Your Daily MCAT routine

[Upstage]

I've just started studying for my MCAT again a few days ago, and was curious how other people planned out their days and what were some things you all did to make 5+ hours of study per day not feel so long and feel like you still have a life! So far it hasn't felt bad at all, but i'm always looking for improvement!

So far my schedule is:
9am:Wake-up & Shower
10:00:Eat Breakfast & Prep Lunch
11:30am-6:30pm: Study at the library(the library near me opens so late)
6:30pm: Chill
8:30inner
10:Sleep

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[YoungProdigy]

4am - 5am = wake up and do 5-7 pages of content review of TBR.
5 - 5:45= go over schoolwork material
5:50 - 6:30 = exercise
6:30 - 7:00 = shower and leave home
7:15 - 8:30 = get to school
8:30 - 9:30 = waste time (i try not to do this but happens every damn time)
9:30 - 10:30 = 7 pages of TBR MCAT content review
10:30 - 10:45 = break
11:00 - 12:00pm = schoolwork
12:00 - 1:00pm = 7 pages of TBR MCAT content review
1:00 - 4:30 = classes
4:30 - 5:30 = break
5:30 - 6:45 = get home

etc..... just the schedule ive been on for some time now. waking up at 4 gives me so much more productive time in the day. It does mean that I go to sleep pretty early (9:30 to about 10 pm), but it's worth it.

 

[Upstage]

4am - 5am = wake up and do 5-7 pages of content review of TBR.
5 - 5:45= go over schoolwork material
5:50 - 6:30 = exercise
6:30 - 7:00 = shower and leave home
7:15 - 8:30 = get to school
8:30 - 9:30 = waste time (i try not to do this but happens every damn time)
9:30 - 10:30 = 7 pages of TBR MCAT content review
10:30 - 10:45 = break
11:00 - 12:00pm = schoolwork
12:00 - 1:00pm = 7 pages of TBR MCAT content review
1:00 - 4:30 = classes
4:30 - 5:30 = break
5:30 - 6:45 = get home

etc..... just the schedule ive been on for some time now. waking up at 4 gives me so much more productive time in the day. It does mean that I go to sleep pretty early (9:30 to about 10 pm), but it's worth it.

How long are you giving yourself to study?
And your mornings starts off fast usually my exercise/shower/breakfast takes about 2hrs!


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[Carmiche]

Wake up at 10 or 11 or so, get out of bed and shower.
Eat lunch
Get to library before 1
Study until 8-9PM depending on when I get to the library
Get dinner sometime
Stay up until 2 AM working on summer applications and extracurricular stuff
Sleep & repeat

The only time this changes is when I'm doing a practice test. Then I force myself to wake up at 7 and start testing at 8. Not my favorite days, as you might be able to tell.

Y'all are much more rigid than I am hahaha.

 

[Carmiche]

4am - 5am = wake up and do 5-7 pages of content review of TBR.
5 - 5:45= go over schoolwork material
5:50 - 6:30 = exercise
6:30 - 7:00 = shower and leave home
7:15 - 8:30 = get to school
8:30 - 9:30 = waste time (i try not to do this but happens every damn time)
9:30 - 10:30 = 7 pages of TBR MCAT content review
10:30 - 10:45 = break
11:00 - 12:00pm = schoolwork
12:00 - 1:00pm = 7 pages of TBR MCAT content review
1:00 - 4:30 = classes
4:30 - 5:30 = break
5:30 - 6:45 = get home

etc..... just the schedule ive been on for some time now. waking up at 4 gives me so much more productive time in the day. It does mean that I go to sleep pretty early (9:30 to about 10 pm), but it's worth it.

Jesus man.

 

[Carmiche]

Here wait guys I think i got it

3:52 AM exactly: wake up and do 100 push-ups while reading EK Physics
4:05: review 20 pages of Kaplan Biochem
4:30: shower while singing mnemonic songs
5:00: Check SDN updates
5:15 - 8:00: go to library and read 3 chapters of TBR psych/soc
8:00 - 2:30 PM: take a daily practice test
2:30 - 3:00: Lunch
3:00 - 5:00: Review practice test
5:00 - 5:05: break
5:05 - 5:35: three verbal passages
5:35 - 6:23: 4 pages of Princeton o.chem
6:23 - 8:00: study for step 1 (can never be too early)
8:00 - 8:23: Dinner
8:23 - 8:45: 9 pages of NS biology
8:45 - 3:52 AM - Sleep

Every. Single. Day. No exceptions.

 

[YoungProdigy]

How long are you giving yourself to study?
And your mornings starts off fast usually my exercise/shower/breakfast takes about 2hrs!


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I haven't actually timed how many hours I dedicate purely to the MCAT, but I will starting from tomorrow and I'll get back to you. Yea lol, my mornings are pretty crazy, but if you think about it as getting a ton of stuff done before most people are even awake, it gives you a whole other feeling. I highly recommend trying it out. If you have to, take some melatonin and go to sleep early.

 

[YoungProdigy]

Here wait guys I think i got it

3:52 AM exactly: wake up and do 100 push-ups while reading EK Physics
4:05: review 20 pages of Kaplan Biochem
4:30: shower while singing mnemonic songs
5:00: Check SDN updates
5:15 - 8:00: go to library and read 3 chapters of TBR psych/soc
8:00 - 2:30 PM: take a daily practice test
2:30 - 3:00: Lunch
3:00 - 5:00: Review practice test
5:00 - 5:05: break
5:05 - 5:35: three verbal passages
5:35 - 6:23: 4 pages of Princeton o.chem
6:23 - 8:00: study for step 1 (can never be too early)
8:00 - 8:23: Dinner
8:23 - 8:45: 9 pages of NS biology
8:45 - 3:52 AM - Sleep

Every. Single. Day. No exceptions.

I'm assuming this is a jab at me, but whatever. you seem to be a late-night person which is fine. I'm not, which is why you're staying up til 2am is equivalent to my waking at 4...

 

[795722]

Here wait guys I think i got it

3:52 AM exactly: wake up and do 100 push-ups while reading EK Physics
4:05: review 20 pages of Kaplan Biochem
4:30: shower while singing mnemonic songs
5:00: Check SDN updates
5:15 - 8:00: go to library and read 3 chapters of TBR psych/soc
8:00 - 2:30 PM: take a daily practice test
2:30 - 3:00: Lunch
3:00 - 5:00: Review practice test
5:00 - 5:05: break
5:05 - 5:35: three verbal passages
5:35 - 6:23: 4 pages of Princeton o.chem
6:23 - 8:00: study for step 1 (can never be too early)
8:00 - 8:23: Dinner
8:23 - 8:45: 9 pages of NS biology
8:45 - 3:52 AM - Sleep

Every. Single. Day. No exceptions.

 

[FCMike11]

I've just started studying for my MCAT again a few days ago, and was curious how other people planned out their days and what were some things you all did to make 5+ hours of study per day not feel so long and feel like you still have a life! So far it hasn't felt bad at all, but i'm always looking for improvement!

So far my schedule is:
9am:Wake-up & Shower
10:00:Eat Breakfast & Prep Lunch
11:30am-6:30pm: Study at the library(the library near me opens so late)
6:30pm: Chill
8:30inner
10:Sleep

I study best in the AM, so I started super early.

What time is your actual exam?

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[Upstage]

I haven't actually timed how many hours I dedicate purely to the MCAT, but I will starting from tomorrow and I'll get back to you. Yea lol, my mornings are pretty crazy, but if you think about it as getting a ton of stuff done before most people are even awake, it gives you a whole other feeling. I highly recommend trying it out. If you have to, take some melatonin and go to sleep early.

Yeah your totally right, plus knocking things out early in the day stops you from pushing it back until late and not actually doing it. A wise mentor once told me "there are almost no distractions early in the morning, no parties, no events, nothing!"


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[sjcha]

I've just started studying for my MCAT again a few days ago, and was curious how other people planned out their days and what were some things you all did to make 5+ hours of study per day not feel so long and feel like you still have a life! So far it hasn't felt bad at all, but i'm always looking for improvement!

So far my schedule is:
9am:Wake-up & Shower
10:00:Eat Breakfast & Prep Lunch
11:30am-6:30pm: Study at the library(the library near me opens so late)
6:30pm: Chill
8:30inner
10:Sleep

By the looks of it, you sleep for 11 hours. Do you need that much or can you get less and still be as productive? If so, that will give you some extra time to do things (study, chill, etc.)

 

[5words]

Here wait guys I think i got it

3:52 AM exactly: wake up and do 100 push-ups while reading EK Physics
4:05: review 20 pages of Kaplan Biochem
4:30: shower while singing mnemonic songs
5:00: Check SDN updates
5:15 - 8:00: go to library and read 3 chapters of TBR psych/soc
8:00 - 2:30 PM: take a daily practice test
2:30 - 3:00: Lunch
3:00 - 5:00: Review practice test
5:00 - 5:05: break
5:05 - 5:35: three verbal passages
5:35 - 6:23: 4 pages of Princeton o.chem
6:23 - 8:00: study for step 1 (can never be too early)
8:00 - 8:23: Dinner
8:23 - 8:45: 9 pages of NS biology
8:45 - 3:52 AM - Sleep

Every. Single. Day. No exceptions.

lol

 

[AnotherLawyer]

Mostly procrastinating on SDN and reddit.