#studying mcat

[tea-tuesday]

06/05/2024

i feel like i'm in a groundhog day-esque nightmare in which i wake up in panic, drag myself out of bed, get an oat milk mocha, do bar prep all day, come home, and sleep, just do it all over again the next day..... trying to stay optimistic 😃 when i was in college, all i wanted was to get into a good law school—and now i've graduated from a great law school and i'm studying for the bar!!! past me would be so THRILLED!

[stuckinapril]

me stoically navigating my way through drama bc bigger things are ahead and it’s not my fault people are dumb

[er-cryptid]

Chemistry Notes (December 2021)

Acid-Base Equilibrium Side Ex 1

Acid-Base Equilibrium Side Ex 2

Arrhenius vs Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases

Calculating [OH-] with Kw Ex 1

Change in Entropy for a Change of State Ex 1

Classification of Amines

Complex Lewis Structure Formal Charges Ex 3

Constitutional Isomers Ex 1

Finding Percent by Mass Ex 2

Identifying Functional Groups Ex 2

Intermolecular Force of Water

Moles of Product Ex 1

Naming Cycloalkanes Ex 1

Naming Cycloalkanes Ex 9

Nonmetal Listing Order

Order of a Reaction Ex 2

pH from [OH-] Ex 1

Products of an Acid-Base Reaction Ex 1

R,S Naming of Fischer Projection Ex 1

Spin Quantum Number

Stereoisomers with Multiple Chiral Centers Ex 1

Stronger Acidity and Electronegativity Ex 1

Vanadium (III) Oxide

Weaker Acidity and Electronegativity Ex 1

Weaker Acidity and Electronegativity Ex 2

[idekstudies]

15 april 2023.

what a crazy week it's been ㅠㅠ

[a-is-away]

transitioning into mcat studying

my finals are finally OVER. now i begin studying for the mcat on june 15th. i've been doing some light studying throughout the past few months but now is really the time to hit the books

the goals/plan:

study 7-8 hours every day, with half days on sundays

take a practice exam every week and a half

focus on uworld for the first two to three weeks, then change to aamc content

do a daily cars passage

i really want to make higher than a 510, but my dream score would be a 518. realistic goal is 512 but striving for a 520+ always

shoot for the stars, friends. happy studying.

- a

[glowingsand]

dawg i am artblocked but look at the loml

[maxiimedii]

11/25/2023: Physics: Electrostatics and Magnetism

[girl-please-study]

To those who are taking/have took Anatomy... How the hellllll do you make notes

[dr-arugula]

it's just me pomodoro and my owala against the world.

[tiredacedemia]

A little Anki timelapse

[agents-of-aesthetic]

[Summer, 2023] Studying for the mcat

[bloodbruise]

How are u?

ummm def having a bit of a crisis because i got drunk the other day and decided to apply for some masters programs for my gap year and surprisingly in the morning i still wanted to do it so now i'm trying to pull all my application materials together in a really short amount of time :') its so stressful but if i get in i would def want to do that rather than what i initially planned

[stuckinapril]

Need to stop saying yes to people while I’m running on empty. I rly don’t know why I do this, but between preparing for my neuro hospital internship / studying full time for one of the hardest national exams in the states / volunteering at 3 places / like 8282727 other things I genuinely do not have the energy to be around people and present. Especially bc people are used to a more bubbly version of me and I am just!! Tired!!! And cannot be that right now!! But I also do love my friends and don’t want to self isolate. Life is so hard when you’re a busy girl who gets her energy thru being around people but literally does not have the time

[er-cryptid]

Note Cards (January 2024)

1/3 Down Femoral Shaft Diagram

1st Cuneiform Anatomical Siding

3-Phosphoglycerate Derivatives

3rd Class Lever Diagram

55 Cancri c

A. floridanum

Amplification of Enzymes Diagram

Archaeologist

Arginine

Bedsore

Cardiac Valve Sounds

Carnitine Acyltransferase Reaction

Cranial Nerve 8 Dysfunctions

D2700 Skull

Diagnosing Leishmaniasis

DNA Polymerase

Enzyme Catalysis

Features of Genus Homo

Guide RNA

Human Lifespan

Locations of Preganglionic Soma

Longissimus Regions

Methanogenesis

Middle Proteins

Morphology of Pelvis

Multiple Displacement Amplification

NADPH and Glucose 6-P

NH3 and Glycine Synthase Reaction

Occipital Belly of Occipitofrontalis OIA

Penicillinases

Peptide Bond Torsion Angles

Pulp Development Zones

Rectus Abdominis OIA

RM3 Tooth - Buccal View

Roles of Actin Filaments

Safkhet

Schwann Cells vs Oligodendrocytes

Siding Distal Tibia

SOS Response

Southern Sugar Maple

spino-

TH17 Cells

Tibial Groove for Flexor Hallucis Longus

Upper Midshaft of Humerus Diagram

Vena Jugularis

Y. faxoniana

Zygomaticus

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[starrynightstudyys]

Thursday

Lots and lots of flashcards. Studying has been going alright, although I’m not sure if it’s me or just the major leaps at the beginning which were expected. I’ve been struggling to find the passion tea bags I like, so I got some premade tea and it’s just alright.

I hope your tea or coffee or drink is especially good today.

[a-is-away]

my mcat study routine (for this week)

the key, for me at least, for studying for a big exam like the mcat consistently for several weeks, is to switch things up. rigid and strict routines make me not want to do them, especially if they are not enjoyable in nature.

this week has been all about finishing up content review. i'm doing 4 chapters a day from a different subject. for example, today i'm studying chapter 6 of chemistry, chapter 5 of biology, chapter 10 of physics, and chapter 3 of organic chemistry. i'm using the review books from the princeton review because they have practice questions and practice passages after each chapter. sometimes it does tend to get into the weeds, but content is content.

i start at 8 am and do one hour of the milesdown anki deck. this gets my brain prepped for the day. i have a nintendo switch remote that i use to flip through the anki cards which immediately makes it more fun and less taxing.

then, i break for breakfast. my breakfasts are either half a bagel with cream cheese, oatmeal with fruits and granola, or a breakfast sandwich. i also have a cup of coffee or an energy drink (depending on my energy levels), a hydroflask full of water, and a fairlife protein shake.

from there, i study in one hour intervals until lunch. i read through the chapters and make flashcards for unfamiliar terms and concepts. each chapter normally takes me an hour to an hour and a half, meaning i get about two chapters done in the morning and two chapters done in the afternoon.

after i finish my chapter reviews, i do 3 practice cars passages from the aamc review deck. i'm a little rusty on cars, so doing daily practice is necessary to keep both my reading stamina up and to work on my "aamc logic."

this past week has been really busy with having things to do in the evenings, so post mcat study if i'm free, i will eat dinner and then watch some tv or read or game. it's whatever i feel like, which is a great feeling.

i've been averaging about 5 hours of studying a day, but that will ramp up as i finish up content review and go into practice problem and practice section sets.

this is the routine that works for me right now! i'm sure this will change as time goes on and i continue to study for this pretty grueling exam.

for those of y'all out there studying for this thing, we've got this. for those of y'all that aren't, you lucky bastards.

- A