Random non-MCAT and only peripherally related to the MCAT thread - Part XXVII

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I wish I could enjoy my weekend like "normal" folks do after a big test. 🙁

I just finished a very tough unit final, but instead of spending time relaxing from all the hard work, I will be preparing for a practical exam on Tuesday. It's kind of a killjoy. Ah well, that's medical school for you...the rare hint of a breather, then back to drowning in high seas.
 
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spicedmanna said:
Thanks for helping me stay focused, pingouin. That PH was just what I needed. 😳

It was a tough final. I hope I passed. :scared:
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I thought SDN wasn't doing post-holds for non-infraction issues anymore? I had a request denied months ago when I really needed to buckle down on the MCAT and that's what I was told.
 
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megboo said:
I thought SDN wasn't doing post-holds for non-infraction issues anymore? I had a request denied months ago when I really needed to buckle down on the MCAT and that's what I was told.
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I don't really know much about PHing for non-infraction issues, Meg. You'd have to ask an admin about global policy and precedent directly related to your situation.
 
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spicedmanna said:
I don't really know much about PHing for non-infraction issues, Meg. You'd have to ask an admin about global policy and precedent directly related to your situation.
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I didn't mean anything against you SM, you're cool 🙂

It's just frustrating b/c I've gotten attitude from some mods in the past and when I see a double standard it rubs me the wrong way 🙁
 
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gradu8in2003 said:
Thanks SM. It's just a cold/sinus/allergy/ thing. Unfortunately, I have pitiful lungs so at the first cough I end up on the nebulizer. 🙁
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Ugh, sorry to hear that. 🙁 I have allergies, but they just end up more of an annoyance. Blast that IgE-mediated hypersensitivity type I response.

What's everyone else up to this weekend?
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Not having fun, that's for sure. I have a practical on Tuesday that I'm going to start studying for.
 
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spicedmanna said:
Ugh, sorry to hear that. 🙁 I have allergies, but they just end up more of an annoyance. Blast that IgE-mediated hypersensitivity type I response.

Not having fun, that's for sure. I have a practical on Tuesday that I'm going to start studying for.
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Mine's due to 34 days on a vent at 18 mos. Lungs haven't been the same since.

Finished my micro lab and got my schedule together for winter tri.. Looks like:
Cell Phys MWF 10:10-11:25
Organic I TR 8:00-10:00
Organic I Lab T 1:00-4:00
Phys II w/ Lab MW 2:40-5:30

and Grad: Drug & Alcohol Abuse Counseling T 5:55-9:45

Not bad. 👍 No free Fridays, but only one class, and free thursdays except for that early morning class, so not much change around here. I like.
 
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To spare the gory details, I'll cut to the chase.

I've got this plane, and it's flyign at an angle 14.5 degrees W of N.

What way will I feel the wind blow if i'm atop the plane? (it's a somewhat strange question, I know, as I, personally, would NEVER be atop a plane... but... apparently my physics prof is thinking about riding atop a plane and he wants to know).

Anyone? (This is a 10 pt bonus on our midterm.. and considering I'm not understanding a whole lot right now, that's a ton of points!)
 
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gradu8in2003 said:
To spare the gory details, I'll cut to the chase.

I've got this plane, and it's flyign at an angle 14.5 degrees W of N.

What way will I feel the wind blow if i'm atop the plane? (it's a somewhat strange question, I know, as I, personally, would NEVER be atop a plane... but... apparently my physics prof is thinking about riding atop a plane and he wants to know).

Anyone? (This is a 10 pt bonus on our midterm.. and considering I'm not understanding a whole lot right now, that's a ton of points!)
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I'll take a stab.

Jet streams flow in a West to East direction (x-component only). The x-component velocity of the plane is -v cos(14.5). The negative sign arises since Cartesian Coordinates is being used. y-component velocity = v sin(14.5) = net y velocity

net x velocity = [-vcos(14.5)] + v of jet stream

Magnitude of net velocity the person on top of the plane feels = [(net x velocity)^2 + (net y velocity)^2]^1/2

direction felt = tan (theta) = (net y velocity)/(net x velocity). Solve for theta.

Edit: This solution assumes there is a jet stream flowing during the time of flight. There's no final numerical answer since jet stream and plane velocities aren't given.
 
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Foghorn said:
I'll take a stab.

Jet streams flow in a West to East direction (x-component only). The x-component velocity of the plane is -v cos(14.5). The negative sign arises since Cartesian Coordinates is being used. y-component velocity = v sin(14.5) = net y velocity

net x velocity = [-vcos(14.5)] + v of jet stream

Magnitude of net velocity the person on top of the plane feels = [(net x velocity)^2 + (net y velocity)^2]^1/2

direction felt = tan (theta) = (net y velocity)/(net x velocity). Solve for theta.

Edit: This solution assumes there is a jet stream flowing during the time of flight. There's no final numerical answer since jet stream and plane velocities aren't given.
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you ROCK! 👍
 
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gradu8in2003 said:
Been drooling at University of Mississippi's website for the past hour or so... Hoping to feel the 😍 soon, so i'm boning up on my facts! 🙂
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some med schools have poor looking websites where it looks like they havent updated it in a while.
 
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Oh man, this sucks! I just got back from Calg...I couldn't find any place to stay! The cheapest place (and one of the 2 I found, second being $130) was $80, for a smoking room, and no internet, right by the freeway...it costs me $35 to drive back for the night and return in the morning, so it didn't make sense to pay $45 for a super-crappy room. So I had to drive back home for the night...5 hours of sleep, 5 hours behind the wheel, and 8 hours in the lab partnered with this super-dense nurse who needs help with everything = VERY cranky Jochi.🙄
 
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jochi1543 said:
Oh man, this sucks! I just got back from Calg...I couldn't find any place to stay! The cheapest place (and one of the 2 I found, second being $130) was $80, for a smoking room, and no internet, right by the freeway...it costs me $35 to drive back for the night and return in the morning, so it didn't make sense to pay $45 for a super-crappy room. So I had to drive back home for the night...5 hours of sleep, 5 hours behind the wheel, and 8 hours in the lab partnered with this super-dense nurse who needs help with everything = VERY cranky Jochi.🙄
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Awww man... 👎

Hope tomorrow is a better day.
 
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gradu8in2003 said:
you ROCK! 👍
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The question started bugging me the more I thought about it. If you've driven in a convertible with the top down, the direction your hair flows is opposite to that of travel direction along the x-axis. To be physically consistent with "feel" direction, I think a (-) sign needs to be placed in front of direction angle theta since the effect of "feeling the wind" is opposite to that of net (x/y) airplane velocity direction. Therefore, tan (-theta) = (net y velocity)/(net x velocity). You can check this by taking a hair strand and placing it in front of a running fan to simulate wind/jet stream. If you place the fan at the angle given in the problem, you'll observe the hair strand pointing towards the 4th quadrant of the Cartesian Coordinate.
 
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pingouin said:
brown dog went with her mom to the other grandma's house.

yellow dog was with me, just hanging out. 👍

we all went on a 3-mile walk for the American Heart Assn this morning, as part of the team for my brother's work. it was a good time, and a great cause.
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And what a nice day for it, too!!!!

P.S. zipmedic told me you said hi 🙂
 
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my vcu status page states that they're interested in me
but that's it

what a tease 😛
 
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Did you get an update e-mail, Funk? When were you complete? I got the "complete" message on Sept. 4 and haven't heard back yet.
 
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It's so time-consuming to keep tabs on all those med schools...worse than a cheating boyfriend.:laugh:
 
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