How I Study For Exams in Medical School | 9 Day Plan

[@elinfelicia382]

“Write down in red the things you can’t understand” Me: *Writes down the whole lecture*

[@yogeshsharma-gw8rg]

Same here

[@rudd8488]

I dont understand what to even call half the stuff we learn

[@dominikamatulova5306]

* writes down all topics and subtopics for state exams * I can´t explain to 5 yrs old anything from what I´ve been studying these past years uh...

[@kentsqueezy1333]

I can't even remember what I study after a week or more

[@inigoxd]

same with my filipino, history and science exam

[@queentitan17]

I’m definitely trying this out for my exams in May and June! Update: I got a 93% on my exam!!

[@claudiaeder6672]

congratulations!!

[@mfonking1059]

OMG! congratulations!!

[@marienkablack6737]

Well done!!

[@AtifKhan-tq7dw]

Congratulations!

[@robertgenesis9278]

You prolly dont give a shit but does someone know a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I love any assistance you can give me!

[@ltac8194]

How on earth did I end up on this channel? I am learning so much and I'm not even in med school. Thanks for the info. Luvn the videos.

[@felixkfriju2649]

Me too

[@arivd8611]

Me too! I'm not even in school anymore 😂

[@arathysarvanandan8094]

Me too

[@AyjayAlleyway]

I’m about to start

[@Supr93]

I’m I so in 😂

[@deanpfeiffer3488]

MS1 here. Can’t tell you how quickly the “wrongie” method has turned my studying around. In a little over a week I was able to feel more comfortable with the weeks material than I have for any other week the whole semester. Which is saying a lot considering this week was Cranial nerves. Just took a practice final for my course and my scores were significantly higher than I’ve ever seen in practice. Thank you so much!!

[@priscillavillegas479]

Its the end of my first week. I have my first exam in 9 days. Wish Id discovered this channel before 😶 such a good channel

[@ZachHighley]

You got this!

[@tboymarasela1459]

@@ZachHighley Please show us how to go around your normal lectures

[@tenekebotma8772]

Whaaaat you are so underrated, I love your channel, you deserve way more subs, people are missing out, and I love your humor, “my name is Jeff” that made me comment 😂

[@ZachHighley]

haha thanks

[@cocoaxo6126]

i realize i do this method unconsciously when studying for my anatomy exams ... except i definitely take too much time reading the slides and never do practice tests 😅 totally changing my methods to improve my efficiency !

[@urubal-baar4912]

I'm in high school and you don't understand how much your videos have been helping me 😭😭 the editing, advice and quality is just amazinggg

[@hugostudiesmedicine]

It took me 5:25 minutes to understand that Rongie's = Wrongies lol

[@kavyadav]

Fortunately for me, I read your comment even before he uttered Rongie.

[@RaakaOkami]

Omg

[@shubhxms]

5:19 B-)

[@AizaJustmint]

Haha THANK YOU.

[@soberslaps1854]

it took me 5:05

[@khgdlqgsds4528]

I am so happy to have found this channel. This is gold!!

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you - glad to have you!

[@Dinahagi]

First year PA student here - super excited to try this out! Have felt like I'm wasting so much time reviewing lecture slides. Thanks so much!

[@stephaniewarren2253]

3rd year psych undergrad here, your channel is currently saving my life and saving me so much time in changing my studying techniques! Thank you sooo much! 🙏

[@javadog7166]

8: 24 " if you can measure it's not working for you" I really like how you articulate that bit. Any method requires self experiment on yourself to see if it is really effective for yourself. And the only way to do it is spend time with it before jumping into conclusion. Great video. Keep up the great works!!

[@RedBullxMD]

one of the best channels for new med students! Can't wait to start Fall 2021

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks, and yeah get excited! Med school is awesome.

[@saragallego208]

Honestly, I can't thank you enough for sharing all this content. You made me see there's a more productive and wiser way to learn and memorise without wasting valuable time. Although I knew reading, underlining and re-reading for long periods of time wasn't working at all (I was basically trying to not lose the focus rather than learning and understanding new information), I've kept on doing it for years (why, tho??) Definitely applying it for my EIR and nursing "oposición" exams. Cheers!

[@Fatima-jm4vt]

This is actually one the most useful and effective study plans out there. Subscribed!

[@financeandfacts238]

Going to start my med school in a month and the channel is awesome. You deserve much more subs.

[@angelusvastator1297]

Congrats on getting there!

[@rimaramax]

Good luck ✨, you got this 🔥👊

[@financeandfacts238]

Thanks 😊

[@roshanariyaratnam8225]

'the information actually isn't that difficult, its just the sheer quantity, vast amount of information' - this was biggest shock to my system when I started in med school! - Well summarised!

[@Adnankussad]

Excellent video! I've been kind of doing the "rongie method" indirectly but on Anki. Instead of just writing them down on the paper, i would type the points on Anki and put them under the tag "Difficult/Tricky", each for a specific topic tag as well to take an extra step at keeping it organised. Good advice you got there, got yourself a new subscriber ;)

[@ZachHighley]

That's a great idea! Thanks for the sub.

[@davidsoto4394]

Do these ways of studying work no matter how a medical school,s cariculuim is structured or if you are attending medical school in America, India, or England?

[@abaykyahai1816]

YOU'RE GOING TO HEAVEN FOR ALL THIS. THANK YOU. CANT SEEM TO EXPRESS HOW HELPFUL YOU ARE

[@kimyawaddell4388]

I love listening to your voice. It makes your information inviting. You also have good vibes which makes it easy to just hang and absorb the nuggets your share. Thank you for being you!

[@amalyy7368]

Glad I found this channel. I have an exam on the Cranium in 5 days and this video makes sense.

[@1hopefulcrna875]

Starting my nurse anesthesia program in a few months, and your videos are prepping me well for being better at studying. The book Make It Stick is a huge help as well! Thanks for the videos.

[@lincolnoishi3175]

Planning to be a Crna as well. I have a long ways to go.

[@miami9819]

He said understanding trumps memorisation and for a second I was like "why do we need to understand Trump's memorisation???"

[@yupthatsme89]

Same😂

[@marienkablack6737]

Same

[@hazal8075]

Greetings from Turkey! I have a big exam at the end of this season and feel lucky to be the only one from Turkey :) What an inspiring channel!

[@azra-qf4ee]

hyr ve evt

[@hazal8075]

@@azra-qf4ee ahahaha hoşgeldin

[@sydzhen6493]

I'm the guy who relied on overwhelming memorizing since I tried to turn every single piece of info into Notion toggles, which almost equals wasting nearly 88% of the prep session. I scored like shit even after running through that tremendous amount of questions, and not until now did I realize it's because of the lack of REAL testing, which I mistook as merely scanning through information. Now it's 3 weeks out from the biggest exam of my life, and I'll try this out and max it out!

[@Ashley-zh4qj]

How did you do?

[@bouchranourelhouda2415]

How did it go ?

[@michelleann4893]

I have examination on health failure and diease in nursing within 2 weeks. Thank you for sharing your experience and ideas! ❤️ I’ll be using this method. I will do my best to be very consistent and at the same time take some breaks. I might as well tell you my examination grade when I get the results! ❤️ May God bless you!

[@nonmetallica11]

I absolutely love your videos 🔥 I've done a week's prep in a couple of days! It's that powerful

[@Makironee]

me aboutta do this but instead of 9 days its 4 days cause i just found you OUT UGH IM READY FOR A BETTER LIFESTYLE MWAH

[@_danila5185]

🔥🔥🔥

[@fabriciapinheiro5999]

my heart is racing from the urge to try this method lol I feel like it would really work for me and I'm excited hehe

[@hananeelhm7292]

Did it work ??

[@fabriciapinheiro5999]

@@hananeelhm7292 kinda hahah It would work better if I had more time to study, but I have lessons in the morning and in the afternoon, so it doesn't leave me enough time to do all this. But starting 9 days before definetly helps, as well as defining what I need to focus on

[@jarays4990]

Thank you so much for sharing your studying method. I’ve been struggling studying in remedial massage. It has been overwhelming especially anatomy, I had never learned anything about human body before in English. I didn’t even know what is the tendon. I felt lost in the first week of semester, I tried hard but I get less outcomes. And I found you on the KZbin!! I feel much better now. Thank you

[@allegrajoanna]

Your editing skills are fire 🙌🏾

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you 🙌

[@nanzibabiswasshreya2567]

Thanks a bunch for sharing that Rongie's method. It works magically✨

[@DavidBissonnetteC]

0:57 LOL "my name is Jeff" in a video on study tips? Instant like!

[@kalpeshsinhchauhan3586]

I'm engineering student but your tips help me a lot! Thank you 🙂

[@mayerlylara1600]

I’m a premedical undergrad and I’m so using this from now on and definitely on my MCAT as well ! ;)

[@akinelahi6580]

Its nice that i happen to stumble on your channel. I will definitely try out the rongi method in my future post graduation exams.

[@ShemarM]

Perhaps the best the video I've seen. Thank you!

[@miman6519]

I just discovered your channel , thank you , you do great videos , and great tips

[@tatjanabuchberger820]

The quality of your videos and the content is incredible! Thank you!

[@kyliezhang113]

love love love your videos! could you do a video on how you plan/organise your week? In terms of food, study, break time, etc? Do you use any apps to plan your week?

[@ZachHighley]

Great idea! Thanks, I will definitely work on that one - I mostly use things to keep up with "to-dos" and notability/apple calendar for weekly planning.

[@Daawgyy]

Great content. If youre not doing this already just start. Find your own tecnique but active recall is the only way to go

[@suffgania]

You're my role model Zach!!!

[@music-ish283]

i love you for this video, my guy

[@abdulrahmanosama8477]

i liked the technique. First vid i see from ur channel.. so underrated. wish you all the best man!

[@sidrakamal3595]

takeaways: study based on the things you don't quite understand

[@ZachHighley]

yep!

[@megrocks3026]

What if the content is mostly memorizing?

[@cheems6495]

@@megrocks3026 spaced repeitition does the work

[@nargesalove228]

I am going to try this method. Thanks to you I started doing Anki and it has made a huge difference on recalling material. I used to highlight and write notes and that always took me forever and never really retained the material.

[@benediktziesche]

Very well put together video, thanks mate

[@ourhaven]

Hey, random question: Aussie??

[@childe6300]

when i get into the medschool of my dreams I'll go back to this vid

[@roselucanas8100]

I can feel the efforts in the vid. 👏 I felt guilty sacrificing sleeps🤣

[@youss3471]

This is so helpful, I'm reall glad i ran into your channel 10 days before my exmas i found this methode quite efficient, thank you very much!!!❤ (also keep going on i love your videos)

[@Lilletrilletott]

Coincidentally... i have an exam exactly 9 days away! This will be super helpful

[@nat.shuffles]

I so needed this, thank you!!!

[@Dr.H16]

Im also second year medical student from Pakistan. Really like your vedios

[@ghaa6714]

This is EXACTLY the method i do (rongie) Lets say whenever i assist a course in univ i write the things that i didn't get on a white paper and restudy them when i get home I also keep repeating them to anyone i know so i wouldn't forget about them and it's actually a really goood method Thank u for sharing it ✌️

[@climax7260]

Thank you so much for your videos. It helps me

[@User-gu8oe]

So helpful!! If you can make a video about your food planning thing it will be great 🙏🏻

[@SeanDarmal]

MY DUDE!!! THOSE SHOTS and angles!!!! wow, man! bravo

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks dude! Much appreciated

[@danielc.6156]

love the content brotha!

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you!

[@Aalijah_Matyevna]

His expression at the first is my expression while I must study

[@emmanuelaoppong3120]

This is really good; thank you!!

[@yupthatsme89]

I'm an information systems student, I'm definitely going to try this. Thanks!!

[@astrolividus5236]

man I can't even study 4 topics a day. 6 years in medical school made me so UNBOTHERED haha

[@saadahyounis]

Mashallah this is informative and creative

[@thalfis0.693xclearancebyVd]

I'm going to use this technique for my upcoming exam which is in 14 days from today.

[@Bu.T.F.I]

Thanks so much for all the advice!!!

[@joyintheworld7682]

Wow this channel is so informative. Thanks for sharing your effective study techniques and healthy lifestyle future doctor Zach.

[@sayerihossain8075]

Your voice can be a great ASMR video for peaceful sleep 😮😮😧

[@rebekahatwell8064]

I'm kind of nerdy, and I usually don't spend time on youtube cause I see it like a waste of time . But god your channel is extraordinary. Thanks from all my heart

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks!

[@brijmohandiwakar7813]

Thanks! It was really helpful.

[@lukemcaleer6448]

Well, he has a doctors handwriting.

[@immastar312]

I love this idea. I try it because I have the Praxis Exam in 2 weeks, and I need to buckle down. I know personally know spaced repetition works for me and if I can teach a concept. If I can't teach it using my own words, I have to review my notes then I do it again. I am such a visual and a kinesthetic so I see if this technique will help me.

[@zeus0832]

That step 1 book in the fridge was a BIG MOOD Lol great work!

[@ZachHighley]

Haha thank you.

[@SturgeonMD]

Great video! Your advice is excellent! Keep the videos coming.

[@ZachHighley]

Thank you! I will

[@silvvery7048]

I didn‘t realize that I actually already did this - the only difference is that I marked the topics that I didn’t understand with red post its xD

[@trixie9880]

zach: write down what you don’t understand and make sure to be specific *writes down all topics but specific*

[@dylanw5166]

Rongie method ~study 25 minutes, 5 minutes break ~UNDERSTANDING IS BETTER THAN MEMORMIZING Write out list of topics I do not understand Teach myself those topics/ review them daily Test my self on topics I dont understand daily Learn everyday, review everyday, and retain material over time OVERALL: 1. skim the topic 2. Learn 3. Practice testing Day 1: skim half the topics you don’t understand or am unsure of and write them out in red Day 2: gone through all content I need to know and wrote notes of stuff I don’t understand Day 3: have the big red list of content I need to work on, Understand topics Day4: Understand topics / Study/review Day5: Understand topics/Study/review Day6: Understand/ Study/review. Go back to Rongie’s list and try to explain them with no notes and nothing Day7:study/practice exam Day8: practice exam/ review Day 9: EXAM

[@candice69777]

Hi Zach, I just discovered your channel and absolutely love your videos!! Watching your days studying and following your own schedules, I’m wondering how you have become such a highly self-motivated and productive person? Could you please share some tips on increasing productivity, managing time and being motivated? Thank you!

[@lentynietran9695]

I just found you and subscribed. I especially love this video. Thanks

[@ZachHighley]

Thanks for watching

[@Ash-rq1jw]

Great content, clear and direct talk! Your videos are high quality and are actually useful and I appreciate that.

[@katemichelle]

How often do you have exams? My school has exams every 2 weeks so I feel it would be difficult to make Rongie’s when I haven’t even had lectures for half of the material

[@bouchranourelhouda2415]

Well I think it's amazing how one knows himself well, I knew right away that the way you study Zach is exactly the method that would work amazingly for me and get my grades up that I won't believe myself , I did active recall and did practic testing for my catch up exam (almost retook the year ) and I saved my year only by scoring very good in tso modules (I had to get 12 points) To be fair o didn't make anki cards and I just memoried everything but I'd have failed if I didn't parctice SO MANY exams And I should mention that more than half of the exam were from past exams or have information that weren't even included in the lecture , YEP it was all thanks to test practice and Now I learned my lesson and ready to be a top student

[@Sunshine-on-]

If you approach it as a game, then the game ain't over until YOU say it's over. Time to play, baby!

[@beyzayavas9954]

im a med student of like 4 years and NOW IM LEARNING THIS???? holy shit

[@gflow1230]

very helpful thank you for the advice and tips :)

[@ssshukla6682]

Thanks a lot buddy!!

[@WJYN7435]

As a pro slacker last minute hardcore cramer (ik its bad, forgive me). I've been doing this method but with excel. In the end it's about marking weak/difficult points to optimize time. Let's say in a module I have 40 chapters and each of them is about 1h-1h30 of "in class" lecture. I put 1 to 40 in a column (vertical) Then horizontally, I'd write 1 word for each weak points/ hard notion, usually a noun (usually pathologies that are hard to remember) and try to remember as much as I can on the topic. Ex: immunology--- 8/ thymus --- digeorge. Then i'd try to remember all around it. I don't even bother with specific questions, it's waste of time and space in the excel. Thanks to this method I've been able to study 5 months of lectures (of 4 different modules) in exactly 3 weeks and 4 days. And when I say i didn't even open a single lecture before strating to cram, I mean it. Those were 4 weeks of intense cramming but smart cramming with about 8-10 hours a day. I prefer excel because having an overview/ global view on a whole module is key for "branching" memory. And the best thing is that I didn't even needed to anki or practice test (because lack of time). If there's objectives given by the professor, I make sure I'm fully aware of them when I lean my lecture. And if not I try to put myself in the shoes of the professor and guess what the professor want, the key messages and points etc. Then I try to see if there's previous exams of last year and just skim the questions to know what awaits me. I dont even do these questions if I'm short on time.

[@ThePeanutGiant]

Just realized why he looks so familiar. Striking resemblance to actor Justin Chatwin who was in an episode of Lost.

[@mira4407]

Rongie Method: 2:25: Put things in red with the things you don't understand/are weak on. Teach myself on the things I don't understand. Do Anki Flashcards! Day 1,2 = Skim, do Rongie Method Day 3-6/9 = Skim, do Rongie's Day 7,8 = Practicr Testing

[@itsRuffaG]

I have cardio/resp exam in exactly one month! Will post my results then :)

[@adrunkfred]

so helpful!

[@khinshoonlai9644]

Thank you for sharing !

[@Miles443]

How do you catch yourself from not defaulting to memorizing in anki since it’s so easy to make cards with image occlusion and actually prioritize understanding?

[@nachelia]

be conscious about it

[@femmelace]

late response, but ask yourself: "why does this operate the way it does?". it's a simple question, but if you find that you're at a lost to explain why something is the way it is, and you're just regurgitating the definition, then you're only memorizing. also, ask yourself: "how does (a) relate to (b)?". once again, a simple question; but if you're revising a topic and you can only repeat definitions and concepts, but not how they relate to one another, then you're memorizing. mind mapping after you've finished revising is a quick way to test if you understand how concepts relate to one another. when i'm finished looking over cards and notes, i pull out some scrap paper, and in my own words, try to relate my understanding of each term to one another. if i find myself lost, then i know i don't understand the topic. this might not work for everyone, but it works for me, hope this helps!

[@carlsmarionagawin7983]

Thanks bro ! im planning to be the best !!

[@dasokudesuga_nanika-07]

Hi! I'm a Japanese acupuncture student! Your teaching is wonderful and I refer to it.

[@vaneta8684]

Wow man You're very thorough about everything My brain takes things it doesn't understand as just bothersome sometimes And then I go and see them in the exam😫

[@kathytoms1008]

Ooo Im gonna do this for my exam in 2 weeks

[@UnstoppableAthlead]

Love from India

[@tseganeshkilloh3868]

I have watched many videos on study tips and this is one of the best ones. If you could do another one on time management and everyday schedule such as how many hours you study, that would be great. Ps- I think I'm in love with you.. guy who has goals, motivation, does yoga and plays soccer! Amazing, lemme know when you want the wedding to be :)

[@angelusvastator1297]

Your videos look like movie scenes. BTW agree on how medicine is overloaded on content. 😭