Hope these tips help you all be productive and stay motivated, to accomplish whatever goals you have 🙂 I also hope you get a laugh out of how unnecessarily serious I look in the thumbnail. 0:34 If routine doesn’t work for you, go for variety, and do what your energy best suits. 1:06 Take a Break and do unrelated activities. 3:57 Be Accountable to someone else. ** Also sorry guys, MDProspect didn’t actually say that. I meant to reference his work ethic at the end of the video. 6:11 Connect with mentors and others that inspire you 8:29 Change the Read More
Category: Study Tips
Strategy for Better work-life balance and time management: Calendar Blocking
I’ve been working towards better work-life balance, in particular allocating time for making progress on multiple projects and making time for  different realms of my life. My friend Amy is an inspiration to me in regards to being highly organized and making time for personal hobbies, , fitness, her relationship and more. She taught me the Calendar Blocking technique which was immensely helpful for preventing studying/medical school work  from taking over my entire life – which definitely happened multiple times during my first year of medical school.  I asked her to write a Calendar Blocking guest post because this technique Read More
How to keep track of your assignments
” Hi Shanna, I have been reading your posts about UBC advice and I have been loving it! You seem to truly know your stuff. Currently, I am a first-year student (just started this month), so naturally, I am curious about all sorts of things. How are Anki flashcards working for you? How do you keep track of assignments from all of your classes? and Do you find blogging to be helpful to your personal growth? Sincerely, Shaun” Thanks so much for reading and commenting Shaun. First of all, congrats on starting at UBC! How exciting! I wish you a great Read More
When to write the MCAT
Disclaimer: I am not an expert on and do not possess insider information on the MCAT or on medical school admissions. This is only based on my personal experience.  I am merely provide some opinion that might help out a fellow premed out there.  A highly motivated reader sent in a question on when to write the MCAT.  This is a follow-up to my original post: How to study for the MCAT  Many people I know have written it first or second week of August, and I was planning to do so. I did notice on your blog, that you suggested Read More
How to study for the MCAT
 When should I take the MCAT? How long should I study for the MCAT? How do I study for the MCAT? What courses should I take to prepare for the MCAT? How do I stay motivated to study for the MCAT?  While preparing for the MCAT, I relied on blog posts like this to plan how to study and so  this is how I will give back 🙂  Start with a positive attitude towards the MCAT My GPA isn’t a 4.0 so I treated the MCAT as a great chance to prove that my academic abilities to medical schools. Read More
How to prevent procrastination
Follow my blog with Bloglovin It’s difficult to totally stop procrastination but there are things we can do to devote our time to more important things than endless social media. In this post, read about: A surprising reason why overachievers may procrastinate Realistic steps you can take to change your mindset and environment to optimize focus Specific programs and techniques to prevent social media distractions on your phone and computer You are not a terrible lazy person if you procrastinate. You are a perfectly normal person trying to do the best you can and you are not perfect all the time. Read More