I just finished my first year in medical school and I can say revision is very important. You don't need to go to the exam finishing the 100% of your lectures. All you need is to finish more than 50% of lectures and revise them all. Also, studying day by day. Read and keep reading! Search, ask, watch. All those things helped me to improve my grades.

I start medical school in a month...so nervous already. I hope I can make the most of this amazing opportunity and blessing.

you lost me at get up at 6

well... my first semester was a total mess... It was very difficult (at least for me) to adapt to the speed that things were going, and my schedule was just awful... I used to sleep like 4-3 hours a day... it wast just so difficult... the nervousness before an anatomy exam was just... gosh haha... I did a lot better in my second semester of that year, I managed to adopt a daily studying rutine and to be honest, it makes your life a looot easier... during my desesperation haha I tried to find the answer on how to do better in forums and stuff and everyone will tell you the same thing, respect a daily schedule of studying, that is the only secret

I LOVE that White Board/Blackboard/Fountain Pen idea, it's insanely genius!

"it makes you feel like you have a life."

can't get enough of watching your videos, it just gives me a motivation to continue studying. please do video on how to get motivation in medical school. thank you

This video makes me want to go study :)

My med school begins at 8am & ends at 5pm :'(

I'm in first year of vet school, and got totally lost with my stydying schedule, this video has so many good tips, thanks alot! I will abolutely try out the schedule and the prepping in the morning :-) Keep up the good work! Greetings from a norwegian vet-student in Budapest.

good advice. I am 21. i'm undergrad. I take MCAT soon. This is good advice. I heard this from you at a good time. Note to self: -wake up at 6 -study 1 hr + 15 min break -sleep at 11 -military dicipline -don't look at others accomplishments -exercise -friends, family, life -got it!

On the weekends I usually do some catching up on the notes and flashcards that I didn't get done during the week. Also, when you have Anatomy lab the weekends are a great time to go in. Usually few/no people are in the lab on Saturday or Sunday mornings. It's a great time to get in there and learn quietly for a couple hours. I oddly enough have a video about studying and life balance. Here is the link, I hope it's useful. youtube. com/watch?v=MFZTSge9crc

You are my saviour. I am the QUEEN of procrastination. You have given me new found hope and motivation!

Thank you so much! I'm always looking for ways to manage my time and interests before entering med school to avoid the trivial worries you were talking about in the beginning

Hey man, thanks. You really helped me to understand logically how to manage medical school, instead of panicking, which is what sometimes happens to me.

Wow, you're so elaborate about it. Thank you for being so open and helpful. Seems very genuine :)

you seem like the kind of guy that WON'T let yourself fail. Good for you man to have such self control, your going to achieve great things.

On the weekends I usually do some catching up on the notes and flashcards that I didn't get done during the week. I keep to the same work and sleep schedule on the weekends. It's just easier to do so. I allow myself more time for working out and as you call them "recreational activities." You will find that it's up to you how much time you want to spend not studying. If you feel comfortable with the material, then you can have long blocks of activities. It's really up to you.

Thanks for the tips. I'm in second year but am returning after a LoA so I am really thankful for this vid.

I just discovered ur videos and I can certainly say that you are amazing at giving advice! I love your optimism... it makes me excited to start med school in August (even though I am also a lil terrified of what to expect!)

I love taking 10 minute walk-breaks every hour. I stress out really easy while studying, so some physical activity (walking) helps me burn off some of that feedback loop that's trying to elicit a fight/flight in me. Also keeps my back and neck from getting all seized-up

I’m in 2nd semester in med school ! 7am in class -I get out around 4pm, a lot of homework 📚 test every day or at least once a week, 9pm cry eat and repeat ❤️

I LOVE YOU> This guy is so right. I started the one hour on 15 minutes off. It totally works. I use it now and it is amazing especially with taking my 1hr lunch and 1 hr dinner!!!!

I'm so happy that I found you on my first day at med school. And I got scared going for just one day, I obviously didn't want to stay scared or become weary of the path I'd chosen, so I turned to the internet and after several youtube videos ( mostly yours ) I just finished watching this one. I wanted to write a little chunk of sentences telling you Thank you ! Now I can start to make sense of where I'm headed and how to cope with the year ahead. ^_^ I'll keep around ^_^you get my 2 thumbs up ( Yup heard you say that in one of your more recent videos). Your work is amazing and so is your style of explaining. You're a great motivational speaker. ^_^ loved everything here. You're great help. P.S I love fountain pens too( most people think I'm crazy ) and white and black boards. ^_^ ^_^ Thanks a bunch again. You're amazing ^_^

10 weeks in med school and I'm like a zombie. You have no idea how much you helped. Thx a lot

this is a wonderful video! I was intimidated by the length initially, but it was so very useful, and the advice so precise and simple! I took notes while watching this, your advice and experience has been so helpful and your delivery so engaging! Thank you very much!

being prior military, this mindset makes a ton of sense, thank you for this video.

Why do I find it funny when he says he doesn't care about what I do?

I think this is a good practice as an undergrad as well! I will def. be doing this this fall

Thank you for your videos I am applying for USUHS class of 2023 your videos are amazing and thank you for sharing all you have learned

You're amazing for sharing your study techniques! This is going to help so much. Can't wait to follow this schedule. :)

Hello Ossareh, I'm an IMG medical graduated from Chile and now I'm preparing my step 1, this was a great video, thanks for the advise!

You're so funny and I love the advice you gave. Thanks for posting this video!

just graduated from college and realizing medical school is starting up in about 2 months now, this is helpful to get less nervous about it!!

DocOssareh has honestly inspired me to consider med school, I am currently in engineering and this video has honestly helped me rethink my goals and how to approach engineering time management wise. Thanks for the great video man, keep it up!!

I'm from Zambia, Africa and I just recently got into med school over here. I've only had 2 lectures so far and I'm really enjoying it. I've been watching all your videos and I must say, they're making me even more enthusiastic to learn more. Thank you so much for your information. I think it's gonna make me a good med student.

"I am a medical student now, I am really smart" lol. Brilliant. Great advice mate. Definitely will be reflecting on your advice next year.

I'm so glad I found this vid 'cause I'm starting med school in less than 2 weeks. Thanks for the awesome prep advice! Subbed!

I really really like your video, i mean it's been almost three weeks (yeah only three weeks) that i've started all of my studies in medical school, and i really started feeling down, getting confused and depressed and like omg i made a bad choice and stuff. And seriously these tips helped me a lot, i'm feeling more organised and less stressed. So thank you so much, and yeah keep it up man !!

We addressed your question in a video. Check it out. youtube. com/watch?v=nyo8NzvD4QI

I really enjoyed watching the video!!! I am attending medical school next semester and I find your video very helpful:) Again, thanks for sharing !!!

You are the MAN! Thank you so much for your advice! And I'm glad i watched this video

Ive done this for a month so far and havent fell behind, I use 30 min on 5-10 mins off, quizes and im feeling great and super productive but i also take a day off every week

Im on a roll! I love your videos! Very inspiring! It's motivating me to study- which I'm doing right this second!

Thanks a lot for this entertaining and helpful video! Getting ready for med school to start soon and am glad I stumbled upon this video

i'm already cramming right now for my exams on January ! this is just what i need . thank you!

Great stuff man. I wish I followed this kind of regimen. The only problem is that many schools have lectures in the morning and labs during the day. This definitely holds true for second year though (no labs). Good luck in MS2. Keep up the hard work and you'll do great. -MS2

Thank you for this bro. Applying this stuff now. Sleep is oh so important

Honestly just preparing the tests throughout the session is more than enough to pass any exam in medical school.

Thank you so much! This is probably the best advice I've ever gotten I think its a good idea to have 15 min free time, 1 hour lunch, getting you to think that u actually have a life haha thank you so much again, hopefully I can manage my self better now

You sir, are a genius. *med student high five*

Your videos are simply amazing. Thank you for your advices in every single video, I really appreciate it! Greetings from Germany

Oh wow, great video ! And thank you so much for sharing all those helpful advices :)

Thanks very much. I'm alone overseas, but thinking about doing this. Very supportive and means a lot.

It's up to you what you want to study during the 1 hour sessions. For example, I tend to study path for 2-3 hours then switch to something else. This is really dependent on getting through the material. You can switch after every hour, but I like to stay focused for several hours on a topic then switch. No reason to stress to getting an antire topic/lecture in one hour. As you progress in your education you just can't study a lecture in hour. Again, no wrong way to do it. Just study and enjoy.

Thank you much for this video. This was extremely helpful for me as I'm prepping for medical school in the next year or two...anything else that you recommend, please upload! :)

I am frm ALGERIA and I ll strt my 1st year in medical school, I love this video, great advices 10x man it helps a lot.

the schedule is pretty good!! BUT ITS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR INDIAN STUDENTS who have medical school from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. i think we just have to study continuously till we doze off!!

Excellent points and presentation. I can tell that you will make a fine doctor. Though I've given up my previous goal of becoming a dentist, I somewhat "miss" the lifestyle I guess. I've decided that it wasn't the best path&career for me, but I have great respect for the medical field.

Wow! This is very informational and helpful. Thank You so much.

Thank you so much for this video it really helped me a lot. I'm about to finish my first year in med school and I struggle a lot so I'm going to use and implement all the stuff you talked about. And you're right it's nothing that I didn't know already but the way you put it out there made me see it more clearly. Thanks! Greetings from Mexico!

You have some wonderful videos, I like all of them for the great advices u give!

Love the video, what do you do at weekends? Is it the same routine?

I really appreciate this channel. Thanks for all of your tips. It helps to motivate me.

Everyone in medical school is in the same boat. Keep on working through it.

Thank you so much. Best common sense resource on the Internet.

I really enjoyed your video, it was very informative. I was even bursting out laughing at parts. I am starting medical school in August and I will definitely be using your advice! Thanks for the help!

THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING. THANK YOU THANKYOU THANKYOU! love your videos

Omg, I was so wanting to ask this question. Yes Mo, please do!

Thanks for making this video. It is very helpful and I am going to start incorporating this into my school/studying. :)

I feel like this is your best video.

Amazing. I specifically logged in to comment your video. Thank you so much, I've just started my first year and it's been really hard. I didn't do good on my first exam so it feels like i'm stuck in a vicious cycle where I compare myself to others and think I'm the stupid one. It's hard to find yourself at the bottom of the class for the first time. Anyways great tips on the studying, will be using those as of NOW. see you in 1 hour

I feel a lot better after watching this, and I'm starting to get really excited about med school. I'm a junior in under grad. And a lot of the tips you gave especially about being strict and military with time management, I feel like I have a great handle on this already. I even write out a study schedule so that I know exactly what to study, when to study it and how long to study it (according to priority, highest being which ever exam is first or what ever I understand least lol), it usually is weekly. Monday study this for this long, then study that for that long, Tuesday study this for this long, complete this assignment (or start) etc. And I set two alarms in the morning 5 min apart to make sure I get up lol. So hearing this makes me happy, maybe it won't be such a thrown in cold water with no clothes on for me :D

I'll use your method of studying for my chemistry and biology A levels. Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

cool video, informative and really useful!

Great video that undergrads and premed students should use to start learning how to learn efficiently. I will recommend this to all my premed friends

This can be applied to anything you do in life, not just med school. Good video.

i'm in the first year of vet school in Taiwan, this semester has been crazy insane with countless tests, class hours, and lab reports. My school doesn't work like yours, we have classes 9-5 almost everyday. But anyways, your video is inspiring and good pep talk, thank you!

This definitely helped! Maybe start the lowkey version of this schedule in your undergrad and build. It would help when starting such a crazy schedule for med school as well as make your undergrad grades awesome! Thank You!!!

Thanks for the comment. I bough the white board at Costco and I bought the chalk board from Amazon. Make sure not to pay more than $30 for either. There ae some that are extremely expensive online for no reason.

Very helpful like you said its common sense and discipline and eventually it just turns into habit but you have to make the effort first. I'm applying to post baccs this year so it will be awhile before I start taking the MCAT's and applying to med school but Im priming myself now so wish me luck! I appreciate the video!

8 years later I'm here again. I first watched this video just entering college way before Med School even started. And now I'm going to go to medical internship in few months. Time has gone fast but now I'm gonna recommend this video to my juniors who ask me how to manage first year, because this video still is valid. Even during a pandemic. Keep it up dude! Heard you are a neurologist now. :D

I'm soooo glad I found your channel!!

Thanks! You put tougether all the important tips :) I'm on the first yera od medical school warsaw, Poland and it was so hard to find my routin :)

I am only in 10th grade high school, but I think that this method you were talking about will really help me through out the rest of high school and in college, etc. Really liked this video, thanks! :) I also liked the fire hydrant and marathon comparisons.

My fav KZfaq video by far

Great Video. Very informative. Thank you so much.

I really like your videos man, please keep it up :D

Very helpful and that shirt looks good on you!

It funny how the simplest things are often the most overlooked.. Thanks for the video.

I'm from Romania ,thank you sincerely for the tips.

this is a great video, I definitely needed to see this video!, I'm not a med student, however I do feel that the advice that docOssareh was saying could benefit any body who is having a tough time with their time management. I'm will definitely try to incorporate the military time strategy and the various mediums of studying, whether it be through flash cards, chalkboard, writing, using my itouch(for educational purposes:)), I just wanted to take the time to say thank-you doctor for video!!

thank you for the tips and advices!! It really motivates me to study more in medical school. I have been trying to find techniques on how the manage things so that it won't be so stressful but it never worked. So im gonna try your techniques :) seems easy maybe.huhuh. anyways, thank you soon much :)

I think his best advice was to clean during breaks. My room and kitchen used to be filthy but after hearing his advice I started cleaning for about 1 and a half to 2 hours a day between studying. Changed my life.

this is the best video ever! thank you so much for sharing your experience.

Thank you for all of your videos!! They are very helpful! :)

Great video! I like your idea of breaking your study period down to small chunks. I do it a little bit different. I read in a study technique book that your mental focus sort of goes up and down, I mean you can't stay focused for the whole hour. So they recommend break you study down to 25-40 minutes. It depends on each individual. For me, after experimenting with it, I study for 30 minutes and then take a 5 minute break.

I should have found out your videos at the beginning of 1st year. :/ they are so helpful!!

Very useful. Thanks for the gunner tip!!!

Very helpful tips. Thanks for sharing.