get ready with me // life update, "failed" the mcat, prefrontal cortex fully developed

Hey everyone! Feels good to be back talking to you all. I hope this video brings you all up to speed on what's been going on in my life post taking the MCAT.
Let me know what videos you would like to see on my channel. I'm so excited to film and post this year!
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FAQ:
What's your ethnicity/ Where are you from?
I'm Guinean :) I'm from NYC (born and raised) but I currently live in Philadelphia.
How old are you?
25 (at the time of this video).
What are you studying?
I just graduated from graduate school pursuing a Master of Science degree. I am a pre-med student and my goal is to go to medical school and become a physician. My route may seem non-traditional but in the end, it'll lead me to my goal (iA).
What camera do you use to film?
Sony ZV1 / iPhone 12 Pro Max
What do you use to edit your videos?
Final Cut Pro

[@Search4Cherise]

My Mexican American husband took it 3 times! He is now a 3rd-year OMM medical student! He suggested you use U World, & do practice questions from there! He also suggested taking a practice test at least 3-6 times before you take the MCAT again! You gon get your 500 & beyond! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JustFatou]

Yes, I've been using UWorld a lot more this time around. Thank you so much ❤

[@Search4Cherise]

@@JustFatou I kept listening and then you mentioned it! 🫠 Lol. You will do awesome! 🎉🎉🎉 You are not alone! This is not the end!

[@zeytuny2811]

Omg fatouuu!! so happy to see you back. It's crazy how it feels like you've grown up with us. SO proud of all the accomplishments you've had and the ones that are coming soon inshAllah. You're keeping me motivated through my own grad school prep. love you to the mooon and back!!

[@JustFatou]

Ahhhh thank you so much! I truly appreciate you ♥️ Good luck with your grad school prep! May Allah make it easy for you Ameen 🫶🏾

[@journeytothemosthigh5021]

Stay encouraged! Stay motivated!

[@JustFatou]

Thank you, will do ❤

[@unknown-fl2ug]

Crazy I would always watch you talk about the MCAT & now I’m studying for it & understand you on a completely different level. GIRLLL the way you have to know EVERY aspect of the human body on a cellular & non cellular level. A&P on crack. & that’s just the bio section. Then you got Chem, Physics, etc. whewww.

[@JustFatou]

Haha yea it's one of those experiences where you have to be IN it to truly understand lol. We got this tho, wishing you the best on studying ❤

[@zulaya5372]

May Allah make it easy for you. Don’t worry you will pass In Sha Allah ❤❤❤

[@JustFatou]

Ameen! Thank you so much ❤

[@annika2271]

Salam lovely! As a supplement, signing up for a exam prep program like Altius helped me tremendouslyyy as I was working full time and studying after work. Having a group that provides a pre-set study structure took a lot of the decision-making and decision fatigue away from me so that I just would log on and log off on a more routine schedule /as a habit rather than having to muster up raw motivation (which I was lacking for various very natural reasons during that time). May Allah grant you abundant ease during this time and success abundantly for you🤲🏾

[@annika2271]

I’m also in the midst of receiving an ADHD diagnosis myself and I wish I could’ve clocked it before entering medical school so that it didn’t impact my performance and internal (and external) narratives surrounding my competence as much.

[@JustFatou]

Salam! Thank you so much, I've tried a few exam prep programs and have struggled to keep up with them due to my schedule. But I recently joined a discord called "Premedley" and it's a nice way for me flexibly join certain content sessions and chat with other students in the same phase as me. Ameen! I truly appreciate your advice and your dua ❤❤

[@JustFatou]

@@annika2271 I hope you can get that sorted, please lmk if anything changes. I've been curious on getting diagnosed but i'm afraid to rely on meds to keep myself productive. Also congrats on getting into medical school. Wishing you the best, you've made it in so you're definitely competent!

[@JBUHJBUH]

​@@JustFatou The one thing to bear in mind about ADHD meds is that their effectiveness wears off over time - so yes, whilst the medication can be useful for short-term bursts (like a year or two of intense study lol hello taking exams), ideally you should be able to also work with a therapist who can teach you coping mechanisms and skills for dealing with your (possible) ADHD. At least that's what I've been doing, since ADHD medication is much more heavily regulated in my country than the USA. Good luck - you've got this!

[@isranibrahim5121]

❤️glad ur back!! Ur such good vibes

[@JustFatou]

Thank you! Glad to be back ❤

[@zainabcamara1894]

Fatou we miss & love you so bad! I didn’t even finish watching yet but I’m excited ❤️

[@JustFatou]

I miss & love you too ♥️♥️

[@imaniseda8897]

You are such an inspiration. Keep it going girl. Love you

[@JustFatou]

Love you Imani 🥺❤

[@hiud11]

I’m not sure if you’ve ever heard of AMEC but please attend this year or next if you can! It’s in New Orleans this year! I say this bc I understand how you feel 10000%. Because of the post Covid value in the person wearing the white coat, you aren’t as defined by your “numbers” and the culture of medicine is changing for the better. So the connections you make can help you leverage who you are as an applicant because the schools can get to know you beyond the paper! This is NOT a failure btw, this is you learning how you study medicine bc it’s a different type of brain challenge. And you have to restructure and figure out not only how you learn but how you retain and recall information. These standardized exams are about how you make connections as much as it is about the information and I had to learn that. I’m a medical student and I took a gap year too and I thank God for it but back then it didn’t feel like a blessing. Even now, the board exams have really humbled me but again in the moment it doesn’t feel great but the plans that God has for us are GREAT! Didn’t realize I was talking to myself too in the comment 🥴 but Dr. Fatou, the difference you’re already making in sharing your journey and just vlogging (loving it) is a blessing and inspiration to people more than you realize. ❤

[@JustFatou]

First of all, I wanna say thank you SOOOOOO much for this comment! That's crazy that you mention AMEC because I was already in the process of planning on going this year. I have been wanting to go every year and didn't have the opportunity in the past but I'm hoping I can go this year. It definitely would be a perfect time for me to network with schools and students before applying this cycle. You're absolutely right about the way I study. I've noticed that studying for this exam is teaching me how to study in preparation for medical school. My undergrad way of studying won't work for these medical school standardized exams. It's definitely a learning process and I'm hoping that I'll get it in the end and get my white coat Insha'Allah (God willing). Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm wishing you the best on your board exams. Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to meet you at AMEC this year! ❤

[@hiud11]

@@JustFatou you’re going to become such an academic weapon in med school, e go shock 😂 and thank you for the well wishes on my board exam, I just got my results and I passed and did well so we thank God bc it truly is HIS grace! It took a couple tries but this is a journey of growth and I’m so so so grateful to God. Oh and we absolutely have to link at AMEC!

[@bintakeita4700]

19:31 i don’t wanna ever grow up either 😭😭😭😭 life is already hard as an adult!

[@JustFatou]

Honestly 😂😂😂

[@bintakeita4700]

skin is eating!!!

[@JustFatou]

Thank you 😘

[@004peachtea]

just found your channel and i love you already!! i relate to you so much as a sudanese-canadian med student studying in ireland :)) i experienced the same thing when i sat the ucat but i got there in the end and inshallah you will too

[@JustFatou]

Ahhhh welcome to my channel! Thank you so much for your comment, this is very inspiring and Insha'Allah I'll get pass the mcat phase and accepted into medical school. Congratulations on getting in, I hope med school is treating you well ❤

[@muhammeddrammeh8384]

lol funny have we have the same cat name layla and they look so alike too.

[@unknown-fl2ug]

What’s your friends company?

[@JustFatou]

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[@kabmac0496]

Yo wsg salliou’s sister!