May 23, 2020
I wanna reread pjo and hoo again but i cant!!! because of the mcat!!!!!!!!! ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wanna reread pjo and hoo again but i cant!!! because of the mcat!!!!!!!!! ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have consumed four (4) total heavily caffeinated beverages today and am still too exhausted to learn how the brain (the entire human brain) works
Good storytelling as model for writing personal essays!
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Ever notice how easy it is to get behind on your prep? It may take only a few missteps, but there's another side to the story. Staying on track is also just a matter of a few best practices and can be just as easy!
Plan from Start to Finish
An effective MCAT study plan guides you in what to study and when to study to make sure you cover the necessary content and skills in time for test day. If your study plan is simply a time-schedule and doesn't include what you'll be studying on each day, you may be behind schedule and not even know it! This is even more true if you don't have a plan at all.
Your goal in setting up your study plan is to set a prep pace that is both:
sustainable
suitable to meet your test day
By planning from start to finish, you'll be able to detect early in your prep whether you can meet these criteria and make appropriate adjustments, perhaps even before you've scheduled your test date.
Make a Little Progress
This tactic is two key principles wrapped up in one!
First, do a little instead of nothing. Balancing your MCAT prep with everything else in your life will require a lot of little choices. It may seem at times your too busy, too tired, not prepared, or not motivated to do your prep. But substitute blowing it off completely for doing just a little.
Can't watch that whole lecture? Review the last lecture's notes then watch the first 10 minutes.
Can't get through all your flashcards? Pick 2 or 3 at random and do a deep dive on each topic
Can't review your entire practice test? Study 2 topics from incorrect answers
Can't go on? Do just 10 more minutes!
Build the habit of doing something, and you may find, on most occasions, you'll pull off what you thought was impossible!
The second principle is to make up a little at a time to catch up. The same way you fall behind schedule is the same way to pick it backup: a little at a time! Don't allow the concern of needing to get back on track as fast as possible block you from making progress or, worse, begin a snowball effect that pushes you farther and farther behind.
For example, let's say you study Bio Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday and Psych Thurday-Friday. If you miss your Tuesday Bio session, don't push everything back, but move Tuesday's lesson to Wednesday and split Wednesday's lesson over Thrusday and Friday. That way, by Saturday you're back on schedule with just a little effort and not stressing about being behind schedule.
Focus to Get More Done
This last point cannot be understated. Imagine how much more you could get done by improving your efficiency by 5% or 10%. It's possible, and the most direct way to achieve these small but remarkable gains is to focus. You can think about focus as a cognitive skill to practice, for example, by nudging yourself to let go of distracting or off-topic thoughts as you study. But you can also make easy focus gains by making environmental choices:
put away your phone
sign out of social media
put away your phone
turn off notifications
politely remind those around you not to interrupt you for a period of time
put away your phone
write down the one thing you are working on and and work on it until it's finished
Practicing focus may bring attention to an addiction to distraction, and as such it will take time and perseverance to break those little habits, but stick with it for a big advantage in your MCAT prep.
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Me, the struggling premed: "Maybe I just need a tiny bit of inspiration! Maybe a study break to watch some sort of medical drama will remind me that this is gonna be worth it! I could use some inspiration.... A role model, to show me how to handle it!"
Me, eight hours later; my reflection is seen in the dimmed screen of Amazon prime; I've been crying: "So all I have to do is fake my death and run away, and then all my problems will be solved!"
• Oct 22, 2017 •
Haven’t posted in quite a while. Thank you o chem for being impossible to catch up with after having missed only a day of class. And also thanks to o chem, I think i’m going to start posting more to keep consistently studying for that class! I think ill do a 100 days of productivity, but more o chem focused and also shorter amount of days...
A 50 days of o chem studying productivity challenge thing!!
(This pic is from a while ago, so it doesn’t really count...)
I hate chemistry :/ I'd much prefer taking biology.
Friendly reminder to develop and practice helpful action steps to get back on track when you’re feeling overwhelmed!
You can do this! <3