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Day 34/43 of productivity!

Productivity tasks:

- 5:30h studying

- went on a walk

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9 jan

studying for tomorrow’s assessment. it’s basically a mini osce to prep us for the real one in march, just 4 marks. hope i do well.

How I'm Studying for the MCAT (as a broke college student)

I can't tell you how many emails I've gotten advertising MCAT study materials for the low price of my entire left kidney, HOWEVER, I'm determined to spend the least amount of money as humanly possible to take this test. So, I bestow upon you, my low-no-cost studying resources I'm using to make the ~$400 registration fee the only thing I spend.

Jack Westin (Free!)

Jack Westin is a daily thing for me. They have daily passages aligning with AAMC guidelines including BIOCHEM, BIOLOGY, and CARS.

It'll have you check your answers and also track how you're performing overall, over time, and compared to others taking the same daily assessments. I personally track my performance on a Google Sheet to catalogue trends and weak spots too. There are also free seminars for learning the application process, trying to secure a top score, etc. Very very useful!!

Khan Academy (Free!)

The Khan Academy MCAT collection is made in collaboration with the AAMC. All of the topics are organized by test section, then they go in depth with units and overall review for the test. There are videos, articles, and little practice tests and quizzes to check your mastery over a subject.

This is extremely helpful to refresh topics, learn ones you might not have gone in depth with before, and make sure you're at the top of your game before you test. I combine this with the daily questions so I know where exactly my weak points are with AAMC style questions.

Full-length tests from AAMC (see below)

Okay so this is the first one with a catch. The Official AAMC Practice Tests are the best tool out of these options, as they're official and also graded, so they'll give you an actual practice test score with official MCAT scoring. The first graded exam is free, as well as one completely ungraded exam.

However, if you want to take more than those two, which is my personal plan to maximize my readiness and prepare for that full 8-hour experience, you have to purchase the rest of the practice tests for $35.

Anki (Free!)

I do Anki daily! Same as Jack Westin passages.

Anki is a very popular flashcard app based on the study techniques of spaced repetition! It's on mobile as well as PC for easy access. There are a ton of free decks to download and import to your own account.

Right now, I'm using a deck made by another wonderful creator called Ortho528. Some other popular MCAT Prep Anki Decks are Jack Sparrow and MilesDown. These creators put in a ton of work for their benefit, then generously shared their work with the masses.

All of this being said, happy studying and best of luck on your test! You've got this!

Disclaimer: This is my personal list of resources I use. Feel free to add more or ask questions if you have them! :)

~ grace :)

You guys I did it!!

Your girl is a doctor now!! I passed my exams!!

I still find it so hard to believe! All these months and years of hard work. I never actually sat down and thought of what it would mean after. I always thought of the present, of working hard and getting through this one test, then the next. And now I can't believe I've changed my identity

I mean of course I don't magically feel any different to who I was yesterday. But I now have a prefix to my name, the hippocratic oath to uphold and a permanent change to my identity. I'll be a life long student, but now first I'm a doctor

I've been on this site since last April and recorded the last few months of my life as a med student. I know I haven't posted regularly but thanks to everyone of you for being with me! You are all part of this journey too!

I'll be joining internship from April. I hope to post more regularly then and upload my internship journey here. It'll be a hard year but I'm looking forward to it!

Finally if you're a med student, it does get better. I'm sure one day you'll feel exactly as I do right now.

You'll be able to say: I'm a doctor 🩷