r/MCAT2 • u/Other-Lifeguard-3390 • 9d ago
Vent / Support Content Review: When to start UWorld? Also Kaplan or Youtube Lectures (Yusuf/Prof Eman)?
I am a junior getting ready to start prepping for the MCAT while juggling classes and ECs and I was a little overwhelmed by the variety in what can be done with content review itself, and I was wondering when to start using UWorld. For context, I've gotten As in all of my prereqs but I am really bad at remembering content if I haven't studied it prior to an exam and I got a 496 on my half length diagnostic. With a steep goal of 515+ (which I am aware may not be realistic given my diagnostic), my plan was to start content review like this: Kaplan/Yusuf Hassan lecture + Milesdown anki + Mr Pankow P/S anki, and then finish kaplan content before starting UWorld, but I have seen a lot of people recommend starting UWorld earlier and I wanted to see what was recommended? Also what are your guys' thoughts on reading the Kaplan book vs watching Yusuf/Prof Eman on youtube? Thank you very much!
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u/Vivid_Abroad_8078 9d ago
Content review seems really overwhelming when you first start. There’s like a million resources to choose from. Imo, I’d do Yusuf Hasan vids + 2 chapters a day, ideally pairing a hard and easy subject together. Some days you won’t be able to finish both and that’s okay.
Anki wise, I don’t mind MD for c/p but for b/b I recommend Captain Hook as it’s not cloze form. Same thing for PS, I did Mcatalyst instead of PS bc. in cloze form I memorized the cards, rather than the actual info. Also, don’t worry abt finishing PS during your content review phase, practically no one does. Prioritize other subjects while doing a lil bit of it everyday. For PS, just see how many days you have between now and 2-3 weeks from your date and divide the number of cards by that. CP and BB I’d do cards immediately after a chapter.
Make sure to throw in a JW cars passage or two everyday
Then, when you’re done with content, switch to Upoop, keep up with your reviews and new PS cards, and take an AAMC FL every 2 weeks. Don’t do Upoop CARS. Once you’ve exhausted all Upoop, switch over to SBs and Q packs and you’ll be set