How to prepare for your FIRST DAY of Medical School!!!!

[@hannahmathews812]

"You can now breath and take your first breath of relief and enjoy the feeling of finally being accepted... by your parents" IM LITERALLY DEAD I'VE NEVER RELATED TO SOMETHING MORE IN MY LIFE

[@SeanDarmal]

Hahahahah thank you so much. That part was unscripted. Thanks for watching :)

[@flypnay704]

I love how real you are - you are super honest about how much you did not know before starting medical school. It's refreshing, so thank you!

[@SeanDarmal]

Wowwwww this is the sweetest comment ever. Thank you soooo much. This Made my day. Yeah I try to be a direct as possible and not try to glamorize anything. I am happy that it shows!

[@SeanDarmal]

Not “shows” but you know what I’m trying to say. It’s noticed. Or something.

[@juliansolotorres]

“If you wanna follow those types of geniuses... go right ahead” 😂😂

[@monalisasmiles5633]

Lol Doc I love it. You made me feel normal. I love the fact hat you said that. Took away some of my anxiety

[@SeanDarmal]

hahah oh no im just a medical student. but thanks for watching the video. i am glad it helped. :)

[@gdaymates431]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm in a similar boat to where you were. This is extremely inspiring.

[@SeanDarmal]

I’m really happy to hear that. I hope it was helpful :)

[@tripss8950]

You are such a motivation. Very relatable.

[@SeanDarmal]

Trips S thank you so much! Hope it helps

[@dr.nazoshamal297]

Love this video! Inspirational and motivating to many who don't believe in their capabilities! You have a lot of great advice!

[@SeanDarmal]

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[@fgattorno]

It was very nice to have you as one of my students. Wishing you all the success in your future Physician career. All the best

[@SeanDarmal]

Chief!!!! My friend. Thank you so much for watching the videos, it means a lot to me. It was the best experience learning directly from you. Thank you for everything chief. Stay safe.

[@amydebra9150]

Can you make a video about how step 1 becoming P/F affects IMGs? I was planning on applying to SGU and now I am scared.

[@TheMiluv4u]

Love the mom part!

[@thecloudbae]

So grateful I found you. Thank you lord

[@SeanDarmal]

That is way too sweet. thank you for saying that. i hope the vids help. Thank you for watching too

[@Harry-m9b]

I identify myself with you after watching this video. I think about all those things you mentioned in this video. I've never been considered the smartest guy in the room but you bet I never give up! Fortunately, I feel a lot better now knowing that I am not alone. Thanks for this video! I will def. lookup some of those topics bc I can't remember them lol

[@SeanDarmal]

Harry i love your energy man. thanks for letting me know this helped. i like to keep things real on this channel, no fluff or ego. i appreciate you man.

[@darrilynbutler9559]

Lmfao...... were you really screaming mom turn off the laundry? OMG 🤣🤣🤣

[@ezy795]

I like this guy! You real❤.

[@SeanDarmal]

Hahahaha thank you so much. ❤️

[@healthandmoreTV]

Thanks bro I learned and entertained 🙏

[@SeanDarmal]

thanks for watching bro

[@fijianhustler6879]

BULA! From Fiji 🇫🇯 Im a third year med student as well ♥️

[@SeanDarmal]

lets go my brother. lets goo.

[@19mterry]

Hello!!! Thank you so for your content. I’ll be starting sgu in a few weeks. The link is not working for genetics please help.

[@SeanDarmal]

Hey I am so sorry. If this link doesn’t work anymore then they must’ve took it down or relocated it. Unfortunately I don’t have any access to anything SGU anymore. Maybe you can try to ask some of the seniors or teachers around. I’m sorry.

[@neescott]

Love these videos!! Thank you

[@SeanDarmal]

no problem. and thank you, i appreciate it !

[@thelastway2679]

You are amazing, keep going👏🏼👏🏼

[@SeanDarmal]

Thank you. I appreciate it a lot

[@gdaymates431]

Do you still have that genetics link brother? I'm struggling over here with my lectures.

[@SeanDarmal]

stream.sgu.edu/TB/Play/d5c11e23d75847e0ae9737a307a3f4951d

[@SeanDarmal]

Hope it still works

[@sophianawaz6468]

Hi Sean, jw how did you schedule in DLAs? Did you do them before/after the lecture like the schedule says? Or did you do them on the weekends? Theres so many it seems really overwhelming

[@SeanDarmal]

hahah yeah the DLAs were so much on top of the already busy schedule. I would just try to read through them once before the end of the weekend.. (usually all my catching up was done on the weekends,,, i would always be behind) and maybe one more time really really quick before the test. but I would put more emphasis on the main lectures of course. but try your best to get through the DLAs as well, at least once.

[@sophianawaz6468]

@@SeanDarmal ok thank you i’ll try that!😊

[@docinmaking8894]

Thank you for this!!!

[@SeanDarmal]

You are very welcome. thank you for watching. i hope it helped

[@docinmaking8894]

Currently applying to Carribean schools and would really like to go to medical school, but I'm perpetually in a state of self-doubt. I was glad to hear that it's common to feel that way. Also, that even if you've forgotten a lot of the science coursework or are unfamiliar with the subject matter, you can still succeed with hard work. Thank you for giving the subjects to review and the advice.

[@SeanDarmal]

@@docinmaking8894 yesss, i feel like if you are 100% committed and you give it your everything, you will make it all the way to the finish line. best of luck. rooting for you

[@patricianzomo9535]

Hallo Sean. Please send me the names 2 You tubers you have named on this blog. Thank you

[@SeanDarmal]

Patricia Nzomo Ckmed And Armando hasugundan

[@TheMiluv4u]

Of the people that started with you how many what percentage made it to step 1?

[@SeanDarmal]

will esp hey man. Great question. Let me think about that. I can’t give an exact number. I don’t know who needed up finishing term 5 with me. So my number would be way off. I can roughly tell you that my class size in term 1 was 1200 ish. And by term 5 was about 900ish.?!!?

[@TheMiluv4u]

@@SeanDarmal thank you for taking the time answer question.

[@SeanDarmal]

Yeah man. Sorry for the late response. Oh and don’t forget. It’s not that that many people failed out of school. It’s mostly due to the fact that they had to repeat a term. So most likely they were just a term behind.

[@nikotijam4104]

Hi, im trying to get into SGU but my GPA is not as strong, but im working on my clinical scientist license. Was it competitive to get in? I have clinical lab experience. Do they want more volunteer experience?

[@SeanDarmal]

i would recommend applying with your current GPA. I do not think more hours will make a significantly huge change in your resume.. i was surprised i got accepted into SGU. so apply when youre ready to start that new chapter in your life. the whole application process goes by really quick.

[@nikotijam4104]

@@SeanDarmal what do they usually look for a prospective medical student?, as I said my undergrad was 2.9 and science gpa is 3.1 and my post a is 3.1, but I will be getting my clinical scientist license (kinda had been working on it) and still barely going to do a volunteering at this hospital (like my first time) what do they look for?

[@el-charismills837]

@@nikotijam4104 Just apply with your stats you will be surprised! It's a great school

[@puttinginwork72]

That was a very far tangent but I DIGEST. lmaooo

[@SeanDarmal]

I was hoping someone would catch it 😂😂😂

[@beladihora]

can you tell us about your childhood your favorite subjects? did you dream of being medcin? and what is your opinion for me so that I can achieve this dream?

[@SeanDarmal]

sure, in highschool i didnt really like school or learning, but i think my favorite subject was geometry. super random and yeah i wanted to become a doctor since i could remember! since a kid. in college i really noticed i like anything that was behavioral health and neurology. those really sparked my interest. Let me know more of what you mean by "opinion for me" in your last sentence . i am not sure what youre asking.

[@beladihora]

@@SeanDarmal it's ok Sean thank you 🤗🤗🤗

[@raymay6799]

how did you do on ur step? update soon maybe?

[@shadiahmed9368]

Hey Sean, can you send me a copy of that genetics lecture?

[@SeanDarmal]

stream.sgu.edu/TB/Play/d5c11e23d75847e0ae9737a307a3f4951d

[@d.s1323]

@@SeanDarmal wow!!! Just 10 minutes into this video, and Genetics makes 200X more sense. That’s crazy!! U were right Sean, he is awesome 👏 I even got some of the practice problems correct . Is Dr. Sobering still teaching? Thank you, Sean!!! 🙏🏽 #ThereIsHope

[@kanmedlife2494]

So much Relatable ❤ Even though I'm Studying Medicine in India 🇮🇳

[@Noseqquiero]

Do u have the video on genetics to share with us publicly?

[@SeanDarmal]

stream.sgu.edu/TB/Play/d5c11e23d75847e0ae9737a307a3f4951d

[@SeanDarmal]

Hopefully the link still works

[@Noseqquiero]

@@SeanDarmal regretably it did not. do u have an alternate link?

[@anjumiqbal1676]

Hello, I am third year nursing student in Canada. I doing well in nursing I mostly have A and B+. No mark below B+. Do you think I will be able to cope with the study materials in medical school ?

[@SeanDarmal]

hey i answered your question on my recent video, i hope it helps . sorry for the delay

[@amydebra9150]

Are the exams at SGU multiple choice or written? If they are written how do study for those? I am used to multiple choice exams.

[@omigiri614]

Hey Sean! Would you mind sending me the 2 hour lecture from Dr. Sobering? We’ve only been given short DLA videos and I haven’t heard anyone talk about it

[@SeanDarmal]

stream.sgu.edu/TB/Play/d5c11e23d75847e0ae9737a307a3f4951d

[@SeanDarmal]

Let me know if it works

[@omigiri614]

@@SeanDarmal It works! Thank you so much :)

[@nikotijam4104]

Hi 😊 what is the name of the KZbin channel of clark mccullen?

[@SeanDarmal]

niko tijam Search: Ckmed

[@nikotijam4104]

Thanks ur awesome!

[@danielsan5824]

Would you say the USMLE was similar to the MCAT? Was anything in medical school similar to the MCAT? It’s my Kryptonite.

[@Stereotactic_Shwermaectomy]

Daniel San I second this, I’m so nervous of the so called correlation between them. I have a descent gpa and I’m an incoming SGU student, do you feel that the MCAT is a good representation of the boards?

[@SeanDarmal]

I HATED MCAT. I did really bad on my MCAT (both times haha) ... med school is not like that. its just a lot of information and a fast pace. usmle is not like that either. its just really hard because it can cover any concept you've learned over the first 2 years of med school and it requires true understanding of the material. still MCAT was just a terrible test . so dont be too afraid if your MCAT isnt too good.

[@SeanDarmal]

@@Stereotactic_Shwermaectomy Hey, look in my other reply. MCAT is completely different. i hated that test. i will make a video explaining more of this. thank you!

[@Stereotactic_Shwermaectomy]

Sean Darmal big fan dude!! Thank you, you’re seriously a genuine dude.

[@danielsan5824]

Hey bro, a video about your thoughts, opinion and experience about the MCAT and it’s correlation in medical school success would be awesome. I took the MCAT a second time with a minor improvement in score but it still isn’t competitive enough for US medical schools. My biggest worry in applying to Caribbean schools is failing out because I’m not “ready” since my MCAT scores are poor despite having a competitive GPA and lots of medical experience. Bro thanks for your informative and motivational videos and we all look forward to the next one.

[@Dinohunter59826]

Where did you go for undergrad?

[@SeanDarmal]

i went to university of California: Riverside

[@h.a.z.adventures9926]

OMG IM DYING LMAO!!! Histology: history of medicine

[@SeanDarmal]

I wasnt joking, i seriously thought that hahah

[@mrspersnickety]

Rest in peace, my eardrums 😭

[@danielsan5824]

Hey Sean, do you know anything about the MSAP and CFP programs at SGU? Is it mandatory for students to attend? Did you or anyone you know attended? I hear financial aid doesn’t cover the cost to attend these programs. I’d appreciate your insight. Thanks in advance

[@reema3468]

I was offended when he said “the normies, like you and I”

[@SeanDarmal]

Hahahha but it’s so much more fun on this side. You should think of switching over

[@shreyacelly7547]

lol maa turn off the laundry is the epitome of 2020-22

[@SeanDarmal]

Hahahahhaha that’s hilarious. Facts

[@nonenone3499]

Lol, accepted by their parents. Ha ha mom loves me 100%

[@SeanDarmal]

hahaha. that was my favorite part,

[@SeanDarmal]

thanks for your comment

[@kanmedlife2494]

2:15 Rhu hoooooooove

[@8ktv475]

I cant take my eyes of you, respectfully

[@AlfaMedtech]

Mamiiii