hello :laugh:

OMG!! LMAO

I checked before I posted and you weren't even online!

How in the heck?!

OMG!! LMAO

I checked before I posted and you weren't even online!

How in the heck?!

:meanie:

http://op-for.com/mr%20burns.jpg

honestly though oxeye, it was just luck both times. i just happened to sign on right after you posted.

honestly though oxeye, it was just luck both times. i just happened to sign on right after you posted.

I don't believe you. :meanie: It happens too often. Either you've got an alarm or you've got ESP. :laugh:

On the AMCAS activity section - stupid question...

Past or present tense? Active or passive voice? Bullets or paragraphs?

Just got a spam e-mail titled "Using your intuition to attract a man.":laugh:

I usually use something else, but that's just me....let's just say it comes in numerical and alpha sizes.:meanie::hardy:

On the AMCAS activity section - stupid question...

Past or present tense? Active or passive voice? Bullets or paragraphs?

Whatever floats your boat, hon.:thumbup:

I don't believe you. :meanie: It happens too often. Either you've got an alarm or you've got ESP. :laugh:

No alarm. I must have ESP, badass. Now why can't I use it for anything else besides SDN posting. :mad::laugh:

On the AMCAS activity section - stupid question...

Past or present tense? Active or passive voice? Bullets or paragraphs?

If I remember from last year, it gets rid of any formatting you do so I'd go with paragraphs over bullets.

Voice depends on whether you are still doing it or not IMO.

If I remember from last year, it gets rid of any formatting you do so I'd go with paragraphs over bullets.

Voice depends on whether you are still doing it or not IMO.
"shadowing has been done on a weekly basis...":laugh:

No alarm. I must have ESP, badass. Now why can't I use it for anything else besides SDN posting. :mad::laugh:

I don't know, a doctor with ESP would be pretty cool. *Goes to a JD type daydream*

So I was at my favorite smoothie/wrap place at the mall today and they said they'll let me keep the 20% mall employee discount even though I quit....:meanie::meanie::meanie:

I don't know, a doctor with ESP would be pretty cool. *Goes to a JD type daydream*

I am pretty cool, yes. :cool: :p

now come out of your daydream with some weird statement.

i just realized this is random thread #22, insanity.

I am pretty cool, yes. :cool: :p

now come out of your daydream with some weird statement.

Sorry I'm not witty enough.

Sorry I'm not witty enough.

i knew you were going to say that ;)

Hey guys, random (:hardy:) question: when I freeze bread, can I freeze it in slices? My grandmother always freezes entire loaves, but I don't eat much bread at all, so it wouldn't make sense for me - I'd rather cut it up. Can I just freeze a slice and then stick it in the toaster to defrost? Is it gonna be yucky?

I don't know, a doctor with ESP would be pretty cool. *Goes to a JD type daydream*


Am I the only one who doesn't like Scrubs? :cool:

Am I the only one who doesn't like Scrubs? :cool:
Instigator.

Hey guys, random (:hardy:) question: when I freeze bread, can I freeze it in slices? My grandmother always freezes entire loaves, but I don't eat much bread at all, so it wouldn't make sense for me - I'd rather cut it up. Can I just freeze a slice and then stick it in the toaster to defrost? Is it gonna be yucky?

What about freezing "sections" as opposed to slices? Slices may be a little to delicate and be yucky in the long run.

Instigator.

Nope, just a truth teller.

i knew you were going to say that ;)

:p

What about freezing "sections" as opposed to slices? Slices may be a little to delicate and be yucky in the long run.
Hmmm, dilemma!

I only eat bread when I make tuna melts, and normally all I eat for 2 days after I buy it is tuna melts, and right now I'm only in the mood for one, so I guess I'll wait.


I go on tuna binges several times a month. Usually they find me in a ditch the next morning.:meanie:

Here's a premed question. Do I really need to shadow? I volunteered at a community clinic as a patient educator/counselor for 3 years, and then at the hospital, and was able to talk/interact with various doctors at both places. However, I've never done the whole "follow the doc around all day like a stalker" thing. Do I really need to? I could ask my FP, he seems very nice, but I just don't wanna bother him, to be honest. I personally don't feel like I'd greatly benefit from it, but do you guys think it would make life easier for me at the interviews?

Here's a premed question. Do I really need to shadow? I volunteered at a community clinic as a patient educator/counselor for 3 years, and then at the hospital, and was able to talk/interact with various doctors at both places. However, I've never done the whole "follow the doc around all day like a stalker" thing. Do I really need to? I could ask my FP, he seems very nice, but I just don't wanna bother him, to be honest. I personally don't feel like I'd greatly benefit from it, but do you guys think it would make life easier for me at the interviews?

No idea if it helps or not, but I thought it was fun. :) I learned a lot. I'd feel weird asking my own doctor, though. I was glad to not have a patient relationship with the doctor I shadowed (especially since he is an ob/gyn!)

No idea if it helps or not, but I thought it was fun. :) I learned a lot. I'd feel weird asking my own doctor, though. I was glad to not have a patient relationship with the doctor I shadowed (especially since he is an ob/gyn!)
I was actually originally a patient at the clinic where I ended up volunteering. And yes, it was a family planning/reproductive health clinic. We also got 1 free exam a year, so it was weird to spread your legs in front of a coworker/supervisor and be like, heeeeeyyyy, what's up.:scared::laugh:

http://www.amazon.com/Calvin-Klein-Jeans-Belted-Denim/dp/B000QEUJRO/ref=sr_1_23/002-5080510-1505658?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1180830952&sr=1-23


Cute shorts, but I don't know, $60 + shipping to Horse's Ass, Canada is kind of steep.:rolleyes:

Now, here's what I don't understand!:mad: How come Helena, with a population of 26,000 has WAY better shopping than us, population 80,000!?:mad:

ARGH.

I was thinking of driving to either Helena or Great Falls at the end of next week for some shopping, and it looks like Helena's better, even though it's an extra hour away.

But I guess I could make a pit stop in Great Falls, too....:meanie:;)

i have espn

you all should watch the cavs game

wow, we just got a surprise visit from will before

We also got 1 free exam a year, so it was weird to spread your legs in front of a coworker/supervisor and be like, heeeeeyyyy, what's up.:scared::laugh:

no way in hell

On the AMCAS activity section - stupid question...

Past or present tense? Active or passive voice? Bullets or paragraphs?

To be honest, I cut and pasted a lot from my CV. In my CV I used past tense except for my current position and that was present tense. I did use bullets in some cases, especially with my speech therapy jobs, so the reader's eyes don't gloss over.

Hmmm, dilemma!

I only eat bread when I make tuna melts, and normally all I eat for 2 days after I buy it is tuna melts, and right now I'm only in the mood for one, so I guess I'll wait.


I go on tuna binges several times a month. Usually they find me in a ditch the next morning.:meanie:

Tuna = yummy!

I don't know, a doctor with ESP would be pretty cool. *Goes to a JD type daydream*

Only if it's floating head doctor with ESP :meanie:

Tuna = yummy!
tuna?

http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/amazingbiology/oceanography/tuna.jpg

or

http://students.uww.edu/jackelsta12/parcells.jpg

I'm going to go fix dinner.

Braved Walmart this evening. I guess all the Walmarts in Chicagoland are doing a remodel and it took me 2 hours to find everything.

I'm excited tho - Now that I'm not working/studying 24/7 I can get back to preparing crock-pot meals for me and J. (From now on I will refer to my hubby as J. because it's easier to type LOL).

This week's menu:

Cioppino (Seafood stew)
Couscous-Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ratatouille (in honor of Anastasis ;))
Red Cabbage with Green Apples
Pork Chop Supreme
Chicken Cacciatore

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

tuna?

http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/amazingbiology/oceanography/tuna.jpg

or

http://students.uww.edu/jackelsta12/parcells.jpg

I'll take choice A for $1000 Alex!

Hey guys, random (:hardy:) question: when I freeze bread, can I freeze it in slices? My grandmother always freezes entire loaves, but I don't eat much bread at all, so it wouldn't make sense for me - I'd rather cut it up. Can I just freeze a slice and then stick it in the toaster to defrost? Is it gonna be yucky?


You can freeze it in slices. I wouldn't put it in the toaster frozen. Instead, maybe take a few slices at a time and stick them in the fridge to thaw as you need them.

I personally just store my bread in the fridge, but I use it everyday for sandwiches at work/school

I'll take choice A for $1000 Alex!

you called? :laugh:

you called? :laugh:

Lawl! You so crazy!

You can freeze it in slices. I wouldn't put it in the toaster frozen. Instead, maybe take a few slices at a time and stick them in the fridge to thaw as you need them.

I personally just store my bread in the fridge, but I use it everyday for sandwiches at work/school

Hey hey hey! It's our other friendly Canadian randomite! :D

Hey hey hey! It's our other friendly Canadian randomite! :D

She's baaaaaaaaack! (And cheering loudly for the Sens)

Yeah, I had a bit of jetlag coming back from being out west. It messed up my schedule big time.

Yeehaw! How'd you like it 'round these parts?




Wow, good workout tonight! I freaking ripped through the gym like a tornado in 45 mins, then crawled home, drenched in sweat.

you called? :laugh:

You're totally starting to freak me out!

I'm going to go fix dinner.

Braved Walmart this evening. I guess all the Walmarts in Chicagoland are doing a remodel and it took me 2 hours to find everything.

I'm excited tho - Now that I'm not working/studying 24/7 I can get back to preparing crock-pot meals for me and J. (From now on I will refer to my hubby as J. because it's easier to type LOL).

This week's menu:

Cioppino (Seafood stew)
Couscous-Stuffed Bell Peppers
Ratatouille (in honor of Anastasis ;))
Red Cabbage with Green Apples
Pork Chop Supreme
Chicken Cacciatore

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Dude, your cooking is intense. I don't remember the last time I cooked. I'm gonna venture and say a week ago.:laugh:


God, I just realized, I'm such a moron! I ordered some vietnamese takeout, for tonight and for tomorrow, but then I realized I have some chicken breasts and some curry sauce, so I could easily make 3 lunches/dinners for tomorrow and Monday! So I should have just ordered 1 thing for tonight instead of 2. Unfortunately, the chicken breasts are frozen, so making it for tonight wasn't an option.

I gotta brave Walmart, too...just for 1 thing! They are the only store in town that carries Arm & Hammer cat litter, which is the only thing that can stand up to 3 stinky cats. I'm debating between going tonight or waiting till Monday, since I'm supposed to get some $ from my dad, so then I can buy some other things there...I think I'll be a dirty girl with dirty cats and just wait till Monday.:meanie::hardy:

Yeehaw! How'd you like it 'round these parts?




Wow, good workout tonight! I freaking ripped through the gym like a tornado in 45 mins, then crawled home, drenched in sweat.

Absolutely beautiful!!

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/lseliske/IMG_0143.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/lseliske/IMG_0157.jpg

I'm crushed that I didn't see any cowboys though :(

Sorry, those pics were a lot bigger than I thought :p

My cooking is actually REALLY easy. Just a few ingredients and a handful of spices. Chop, mix, put in Crock Pot, cook for 6 hours on low, and voila!

She's baaaaaaaaack! (And cheering loudly for the Sens)

Yeah, I had a bit of jetlag coming back from being out west. It messed up my schedule big time.
Me too! Go Sens!

Sorry, those pics were a lot bigger than I thought :p
Everything's big in Alberta.:cool:



It was funny, when I was up in Edmonton a month ago, a friend came down from Toronto (well, "came up," I guess, technically :laugh:), and she had never been outside of T-dot, let alone to AB.....she was like "Oh my god, I could not believe it! I've never seen pick-up trucks so big, right in the middle of the city! And what's with all the "Welcome to the Oil Country" signs?" It was hilarious.:laugh:

My cooking is actually REALLY easy. Just a few ingredients and a handful of spices. Chop, mix, put in Crock Pot, cook for 6 hours on low, and voila!
Oh man, I have a crock pot, too! I need a bigger one, though - that one's too small, I have a hard time buying ingredients cuz then I have half or more left over and some of them are perishable.

arsenic!

arsenic!

yes? :meanie:

yes? :meanie:

ahhhhhhhhh *hides*:scared:








:love:

ahhhhhhhhh *hides*:scared:








:love:


;)

Oh man, I have a crock pot, too! I need a bigger one, though - that one's too small, I have a hard time buying ingredients cuz then I have half or more left over and some of them are perishable.

I have a couple crock pot cookbooks and just plan my menus the week before. Totally easy.

The best benefit is that dinner is all ready for J. when he gets home because he's usually home before me and likes to eat earlier than I do.

I have a couple crock pot cookbooks and just plan my menus the week before. Totally easy.

The best benefit is that dinner is all ready for J. when he gets home because he's usually home before me and likes to eat earlier than I do.
I'll tell you more about my cooking once I get the nerve to get that 2-month old soup out of my fridge. I clean out everything else and just pretend that giant pot is not there.:luck::hardy:

Me too! Go Sens!

And they pulled off the win. It was a nail biter though

And they pulled off the win. It was a nail biter though

And the 21 minute delay was entertaining. :rolleyes:

nite guys

Wow, I'm bored, and now I feel like I have nothing to do except for work on Orgo lab reports. Someone, save me!:sleep:

And the 21 minute delay was entertaining. :rolleyes:

yeah, that we could have done without...although i used the time to do my dishes

I'm slow today.. LOL.

Made spare ribs for dinner.. yummy. And back to movies.. actually took a day practically away from the phone/computer to have some "me" time. :thumbup:

One left: Cape Fear

Then, it's bed.. and a Sunday of MCAT.

Wow, I'm bored, and now I feel like I have nothing to do except for work on Orgo lab reports. Someone, save me!:sleep:

You can DO it jochi!! Come on, we know you can!!

Oh man, I have a crock pot, too! I need a bigger one, though - that one's too small, I have a hard time buying ingredients cuz then I have half or more left over and some of them are perishable.

crock pot = amazing!!!

You can DO it jochi!! Come on, we know you can!!
About 80% of the work consists of endlessly referencing physical constants and (even worse) hazardous properties. I sh!t you not, in this one report i have 19 compounds to reference. And of course The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics only has the constants, so I have to scramble for MSDS online for all the hazardous properties data. Our reports are also handwritten, which means I have to write out the URL for 19 websites.:rolleyes:

nite guys
Uh oh - looks like I have a chance to break the magic...

Arsenic ;)

Uh oh - looks like I have a chance to break the magic...

Arsenic ;)

damn it let me sleep :mad: :sleep:

damn it let me sleep :mad: :sleep:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

You always run away when I show up ;)

Sweet dreams, A-man! :)

:lol: :lol: :lol:

You always run away when I show up ;)

Sweet dreams, A-man! :)

nite http://www.castlerock.com/images/news/SHIP1.JPG

Poor Pete. The kitties somehow got some fleas and we put the Frontline on their backs. Pete somehow licked a lot of it and is freaking out right now. I think it's making him feel messed up - he keeps trying to get into tight places to curl up.

I washed a lot of it off and am letting him have milk. Hopefully that will help settle his tummy. I know people are supposed to drink milk when we ingest poisons.

Poor Petey cat :(

Wow, didn't know methanol was a narcotic. Good times in the orgo lab!:meanie:

Poor Pete. The kitties somehow got some fleas and we put the Frontline on their backs. Pete somehow licked a lot of it and is freaking out right now. I think it's making him feel messed up - he keeps trying to get into tight places to curl up.

I washed a lot of it off and am letting him have milk. Hopefully that will help settle his tummy. I know people are supposed to drink milk when we ingest poisons.

Poor Petey cat :(
Oh sh!t! Thanks for reminding me to spray mine.

Hopefully Pete will feel better. Though in my experience, cats can survive anything.:meanie:

OK, you want us to analyze IR spectra, I get it. Now, why do I need to do it NINETEEN times? Isn't 4 or 5 enough to show that, yes, I ****ing GOT IT!?


AAAARGGGHHH!

Please tell me med school doesn't have lab reports. *dies*:thumbdown

About 80% of the work consists of endlessly referencing physical constants and (even worse) hazardous properties. I sh!t you not, in this one report i have 19 compounds to reference. And of course The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics only has the constants, so I have to scramble for MSDS online for all the hazardous properties data. Our reports are also handwritten, which means I have to write out the URL for 19 websites.:rolleyes:

yuck!!!

Wow, didn't know methanol was a narcotic. Good times in the orgo lab!:meanie:

Some of this stuff is hilarious.. :laugh:

Alright, tis finally bed time here. Jordan and Jon are calling. :laugh::laugh:

Good Morning Folks! I guess I've been trying to post every 7 pages. :p

I'm taking my life back today... I'm renewing my gym membership... YAY!

Morning, Randomites :)

An exciting day of studying awaits! :laugh::laugh::laugh::meanie:

Good Morning Folks! I guess I've been trying to post every 7 pages. :p

I'm taking my life back today... I'm renewing my gym membership... YAY!
ahh the gym.. the neverending battle

Morning, Randomites :)

An exciting day of studying awaits! :laugh::laugh::laugh::meanie:
morning!
studying sounds fun :p

So I was looking through an endless supply of giftcards I have and realized that Walmart takes them online. Woohoo. You see, I hate walmart (the store). However, I now love Walmart (online). This is what is headed to my house, for free:

ER: The Complete First Season
ER: The Complete Second Season
What I Learned in Medical School: Personal Stories of Young Doctors
The MCAT Physics Book (NOVA)
The MCAT Chemistry Book

:hardy::hardy:

hola random peeps! i'm feeing rather productive today as i already finished two loads of laundry! :D

I had no clue Walmart sells those kinds of books. All they have around here is "How to lose 80 pounds in 3 days" and romance novels.

I had no clue Walmart sells those kinds of books. All they have around here is "How to lose 80 pounds in 3 days" and romance novels.

here too! but online, the selection is almost as good as a real bookstore (and it was free, remember.. so even better! :thumbup:)

hola random peeps! i'm feeing rather productive today as i already finished two loads of laundry! :D

i should do laundry...

"No time for laundry. I'm saving lives here" <- one of my favorite quotes :laugh:

Wow, I'm sore today after my workout!

Hey guys, anyone want to take a stab at an ochem question? Well, this is actually more like a gen chem question. It's been YEARS since I've balanced a redox reaction, so I'm clueless.

Half-reactions:
1) xMnO4- + xH2O + x electrons ---> xMnO2 + xOH-

2) xC2H4 + xOH- -----> xC2H6O2 + x electrons


And then the balanced equation...I've asked 4 people for help and got 4 different answers.:thumbdown

The pigsty I call a "car" ate the gate key AND the mailbox key. When I got my lazy ***** out there and cleaned it out, I found both.

Oh, happy day!:laugh::laugh:

The pigsty I call a "car" ate the gate key AND the mailbox key. When I got my lazy ***** out there and cleaned it out, I found both.

Oh, happy day!:laugh::laugh:
Glad I'm not the only one who uses my car as an outdoors closet.:laugh:



Ah, the things I've found there! Ralph Lauren leather gloves....fishing paraphernalia....books soaked in engine coolant...

And to top it off, I just got the car in the end of January, and it was fresh off the factory then.:hardy:

Glad I'm not the only one who uses my car as an outdoors closet.:laugh:



Ah, the things I've found there! Ralph Lauren leather gloves....fishing paraphernalia....books soaked in engine coolant...

And to top it off, I just got the car in the end of January, and it was fresh off the factory then.:hardy:

Haha, I've had mine a year, but since I moved off campus in April and drive to school everyday, it's horrible. The other day I brought in a black wool coat (lest I remind you it's a Mississippi summer?), two school sweatshirts, and I just found my mittens this aftenoon. I haven't really BEGUN the cleaning process, but I'm definitely thrilled to be ale to check my mail. hahha. (and I'm sure the power and cable company will be as well..) :laugh::laugh:

OK, just got on campus to work on my lab reports and SOMEONE in the computer lab is wearing gallons of nasty cheap cologne! The whole place is reeking with it. God, soooo disgusting. I hate cologne!

My BS meter is getting full these days in the MCAT forum...I need a break.

OK, just got on campus to work on my lab reports and SOMEONE in the computer lab is wearing gallons of nasty cheap cologne! The whole place is reeking with it. God, soooo disgusting. I hate cologne!

that's repulsive. Just finished my EK for the day, moving on to review blood/blood coag for a&p tues, then do some physics and genetics reading. :thumbup:

I'm toiling on my orgo lab reports. Getting closer to the finish line!

I'm toiling on my orgo lab reports. Getting closer to the finish line!

keep plugging along! :)

keep plugging along! :)
Hehe, yeah....unfortunately, I'm getting kind of hungry, so it looks like I'll have to head back home to eat within the next 30 mins, so I'll have to come back here later.:thumbdown Oh well, a little break couldn't hurt, I guess.

Hehe, yeah....unfortunately, I'm getting kind of hungry, so it looks like I'll have to head back home to eat within the next 30 mins, so I'll have to come back here later.:thumbdown Oh well, a little break couldn't hurt, I guess.

Nah.. breaks are good. I'm taking one now. :laugh::laugh:
I've got blood intrinsic/extrinsic as much as i'm going to pre-lecture. Moving on to physics and genetics. Understanding things today, that's always positive...

Nah.. breaks are good. I'm taking one now. :laugh::laugh:
I've got blood intrinsic/extrinsic as much as i'm going to pre-lecture. Moving on to physics and genetics. Understanding things today, that's always positive...
So how's A&P so far then, not too bad, it seems?

I'll be registering for it shortly...as soon as my dad's wire comes in. I don't think I'll be taking out more student loans, just ask him to pay tuition. It's pretty low around here, like $500 CAD per class, and one of mine is a retake (dropped it last year after getting too overwhelmed), so it's $150 less for that one.

But I can't wait to go full-time so I can send an update to my student loan companies and tell them I won't be paying sh!t for like 10 months.:meanie: :meanie: :meanie:

So how's A&P so far then, not too bad, it seems?

I'll be registering for it shortly...as soon as my dad's wire comes in. I don't think I'll be taking out more student loans, just ask him to pay tuition. It's pretty low around here, like $500 CAD per class, and one of mine is a retake (dropped it last year after getting too overwhelmed), so it's $150 less for that one.

But I can't wait to go full-time so I can send an update to my student loan companies and tell them I won't be paying sh!t for like 10 months.:meanie: :meanie: :meanie:

OMG I freaking LOVE A&P. haha. It's not bad at all. That's a really good deal on classes. I'm at a private college and they charge an arm and a leg $290/hr. BUT my four years undergrad were paid for, so i guess I can't complain that i'm paying for one year..

OMG I freaking LOVE A&P. haha. It's not bad at all. That's a really good deal on classes. I'm at a private college and they charge an arm and a leg $290/hr. BUT my four years undergrad were paid for, so i guess I can't complain that i'm paying for one year..
$290 for a credit hour, you mean?

My undergrad charged $750 per credit hour.:laugh: I had a 40% or so scholarship though, so that brought it down to about $400-450.

That's why I graduated first and THEN went on to finish my premed coursework - I HAD to graduate in 4 years, because otherwise I'd lose my scholarship and tuition would spin out of control. Now I can get 4 classes here for the price of 1 back home.:hardy:

$290 for a credit hour, you mean?

My undergrad charged $750 per credit hour.:laugh: I had a 40% or so scholarship though, so that brought it down to about $400-450.

That's why I graduated first and THEN went on to finish my premed coursework - I HAD to graduate in 4 years, because otherwise I'd lose my scholarship and tuition would spin out of control. Now I can get 4 classes here for the price of 1 back home.:hardy:

yeah, credit hour :laugh::laugh:. Another reason why i'm doing a few of these classes online and/or at the local junior college. Taking the upper levels at the university so the adcoms will know i'm capable, but being as non-stuped (monetarily) as possible.

Chicken & cheese quesadillas for dinner. yummy!!

Chicken & cheese quesadillas for dinner. yummy!!
I had burnt chicken wings....:thumbdown left them on the grill for too long. Oh well, it wasn't really dinner, anyway, a late lunch at 4 PM. Dinner will be closer to 9 or so.

I had burnt chicken wings....:thumbdown left them on the grill for too long. Oh well, it wasn't really dinner, anyway, a late lunch at 4 PM. Dinner will be closer to 9 or so.

Sad :( Wings are the best. Although I prefer boneless wings (which usually aren't really wings at all, but lovely chunks of white breast meat)... less messy.

Back in the computer lab with my orgo stuff....argh. Oh well, at least I've got a can of ice cold Diet Pepsi to console me.:meanie:


6 reports all done (just waiting to hear back from my instructor about some minor things), and the other 3 are halfway done, so things are looking good.

go watch knocked up
it was a pretty funny movie i must say

go watch knocked up
it was a pretty funny movie i must say
Yeah, I've been hearing good reviews. Though I have to say I'm not 100% comfortable with the subject matter. Maybe it's because I know what happens in real life when a woman gets pregnant from a one night stand.

you know what the best drink to have when you're studying is?


...cherry coke mmm. :p

Hey guys, quick question - how in the word can you get an optical rotation that's 469? That's what my reference source is giving me for usnic acid.:eek: BTW, my experimentally determined rotation is like 10, lol.:confused:

you know what the best drink to have when you're studying is?


...cherry coke mmm. :p
i'd say it's mountain dew amp
or diet coke

mmmm

you know what the best drink to have when you're studying is?


...cherry coke mmm. :p
I actually don't like cherry-flavored drinks. And I'm more of a Pepsi person than Coke, though I do alternate them on occasion. The other one I like is diet Root Beer and diet Dr Pepper.

Hey guys, quick question - how in the word can you get an optical rotation that's 469? That's what my reference source is giving me for usnic acid.:eek: BTW, my experimentally determined rotation is like 10, lol.:confused:
Nevermind. Was having another one of my Einstein moments.:rolleyes:

Hey guys, quick question - how in the word can you get an optical rotation that's 469? That's what my reference source is giving me for usnic acid.:eek: BTW, my experimentally determined rotation is like 10, lol.:confused:
I have no idea. You should ask a physics person. :rolleyes:

I was so excited that we got 98.6% optically pure usnic acid according to our results when I realized our instructor told us we'd just be measuring on a pure sample prepared in advance. So much for thinking I'm a lab god who can purify a compound to 98.6% with 20-year old equipment.:rolleyes: :hardy:

I have no idea. You should ask a physics person. :rolleyes:
This is actually orgo.:laugh:

This is actually orgo.:laugh:
:o
This is why I'm not going to harvard or jhu

Hey guys, quick question - how in the word can you get an optical rotation that's 469? That's what my reference source is giving me for usnic acid.:eek: BTW, my experimentally determined rotation is like 10, lol.:confused:
just subtract 360 from your result.

just subtract 360 from your result.
I knew that :)

1 more lab report down, 2 to finish! :horns:

go watch knocked up
it was a pretty funny movie i must say

oh, I want to see it so bad. Izzie, you know.. ;)

just subtract 360 from your result.
Don't worry, my resultant OR was 462, not 10.:laugh: I'm safe.

1 more lab report down, 2 to finish! :horns:

Go you. Just got the syllabus for my Inorg II class. 87% and up is an A. Woohoo! VERY excited about that.

Also, there's about.. 6 chapters we're covering that I haven't read yet. Sigh. Going to read at least the first few before class starts. Think I can start at midnight. God I'm a nerd.

Go you. Just got the syllabus for my Inorg II class. 87% and up is an A. Woohoo! VERY excited about that.

Also, there's about.. 6 chapters we're covering that I haven't read yet. Sigh. Going to read at least the first few before class starts. Think I can start at midnight. God I'm a nerd.
Is it inorganic as in inorganic or as in general chem? I've never taken inorganic, but I took gen chem I - taking II this fall.

Is it inorganic as in inorganic or as in general chem? I've never taken inorganic, but I took gen chem I - taking II this fall.
inorganic is supposedly a pretty hard chem course but I wouldnt know

Ok, I'm realizing that I don't know like half the people who are posting in here. Introduce yourselves!!!

inorganic is supposedly a pretty hard chem course but I wouldnt know
That's what I hear. Apparently, it's all transition metal stuff. My father specialized in physics of transition metals when getting his Physics PhD.:scared:

inorganic is supposedly a pretty hard chem course but I wouldnt know
It depends on how math-phobic you are. If you are good at math, it's fine. Ditto for p. chem. I didn't understand a thing, but I did mad work acing the tests because I could set up the matrices and solve for the eigenvalues.

I suffered through one semester of inorganic (boring) so that I could take a semester of bioinorganic. That covers how your body uses transition metals. It was awesome, worth taking the semester of inorganic.

Lab report 8 down! :horns: Just have #9 to finish now, it's halfway done already.:meanie: Hopefully my tutor gets back to me by 3 PM tomorrow in regards to these tables I asked her about....otherwise, I guess I could submit w/o them - doubt they are worth more than 1 point out of 10-15. It looks like I'm being asked to enter the same info 2x, and I don't want to, and when I asked her if I had to do it, she gave me a really vague answer.:confused: So I had to e-mail her back and ask to clarify, lol.

It depends on how math-phobic you are. If you are good at math, it's fine. Ditto for p. chem. I didn't understand a thing, but I did mad work acing the tests because I could set up the matrices and solve for the eigenvalues.

I suffered through one semester of inorganic (boring) so that I could take a semester of bioinorganic. That covers how your body uses transition metals. It was awesome, worth taking the semester of inorganic.
I was almost a chem major. Very close to it. The thing that led me away were long lab requirements. I figured I'll be in labs in med school so I did something else. :o

I was almost a chem major. Very close to it. The thing that led me away were long lab requirements. I figured I'll be in labs in med school so I did something else. :o
There's not much time in lab in med school, except anatomy of course. Bet most of us wish we could spend some time in pharm lab. ;)

So you guys didn't answer my question.

There's not much time in lab in med school, except anatomy of course. Bet most of us wish we could spend some time in pharm lab. ;)

So you guys didn't answer my question.
what do you want to know about me?

what do you want to know about me?
I also subscribe to this question.

what do you want to know about me?
Name, rank, serial number. And how you came to be posting in the random thread.

And how you came to be posting in the random thread.
I majored in Post-Wh0ring in undergrad, wanted to make sure my skills stayed up to date.:meanie:

Is it inorganic as in inorganic or as in general chem? I've never taken inorganic, but I took gen chem I - taking II this fall.

I'm doing GenII.

Name, rank, serial number. And how you came to be posting in the random thread.

Meg, MS(-1) hehe, mdapps#6805. That was the closest thing to a "rank" and "serial number" I could come up with on this lovely sunday evening.

Wy am I here? I honestly don't know, I just know that talking just about MCAT 24-7 is a little boring, so I like to have some non-MCAT moments.
:laugh::laugh:

I majored in Post-Wh0ring in undergrad, wanted to make sure my skills stayed up to date.:meanie:

woot! :laugh::laugh:

Lab report 8 down! :horns: Just have #9 to finish now, it's halfway done already.:meanie: Hopefully my tutor gets back to me by 3 PM tomorrow in regards to these tables I asked her about....otherwise, I guess I could submit w/o them - doubt they are worth more than 1 point out of 10-15. It looks like I'm being asked to enter the same info 2x, and I don't want to, and when I asked her if I had to do it, she gave me a really vague answer.:confused: So I had to e-mail her back and ask to clarify, lol.

yay! That's happy! :):):)

That's what I hear. Apparently, it's all transition metal stuff. My father specialized in physics of transition metals when getting his Physics PhD.:scared:

Anyone who can get a PhD in Physics is my hero... LOL

Name, rank, serial number. And how you came to be posting in the random thread.
I wanted to get my post count up. It worked so far. :)

looks like some good recruits, Q.

Meg, MS(-1) hehe, mdapps#6805. That was the closest thing to a "rank" and "serial number" I could come up with on this lovely sunday evening.

Wy am I here? I honestly don't know, I just know that talking just about MCAT 24-7 is a little boring, so I like to have some non-MCAT moments.
:laugh::laugh:

Well thought out and honest. :thumbup:

I wanted to get my post count up. It worked so far. :)

Honest. :thumbup:

I majored in Post-Wh0ring in undergrad, wanted to make sure my skills stayed up to date.:meanie:

Random :thumbup:

Ok, I'm realizing that I don't know like half the people who are posting in here. Introduce yourselves!!!

not nice to not introduce yourself in return Q.

People, this is Q. She is an MS1 and chemistry superfreak PhD. She is an mcat mod and very smart, on paper at least. Watch her, shes weird.

I think that somes it up nicely. :laugh::meanie: :p

not nice to not introduce yourself in return Q.

People, this is Q. She is an MS1 and chemistry superfreak PhD. She is an mcat mod and very smart, on paper at least. Watch her, shes weird.

I think that somes it up nicely. :laugh::meanie: :p
Arsenic - did I tell you that your last blog entry was really hilarious. :thumbup:

Anyone who can get a PhD in Physics is my hero... LOL
I got 2 of those in my family. Well, one is astrophysics.

The black sheep of the clan.:cool:

not nice to not introduce yourself in return Q.

People, this is Q. She is an MS1 and chemistry superfreak PhD. She is an mcat mod and very smart, on paper at least. Watch her, shes weird.

I think that somes it up nicely. :laugh::meanie: :p
Ahem. That's MS2 now. :D

I was busy investigating.

I can't believe we got ANOTHER Meg!!! :laugh: That's, like, what, four of them now? I swear, A-man, we're just collecting them like crazy. :D

Arsenic - did I tell you that your last blog entry was really hilarious. :thumbup:

thanks :)

it was def a great morning

Ahem. That's MS2 now. :D

I was busy investigating.

I can't believe we got ANOTHER Meg!!! :laugh: That's, like, what, four of them now? I swear, A-man, we're just collecting them like crazy. :D

congrats on the promotion MS-2! 1 more week until I am officially a 4th year. :eek::D

Ahem. That's MS2 now. :D

RISING MS2.:cool::D

Meg, MS(-1) hehe, mdapps#6805. That was the closest thing to a "rank" and "serial number" I could come up with on this lovely sunday evening.

Wy am I here? I honestly don't know, I just know that talking just about MCAT 24-7 is a little boring, so I like to have some non-MCAT moments.
:laugh::laugh:
Good luck with your retake. :luck:

BTW, do you have ties to AL at all? Because I think otherwise you're probably wasting your money applying to UAB and USA; they take very few OOS students, and you also have to have stats that are better than their averages. I applied and was accepted to UAB last year, but I'm a U of A alum and a former AL state resident, so I had really strong ties to the state.

RISING MS2.:cool::D
Hon, I'm about as risen as I'm gonna get. ;)

The time is really flying....they're already talking about orientation plans for the new M1s. I'm going, wow, didn't I just have my own orientation a few weeks ago???? :p

Ok, kids, I need to take a shower and get some sleep. Hope all you random folks have a good night. :love:

Hon, I'm about as risen as I'm gonna get. ;)

The time is really flying....they're already talking about orientation plans for the new M1s. I'm going, wow, didn't I just have my own orientation a few weeks ago???? :p

yeah, weve had this convo a dozen times already but its crazy.

3rd and 4th year are continuous at my school, i will walk into the hospital this friday and sign all my patient notes as a 3rd year but come monday, i'll be signing off all my notes as a 4th year. sick. this is my last week as a cc3! :cool:

Ok, kids, I need to take a shower and get some sleep. Hope all you random folks have a good night. :love:

nite Q

nite Q
I only have a few weeks off because I'm doing summer research. Congrats on making it to the homestretch, A-man. My little bratty SDN brother is all growed up now. :love: ;)

Hey guys, back from a 250-mile motorcycle ride. A spur of the moment thing - some friends showed up at our house this AM and I decided "what the heck!"

But now my butt and hands are killing me - I can barely feel the keys on the keyboard!

So, for those that sent me PMs - I'll return them tomorrow :o

Off to watch the Sopranos!

P.S. This is where we rode out to: http://www.poopys.com/

DONE!!!! 9 lab reports in 4 days!!!! 78 pages!!!!!:meanie: :horns:

congrats on the promotion MS-2! 1 more week until I am officially a 4th year. :eek::D
I guess i'm still PM5 for 5th year pre med guy. :cool:

I guess i'm still PM5 for 5th year pre med guy. :cool:
I'm just L for Loser.:rolleyes: :hardy:

OMG! A friend just e-mailed me...

I had a friend who wrote his MCAT last week... at one of the testing station... when he arived he was informed there would be a fire drill... it ended up being in the middle of his verbal (his... and my worst subject). After the fire drill everyone was heading back in... and they all ended up getting stuck in the elevator, for a half and hour... with like 15 people... and it was really hot... he is sort of clausterphobic (as I think anyone would be in that situation)... I couldn't even imagine... that's like an MCAT nightmare!!


OMG! Can you imagine!?:eek:

Ahem. That's MS2 now. :D

I was busy investigating.

I can't believe we got ANOTHER Meg!!! :laugh: That's, like, what, four of them now? I swear, A-man, we're just collecting them like crazy. :D

Lol.. we're popular these days I suppose. Hope one day my little folks know me as "Dr. Meg" ... sigh...

DONE!!!! 9 lab reports in 4 days!!!! 78 pages!!!!!:meanie: :horns:

Good deal! woohoo! so proud! :thumbup:

Good luck with your retake. :luck:

BTW, do you have ties to AL at all? Because I think otherwise you're probably wasting your money applying to UAB and USA; they take very few OOS students, and you also have to have stats that are better than their averages. I applied and was accepted to UAB last year, but I'm a U of A alum and a former AL state resident, so I had really strong ties to the state.

I'm considered instate for USA in some programs (not NECESSARILY med school, but they do look at us first) b/c my home county is one over from Mobile.. it's about 30 mins. USA would be my #1, but I'll probably end up at UMC. If I waited til next year, my MCAT would probably be good enough for UAB, but I just don't want to wait if I dont have to.. (long story, postbacc instead of traditional pre med, took first MCAT w/ one out of the 8 prereqs and taught myself the rest, will have half of them done in august and feel much better already about it, but of course without having all the phys and orgo there's no way my mcat will be at my highest potential). I have one more year of pre-reqs and upper levels, i'll do two if I HAVE to, but I really want to go next year, and if I can gain about 3-4 pts on my MCAT i'll feel decent about it.

OMG! A friend just e-mailed me...

OMG! Can you imagine!?:eek:

That's scary. I'd have taken the stairs, A, (horrible elevator-phobe, avoid them whenever possible, very fast stair runner.. lol) and B, I think PS section would've freaked me out more. I usually FEEL best about VR, even if it isn't my highest. Guess it's cause I have the most experience with it.. lol

I got 2 of those in my family. Well, one is astrophysics.

The black sheep of the clan.:cool:

wow... *amazed*. the only family feature I can cite anywhere near astrophysics is an Apollo 13 astronaut. He's my.. 5th cousin? Really cool guy, but ya know... astronaut, astrophysics... no comparison.

I guess i'm still PM5 for 5th year pre med guy. :cool:

you know you liked my negative one rating... hehe

I have one more year of pre-reqs and upper levels, i'll do two if I HAVE to, but I really want to go next year, and if I can gain about 3-4 pts on my MCAT i'll feel decent about it.
So, is that the plan in case you don't get in, just another full year of post-bacc?

I haven't decided yet. I'm prepping for reapplication this fall (think ahead! :meanie:), but I don't yet know what to do next year in case I don't get in - I'd be applying to the Caribbean in the next cycle, as well, so I will not be preparing for a 3rd cycle - would rather go to the Caribs. However, I don't know what to do for a year....a master's doesn't sound very enticing. And neither does work, especially around these parts, since it's a small town with limited opportunities, particularly because there's a university here, so tons of recent grads with little work experience, just like me. And I don't want to move. I guess an online master's is the only option.

wow... *amazed*. the only family feature I can cite anywhere near astrophysics is an Apollo 13 astronaut. He's my.. 5th cousin? Really cool guy, but ya know... astronaut, astrophysics... no comparison.
My gramps discovered that Mars used to be covered with water. He's a pretty big authority in his field.


My dad left science for business. Already made more money than 1000 physicists would in their lifetime.:laugh:

So, is that the plan in case you don't get in, just another full year of post-bacc?

I haven't decided yet. I'm prepping for reapplication this fall (think ahead! :meanie:), but I don't yet know what to do next year in case I don't get in - I'd be applying to the Caribbean in the next cycle, as well, so I will not be preparing for a 3rd cycle - would rather go to the Caribs. However, I don't know what to do for a year....a master's doesn't sound very enticing. And neither does work, especially around these parts, since it's a small town with limited opportunities, particularly because there's a university here, so tons of recent grads with little work experience, just like me. And I don't want to move. I guess an online master's is the only option.

Yeah, considering I've only had one year of sciences, I'll continue taking some more upper levels (some fun things I can't fit in this year) and focus on my master's degree more heavily... i'm only taking one grad class a trimester this year. I really don't WANT a plan.. i'm "planning" on kicking some MCAT ***** in 66 days and getting in this year :thumbup: (i only want 3-5 points, and I KNOW i can do that...)

It depends on how math-phobic you are. If you are good at math, it's fine. Ditto for p. chem. I didn't understand a thing, but I did mad work acing the tests because I could set up the matrices and solve for the eigenvalues.

I suffered through one semester of inorganic (boring) so that I could take a semester of bioinorganic. That covers how your body uses transition metals. It was awesome, worth taking the semester of inorganic.
aww, man i should have totally taken that class! i LOVE that kind of linear algebra / diff eq stuff. (nerd).

My gramps discovered that Mars used to be covered with water. He's a pretty big authority in his field.


My dad left science for business. Already made more money than 1000 physicists would in their lifetime.:laugh:


WOW. Grandpa = hero. My dad was "too smart for college, it bored him". Owns his own commercial construction building now and does quite well. Dad and I scored the same on our ACT (32). I always pick that I have his brains and mom's work ethic (she was an A-B kid, but worked her butt off).

arsenic!!

arsenic!!

nikki!!

nikki!!

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freak:meanie:

hi! :D












superfreak:meanie:

you know you liked my negative one rating... hehe
i did very much :)

aww, man i should have totally taken that class! i LOVE that kind of linear algebra / diff eq stuff. (nerd).
*backs away from PB&J*

you're starting to scare me :scared: :meanie:

WOW. Grandpa = hero. My dad was "too smart for college, it bored him". Owns his own commercial construction building now and does quite well. Dad and I scored the same on our ACT (32). I always pick that I have his brains and mom's work ethic (she was an A-B kid, but worked her butt off).
I wish I had brains like my father, he's a freaking genius. Did I mention that his PhD in physics and overwhelming success in business all came after being born into a peasant family with a deadbeat father who was an alcoholic always in jail and a mother who dropped out of school after grade 9? He never talks about it, but it really fell into place one day when we were visiting my grandmother back home (his mother) and we were walking down this street and this drunk homeless dude called out from a ditch...my father went there and talked to him for quite a while. When he came back, I asked him why he talked to that guy so long, and he's like "Oh, he was my classmate in high school." I was like, wow, I can't believe these 2 people came from the exact same background. It really shows how intelligence and hard work are all you need to beat the odds.:thumbup:


My mom's not supersmart, but not stupid either. I think at this point I can objectively compare my intelligence to that of my parents', and I think I fall right in between. Makes sense.

aww, man i should have totally taken that class! i LOVE that kind of linear algebra / diff eq stuff. (nerd).
OK, wtf IS linear algebra? Is it below Calc I in terms of difficulty? Above it? I always hear about it, but don't know anyone who's taken it.

I wish I had brains like my father, he's a freaking genius. Did I mention that his PhD in physics and overwhelming success in business all came after being born into a peasant family with a deadbeat father who was an alcoholic always in jail and a mother who dropped out of school after grade 9? He never talks about it, but it really fell into place one day when we were visiting my grandmother back home (his mother) and we were walking down this street and this drunk homeless dude called out from a ditch...my father went there and talked to him for quite a while. When he came back, I asked him why he talked to that guy so long, and he's like "Oh, he was my classmate in high school." I was like, wow, I can't believe these 2 people came from the exact same background. It really shows how intelligence and hard work are all you need to beat the odds.:thumbup:


My mom's not supersmart, but not stupid either. I think at this point I can objectively compare my intelligence to that of my parents', and I think I fall right in between. Makes sense.

Amazing story. And I agree that i'm also right in between that of my parents.

hi! :D












superfreak:meanie:

;) hope your studying is going well--good luck this week:luck:

;) hope your studying is going well--good luck this week:luck:

thanks nik... soooooo hard to find the motivation for it, blah.

I can't wait for tomorrow...

1) can finally send away those lab reports to my grader

2) can see if AMCAS finally got 1 of my 2 transcripts

3) can get $$$ and buy my ticket home :thumbup:

4) hopefully my new Family Guy DVDs will finally arrive!

OMG, look at the horror in my inbox!!!!


Amazon.caAmazon.ca recommends Examkrackers MCAT Physics and more (http://us.f322.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter?MsgId=8880_40200997_184235_1698_11975_0 _47784_53440_304459201&Idx=0&YY=35951&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&inc=25&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=&head=&box=Inbox)

*gasp*

GO AWAY!

*dies*

I can't wait for tomorrow...

1) can finally send away those lab reports to my grader

2) can see if AMCAS finally got 1 of my 2 transcripts

3) can get $$$ and buy my ticket home :thumbup:

4) hopefully my new Family Guy DVDs will finally arrive!

I know, I'm such a nerd, keep checking the mailbox everyday waiting on the EK's and my TPR workbook.. LOL. Tomorrow's Monday! They might actually come!!

thanks nik... soooooo hard to find the motivation for it, blah.
keep it up arsenic :thumbup:
I would love to be complaining about studying right now :)

I would love to be complaining about studying right now :)

stfu



:meanie:

I know, I'm such a nerd, keep checking the mailbox everyday waiting on the EK's and my TPR workbook.. LOL. Tomorrow's Monday! They might actually come!!
Are the EKs I sent you still not there? WTF?

I checked on the tracking # on Canadapost and the latest thing I see there is that it's arrived to a sorting plant in Mississauga (that's in Ontario, right by the border), but that's from 5/24, which was a week ago!


I don't know if they update once the item has crossed the border, cuz I presume at this point it's under the auspices of USPS.


Sorry that it's taking so long! "Expedited," my ass. I've shipped books to the US before and no one's complained, so I didn't think it'd take 2 freaking weeks.

looking through some FUNNY stuff at cafepress.com for medstudents/doctors. hilarious.

Are the EKs I sent you still not there? WTF?

I checked on the tracking # on Canadapost and the latest thing I see there is that it's arrived to a sorting plant in Mississauga (that's in Ontario, right by the border), but that's from 5/24, which was a week ago!


I don't know if they update once the item has crossed the border, cuz I presume at this point it's under the auspices of USPS.


Sorry that it's taking so long! "Expedited," my ass. I've shipped books to the US before and no one's complained, so I didn't think it'd take 2 freaking weeks.


LOL.. it's okay, I had tons of stuff to catch up on before I started on those. I'll be glad to see em though. hehe. refreshing, new study material. woohoo!

Think I'll order a "Retaking the MCAT? That's just bunk" or "45 T" shirt from Closet Gunner to wear for the retake... hahaha

45 T would be hilarious!:laugh:




Wow, wtf, so I'm browsing through my school's website, and apparently their residency requirement for a second degree is just 30 credits! Which I will have met by the end of next spring with my current plan, anyway. Should I just go for it and file for a degree? LOL. Then I could put "Jochi1543, BA, BS, MD" on my office door in the future.:laugh:

45 T would be hilarious!:laugh:




Wow, wtf, so I'm browsing through my school's website, and apparently their residency requirement for a second degree is just 30 credits! Which I will have met by the end of next spring with my current plan, anyway. Should I just go for it and file for a degree? LOL. Then I could put "Jochi1543, BA, BS, MD" on my office door in the future.:laugh:

Nice. I say there's no such thing as too many degrees. LOL. I have 2 BA's and a Certification in Gerontology, working on my MS in Clinical Psych (which I hope i DONT have to finish...lol), and then there's the MD... File for degree. You earned it!

Nevermind, I will not have had enough science credits for a B.S....I'll have 60 and they want 75.:thumbdown So much for my great plan.:laugh:

Nevermind, I will not have had enough science credits for a B.S....I'll have 60 and they want 75.:thumbdown So much for my great plan.:laugh:

Aww man.. Dang. Well, there's your backup plan for next year.. :laugh::laugh:

But remember, we don't NEED no dumb back up plans!

God, I am SUCH a nerd staying up to log into class... :laugh:

Aww man.. Dang. Well, there's your backup plan for next year.. :laugh::laugh:

But remember, we don't NEED no dumb back up plans!
:laugh:

Actually, they have a 1-year (sept to august) master of counselling program, and the courses sound fairly interesting...that's something to consider. I'd have to see if I could get funding, though - I don't really wanna pay for a degree I don't particularly need.

:laugh:

Actually, they have a 1-year (sept to august) master of counselling program, and the courses sound fairly interesting...that's something to consider. I'd have to see if I could get funding, though - I don't really wanna pay for a degree I don't particularly need.

True that. See, my undergrad (one of them) is in psych, so MS was the next logical step, even before I thought of med school. I didn't wanna drop the degree, on the off chance that I need that backup

I claim my music undergrad though. I worked a heckuva lot harder for it. And these bio classes have nothing on 80-90 hr school/rehearsal/practice schedules. I'm set for med school with that routine. hahaha.

Think I've decided to wait a couple weeks to turn in my AMCAS... see, my "advisor" still doesn't want me to apply this year (and I'm still going to), but I'd like to walk in there with a practice test or two under my belt that are much better when I take him my secondary for UMC.. hahaha

Ohhh, MSc in gastrointestinal sciences!! Sexy! That should get me laid a lot!:laugh:

Ohhh, MSc in gastrointestinal sciences!! Sexy! That should get me laid a lot!:laugh:

hahahaha! :laugh::laugh: 30 mins. I'm going to be pi$$ed if I can't log in at twelve and i've stayed up. Work in the AM, but I wanted to be able to take some stuff to do...

OK, wtf IS linear algebra? Is it below Calc I in terms of difficulty? Above it? I always hear about it, but don't know anyone who's taken it.

Above Calc I - I took lower division linear algebra after the whole calc sequence. It had the same prerequisites as differential equations. And then I had to take upper division linear algebra, which was 100% proofs.

Lower division linear algebra was easy, upper division was definitely more challenging. It uses a lot of matrices (if you've never done math with matrices, they are totally freaking cool). It has a lot to do with vectors, and vector spaces and using transformations of those vectors in those spaces. Kind of hard to explain. But it is pretty cool stuff.

Above Calc I - I took lower division linear algebra after the whole calc sequence. It had the same prerequisites as differential equations. And then I had to take upper division linear algebra, which was 100% proofs.

Lower division linear algebra was easy, upper division was definitely more challenging. It uses a lot of matrices (if you've never done math with matrices, they are totally freaking cool). It has a lot to do with vectors, and vector spaces and using transformations and maps of those vectors in those spaces. Kind of hard to explain. But it is pretty cool stuff.

Sounds a little scary. And oxeye, I LOVE your avatar. Precious baby. :love:

Above Calc I - I took lower division linear algebra after the whole calc sequence. It had the same prerequisites as differential equations. And then I had to take upper division linear algebra, which was 100% proofs.

Lower division linear algebra was easy, upper division was definitely more challenging. It uses a lot of matrices (if you've never done math with matrices, they are totally freaking cool). It has a lot to do with vectors, and vector spaces and using transformations of those vectors in those spaces. Kind of hard to explain. But it is pretty cool stuff.
WOAH! I'm eating here!:eek:


JK.:laugh:

WOAH! I'm eating here!:eek:


JK.:laugh:

What can I say - math excites me. :D

And oxeye, I LOVE your avatar. Precious baby. :love:

Thank you! :)

What can I say - math excites me. :D

Scary... haha. I squeaked by with A's in my college math classes... and praised God. That's NOT where I'll be padding my BCMP ;)

Thank you! :)

It's a fine ***** piano too... (gotta get some of that music major nerdy-ness in there...)

Thank you! :)
maybe your kid could be this guy soon

http://youtube.com/watch?v=N345XPAbokA

It's a fine ***** piano too... (gotta get some of that music major nerdy-ness in there...)

Haha, thanks. ;) The piano is our other baby. :laugh: My husband is a piano teacher/concert pianist/composer. And I play too - but not at all like him.

What's your instrument? Piano?

maybe your kid could be this guy soon

N345XPAbokA

That's cool. I just showed it to my husband. ;) Now he's going to show me a video of some eight year old playing the Chopin Ocean Etude. I guess it's a lot harder than the Fantasie Impromptu.

I actually have a feeling my little one is going to be a musical genius. :laugh:

That's cool. I just showed it to my husband. ;) Now he's going to show me a video of some eight year old playing the Chopin Ocean Etude. I guess it's a lot harder than the Fantasie Impromptu.

I actually have a feeling my little one is going to be a musical genius. :laugh:
they're both very hard pieces. I didn't stick with the piano long enough to be able to play that well :(

I'm not one to name names, but I just had to teach a male soon-to-be MS-1 what a tramp stamp is via AIM. :wow:


And I thought our Twins were supposed to be SMRT. ;)

btw, i dont get how 8 year olds could play such pieces. Their hands arent big enough to reach an octave!

Haha, thanks. ;) The piano is our other baby. :laugh: My husband is a piano teacher/concert pianist/composer. And I play too - but not at all like him.

What's your instrument? Piano?

Vocal Performance/secondary in piano..

I'm not one to name names, but I just had to teach a male soon-to-be MS-1 what a tramp stamp is via AIM. :wow:


And I thought our Twins were supposed to be SMRT. ;)

bless it. thank god you got to him before medschool did. :laugh:

they're both very hard pieces. I didn't stick with the piano long enough to be able to play that well :(

Well, I stuck with piano a very long time and that 7 year old puts me to shame. :laugh:

That's cool. I just showed it to my husband. ;) Now he's going to show me a video of some eight year old playing the Chopin Ocean Etude. I guess it's a lot harder than the Fantasie Impromptu.

I actually have a feeling my little one is going to be a musical genius. :laugh:

Awww.. looks like it. And definitely has the family talent. To answer the 8 year old not reaching an octave: they move their hands INSANELY fast. I should know, i can barely reach one myself... :laugh::laugh:

bless it. thank god you got to him before medschool did. :laugh:
Apparently med school makes you dumb at everything except med school. :)

Well, I stuck with piano a very long time and that 7 year old puts me to shame. :laugh:

Yeah, it was sad... music school was SO hard for me.. which is why I did it. But still, I hope to have one of those beautiful babies in my house someday.. and hopefully enough free time (hahahahahah) to actually play it.

I'm not one to name names, but I just had to teach a male soon-to-be MS-1 what a tramp stamp is via AIM. :wow:


And I thought our Twins were supposed to be SMRT. ;)

BP.

On the AMCAS activity section - stupid question...

Past or present tense? Active or passive voice? Bullets or paragraphs?

I cut and pasted from my resume, so they were short paragraphs.. I took out the bullet points in front b/c I heard it screws with the formatting.

I'd say mine's passive voice (long time since I had to distinguish), and mostly past tense

Apparently med school makes you dumb at everything except med school. :)

:laugh::laugh::lol::lol:

btw, i dont get how 8 year olds could play such pieces. Their hands arent big enough to reach an octave!

I know there are some concert artists out there with very small hands. I have no idea how they do it, though!

BP.
it's sad when an old woman has to teach a young whippersnapper like you something so simple

Well, I stuck with piano a very long time and that 7 year old puts me to shame. :laugh:
The last song I learned on piano was chopin - waltz in c sharp minor in jr high.
It's been a while since.

and hopefully enough free time (hahahahahah) to actually play it.

That's been my problem since having kids. :(

I know there are some concert artists out there with very small hands. I have no idea how they do it, though!

me either. my hands ache horribly if I play for too long.

Okay, I'll ask - what is a tramp stamp?

it's sad when an old woman has to teach a young whippersnapper like you something so simple
Thank you for passing on your wisdom to us young'ins :)

Okay, I'll ask - what is a tramp stamp?
you are forgiven b/c you're a mommy.

Woohoo! Chemistry has begun! :thumbup:

Thank you for passing on your wisdom to us young'ins :)
I do what I can. I'm also available for advice on Metamucil and the like.

you are forgiven b/c you're a mommy.

and hopefully won't need to answer that question to any youngsters for a long time.

you are forgiven b/c you're a mommy.

And I still don't know what it is ..... :confused:

sure you do!

I cut and pasted from my resume, so they were short paragraphs.. I took out the bullet points in front b/c I heard it screws with the formatting.

I'd say mine's passive voice (long time since I had to distinguish), and mostly past tense

Back in my day we couldn't use paragraphs in the activities section. Damn kids these days.

Back in my day we couldn't use paragraphs in the activities section. Damn kids these days.
Get off his lawn!

Get off his lawn!

I'll call the cops if you don't! That'll give you whippersnapper's something to write about on the misdemeanor section.

I'm calling it a night. :sleep:

I'm calling it a night. :sleep:
YOU? omg, that's just crazy talk

I'm calling it a night. :sleep:

I need to do that soon too. Sleeping is so boring, though.

I'll call the cops if you don't! That'll give you whippersnapper's something to write about on the misdemeanor section.
oh, several nice policemen with good radar guns have already taken care of that for you :o

I'm calling it a night. :sleep:
No way, I'm still writing a b!tchy e-mail to my friends updating them on last week's drama.:meanie:

Well, this doesn't seem TOO scary... :thumbup:
With that, I'm laying down to review Chapter 11 & 13. Quizzes tomorrow. I'm so getting on the ball here!

oh, and jochi, I have 9 lab reports in this class... hehehe :laugh::laugh:

I'm so glad I don't have to think about anything academic for another 2.5 months ......

I'm so glad I don't have to think about anything academic for another 2.5 months ......

Sigh.. I'll be glad to have it over with.

Oooh, everyone's favorite MILF has an (as always) adorable new avatar. :biglove:

Ugh. I am up and have caught myself up on the thread. I feel awful. Geez. ENOUGH! I AM SICK OF BEING SICK. Nothing severe, but over and over and over and over again...come on! So, here I am, 4:something in the morning, awakened every hour...now sucking on a Cold-eeze. I ate some Chipotle Chicken Tenders last night and couldn't taste them! Come on! Ridiculous!

So, using this opportunity allow me to be the first to say "GOOD MORNING RANDOMVILLE!"http://bestsmileys.com/waving/5.gif

Oooh, everyone's favorite MILF has an (as always) adorable new avatar. :biglove:
i believe it's spelt "MLF"
there's no I in there :p

Ugh. I am up and have caught myself up on the thread. I feel awful. Geez. ENOUGH! I AM SICK OF BEING SICK. Nothing severe, but over and over and over and over again...come on! So, here I am, 4:something in the morning, awakened every hour...now sucking on a Cold-eeze. I ate some Chipotle Chicken Tenders last night and couldn't taste them! Come on! Ridiculous!

So, using this opportunity allow me to be the first to say "GOOD MORNING RANDOMVILLE!"http://bestsmileys.com/waving/5.gif
Feel better soon!

YOU? omg, that's just crazy talk
I can't believe I slept at a reasonable hour yesterday. I was just really tired :rolleyes:

I can't believe I slept at a reasonable hour yesterday. I was just really tired :rolleyes:
and I can't believe the body decided to wake up at the obscene hour of *gasp* 7:05 this morning. wth????

Ugh. I am up and have caught myself up on the thread. I feel awful. Geez. ENOUGH! I AM SICK OF BEING SICK. Nothing severe, but over and over and over and over again...come on! So, here I am, 4:something in the morning, awakened every hour...now sucking on a Cold-eeze. I ate some Chipotle Chicken Tenders last night and couldn't taste them! Come on! Ridiculous!

So, using this opportunity allow me to be the first to say "GOOD MORNING RANDOMVILLE!"http://bestsmileys.com/waving/5.gif
and good morning to you, too!

if you get me sick this weekend while we're sleeping together, I'll never forgive you. :mad: :meanie: :lol:

Good morning Randomites. It's off to the office. I'll post at lunchtime.

In other news, my second transcript has arrived! Woot!!:hardy:

and good morning to you, too!

if you get me sick this weekend while we're sleeping together, I'll never forgive you. :mad: :meanie: :lol:
whoa, what kind of randomite incest is going on?? :p :lol:

jk, it's OPM, right?

PW, feel better! :love:

whoa, what kind of randomite incest is going on?? :p :lol:

jk, it's OPM, right?

PW, feel better! :love:
:D

yes it is, and we're sharing a room to save money. :thumbup:

Feel better soon!

Thanks.

and good morning to you, too!

if you get me sick this weekend while we're sleeping together, I'll never forgive you. :mad: :meanie: :lol:

:rolleyes: :lol:

whoa, what kind of randomite incest is going on?? :p :lol:

jk, it's OPM, right?

PW, feel better! :love:

Yeah, penguin wanted to get me in bed ...how convenient that suddenly there were only rooms with one bed. A coincidence? Me thinks not.











j/k
:laugh:

Ahem. That's MS2 now. :D

Posts like that remind me I'm starting in a few weeks. :scared: *runs for hills*

Posts like that remind me I'm starting in a few weeks. :scared: *runs for hills*
:laugh: me too! :scared:

45 T would be hilarious!:laugh:




Wow, wtf, so I'm browsing through my school's website, and apparently their residency requirement for a second degree is just 30 credits! Which I will have met by the end of next spring with my current plan, anyway. Should I just go for it and file for a degree? LOL. Then I could put "Jochi1543, BA, BS, MD" on my office door in the future.:laugh:
Go for it! :D

I ended up getting two degrees because otherwise I would have been out in 3 years and I wanted to use all my scholarship money :meanie:

:laugh: me too! :scared:
What to move to the beach with me and sell hemp jewelry for a living? :meanie:

What to move to the beach with me and sell hemp jewelry for a living? :meanie:
:shakes head in disapproval:

:shakes head in disapproval:
Watch it now - you know I *am* voting in the Republican primary this cycle... ;)

AMCAS finally received my transcript. FINALLY!!

AMCAS finally received my transcript. FINALLY!!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

Yeah, penguin wanted to get me in bed ...how convenient that suddenly there were only rooms with one bed. A coincidence? Me thinks not.


j/k
:laugh:
BP.

you were the one who asked to share a room with me, and then showed me what kind of lingerie you wear to bed. :p :D

BP.

you were the one who asked to share a room with me, and then showed me what kind of lingerie you wear to bed. :p :D

You exposed me dangit!
:lol: :laugh:

AMCAS finally received my transcript. FINALLY!!
Wah! Mine's still not there! When did you have yours sent? Mine was sent on Friday, the one over a week ago...:thumbdown

Wah! Mine's still not there! When did you have yours sent? Mine was sent on Friday, the one over a week ago...:thumbdown
I had one sent may 15th and the same one sent may 25th, so I wouldn't know which one.

Question:

For your AMCAS PS did any of you not indent - just put everything in as one big paragraph to maximize character space????

Question:

For your AMCAS PS did any of you not indent - just put everything in as one big paragraph to maximize character space????
My PS wasn't that long. But I'm sure if you don't indent, it wont make that big of a deal.

Question:

For your AMCAS PS did any of you not indent - just put everything in as one big paragraph to maximize character space????

I didn't indent, I just hit enter twice after a paragraph ended so there was a blank line. But this was back in the Dark Ages of AMCAS too....

What to move to the beach with me and sell hemp jewelry for a living? :meanie:

Move to the beach, yes. Become a hippy, hell no.

AMCAS finally received my transcript. FINALLY!!

Woohoo! We're recieved!!

Lunch time.. woohoo. Bout to log in and see what's up in Chemistry, get my butt moving on it this afternoon after work.

I only have like 8 weeks to complete the course... :eek:

Oooh, everyone's favorite MILF has an (as always) adorable new avatar. :biglove:
Thanks :)

YAY!!!! My friend finally found my old advisor's e-mail address....she taught me in like 6 classes and supervised my senior thesis, so I was going to request a LOR from her, since some schools want letters from profs in your major. She left our school to go get a PhD elsewhere, so I couldn't find her contact info anywhere...

Gonna shoot the e-mail in a few.

"Uh, so, can you do me a favor..again!?" LOL.:rolleyes::laugh:

I didn't indent, I just hit enter twice after a paragraph ended so there was a blank line. But this was back in the Dark Ages of AMCAS too....

That's what I did too.

Lunch time.. woohoo. Bout to log in and see what's up in Chemistry, get my butt moving on it this afternoon after work.

I only have like 8 weeks to complete the course... :eek:
You can do it! I did Orgo (labs and all) in less than 1.5 months! 1.5 months on the calendar, but I spent 2 of those weeks in NYC and Minneapolis, shopping and tripping balls, so those 2 weeks didn't really count - I read less than a chapter during that time.

Chicken Cacciatore is simmering in the crockpot. MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!

Why do parents who claim to "desperately" want therapy services never return phone calls! :mad:

You can do it! I did Orgo (labs and all) in less than 1.5 months! 1.5 months on the calendar, but I spent 2 of those weeks in NYC and Minneapolis, shopping and tripping balls, so those 2 weeks didn't really count - I read less than a chapter during that time.

cool :) Just took my first quiz and made about a 75%, not bad considering I was "working" the whole time. haha. We can take it as many times as we want, so all good.

I just signed up to review yet another PS. Can someone please tell me to stop this self-destructive behaviour? LOL. :hardy:

Chicken Cacciatore is simmering in the crockpot. MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!

I had chocolate-dipped strawberries for breakfast.:hardy:

I can't wait for tomorrow...

1) can finally send away those lab reports to my grader

2) can see if AMCAS finally got 1 of my 2 transcripts

3) can get $$$ and buy my ticket home :thumbup:

4) hopefully my new Family Guy DVDs will finally arrive!
So it's Monday, and....

1) No $$$ to pay for the expensive Express Post service to send those lab reports

2) No transcripts received by AMCAS

3) no wire in my bank account yet, so no ticket and no money (see #1, again)

4) Family Guy DVDs not here.



:laugh: Aaahahh, I hate Mondays.:thumbdown

I didn't indent, I just hit enter twice after a paragraph ended so there was a blank line. But this was back in the Dark Ages of AMCAS too....
same here.

this is almost the end of another thread
good job postwhores!

this is almost the end of another thread
good job postwhores!
Haha, sweet.:thumbup:


Just got into a pissing match with my stepfather....he decided to call me and offer his "advice" re: my resignation - more like, call me and scream stupid crap at me w/o knowing anything about the situation. Every single person who has listened to me rant about this job for the last 2 months has agreed with me that quitting was the best decision, I'm not just talking about those friends who've never held a full-time job - my old boss (from several jobs ago) who I'm still good friends with agreed with me completely. But of course my stepfather knows best!:rolleyes: The best part of it is that he totally misses the fact that my monthly paycheck there has been less than $800 lately, so it's not like this job was my main source of income - he has all these visions of me starving under the bridge now. Well, I'll eat out less, that's true, and won't buy useless trinkets, but that's about it.

Anyway, he wouldn't shut up and kept screaming, so I threw my cellphone at the wall.:laugh: God, I've got such a short fuse these days, it's not even funny - and I KNOW that my job is to blame for all of it.:thumbdown Shoulda quit it 2 months ago!

i just saw some interesting videos about emos on youtube. They really are quite silly people arent they. I guess they should have been hugged more as kids.

Yo random peepz i'm back in the good ol' USA well have been back since May 27th. Just now finally getting around to not sleeping at odd hours of the day due to sickness and jet lag. haha

How's it going? What's everyone's summer plans?

Yo random peepz i'm back in the good ol' USA well have been back since May 27th. Just now finally getting around to not sleeping at odd hours of the day due to sickness and jet lag. haha

How's it going? What's everyone's summer plans?

Hola! What's a summer plan? It's GenChemII and A&PII here... :laugh::laugh:

Haha, sweet.:thumbup:


Just got into a pissing match with my stepfather....he decided to call me and offer his "advice" re: my resignation - more like, call me and scream stupid crap at me w/o knowing anything about the situation. Every single person who has listened to me rant about this job for the last 2 months has agreed with me that quitting was the best decision, I'm not just talking about those friends who've never held a full-time job - my old boss (from several jobs ago) who I'm still good friends with agreed with me completely. But of course my stepfather knows best!:rolleyes: The best part of it is that he totally misses the fact that my monthly paycheck there has been less than $800 lately, so it's not like this job was my main source of income - he has all these visions of me starving under the bridge now. Well, I'll eat out less, that's true, and won't buy useless trinkets, but that's about it.

Anyway, he wouldn't shut up and kept screaming, so I threw my cellphone at the wall.:laugh: God, I've got such a short fuse these days, it's not even funny - and I KNOW that my job is to blame for all of it.:thumbdown Shoulda quit it 2 months ago!

Blah.. It's always fun to throw the cellphone, as long as it's in a nice carpeted room.. :laugh::laugh:

Home from the office early today. Was up awfully late last night doing chem, so it's naptime here. Then resuming the excitement.

In other news (to add to the throwing cellphone woes around here), my phone's being stupid and hoarding text messages for hours, then delivering them all at once. Suppose its time to start looking for a new one.

Hola! What's a summer plan? It's GenChemII and A&PII here... :laugh::laugh:

Did you end up getting your MCAT scores back? Are you applying this year for med school?

Good luck with all that.

i went to India for 15 days or so. Well more like 18 if you include the flight time to and from India.

It was interesting to say the least to be back after a period of 13 years. A lot has changed especally in the city of Mumbai. there was a time when I'd walk the streets of Mumbai in 1994 with my parents and be scared to go anywhere alone cuz you'd see beggers everywhere along the roads and everything was so polluted and the roads were dirt roads with no proper traffic regulation. But how all that has changed now is amazing. Now it is more like a NYC or other major American or English city like London. Better roads and traffic regulations, less beggars, and since globalization is taking stock everywhere there are tons of the bigname European stores like Lord and Taylor, Catwalk, etc. There was even a LLadro store somewhere there. Restaurants have changed too. Now you get everything instead of just indian restaurants plus some of the big chains in America are there.

The other place where my family has changed a lot but yet not so much at the same time on another level. But Mumbai is the place to go if you are a westerner going to India and want to see one of the more modern and developed parts of india much less one of the more liberal areas where mixed marriages are more common and people are more career oriented rather then about fitting into traditional indian roles and so forth.

I once hated mumbai with a passion but this time it grew on me. Even the airport before wasn't air conditioned or high tech but now they are going modern too and really renovating the whole place.

But I'm glad to be back cuz Fl. is still home as far as I'm concerned.

Did you end up getting your MCAT scores back? Are you applying this year for med school?

Good luck with all that.

i went to India for 15 days or so. Well more like 18 if you include the flight time to and from India.

It was interesting to say the least to be back after a period of 13 years. A lot has changed especally in the city of Mumbai. there was a time when I'd walk the streets of Mumbai in 1994 with my parents and be scared to go anywhere alone cuz you'd see beggers everywhere along the roads and everything was so polluted and the roads were dirt roads with no proper traffic regulation. But how all that has changed now is amazing. Now it is more like a NYC or other major American or English city like London. Better roads and traffic regulations, less beggars, and since globalization is taking stock everywhere there are tons of the bigname European stores like Lord and Taylor, Catwalk, etc. There was even a LLadro store somewhere there. Restaurants have changed too. Now you get everything instead of just indian restaurants plus some of the big chains in America are there.

The other place where my family has changed a lot but yet not so much at the same time on another level. But Mumbai is the place to go if you are a westerner going to India and want to see one of the more modern and developed parts of india much less one of the more liberal areas where mixed marriages are more common and people are more career oriented rather then about fitting into traditional indian roles and so forth.

I once hated mumbai with a passion but this time it grew on me. Even the airport before wasn't air conditioned or high tech but now they are going modern too and really renovating the whole place.

But I'm glad to be back cuz Fl. is still home as far as I'm concerned.

Yeah :thumbdown on the scores, but retaking in August with high hopes. I'm studying about 4-6 hours a day, and understanding a LOT more than I did just two weeks ago, so things should be good in 65 days. I'm applying this cycle anyway, if I can get between 3-5 point increase on the MCAT i've got a great shot at my state school (and there's NO reason I can't do that).