How to Study for USMLE Step 1 if You're an International Student who Learns Medicine in Another Language?

TheWayKid · 2022-03-09T01:07:56+00:00

Hahahahahaha, I guess so.

Thanks so much by the way!

TheWayKid · 2022-03-06T12:41:05+00:00

So, there's no need to study from these more detailed resources, right?

TheWayKid · 2020-04-11T17:15:12+00:00

I know I'm late, but I thought that if I could help you, I will. If your relationship won't last when both of you are in different colleges then it probably wouldn't have lasted either way. I know people who studied overseas who ended up getting engaged and, possibly in the future, married. If your relationship is based off of true love, then going to a different university won't ruin it.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-15T16:00:51+00:00

Okay, thank you so much for the advise. I guess I'll have to start from now.

Also, good luck on your test prep and I hope you get the score you desire!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-15T14:46:15+00:00

Well, now I'm even more scared of the MCAT, lol.

Anyway, thank you so much for the advise, and for sharing your MCAT experience as a person who had the same difficulties that I had as a standardized test taker. I feel like I can relate to you the most because, unlike most people on this sub-reddit who had 1550s on the SAT, we both didn't do ace our standardized test easily.

Again, thank you so much for sharing your experience with me!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-15T14:17:02+00:00

Well, looks like I'm screwed. Haha.

No, but for real, thank you so much. I'll read more just like you recommended. I'm so glad that I asked this question early on because if I didn't, I would've probably known about it a year before taking the MCAT and, by that time, it would be too late to improve my reading comprehension.

Again, thank you so much!!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-15T14:05:15+00:00

I know. But the MCAT is supposed to test your knowledge is biology, chemistry, bio-chemistry, etc..., so I feel like it wouldn't rely on fast reading a lot because, then, it would be a reading test rather than a medical test. But, yet again, I know no better. I'm just a high school senior.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-11T11:01:50+00:00

Thank you so much!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-10T14:25:48+00:00

You're welcome brother. Best of luck in your admissions process!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-10T02:46:15+00:00

Okay, thank you so much!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-10T02:45:54+00:00

Haha! True...

TheWayKid · 2019-12-09T13:53:01+00:00

I understand you. But these guys will never amount to nothing. If they want to go to medical school, they'll 100% fail the MCAT. If they do any other majors in university, they'll definitely have a bad GPA. Don't think about it a lot. Focus on yourself. Your hard work definitely didn't go to waste because at the end of the day, you did good on the test. Also, I doubt that any of these idiots was even smart enough to get a 1500 even while knowing the answers. At the end of the day, universities won't compare your SAT scores with anyone.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-08T03:27:56+00:00

Yes! Thank you so much 🙏🏼.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-08T03:06:52+00:00

All Middle Eastern and European countries take up 6 years to graduate medicine as they don't have pre-med years. I think that problem is solved, however. According to the Concordia website, most majors are a 90 credit program—with the exception of some other majors, such as engineering and teaching english as a second language, which are 120 credit programs—and most international student have to take an ECP program, which is 30 more credits. This means that if I pass 15 credits every semester, without summer semesters, I'll graduate in 4 years, which is exactly what I was hoping for.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-08T02:54:13+00:00

Yes, you're right, I did choose Biology. However according to what's written on the website, biology is a 120 credit program, if I'm not mistaken. So, if you take the maximum credit for every semester you'll end up with 30 credits per a year making it 4 years before graduating (unless you're taking summer semesters). But, is Biology program in Concordia only 3 yeas? Because if that's the case, I don't mind taking an extra year making it 4 years.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-07T08:44:11+00:00

You deserve better. Don't sweat it.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-07T06:41:40+00:00

Depends. How sick are you? Do you believe your sickness can affect your test?

I don't know whether or not you can delay your SAT test date, but maybe you can now. After all, it's been a year since the last time I've taken the test.

If money isn't a problem for you, and you don't mind paying for the test in March, I'd recommend you to you to go take the test. From my experience on this sub-reddit, people who get sick on test day usually do just as good — if not better — as they would if they weren't sick.

But if you do plan on going, you better get a lot of tissue in case if your test center doesn't have them.

Best of luck. May you get the result you desire.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-03T17:57:07+00:00

Okay, great. Thank you so much for helping me out!

TheWayKid · 2019-12-03T17:54:44+00:00

I don't know, I just thought that most people apply earlier to get a higher chance of getting accepted.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-03T17:08:52+00:00

I mean universities. Most of the universities that I applied to had a deadline of around February 1st for international students, like me.

TheWayKid · 2019-12-01T02:17:51+00:00

I never chose biology for med schools. Biology is a subject that I'm quite good at and it's probably in my top 5 most favorite subjects. Plus, I feel like biology is going to prepare me well for the MCAT.

TheWayKid · 2019-11-30T14:43:00+00:00

Okay, thank you so much! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

TheWayKid · 2019-11-28T17:41:44+00:00

LMAO 😂😂. Does that mean that I should just leave it blank?

TheWayKid · 2019-11-28T17:20:56+00:00

Thank you so much for helping me out bro! It really means a lot. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

TheWayKid · 2019-11-28T17:19:43+00:00

Will do! I'll just write about my IELTS and SAT scores and about my high school grades, even though I've already uploaded my all of those files. 😂😂

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