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Yep, that just happened. And no, I'm not studying tonight. Are you cray cray? Just watching college football and opening my box from Berkeley Review that finally arrived. Prep commences tomorrow!
If the mass M is constant and acceleration is always 'g' (at least to my understanding), how could tension which equals F, where F=Mg, ever be less than the Maximum tension (i.e. 1 N)??
Thanks so much for the reply doc. I was thinking that if the hanging mass was less than the mass on the table then there won't be any movement or acceleration. Mathematically, no matter how small the hanging mass is, the table mass will accelerate. However, the acceleration can be so small that it may be considered negligible.Tension is not equal to Mg it's equal to Ma. Tension is equal to Mg when the acceleration is at its maximum or 10. The free body diagram for the system shows that for the mass on the table it's F=T=m1*a and for the block that's hanging off it's m2*g - T = m2*a.
Any one taking the AAMC SA's in the next few days? PM me or respond here..
Just finished up with AAMC 8 and got a score of 34 (11/12/11) same score and split at AAMC 7 although 8 felt like it was much harder. Maybe that was just because I started at like 430 while I started 7 at 1.
Lol 12 and 13 on VR? What are you guys? Haha lots of respect for you guys.
Any tips for AAMC Vr?
Hey everyone! I am re-taking, but it's home stretch for us now!
Here's my plan: (using a modified version of SN2d's plan)
I read each BR chapter (EK for bio) and did 1/3 of the passages (the ones that were really hard, i stopped and didn't finish, I'll explain later), after that I reviewed my notes the same week. I recently finished my content review and am doing my SA's because I began studying back in October, I am re-taking so I am limited to the number of FL's (this is why I didn't finish the difficult passages).
Once I do the SA's, I will review and fix my weak areas by doing the 1/3 1001 for that topic. Once I have gotten a better grasp and more experience in those topics, I will take the corresponding BR passages that relate to my troubled topics and make my own FL section out of it, consisting of 8-10passages. After I feel confident in those troubled areas, I will take AAMC 9/10/11, review by doing the same thing as I did previously with my troubled areas.
For VR my issue is getting tired, so I have been doing VR passages right before I take a break, which forces me to do those passages while tired.
The last week will be just flash-cards, I may go over a chapter or two in the physical sciences subjects using EK & try to do any questions/passages etc I can get my hands on. I noticed I am least efficient, the day AFTER I take a day off, so I may take a day off earlier in the week and on the 7th just review early in the morning.
What do you guys think? I don't know if what I actually wrote makes sense, I'm on 3 hours of sleep.. (side note: get more sleep lol)
Good-luck to you all!
I've always been strong in English, so that might be it to some extent. This is gonna sound crazy, but I actually find a lot of the passages really interesting which helps me pay attention. Even the ones I don't, I approach with an excited "wow, this is the coolest thing I've ever read" mentality. It's hard at first but it makes the process less annoying and it kinda turns into a game. Ymmv, but this works for me.
Another thing I like doing is pretending I'm grading the passage. This also helps with attention to detail. You should also be asking yourself, after every paragraph or so, "What is the author saying here? What is their overall argument? What is the point of this?" These help with questions later on either explicitly or by process of elimination.
Good profess! I got a 32 on AAMC 8 (10/13/9). A lot of dumb mistakes in BS. When are you taking 9?
I do read every word (unless it's a particularly dense philosophy passage or something similar to that), but instead of trying to remember the details, I just try to focus on the core questions I mentioned above. Primarily, "what's the gist of this section?" Most of the questions won't ask for specific recall of information, and if they do, it doesn't take terribly long to retrieve it from the passage. Have you done EK's verbal workbook? Not the 101 passages (although this is excellent), but their actual teaching workbook?Thank you very much!
One question that I always like to ask verbal gods like you, how do you guys read the passage? Do you read every paragraph with the same speed? Do you read every word? I dunno if I should
(1) read slowly and actively, every word, and try to understand it and commit to memory --- RARELY refer back to the passage
(2) read faster, still actively, but ofcourse comprehension goes down, trying to remember WHERE in the passage things have been mentioned, then read the questions and MOST OFTEN refer back tot he passage that I feel like addresses the question.
What do you think? (I'm an ESL students, if that helps)
EDIT:
In other words, how often do you refer back to the passage, and does your reading speed changes as you go through one passage?
Thank you very much!
One question that I always like to ask verbal gods like you, how do you guys read the passage? Do you read every paragraph with the same speed? Do you read every word? I dunno if I should
(1) read slowly and actively, every word, and try to understand it and commit to memory --- RARELY refer back to the passage
(2) read faster, still actively, but ofcourse comprehension goes down, trying to remember WHERE in the passage things have been mentioned, then read the questions and MOST OFTEN refer back tot he passage that I feel like addresses the question.
What do you think? (I'm an ESL students, if that helps)
EDIT:
In other words, how often do you refer back to the passage, and does your reading speed changes as you go through one passage?
I do read every word (unless it's a particularly dense philosophy passage or something similar to that), but instead of trying to remember the details, I just try to focus on the core questions I mentioned above. Primarily, "what's the gist of this section?" Most of the questions won't ask for specific recall of information, and if they do, it doesn't take terribly long to retrieve it from the passage. Have you done EK's verbal workbook? Not the 101 passages (although this is excellent), but their actual teaching workbook?
For me personally I read the passage and if I feel like any main points or clues about how the author feels has been said in a paragraph, I'll write it down on my piece of paper ex: Diff types of education. prefers x over y. notes like that. While I'm reading if there are any specific details that stand out to me I'll highlight it so I can find it easier incase a question asks about it. Similarly if there is a paragraph with a lot of details or reasons I'll write something down like 'reasons for x or info about y' The only thing I'm actively keeping in my head is the author's tone/ argument.
How did you take them? all at once, etc..etc..I'll be doing them this week so anyone doing the same,would be nice to keep in touch...Almost finished with Bio. Just started them today though
All at once (with periodic 10 minute breaks) which I don't recommend. There are ~130 questions, and by question ~75 or so I was annoyed, bored, fidgety, and stopped reading as carefully. I made several dumb mistakes by reading a word incorrectly or not fully reading the question. I got 76% overall, but I think it would have been ~80-85%% if I had split it up (less errors in second half). With the remaining ones, I've been doing ~15-20 questions/day per section (except for VR where I'm reading 3 passages).How did you take them? all at once, etc..etc..I'll be doing them this week so anyone doing the same,would be nice to keep in touch...
How many questions are in each SA of AAMC?
No I haven't done the EK teaching book, is it any good? thanks man
so you write it down on the actual AAMC FLs too? And you end up with a 12? wow you are a genius tho, I tried doing that but it takes a lot of time, how do you manage your time?
thanks!
It's usually a very quick note and in the worst handwriting possible and heavily abbreviated. Usually nothing over 4 words so it doesn't take up too much of my time at all. I do also read somewhat fast so that probably helps me a bit in time management. I usually end the section with like 10-15 minutes left and then use that time to go over the passages/ questions that I had more trouble with.
Wow respect ! You are a genius
I'll be doing 9 tomorrow as well!Going to be reviewing over my notes while in lab until I get home and then work on some more BR passages and a relaxed look through my notes again for bio and gchem before taking the rest of today off and then taking AAMC 9 tomorrow! I'll post results here once I finish up with 9!
Thank you! but the way I see it is, anyone who has gotten this far into their studies is considered ambitious lol, we are all on the same boat. But I am also taking classes, I stopped going to lectures, I prefer to teach myself. That method helped me go from a B/C student to an A/B student & it's much more efficient. But hang in there, home-stretch now!Sounds ambitious! I'm also retaking and am struggling to not let my grades in my classes drop too much. Recently I've been essentially completely neglecting them to focus on MCAT stuff
The irony, right?Thank you! but the way I see it is, anyone who has gotten this far into their studies is considered ambitious lol, we are all on the same boat. But I am also taking classes, I stopped going to lectures, I prefer to teach myself. That method helped me go from a B/C student to an A/B student & it's much more efficient. But hang in there, home-stretch now!
Yes! But it makes sense that way, I am taking Physics 2 at the moment, but I studied Physics 2 during my MCAT prep. I noticed some profs are very broad when explaining concepts, students get lost. But teaching yourself forces you to understand concepts in regards to your own your own views.The irony, right?
Oh man just finished up with AAMC 9 and got a score of 39 (14/12/13)! Felt much more alert during the test although during verbal I felt a bit slow.. Definitely think it was that this test was on the topics that I am much more comfortable with though but still, feeling pretty good after that.
Kick ass score man! Any tips for physical science. The highest I've gotten is a 13 on practice, but I'm usually running out of time
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I honestly think I just got lucky with the test in that it gave me the topics that I am much more familiar and comfortable with. I usually score in the 11-12 range. The way I go about it is usually just to skim the passage really fast and gloss over the tables and see what's going on/ any trends and then go to the questions. Usually have to end up going back to the passage and reading parts of it again but there are some passages where I can just answer most of the questions without even having read the passage so that helps save on a lot of time
Dang--that's awesome! I unfortunately got a 28 (7/11/10). Optics and EM stuff has never been a strong point for me, so I'm definitely gonna hit those hard. I also made several dumb mistakes on Gen Chem stuff. Trying to not be discouraged by this one though!I honestly think I just got lucky with the test in that it gave me the topics that I am much more familiar and comfortable with. I usually score in the 11-12 range. The way I go about it is usually just to skim the passage really fast and gloss over the tables and see what's going on/ any trends and then go to the questions. Usually have to end up going back to the passage and reading parts of it again but there are some passages where I can just answer most of the questions without even having read the passage so that helps save on a lot of time
May 8ther right here. Only 1 week left to study. My practice test scores have been shockingly good but I think it is because I'm studying for the second time (studied around this time last year) and although I don't remember any of the questions, maybe its a subconcious thing in my head. This applies to the AAMC Full Lenghts only, I never took Kaplans or Self Assesmets before (although my high scores on Kaplan are also not getting me too hyped cause their curve is RIDICULOUS)
Anyways here's my progress (in relatively chronological order):
AAMC #3: 14/11/14 (Total: 39)
Kaplan FL #2: 14/13/12 (Total: 39)
AAMC #4: 14/12/13 (Total: 39)
Kaplan FL #3: 13/13/14 (Total: 40)
AAMC #5: 12/11/13 (Total: 36)
Self Assessments:
Chem: 90%
Orgo: 90%
Chem: 89%
Bio: 86%
Verbal: 80%
My goal is a 34. I know my average is much higher but last time my actual score was MUCH lower than my average so I'm not about to get my hopes too high and set myself up for disappointment lmao.
Will spend this last week finishing up the last 5 AAMCs + maybe do some Berkeleys or additional Kaplans + review notes.
What are some good things to do for the last week before DDay? I am doing practice exams.