How to Use Anki For the MCAT

[@AnKingMed]

Due to the incredible amount of support and requests, we have made a video on how to study for the MCAT: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZPZemyIfK2Igpo Let us know your thoughts below! If you need more individualized help or troubleshooting, we offer that through Patreon: www.patreon.com/AnKingMed

[@oreman011]

great advice as always! 6-8 months out I went through my resources (kaplan/princeton/khan) and made anki cards for each of the 4 mcat sections and reviewed as I made them. At about 3 months out I kept up with reviews and went heavy on practice passages and practice tests. Ended up with a 515. I'd suggest using anki to make sure you retain the info and just pound practice passages everyday and doing at least 10 full length exams under testing conditions (wake up at the time you would on test day, timed test, ear plugs, etc). Also, throughout the process any time I'd come across facts I didn't know either in a passage or on the practice test I'd just make a card out of it and add it to the deck

[@AnKingMed]

I'd agree with all of this! Great comments!

[@colinstandifird3559]

Thanks for the video! I am currently studying for the mcat and would love to hear how you studied.

[@AustinNguyenMD]

Helpful as always! Thanks for making easy to follow videos and helping both PreMeds and Med students excel!

[@geraldomedrano5558]

Would love a video of how you studied for the mcat

[@nicolev3547]

Would really appreciate a video on how you personally studied for the MCAT !

[@MCATBros]

Wonder if it could go along with the anki theme of the page :o

[@asad2918]

MCAT Bros why are you literally everywhere

[@NhanNguyen-ip6gw]

Yes please made a video about how you studied for the MCAT! Your videos has helped me a lot! Thank you so much!

[@theanking-nick34]

Currently working on a video and a FAQ page for premeds!

[@Noah_Young]

Would love to watch a video on how you studied! thank you!!

[@MCATBros]

Also regarding the books - you can find them for cheaper at: facebook.com/groups/premedforsale

[@Jollofjavascript]

This video came just in time for my mcat studying

[@MCATBros]

Yeah all 2020 MCAT takers are starting now!

[@TheFightingHippo]

could you make a video about settings specific for the MCAT based on a 3 month schedule? The other setting video is great, but I'm sure the settings for a long-term test like Step 1 would be much different than a test you were going to take in 3 months

[@AnKingMed]

Yeah I’m actually working on it right now!

[@TheFightingHippo]

@@AnKingMed awesome! You are the best

[@ngnrz99]

@@AnKingMed is this Video out yet? I really need to update my settings for a test.

[@AnKingMed]

@@ngnrz99 Unfortunately not yet... we're waiting for an addon to be built for this and its still in the works

[@Phandemoniums]

@@AnKingMed Hi! Could you give please recommend anki settings for a 3-month schedule in the meantime?

[@davidagiraldo]

Same. Please tell us how u studied! Love love love your stuff.

[@AnKingMed]

We've officially started planning one on the MCAT!

[@slowlybutshelly]

What’s the code for the rememorize add on?

[@likabeans]

Does this has to be done on computer or can it be done on mobile interfaces ?

[@tmujir955]

Nice video, although I wish you would explain how to convert practice questions into cloze deletion cards in more detail. You were totally right I was just placing my practice questions directly into anki, but I don't know how to convert them into better questions. If you have time I'd appreciate it if you could you make an example out of the problem at 11:45 ?

[@AnKingMed]

That is a topic we’re hoping to make in the future. The truth is it’s very difficult to make good quality cards and it takes a lot of practice! It’s on our list though :)

[@tmujir955]

@@AnKingMed Awesome, thanks for the reply.

[@ashleysanchez8739]

What settings would you recommend for a pre-made deck with 6300 cards for 2 months

[@pe92674]

I'm having a little trouble creating more customized decks within the Mikes Down deck. If I wanted to create a deck dealing Something like lenses/optics within the physics deck. How would I do that?? I'm sure it's simple but I'm missing it. Thank you

[@AnKingMed]

Click on the tag in the browser, then create a filtered deck from the browser!

[@shaikhginobli2144]

I don't have the Extra part for the close

[@davidagiraldo]

Thanks bro, love your stuff. Do you recommended in addition UWORLD for the MCAT as we go through our premed courses, and make Anki cards along the way?

[@AnKingMed]

Truth is I hadn't heard of UWORLD until after the MCAT so I wouldn't say its necessary.. I have heard its pretty good though. I don't know that doing stuff during your premed courses is necessary. Just a 6 month review worked really well for me.

[@123benz321]

I have some of the links! Where do I send them to you?

[@TyronPiteau]

Great video! Thanks. Do you have any anki decks i can purchase?

[@AnKingMed]

We don’t sell any but we have a medical school deck shared on our website. We also offer individualized help via patreon if you need (www.patreon.com/ankingmed)

[@margaretpfeiffer]

time is decreasing when i hit "hard"....shouldn't it be INCREASING? how do i fix this? thank you!

[@coolbeans2380]

SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER if i am scheduled to get through 252 new cards a day and don't complete them, do the new cards get rolled over to the following day? also, do i hit 'sync' every time before crossing out of anki?

[@lukemaxwell5931]

Quick question, for the 'bury related cards until next day' setting, does this apply to image occlusion as well as cloze deletion cards?

[@AnKingMed]

No it doesn't. Anki doesn't see IO cards as related unfortunately

[@lukemaxwell5931]

@@AnKingMed that's actually better for me. thanks

[@jblove53]

So why is Cloze better than a basic cards? Seems like Cloze tends to provide a little more cues than a basic card

[@AnKingMed]

They provide a little more cues, give more flexibility, and can be done faster

[@mustafashebli6546]

Hey man, MCAT in a week. Do you have any settings suggestions or anything in particular that I should do to optimize anki? Im debating giving anki up to focus my time reading into the things that I am most weak in, however I don't know if that's dumb or what. I've been doing cards for 5 months but as I move closer to my exam I have so much they're starting to feel like a burden. Thought I'd ask the ANKING for advice lolll. Should I give it up and cover my bases one more time, or should I try to power through cards still and read? Obviously this is on top of a crap ton of practice exams and questions so my time is crucial and needs to be effective. Any advice will help

[@mustafashebli6546]

I'm spending about 80-100 minutes on Anki doing about 500 cards a day

[@amandagaccione541]

thank you for the video! did you create the flashcards as you were studying?

[@AnKingMed]

While studying for the MCAT we did make our own cards but they weren't very high quality (we hadn't figured out Anki yet!). Check out any of our recommended decks on the AnKingMed.com website

[@amandagaccione541]

@@AnKingMed thank you!! this is all so appreciated

[@colinstandifird3559]

I downloaded the Cubene deck and it has sections 6A-10A. I haven't looked through EK but is there another half to the deck?

[@AnKingMed]

I'm not an expert by any means.. I'd recommend posting on r/MCAT!

[@MCATBros]

This is based on the Khan Academy Foundational Concepts and our 300 page Khan Academy Notes. The Psychology/Sociology Videos/Foundational Concepts are 6A-10A.

[@colinstandifird3559]

@@MCATBros Got it thank you

[@staybalancedn]

good video. do you review using the iphone mobile app, or just on the desktop?

[@AnKingMed]

I use it on both frequently!

[@kimanthigicovi5527]

Hey Anki for MCAT resources would be great. I personally use Anki for med school and it's amazing. I've tutored MCAT throughout med school and I think Ank for MCAT would be a great tool for my students. I'm working on putting together a premade deck to help my students that are currently pushing back their MCAT dates back to keep studying. I appreciate any insights you have from your time studying for the MCAT and Anki expertise. This video was a great starting place for me.

[@AnKingMed]

I don't have any particular advice, but it sounds like you already know what you're doing. I'd love to see the deck you share when its finished!

[@amyhackett6022]

Random Q- but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to add the "date created' column in the browse window. Is it an add-on I need to download? Thank you!!

[@AnKingMed]

Right click that top bar in the browser window and it will give you options to put other things :)

[@amyhackett6022]

@@AnKingMed Well that was silly! THANKS!!

[@dianabaiense8180]

What do you mean by read primary research articles ?

[@airquis]

@The AnKing could you provide links to those?

[@SpeciaLisTxFTW]

I have 1300 cards just for anatomy am I supposed to learn them all or try to cut the amount of cards as I have a card for every bone ligament etc. therefore I currently, are supposed to review 800 cards per day but that takes too long...

[@AnKingMed]

Yeah 800 cards a day sounds too long.. I would try splitting them up and not learning them all at once

[@SpeciaLisTxFTW]

@@AnKingMed okay I try that. But am I doing it wrong if I make like cards for every muscle or should I learn something without anki and just specific parts with flashcards. Currently I try to learn anatomy with anki only and make cards for everything. So what I wanna ask is, are the information on which I shouldn't make cards on? Like for the hand bones. I make 1 for every bone. Is this still effective?

[@AnKingMed]

@@SpeciaLisTxFTW That is what I did when I was in anatomy and I felt like it was effective!

[@vinujey9742]

I'm currently using Anki for two computer science exams that I have in 40 days, so I've set the 'maximum interval' for reviews to 35 days, is this the correct move? Also, how do you use Anki and make sure you've reviewed all the content in the last 3 days before the exam for example? Thank you for the fantastic videos!

[@vinujey9742]

Oh I forgot to mention, I plan on finishing the creation of all my Anki cards in the next 10 days, so there won't be any new cards after that. I will do Anki every, single, day from now until the exam - it's just that 'max interval' setting that I'm worried about it pushing cards past the date of my exam etc.

[@AnKingMed]

@@vinujey9742 Its actually not terrible if your cards go after your exam because that means you theoretically should remember the cards past the exam date. If you want to cram right before the quiz, you could use the custom filtered decks to do a quick cramming session

[@vinujey9742]

@@AnKingMed Ah that is true, I was just wondering if it would be good to make sure that at the very least I review every card in a cram session closer to the exam - but like you said I guess that's doable through custom filtered decks instead

[@abdel2264]

Please I need an answer from you How can I add d4rk zanki to ankiking I want it to replace the normal patho cards but it comes like a separate deck

[@AnKingMed]

Unfortunately those two decks are incompatible.. We've got a team of people tagging and adding images to the AnKing deck and it'll be even better than d4rk zanki

[@abdel2264]

@@AnKingMed when is it coming out?

[@AnKingMed]

@@abdel2264 Next update probably around Christmas time

[@pablovillar6556]

Hi!!! Can you help with use of anki buyt in spanish????

[@AnKingMed]

We don't have any special expertise in learning languages with Anki but look for pre-made Spanish decks on Reddit and ask questions there and there are many people who have used Anki to use Spanish there who may be able to help better.

[@jaymata1218]

What a wild and informative ride . . spent a good 2 hours here . . fml

[@Badgerbahalwan]

🤦🏽‍♂️what kind of person gives this video a thumbs down

[@carlmonfiston6275]

So we're all gonna speed past that little "100th percentile" nugget?! 0.o! Legend Status.

[@AnKingMed]

If we're all 100th percentile... does that make us all 0th percentile too? Haha thanks for the love!

[@carlmonfiston6275]

@@AnKingMed Haha! If only it were that simple good brother. if only! Thanks for ALL you do and share! Blessings!

[@Mr.Whites_Futures]

46,040 subscribers later!

[@loganynguyen]

you should add jacksparrow

[@ethanasbury2741]

2:29

[@cam-f2y]

U of U represent haha