Thanks so much!! There’s more where that came from :)

Stick around and we’ll teach you everything we know! Thanks for watching :)

Yes you're so right!! I'm glad it was helpful!

I’m glad it helped!

Glad we can help!

So glad it helped! Check out our other videos if you're an MCAT-er ;-)

Yeah I tried just reading books when I first started studying and it was so overwhelming that I just skimmed the topic of every subject. I know I'd had the corresponding lectures in undergrad, but having them again via Khan and reviewing that info through Anki is just the move. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Glad it helped!

How’d it go?

I’m so glad it helped! Thanks so much watching the video!

please do!

Thanks so much for the kind words! I find myself watching Anki videos and remembering things I’m not taking advantage of all the time. Glad I’m not the only one 😂

Thanks for watching!

I'm so glad!

I’m stoked it helped! We’re here with you as you study!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much, I hope it helped you!

That's awesome, I really hope it helps you save some time! As far as the make your own vs. pre-made goes, I agree there's more than one way to skin a cat (or ace a test for this matter)!

It's like you read my mind... You may want to check back with the channel in a couple weeks and see if you find a new video you like ;)

I hope it helped!!

Yes Khan Academy is great! With a little organization, you could make an entire university education!

@@InformingFutureDoctors I’m going to look into that

also wondering about this Q, thanks in advance

That's amazing that one missed flashcard reminds you of all the sciences around a topic! That is definitely not how my brain works lol. I agree there are many ways to go about learning the sciences and even using this deck and it's very possible this isn't the fastest way. This video is a very safe approach and was aimed at more of the average pre-med like myself who didn't truly internalize everything we learned in undergraduate. It's great that you did and I hope your approach works out for you! Thanks for commenting!

@@InformingFutureDoctors LOL it doesn't remind me of everything in the subject altogether, but it typically reminds me of the general topic at a minimum. If I were to remember a subject based on a missed card then I'd only need 6 cards to remember hahaha. I wish! I'll just see something and it'll just be like a reminder. For example, my mind might've blanked when I saw the card about the speed of light in a vacuum, but as soon as I saw the card it was hard to forget. Kind of like muscle memory. However, I got a lot from the video. It's really great and I can tell you put a lot of work into it. I'm still new to anki and searching for specific subjects is extremely helpful especially in taking practice tests. It makes figuring out missed questions much faster. Thank you so much!

Did U do it Nathan??

When do you plan on taking

These settings will be perfect for a 6-month duration. I use these settings for medical school to remember the material for my block exams (every couple weeks), final exams (every couple months), and board exams (every couple years) so they're great as a memorization tool for any learning length. The idea is that as long as you review them as the algorithm instructs you to, you'll remember the fact ~forever~

I'm no where near as smart as AnKing so you can always count on me to dumb it down 😂

But I'm stoked it helped you!!

Hey Isha, the "daily reviews" cards are flashcards you've already watched a KA video for, unsuspended, and previously reviewed. So you should have seen those cards before!

@@InformingFutureDoctors Would you say you should apply a time goal for this section of the workflow? Or a card goal? And would this be calculated on our end based on test date?

Hey jesus! You should continue to review every card until your test day (that's the power of Anki). When a card is suspended, that means you will not see it, but when a card is unsuspended, you will see it in your rotation. That's why we have you watch the videos (to learn the content) and then unsuspend the cards to throw them in your rotation! Does that answer your question?

Yes I believe so! In all honesty, these videos will teach you more than you'll have to know to make a 515+, but just to be safe, I'd learn it all!

@@InformingFutureDoctors thanks a lot

Don’t quote me on this, but I think the Ortho 528 deck used the Kaplan books so that’s what I’d use if you’re set on using those books. I wouldn’t use more than one deck just because each deck should be suffice on its own!

There's not one that I'm aware of but Anki has made of a habit of incorporating commonly used Add-Ons into the stock Anki program that you download. I'm not sure if that's exactly what's going on with the hierarchical tags addon, but that may very well be the case. If that is the case, then you've already got it preloaded into your anki and you're good to go; may just take some googling to figure out!

​@@InformingFutureDoctors I had the same issue, and it is included with the latest update!

I don't personally have any experience with Blueprint's programs so I can't really advise you one way or the other. I know they have cool analytics on their practice exams and I've reviewed practice exams with a couple of my students, but that's essentially all the experience I have with them, I'm sorry!

Hi Alvin! Did you wind up getting a blueprint course? I'd really love the chance to talk to you about your experience with it because I am currently deciding if this is the route I want to take as well

@@evanierodriguez4264 i have BP and actually love it. def worth the money. Office hours are great, instructors are incredible, videos are professional and to the point. :)

@@Tlocf this is so helpful! thank you

I'm glad It helped! Click the gear next to the card number -> options -> change maximum reviews/day to 100

Not forcing them it is really more of a safety net than anything else! If you want to study both on your phone and your computer, you still can and they will keep up with each other seamlessly, you just need to hit 'sync' before and after each study session. I do it as a habit even though I only study on my computer ha. Just speaking from experience, sometimes you'll need to make huge changes to your Anki deck (imagine unsuspending 300+ select cards with images). Your phone doesn't handle that too well and it sometimes takes a minute for the sync to occur. That means, sometimes ppl have ran into the situation of making one of those large adjustments, going and hitting their flashcards on their phone, and then the one that gets synced is the phone progress. So, you'd lose to addition of everything you'd just done on your computer. You'd end up getting a prompt from Anki, that asks if you want to upload or download from AnkiWeb (if you're on your computer, upload. if you're on your phone, download).But what you're trying to avoid by not checking the option is that nightmare situation of spending an hour or so selective unsuspending cards and then your phone autoforcing changes that erase what you did. I hope that answers your question but tldr: I just hit "sync" before and after each study session bc it accomplishes the same thing and you don't have to worry about your phone stepping in and ruining your life on accident ha

You’ll find Altius is big on you making your own flashcards, so definitely no pre made deck out there that specifically “goes” with Altius. So if you choose to use a pre made deck, any would work!

I believe Anki Universal is just a competitor app to the original Anki. I'm not sure if the algorithm is the same and I'm not confident if the add-ons and pre-made decks work the same or not. I've had a couple students use it before but I always made them switch early on just so there wasn't confusion. If you're early on in your studying, that's probably what I'd aim for, but if you're deep in it, I understand your reluctance to switch! I'd check out Reddit to see if anyone has a better answer!

Our video above is only for content review - learning the sciences. Passage practice via Uworld, AAMC materials, or other third party resources are a necessary part of your MCAT prep. It will depend on your schedule and what you struggle with. Perhaps 5 passages a week is good enough for you, maybe you’ll need to do 10. We leave that up to you guys, but if you are strictly following our plan detailed in our “Complete MCAT Study Plan” video, it has you doing 3 passages a week:-)

Please do!! Sharing our videos is one of the best ways you can support this channel!!

1. Depending on whether you have your review order set to "random" or "in order of added", it would feed you cards that were either randomized across the decks, or in the order they were added by the creator. Which means it would probably walk you through one subdeck (ex: biochemistry) before it would allow you to see other cards. 2. No, you shouldn't force yourself to suspend 100 new cards if your Khan videos for the day cover less than that. 100 is just the number I use because it allows me to prioritize retaining and remembering what I've already learned. Works great for students and it's a great barrier for students (like myself) that are deadset on trying to learn everything as fast as possible. 3. Theoretically you should be doing all of your reviews and your new cards every day so it doesn't matter if you see new ones or review ones first, but you can change the settings to make sure you are dealt all your review cards before you are dealt review cards. Click the gear beside your deck name -> Options -> Scroll to display order -> Find New/Review order -> Change to "show after reviews" Yes, Anki will let you know when you've finished all your cards for the day and it's the bessssssttttt feeling. You feel like a rockstar I hope this helps!

Anki works best when you're using it over a long period of time and it may not be the best use of your time if you're testing in a month. However, I think the settings that I discuss in this video will work just fine. I'll link a video I made that discusses how to best spend your final month and this is probably what I would suggest for you rather than starting Anki! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jr1lY5aZ1dKcc3U.html

Yea your first assumption is correct! When I say "daily anki reviews" i'm referencing the cards that you have already done in your earlier studying that are popping up again for you to review.

Congratulations on graduating with your degree!! We have a very "play it safe" approach to the MCAT and try to prep like we're aiming for 515+ scores! With that said, here is a video that contains our recommendations for how to study for the MCAT! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g8homtF1lr7Nomw.html

The order doesn't really matter to me. I touch on that a bit in the video, but if it were me, I would probably alternate subjects so I was working in a bit of interleaving.

I'm so glad it's been helpful! There are several variations of these settings and actually the guy I got them from (he goes by the AnKing) has changed his recommendation since I made this video. Personally, I don't think it's too big of a deal but if you feel the review intervals are too far or too short for you, you're more than welcome to change them! The only thing I would caution you on is to make sure you trust the Anki algorithm and actually allow it to space the cards out a decent amount. If you try to use Anki like Quizlet, it's not going to work out well because you'll end up with 900 review cards a day.

@@InformingFutureDoctors I believe that these settings are mostly working for me. I have only come across a handful of cards/topics that I had to click "again" or "hard" to try and make sure that I didn't forget them again. My only worry is once the spaces get to multiple months apart! I have changed the "max interval" to 2 month for now instead of 180 days. If it seems like the review count is too massive, I will extend it a bit. But again, thanks so much! I have shared the link to this video a few times. Quick question: Are Anking's new settings slightly less spaced out? No worries if you don't know.

@@codyellsworth7927 Great!! keep sharing it! They're actually more spaced out ha. You'll remember them but I also like the compromise you made with yourself

@@InformingFutureDoctors Oh nice haha! Good to know. I will definitely keep sharing this video. You deserve it, brotha! I hope med school is going well.

@@InformingFutureDoctors Just realized I wasn't subbed to your channel yet -- I am now. I will take a look at your other content as well. 🙂