them!
Hazza 882000 There are flash card apps as well these days which may be easier to use like Quizlet
They are so-time consuming to make
not only works , their ar the best technique for remember stuff in med school.
Yes, Anki app
U r a source of inspiration..
Well done.
Neat note + neat room + organized ideas
I felt funny talking to myself so what I did was buy a group of stuff toys and whatever I learned I taught to them, good luckI had success with teaching it back❤
The techniques are just Amaizing!! Thanks Maha 💪🏽💪🏽
this is exactly how i study lol but the little differences are i actually explain what i learn to my friends and they will correct me or add something that i missed. it really helps me and instead of writing down in coverless paper, i'll buy a book for each topics so i can keep it for later, in case someday i need to review it.
How long does it take you to make these notes? How much time do you spent on one lecture?
I love how organized and neat your are very inspiring
Happy new year! For some reason this popped up in my feed but I'll watch again
YASSSS! I dont usually comment on videos but I love your channel so much and I was literally that happy when I saw that you uploaded new video ❤️❤️
Thank you so much!
mahadotcom you're welcome!! ❤️❤️
I can spit back the knowledge but forget it shortly after. Any advice ?
capgains I’m not in Ned school cause I’m only 15 but I had the same problem and I just kept repeating it until I was able to remember. So instead of doing it once a day do it twice a day or three times a day . If you do it three times a day try to two times back to back and then the third time wait like an hour . So it helps with your memorizing it ! Hopefully that made sense:)
Spaced repetition
Really great
I just found my method of studying anatomy. thank you
Sending love from England!! You're such an inspiration thank you for motivating me every day
I love those pens, they are my favourite by a mile! I can write so much faster with them! Thank you for all of the tips!
Great video ! also a med school youtuber here ! and your content is lit :) keep up the great work
I start Pharmacy school today, so I hope I can implement your tips to help me through. Thanks!!
woowwww new uploaddd!! Ma sha Allah!!
Finally i found a technique where i may be able to follow. Will try this and see whether it suits me. Hope i get an A this time ✨ love your videos maha 💕
This was so helpful, thank you Maha!! 💙
are slides generally posted before the lecture and if so, do you pre-read them before the lectures? Also, do you go to lecture or just watch the videos? I've heard conflicting things from different forums and wanted to know your take. GREAT videos btw :)
I try to pre-read if I have time. And I usually skip lecture and just watch online at a faster speed!
You are amazing and really hardworking! I will be like you when I attend a medical school :) Thank you for your videos. Good luck^^
Thank You I needed this I have a science test soon and this really helped. Even for a seventh grader.
How do you organize your planner? Like what do you write in there that helps you study?
OMG just found out about the speeding thing, thank you sooo much, deff gonna use some of it, even tough I'm law student
This is how I’m planning to study for spring semester undergrad. I’ll tell you how it goes!
Omg thank you thank you thank you! I use a similar technique, however it's not very organised and this video really helped!
gurllllll walahi this helped thank u so much i needed this.
ok this was a great video. concise and to the point but really great content thanks a ton!
I thought i was the only one talking to my imaginary class lol i am now relived 😂😂😂
Btw Lot of Love from Paris 🇫🇷
I am dental student , i got many ideas of ur way to writing notes i like it and i like your bright soul thank u to support us always thought ur video ♡♡.
Assalamu alaikum Maha so glad I found you channel!! in shaa Allah wishing you the best
I love your content so much😁😁 I'm also a first medical student too . May Allah bless you sis! 🤗
I love the white board idea!
What planner do you have? Sorry if you've already mention it before
haha thank you for answering! And yup- you're right!
Namaste Jaz thank you for the planner info!
mahadotcom whats the name of ur colored pens
When I watch your videos you give me a lot of positive things thank you honey 😊
Not a med student but semesters coming up in a few weeks so this helps thanks.
I can't pretend to talk to a 'class that doesn't exist' because I would get bored quickly. I retain information well by explaining and talking about the concepts out loud with a friend or two. Not many people in my class want to study together but there's this one great classmate who will put up with me xD.