Strategies of the Top 1% of Students

A common misconception is that to be a top student with a 4.0 GPA or a great MCAT score, you must be inherently smart. While intelligence does help, most people have the potential to become top students - it’s just a matter of applying yourself in the right ways. Here’s what separates the top students from the rest of the pack, and what you can do to become a top student yourself.
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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Ability to Reflect and Adapt
03:30 Time Management & Efficiency
05:48 Willingness to Invest in Themselves
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[@mustang8206]

I can't be the only one who enjoys active learning more than passive learning. I like seeing the reward of actually knowing the material

[@xaviermartinez77]

Definitely. When you work through content and it clicks instead of making you glaze over, that's one of the best feelings as a student.

[@vaishnavisingh9585]

Yeah I enjoy active learning too even though dealing the inf for the first time is pretty difficult but once I adapt I don't need to sweat anymore

[@fxa._drwie]

yea it's very rewarding for me when it comes to chemistry and mathematics

[@NomaMPride]

I love this for you

[@thehalfacrepasture]

I agree with this, but the time pressure often gets to me.

[@JetKai05]

I used your study methods for pilot training, got top 2% score, and got hired by the USAF for their pilot training program !

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Congrats!

[@myraclejeffries3963]

I’m currently in AF ROTC congratulations 🎊 I’m having trouble in my classes & hope to make it to field training

[@annexgroup6878]

Way to go!!

[@khalilahd.]

It always comes down to discipline, studying smart and being consistent. Love this video 🙏🏽

[@veathaa4812]

I have seen you everywhere

[@maryj7423]

LOL me too! We all watch the same videos and you comments get always voted top, Khalilah. 😄 No wonder why, they're always nice and clever.

[@xhrissy467]

yes exactly, people always ask me how long i studied for a test but the thing is I never check the time, i just study until i've gone through all the content i need to

[@ronaldagudo6047]

Im a neuroscience major too! I took a memory and cognition as well as social psychology class and everything you said in this video is what I learned this semester 🙏🙏

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[@tutipuol1975]

Dr. Jubal from med insiders has always inspired me since day one. I just have to say that keep up the good work J and don't forget that you are inspiring great future physicians.

[@ishanr8697]

I just realised it's his name, always thought he was saing dodge da ball.

[@altritzy6713]

@@ishanr8697 HAHAHA WHAT

[@TheGreatVerlin]

I'm a new medical student and I've been searching the net for a while now, trying to find guides and tips on how to study as a medical student. luckily for me, I found this channel with amazing contents. Thank you so much ❤️

[@scarsound]

Even as someone who received my bachelors with a 4.0 GPA, and used a few of these strategies during my studies, I've learned so much from this video and am so glad that I found it! I'm taking science prereqs (as I will be a non-traditional applicant) so I can qualify for med school and take the MCAT, and the first set of strategies helped me ace my neuroscience exam! Thank you for sharing!

[@waedjradi]

Future Physician here. This channel is a blessing. Thanks for strengthening the confidence in our lives!

[@knw-seeker6836]

That was helpful & an eye opener thanks

[@nonya7755]

Omggg you made a video of my secret to sucess. Resident in internal med here. My entire education was on scholarship thanks to these tips i used.

[@StevenPlayzGames]

6:22 This year at school (Senior year) I have late arrival, meaning I get to skip 1st period, and I can 100% say that more sleep = more success. Before I made an average of some A's and mostly B's, but recently I have been making all A's consistently. I recommend 8-9 hours of sleep a night if possible because it helps more than you may realize especially overtime. Extra note: I also heard cutting back on sugar intake throughout the day also helps with peaking brain function (I'm going to probably try this for myself).

[@hardik05jain]

Great Video. Dr. Jubbal

[@tsalahuddin]

I love your videos! I am not a medical student (yet) but your insights on how to study and how to be a better and more productive person are unparalleled! To be honest, it seems a bit too good to be true to me that you had all these systems in place. Props to you. I would love to hear the other side of your journey. The struggles you had to go through and how you overcame them 👍🏽

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Check out the videos on this channel and my Kevin Jubbal MD covering my mistakes and struggles

[@melika4543]

I’m addicted to your videos

[@BioCodeDKL]

I was straight a student all the way to highschool . However at my senior high ,I procrastinated a lot lost interest in school and my grades fell terribly. Luckily I somehow got accepted into studying engineering and now I want to change my habit and focus on my future

[@rakenzarnsworld2]

This might be helpful for me. Thanks a lot!

[@lucasrivera8069]

Amazingly said

[@jaydenallegakoen6797]

Thx for a great video!

[@DrZiqubu]

Awesome stuff

[@crabbypadty393]

God given talent, hard work and dedication.

[@siddhantdeshmukh7120]

This is an under rated video

[@keeplearning4877]

I needed it . Thank you ❤️

[@itscrisantinejoy]

I love all ur videos 😍

[@SunnySimmer80]

I really enjoy your videos! Just wanted to say that.

[@brit7328]

Always find your content super informative and work to implement these strategies into my daily life and refine my habits, but as a student with chronic pain and illness, I find my health constantly thwarting my attempts at success and consistency. I’ve never really felt seen as a pre-med with aspirations similar to the next student’s, but am not sure how to realistically combat the situation at hand. I feel like a lot of these videos presume that the audience is physically fit and capable enough of making these changes (I could certainly be wrong), and that it would be beneficial for myself and other students with disabilities to hear from a perspective that is understanding of our circumstances and offers more relevant approaches.

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

I talk a bit about my struggles with IBD here and on my personal channel. Will consider more content on the subject of health/illness/disability

[@genesisrojas1015]

@@MedSchoolInsiders please dr. Jubal, please come up with a video for people with ADHD LIKE ME. I have trouble with notes, reading faster and so reading the textbook and highlighting / annotating helps me a ton, but I don’t have more time for anything else. It’s very hard to get things done in a reasonable amount of time I think cause of my adhd. I’m concerned with studying and being able to adapt to different studying styles, in different subjects, I don’t know how to apply something’s. Also I feel I do in fact actively learn as I write annotations and hi-light my text book, I use a color coding system that helps me speed up the note taking process, because I physically cannot go any faster, and the longer the text, the less I know where to focus my attention to. So please, if you see this I don’t care how desperate I look, I NEED your help, my dream is to become a psychiatrist, and seeing your videos tell me that I just need to adopt a growth mind set that I’m always improving on math and science, give me hope that I don’t have to be as bad as I use to believe.

[@JennnSaidWhat]

Watching this video sparked a question. I hope you can help. I’ve taken longer than a traditional biology/pre-profess. student to graduate due to different circumstances, but I’m almost done, finally. However, since it’s been some years since I’ve taken basic courses like Biology & Chemistry (that I passed with great grades) do I: a. need to retake those courses before graduation & applying to med school/PA program? b. graduate, get my degree, then retake certain courses before applying? c. Don’t retake them since I got good grades already, even then it’s been a few years ago?

[@genesisrojas1015]

Such a good question

[@surgeon888]

Kevin and Zach are my 2 main digital mentors🤸‍♂️ Keep Up The Good Work! 💖

[@teacherming561]

Great video, can you let me know which tool used in this video ? thanks

[@benitoondo2209]

But within the ability to to reflect and Adapt, what works best for subjects that are more theory based ?

[@ekisseka]

Awesome

[@blackheartgaming6121]

When I was in middle and high school i epically failed everything but once I got out of school I got smarter for some reason lol

[@husamshahin3807]

Hi, thx for the helpful videos, it's helping me organize myself and approach new studying methods to the graduation exam. IS there any place in your community and website for a medical student from Syria?

[@kg-ke1fw]

Decent video though it misses some beats such as memory ability and professors. Adaption and knowing tips to study is definitely learned which is generally not taught to young people. This is especially true with those who don't have family with good income. The active learning is definitely a good way to learn though and I'm glad it's brought up. Of course the stock market analogy is so off the mark compared to studying since the stock market is very rigged.

[@sharrajab3504]

Bam! Facts straight! No cinematic BS! Love it! Keep it up KJ!

[@StudyWithMe001]

Great advice, thanks Med School Insiders! Good luck to all my fellow students out here!

[@Meathead737]

If you are reading this, this is a sign that everything will be okay. Enjoy life, the simple things, and have faith. ✨

[@zestylemon1662]

Hey, I really enjoy your videos and they help me a lot. But, I'm a nursing student and your resources are mostly for medical students, can you recommend a great nursing resource that can help me get straight A's. Thank you

[@tintincoc4580]

Buuut being smart also helps especially for certain major (physics, maths, eng)

[@monkey_doodle4035]

Do you have a nursing school/ accelerated nursing learning program?

[@jasonwinston4516]

Dr. Jubbal I was wondering if you've ever read "Make it Stick" by Peter Brown? If you have what did you think of the study strategies in the book?

[@Aniketsingh-uj8pl]

How imgs can get surgical residency in us,.....,video please

[@AlanTalarczykYT]

A Neuroscience major gets owned by a psychology exam. A tale as old as time 🤣. Our majors are brothers, but they aren’t identical twins! I learned the hard way in my behavioral neuroscience class as a psych major (naturally) I just tried to memorize every, and when I needed to apply it, I bombed the 1st exam

[@batman5655]

How much was your first laptop worth if you had to work for six months to buy it?!

[@pruthvipatel6758]

What is bio chemistry in medicine . Can you make a so you want to be?

[@ownyoursxtaylormorganne8551]

LOL ironically I did the exact same flip but from psych to bio 😂

[@kapoioBCS]

Sadly it does not work like that on every field. For example in Math grad school your only option is brute force.

[@gaurisingh7919]

LMAO

[@x-pilot6180]

Surely not!

[@Youtamatachi]

Perfect

[@anuranishantha7067]

I'm the top student in my class and i just study by my own studying style So all must adapt to ur own studying style for each situation

[@anoluna9553]

I’m curious what is your studying style?

[@alcikelly2496]

The captions / subtitles on this video are broken. They appear as one big blob that expands upwards from the end of the paragraph, so the beginning of the transcript is cut off.

[@okk2101]

I wana become top student!

[@harrisonzhu3300]

If it feels wrong, it probably is wrong

[@nataleefr]

I wish this channel existed when I was at uni! I finally understand what I was doing wrong

[@tonyvalor6440]

Currently in my junior year...I do random bullshit n don't take notes but still manage to ace them tests, it's prolly gonna bite my butt in med school 🤣🤣

[@lilyhtet8173]

How long does it take to study both neuroscience and medicine? How about the cost for studying both?

[@mustang8206]

Neuroscience was his undergrad so 4 years just like any college degree. And med school is additional 4 years

[@swathiraj9739]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeaaaa this is was what I was saying to my roommate

[@arasara9]

Can someone write the tips? My English knowledge is not good and I don't fully understand the video

[@itscrafttimeroadto200subs2]

Can you tell me the application to apply for undergraduate students in uk and for medical studies also please?

[@NanaAfful-jn3oo]

the main question is what's a neuro science major doing on youtube

[@daddy3484]

It's money... It's literally just money. Having to deal with monetary panic attacks puts you into almost an absent like seizure.

[@DeyshaanGTR]

Nice video. But one day we will escape this matrix

[@griphn1460]

I WAS HERE FIRST😈. Edit: No but seriously I love all of med school insiders videos, very helpful and useful info and they are very encouraging!!!☺️

[@rahuljaiswalofficial09]

Great 👍

[@ekisseka]

IgM

[@dillonsaleh5660]

first like😱

[@nootherchance7819]

Possibility of regression toward the mean if we're only looking at the top 1% of students?

[@marcellaboochie5511]

👍🏾

[@medicinemandan271]

If there are diminishing returns on the effectiveness of productivity/studying throughout the day then why are residents and doctors overworked when dealing with people’s lives?

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Absolutely!

[@mehditila7424]

💙💙💙

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

0:45 That doesnt make much sense cause it thinks the world is fixed and revolves around your actions, "i go to the bakery every sunday so it will absolutely be open". A great example (even if not entirely realistic) is the final match up between tokuchi and johnson, johnson ran as great as he always did but at that point after 3 straight games he simply wouldnt be able to produce the same output. We also see in the match against Mariners how outside factors can fuck up your plan.

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

It's impossible to have situations that are exactly the same.

[@thomas.02]

"If brute force isn't working, you're not using enough" -- NOT study advice

[@phcsciences3340]

How is the DNA of microorganisms found?

[@yasinyildirim4686]

What I’ve found is that course work requires you to know specific things that are too basic. I have to challenge my own self since materials that are required to learn for classes only help students for a very temporary period of time. Very unfortunate as this is how students are educating themselves and colleges are not challenging students in the proper manner required for real success!

[@semajsachairi84]

Question how to skip a grade

[@sezeef]

I get it. But $10K to get into medical school?

[@sandeepsinghbhatti4084]

💫🐅💛

[@harmeetsingh6795]

So you want to be an oncologist please

[@NoOne-bg8ys]

❤️❤️

[@jvis2113]

👍

[@davidlam3763]

Some of You guys like to judge poorer grade students right? So let me just say something for the A students, OK. (A students WORK for C students) who end up being the "TRUE WINNERS" in the game of LIFE, C for CREATIVITY and CAPITALISM, and that's the COLD HARD TRUTH! WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THAT?? 😂😱😵 🤔

[@milkbagboii]

He might be vaas

[@olisman4636]

Kids bully me for being a bit smart

[@Lifeisgood479]

i got the highest score in my maths and english and my teacher secretly told me the others did terriable im sorry you’re experincing this there insecure about themselves

[@bigjerm210ify]

Have no life, friends, hobbies, that’s pretty much it

[@theomusico6634]

And My High School Man 🐂💩

[@gustavonegraovaz7076]

so you want to be an infectology

[@mohammedbdreldinahmed5982]

you're arrogant

[@anyarudko6308]

Anyone have any tips on how to study neuro-immunology? Help a girl out lol, much appreciated 🫡