r/medicalschoolanki

Hi,

I really want to learn the language more compared to when I initially did in high school. Is it possible to do it whilst preparing for steps (i'm a non-US IMG). I think I can hack it but idk what the consensus is.

I'm a little over 7k in cards on Anking.

I was gonna use the 5k French deck, alongside grammar books and making cards also from those grammar books; supplementing it with reading and watching content. What do u guys thinkkk

Currently in my preclinical years studying different systems and using anking step 1 deck very consistently as one of my main if not the main source of studying but i have this fear that im not understanding all the concepts at a deep level, or im leaning more towards big picture and going through my cards but i dont always take the time to read all the extra sections,look at the tables and diagrams or even look something up when i feel i should i just move on trying to cover my dues and do some new material

Is this ok or should i change my approach. my primary goal is #1 be sharp and knowledgeable and make good use of my pre clinical years so that when its time to take step 1 im confident and 2 for when clinical rotations come around im in a good spot

Honest question. For those of you answering cards in less than 8 sec/ question and doing 350+ cards a session. What is your exact thought process before clicking easy or hard? The only time my clicking is this fast is before block exams when I just want to see the material though ik anki is not meant to be used that way.
Are you thinking of the answer before you click or seeing if you recognize the answer/ that it makes sense and then clicking or just have a goal to get through as many as possible in an hour. What exactly is your process??

Edit: for context I use anking deck

Hey everyone, M1 here looking for some FSRS deck advice.
Right now, my workflow is watching third-party lectures (Bootcamp), understanding the concepts solid in the moment, and unlocking ~100–150 new cards a day. Everything clicks during the session, and with my current short learning steps, hitting "Good" twice means the card graduates on Day 1.
The issue is that once it graduates, FSRS immediately schedules the next review for 7 to 10 days out.
By the end of the day, so much new material has entered my brain that brand-new physiology feels way too fragile to leave untouched for over a week. If I don't see those cards again within 24–48 hours, I feel like I'm guaranteed to forget half of them.

A couple of classmates told me they just hit "Again" on every single new card on Day 1 to force it to show up tomorrow, but I know that artificially inflates the card's difficulty rating (D) and can cause review counts to explode weeks down the line.

For those managing high daily card volume on 3–4 week block exam cycles:

Is setting learning steps to something like 1d or 10m 1d the standard way to guarantee that Day 2 follow-up?

How are you keeping intervals tight enough to prevent early drop-off without drowning in 600+ reviews a day right before finals?
Any advice on deck settings would be appreciated.

FSRS is at 85