How I Got a 99th percentile on MCAT Chem/Phys

MCAT season is really bearing down on some of you! I've been there before, and MCAT Chem/Phys was one of the biggest obstacles I had to overcome... but with significant setbacks. It took me three attempts to conquer MCAT Chem/Phys, and in this video, I'll be sharing you my story and the things I did wrong AND right so that you can make the best decisions during your MCAT preparation!

00:00 Intro
00:57 What NOT to do (first and second MCAT attempts)
03:42 How I elevated my content review
05:55 What I did RIGHT for my test-taking
10:43 Tips on Answering MCAT Questions

Useful links:
MCAT JackSparrow Anki Deck! (Content Review)
JackWestin AAMC Science Outline! (Content Review)
Visit Shomu's Biology! (biology and biochemistry Content Review)
Visit Premed Disciples! (Test Taking & Passage based reading)

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Who I am:
Hello! My name is Shaunak, but I often go by Shak. While I study medicine, I make videos about life and things I love doing, often with the hope of providing relatable and realistic experiences that might appeal to you. As I progress in life, I encounter many obstacles and WILL fail. But failure motivates me to stand back up, and I want to share those experiences with you through my videos.

[anthony-krbm]

Thanks brother! Highest respect to a person that takes the time to help another.

[josephli]

Knowing mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell will help you go from 500 to 528

[evanr]

Thank you so much… i haven’t done jack and it’s 2 months until my test, just took a practice test and hit a 500. Hoping I can get a good score.

[iluhyuhswag]

Thanks so much! Did you take the blueprint course? Was the blueprint qbank helpful? And what differed between your 3 mcat takes? i’m studying for my second attempt and i was planning on taking notes in my prep book for content review and then making flashcards and reviewing these cards everyday. i have 6 months so i think i have enough time for note taking during content review

[samk]

Do have a video link for the wrongies?

[caseyfarrell]

I want to start vlogging my premed journey. What equipment do you use? Trying not to spend a lot of money on this. I’m saving up funds for med school applications.

[anthony-krbm]

How did you utilize Jack Westin properly? If I use it, it's such a time suck. I agree it has great info; however, for me, the explanations are so dense and vocabulary heavy, that it is hard to understand what it is trying to say without sinking hours into studying each facet of a page.

[HarryCoot-royt]

So basically, do a total of 6 months of content review where you take a plethora of notes, finish the Kaplan and Blueprint series, and use anki. Then, make a YouTube video telling people not to take notes and do a thorough content review 🤨

Do you not realize that you not realize that a wrongie is a form of taking notes…

Why are you acting as if building a solid foundation for the content is not essential, when you spent 6 months doing just that?