How I studied for the MCAT - Nontraditional, working FULL-TIME
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ย. 2023
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December School Break: Started prepping psych/soc - 300 pg document
January: Started studying chem@viewand biology - 2-3 chapters per day
Feb: More content review + Uworld
March 30th: Started AAMC material (recommend to start this earlier)
April 30: Took the MCAT
Highly recommend AAMC practice questions, Uworld, 300-page document MCATbros, Kaplan for biology and TPR for chem/physics.
I’m working full-time and studying right now, this was the video I needed! Thank you! Wish you the best Dr. Kent ❤
This is so helpful! Thanks! I'm in a similar boat, and I've been trying to figure out how to do all of this. I appreciate the video!
I too left my job 2 months back to start preparing for med entrance exam. It does feel like veryyy weird after having a decent career path but it’s so amazing to see you doing this!!!all the best
Nice work, you’re going to be a great doctor.
Helpful. Thanks. ❤️
This is very helpful. Thank youu
Thank you!!!!
Girl, your hustle is seriously inspiring!! I am studying rn, this video is a big help for me.
Thank you! Best of luck!!
Getting a 498 with 2 weeks of studying and no prior exposure sounds incredibly rare and it would be nice if that was made more clear. considering people with pre req courses and months of review under their belt can perform the same. That’s simply mind boggling. Kudos to you.
You're such an inspiration!! You'll probably suceed at anything you set your mind to!! Question...did you end up finishing all pre reqs? Bio 1+2? Chem 1+2, Phys 1+2, O Chem 1+2? Thanks!
Aw thank you! Yes I finished all the pre-reqs and I am just finishing up my first semester of medical school :)
Good evening Jessica! You probably won’t see this but if you do, is it possible for you to list all of your resources you used? Possibly give an estimate as how much you spent? If not, that’s fine! Just trying to see where I need to get started. 😊
Are there any particular strategy you can put forth how to approach the CARS section? Thanks!
Sure, but take it with a grain of salt as I scored pretty much similar to my first practice exam and the real exam. I would do the AAMC CARS question bank or Jack Westin, I felt like those were most helpful. With each sentence, as I read I would summarize back the gist of the main point of the sentence. This helped me get a full picture of what was happening as I read and actively recalled the passage. Sometimes with questions, it's more about excluding which answer is wrong and then selecting whichever one was left, if I got stuck on a question. I know it's easy to highlight everything in the passage but try to be selective on what you highlight, such as key words or main points (opinions, events, etc) in the passage.
this is amazing! so you finished pre-reqs first and then started studying?
Thank you! No, I actually took the MCAT before finishing most of the prerequisites. I only had a few classes under my belt before I took the MCAT and finished most of them after the exam. I started studying for the MCAT when I started my prerequisites. I did create a video on the timeline of when I took the MCAT and my pre-reqs time line.
Did you take your pre-requisites at a 4-year college in the evening? Or formal post bac program?
I did not do a formal post bacc program. I ended up taking the pre-reqs at various 4-year colleges and some community colleges in the area (sometimes up to an hour away) so that it would work around my work schedule. Yes they were in the evening. Some of the classes were hybrid with lectures online and only lab inperson in the evenings. The colleges I took the classes at were by no means large universities. I personally feel that it is okay to take the pre-reqs at a community college or 4-year college and not necessarily a big university such as UW-Madison or the University of Washington or UCLA per say as long as you had an undergraduate degree at a well-established university to prove that you can handle tough courses.
How much of U World did you complete? How many hours did you average of studying per day working full-time?
I had around 350 ish questions left. Most were CARS questions that I didn't do for Uworld. I studied 4-5 hours during the week day and I often did practice problems that correlated with my pre med classes if possible. The weekend I studied 10 to 12 hours on Saturday and Sunday.
Wow that's crazy! I work full time also but did you end up studying before or after work? How did you not burn out?@@jessicakent308
So you studied about 20 hours per weekend?
Jessica, is it possible to speak to you over the phone about MCAT preparation?
Can we touch base over email? Jessicakent38@gmail.com. I am in the mist of exams so please give me a little grace in responding back.
can I email you too?
@@adejokea264 sure! Just give me some grace to respond back as I'm finishing up first year
Are you still working while in med school?
No, I am not working in medical school. I'm in an accelerated curriculum so it would be hard to work and go to school at the same time...
Wondering why an MBA.. like what’s your bachelors in
And like why MD
Since it sounds like studying for the mcat was tedious I know I personally am
Not a fan of the organic section
My bachelors was in business. I love healthcare, but at the time I was scared to take the prereqs and apply to medical school to change careers so I thought maybe I'll try a healthcare focused MBA. I realized I love healthcare but what I loved too is working with patients. I missed that so much when I left my old job. I also received a merit-based scholarship for MBA so it covered nearly 100% which I was so thankful for and thus completed my MBA prior to MD.
@@jessicakent308how can I get a 100 percent merit based scholarship?