How I ranked 1st at Cambridge University - The Essay Memorisation Framework

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In this video, I talk through the Essay Memorisation Framework that I used to win the top exam results prize in my 3rd year of Medical School at Cambridge University. I was studying Psychology as my intercalated BA, and using this method I created around 50 essay plans and committed them to memory. This video explains how. Enjoy xx

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00:34 - General Overview
01:21 - The Creation Stage
--- 01:50 - Deciding what essays to plan
--- 02:30 - How to plan the essays
--- 04:57 - How to make the essay plan really good
08:10 - The Memorisation Stage
--- 08:36 - Anki flashcards to memorise content blocks
--- 09:50 - Spider diagrams to memorise entire essays
14:10 - Wrapping Up

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[JackettiBallognese]

Imagine being a Junior Doctor and still having the time and motivation to make clear, concise and helpful youtube videos educating others. MACHINE.

[notestube]

SUMMARY NOTES - The Essay Memorisation Framework:
00:34 GENERAL OVERVIEW
*There are two stages to the method: creation and memorization.
*In the creation stage, the objective is to create first class essay plans for every conceivable essay title.
*In the memorization stage, we commit all of these essay plans to memory by using active recall space, repetition, spider diagrams, and flashcards.
*By the time the exam rolls around, we will have memorized so many essay plans that a lot of them will come up in the exam anyway.
*Even if stuff comes up that we haven't memorized, we'll know so much about the subject and we'll have so many content blocks in our head that we'll be able to generate a first class essay from scratch.
01:23 THE CREATION STAGE
*The objective of the creation stage is to create a large number of good essay plans that can be memorized and used during an exam.
01:49 - Deciding what essays to plan
*The best way to decide which essays to prepare for an exam is to look at past papers and see which topics have come up previously.
*If you don't have access to past papers, try to think from the perspective of the examiner and anticipate what sort of topics they might ask about.
*You can also ask your teacher or professor for guidance on what sorts of essays might be covered in the exam.
02:30 - How to plan the essays
*Start with a question, gathering information from Google, and then looking at lecture notes and recommended readings
*Create a research document for each essay topic, which you then use to plan and write the essay.
*This method results in more original essays than your peers, who mostly relied on lecture notes.
*Only give yourself one day to complete each essay, in order to avoid work expanding to fill the time allocated.
05:08- How to make the essay plan really good
*The introduction is the most important part of the essay.
*Good essay plans have three key elements: structure, answering the question, and having a bit of flare.
08:09 THE MEMORISATION STAGE
*The goal of the memorization stage is to upload all of the essay plans to our brain so that we can regurgitate them in the exam.
*We will achieve this goal using three techniques: Anki flashcards, spider diagrams, and a retrospective revision timetable.
08:36 - Anki flashcards to memorise content blocks
*Anki flashcards can help you memorize content blocks for your essays.
*Putting keywords and content onto the cards can help you remember information for specific essays, as well as general essay topics.
*Repetition is key for memorizing the information on the cards.
09:55 - Spider diagrams to memorise entire essays
*The memorization stage of the essay memorization framework involves spider diagrams.
*Ali writes out content blocks from essays using flashcards, and then puts the keywords onto a spider diagram.
*This allows him to easily recall the information when writing his essay.
* Do this regularly in the lead up to exams so that you are well prepared.
12:49 - The Retrospective Revision Timetable to systematically use active recall and spaced repetition
*The Retrospective Revision Timetable is a system to use active recall and spaced repetition to memorize material.
*The system uses a color-coding system to track how well you know the material.
*Ali details the system in a video.
14:13 WRAPPING UP
*Ali won a prize for best exam performance at Cambridge University.
*He attributes his success to using a methodical and systematic approach to revision, which he calls the "Essay Memorisation Framework".
*This method involves breaking down essays into smaller chunks, memorising them, and then recalling them under exam conditions.

[eramuneer]

Brothers and sisters out there, please keep away your parents from seeing him😑

[coldturkey]

You know what I love about you. You aren’t one of these nerds who are super narcissistic and selfish, who tell people how smart are they. You are a genuine person, who shows that anyone can be at your level if they just put work in it.

[nicolaberry]

This video politely shook my hand, called me stupid and slapped me for not studying more.

[mattcool]

Today I learned that I don't have what it takes to be ranked 1st at Cambridge University

[binaghoshdostidar]

Your voice motivates me alot . Your voice has an essence of productivity, which defeats my laziness . Your essay is an asthetic one .

[jerryleung]

I love how his natural speaking speed is like accelerated 1.5times already

[monugupta]

I'm not able to figure if I feel motivated or depressed after watching this

[gwhatswrongwithyou]

Even his breath is more systematic than mine.

[ipshita]

As soon as you started explaining, my procrastination joined the chat.

[holly]

Even this dudes voice makes him sound smart

[Hanapetals]

*How I ranked first?*

*I’m crazy smart and have an insane work ethic*

[sephiroth]

Although I love Ali and he even helped me get a 1st in uni by providing these helpful revision videos and encouragement I would urge you to not compare yourself to him or anyone else for that matter. Just try your best and don't stress yourself if you are not the best in every single exam for example, it's a marathon. When things go wrong just get back up and try your best in the next exam. Good luck to anyone undertaking any exams or waiting for their results. Just don't party too much at uni 🤣🤣💪

[klevelty]

*Anxiety for finals has entered the chat*

[TheSahota]

he read and re wrote 30 essays to prepare for 1 essay...bruh I can’t even read a paragraph of a sentence without getting bored outta my mind

[Marykey_Mk]

I have watched this more than 10 times in a span of 2 years. Thank you Ali for helping me learn and prepare well for my exams 🌹

[JuniorAA]

So you're telling me this guy finished writing his essay before the exam even started?

[Abhinay]

JEE AND NEET ASPIRANTS I CAN FEEL YOUR PRESENCE!

[Iam...demetriuss]

Ali, I can see you as a professor in a couple of years, you are really good.