Tina_HP Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Hi. I have been studying for the last 3 weeks for the mcat and I feel I am burned out. What do you guys do to de-stress from studying for the mcat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Take a day or two off and do something fun and completely unrelated to academics/mcat/med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axialpac Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Take a day or two off and do something fun and completely unrelated to academics/mcat/med. I agree. In fact, I would say try to take a whole week off and try not to think about the MCAT. When you start studying again, don't burn yourself out. Study in small increments instead of for 8 hours straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverwhale9 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I stopped studying by 4:00 pm every day and took the night off for soccer or to watch TV. Also took weekends off when I didn't have to do a practice test. Having my nights off made a huge difference in how I felt about studying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Take breaks between studying. I take 30 minute breaks between 2hr study sessions. I usually wake up at noon and study until 3am. As soon as I'm getting tired with the material, I read a different subject. E.g. Today I reviewed organic chemistry from my notes and EK book. Then did a verbal test from EK, then started reading TBR Writing. That way I don't feel like burning myself out with one taunting subject. But I agree with the other guys. Sometimes you need to take a day off and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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