Ian Finnegan graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 2018 with a major in Neuroscience. Last year he took the MCAT and scored a 518 which is in the 96th percentile. Just recently in this cycle, he was accepted to medical school. In this episode, Ian discusses his strategy for the MCAT and how it can be applied to other standardized tests. He also talks about the power of Anki, how to use it, and find decks, and the importance of sleep, diet, and exercise when studying for a test.Timestamps:0:00-0:50 Intro1:25 - 4:43 Why Ian wants to be a doctor4:44 - 5:22 Ian's shower routine during MCAT5:22 - 6:25 Discipline/making bed and getting early wins in the day6:25 - 8:04 What is the MCAT (test breakdown) and the tests required to be a doctor8:05 - 8:38 How he did on the MCAT8:39 - 9:13 MCAT strategy high level9:13 - 17:56 What is Anki. The magic of Anki and how to use it17:56 - 19:12 How long should you be studying for a test19:12 - 20:50 How do you balance new content with review20:50 -21:50 What he means by practice sections21:50 - 23:02 Good test taker vs knowing material23:02 - 25:00 Daily routine during study period/importance of sleep25:00 - 27:14 meditation27:14 - 28:20 Study location28:20 - 29:44 Total daily study time29:44 - 30:58 Workout30:58 - 37:06 What did you cut out from your life37:06 - 42:27 Test day routine42:27 - 46:53 Managing distraction/feeling of doing well on the test46:53 48:07 Motivation48:07 - 50:34 Take one day off a week/working full time during the study process50:34 - 52:06 How you figure out what you don’t need to study52:06 - 55:56 what excites Ian about becoming a doctor55:57 - 58:16 EMT training contributes to excitement towards being a doctor58:17 - 59:37 Can this strategy be used for any standardized test?59:38 - 1:00:48 How many practice tests do you do?1:00:49 - How to not get lonely and organize your life1:02:25 can these techniques work for anyone?1:02:50 Outro