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TypeA said:
HA!

Are you familiar with her personal bio though? Not at all what you may think.
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She's definitely had a hard past and she's a great journalist. Her voice just drives me up the wall, unfortunately. Same thing for a few AM radio hosts in Chicago. I love their minds, but their voices kill me!
 
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megboo said:
She's definitely had a hard past and she's a great journalist. Her voice just drives me up the wall, unfortunately. Same thing for a few AM radio hosts in Chicago. I love their minds, but their voices kill me!
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Most of their voices kill me. If the voice doesn't...the personality does.
 
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Morning all. Totally free day. Ok...not totally free, but free from anything academically related. My Physics and Calc tutor cancelled. So...let's see...
1. gift for sister
2. call Verizon
3. make appt w/ dentist
4. mail LSoW paperwork
5. grocery shopping
6. pick up dry cleaning
7....forget it...it's not going to be a lazy day

Hopefully, the guy who is working at our new house won't set the alarm off today. I got a call while I was getting my glasses yesterday fromt he montoring place saying that the police had been dispatched. Oh I hope he doesn't do it again.
 
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Lili hungry.

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Question about MCAT study:

I was in Borders the other day flipping through some study materials, and even though I've had chem, and everything looked familiar, I felt like I didn't know crap.

Anyone else feel this way before they started their MCAT review and then do ok? He he, at the very least I've identified an early weak spot.
 
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at first it seems like you don't know... but when you sit down and start at it, you realized you actually do know a lot.

unless its physics. then i just say fudge it.
 
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lilithny said:
at first it seems like you don't know... but when you sit down and start at it, you realized you actually do know a lot.

unless its physics. then i just say fudge it.
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Yeah, really it was more the questions about thermochemistry and solutions. I'm sure given enough time and practice problems I'll work it out, but boy was it a big wake-up call!
 
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megboo said:
Question about MCAT study:

I was in Borders the other day flipping through some study materials, and even though I've had chem, and everything looked familiar, I felt like I didn't know crap.

Anyone else feel this way before they started their MCAT review and then do ok? He he, at the very least I've identified an early weak spot.
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Yes, and yes. 😉
 
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Nikki2002 said:
Gang Activity Schedule

Tomorrow night: dance off

Thursday night: knife fight

Saturday night: street racing

Sunday night: ice cream social
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Sounds awesome. Tonight let's have a social fest here on SDN because I need to stay up as late as I can because I switch to working nights tomorrow. Actually I have two hours to take a nap right now, so I am going to do that. 😴
 
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megboo said:
So many people seem so confident about the test and I think I'm starting to let the recent posts in the MCAT forum psyche me out!
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Are they that confident in April, or in June??? Because there is a BIIIIG difference. 😛 If the forum is making you anxious, stop reading it. Seriously.

The MCAT is a hard test. I think that it's good to have a healthy dose of respect for it, because that's going to motivate you to study and prepare for it properly. Of course, too much fear is not a good thing, because it can paralyze you. But cockiness and laziness are going to really hurt most people, because it's very hard to cram for the MCAT. The best advice I can give to you is to make yourself a study schedule when the time comes, and then STICK TO IT. Study a little every day (even an hour per day is good) over a period of two to three months, and take timed practice full-lengths every weekend or every other weekend. That's it. Consistency and practice are the major keys to success. You'd be amazed at how many people do not get this concept. I mean, they pay $1500 for a prep course, half-a**ed do the assignments and attend the classes, and then wonder why their scores aren't improving....
 
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QofQuimica said:
Are they that confident in April, or in June??? Because there is a BIIIIG difference. 😛 If the forum is making you anxious, stop reading it. Seriously.

The MCAT is a hard test. I think that it's good to have a healthy dose of respect for it, because that's going to motivate you to study and prepare for it properly. Of course, too much fear is not a good thing, because it can paralyze you. But cockiness and laziness are going to really hurt most people, because it's very hard to cram for the MCAT. The best advice I can give to you is to make yourself a study schedule when the time comes, and then STICK TO IT. Study a little every day (even an hour per day is good) over a period of two to three months, and take timed practice full-lengths every weekend or every other weekend. That's it. Consistency and practice are the major keys to success. You'd be amazed at how many people do not get this concept. I mean, they pay $1500 for a prep course, half-a**ed do the assignments and attend the classes, and then wonder why their scores aren't improving....
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That's why we love you, Q. You know how to bring us down from the clouds.

I think an hour a day is a good deal. Once this semester is over, I'm probably going to start my review (maybe beginning after Memorial Day). I know it's early, but an hour a day to review concepts will be good for me with everything else going on.

BUT, I won't start taking full-lengths and go gung-ho until Jan. though. I'm just going to spend time this summer/fall to review concepts that I am uncomfortable with, that I've already had in previous courses.

I downloaded the MCAT topics from AAMC and highlighted the ones I want to review. I'm going to pick a daily or maybe weekly topic and pull out my textbooks and tackle it.

My major concern is that in Jan when I start "official MCAT review" is that I want it to be a review only, not scrambling to re-teach myself. I know some would discourage this, but it's the only way to calm my nerves outside of xanax 😉.

Today, though I might be feeling extra sensitive because I'm still not feeling so well. I've really got a bad case of vertigo, even just walking from room to room. I'm just waiting for some medicine to kick in now!
 
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megboo said:
That's why we love you, Q. You know how to bring us down from the clouds.

I think an hour a day is a good deal. Once this semester is over, I'm probably going to start my review (maybe beginning after Memorial Day). I know it's early, but an hour a day to review concepts will be good for me with everything else going on.

BUT, I won't start taking full-lengths and go gung-ho until Jan. though. I'm just going to spend time this summer/fall to review concepts that I am uncomfortable with, that I've already had in previous courses.

I downloaded the MCAT topics from AAMC and highlighted the ones I want to review. I'm going to pick a daily or maybe weekly topic and pull out my textbooks and tackle it.

My major concern is that in Jan when I start "official MCAT review" is that I want it to be a review only, not scrambling to re-teach myself. I know some would discourage this, but it's the only way to calm my nerves outside of xanax 😉.

Today, though I might be feeling extra sensitive because I'm still not feeling so well. I've really got a bad case of vertigo, even just walking from room to room. I'm just waiting for some medicine to kick in now!
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When are you taking, next spring? I think it's fine to start reviewing some of the science concepts now. It will make you feel better, and even though you will probably have to re-review next spring, it will make things easier for you then. I have to confess that I've been reviewing biochem, genetics and micro to get ready for med school. :meanie: Since Nov, I've just been reading a couple of pages here and there whenever I have time out of a Kaplan USMLE prep book for the basic sciences. It's amazing, because the book is like 900 pages long, but I'm already about halfway through it....
 
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Nikki2002 said:
lobsters look like giant insects to me. and i don't eat giant insects
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They're relatives of the cockroach. Please keep that in mind next time you pay $20 for some seafood lovin' :meanie:
 
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Teerawit said:
They're relatives of the cockroach. Please keep that in mind next time you pay $20 for some seafood lovin' :meanie:
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We have some giant cockroaches here in FL that are probably fairly meaty. I wonder how they'd be steamed, then served chilled with cocktail sauce....
 
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QofQuimica said:
When are you taking, next spring? I think it's fine to start reviewing some of the science concepts now. It will make you feel better, and even though you will probably have to re-review next spring, it will make things easier for you then. I have to confess that I've been reviewing biochem, genetics and micro to get ready for med school. :meanie: Since Nov, I've just been reading a couple of pages here and there whenever I have time out of a Kaplan USMLE prep book for the basic sciences. It's amazing, because the book is like 900 pages long, but I'm already about halfway through it....
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yeah, next spring. I'm such a nerd like that. I'm the one in the class that has the first few chapters read before the first day of class. But it helps me be prepared. I was voted the biggest procrastinator of my senior high school class and I've tried hard to live it down 🙂.

I'll bet, though, that doing some prelim reading before med school helps you feel more in control of your education. At least it does for me. I tell myself - Ok, you're nervous, time to do something about it (like study). At least it's productive.

I can't wait to see what your step I/II scores are! I know it's 4 years off, but any ideas of what specialties you might want to go into?
 
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QofQuimica said:
We have some giant cockroaches here in FL that are probably fairly meaty. I wonder how they'd be steamed, then served chilled with cocktail sauce....
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eww eww eww - I had those in my apartment in Mobile. They would dive-bomb me all the time and crawl around in my bathroom! Luckily I had a great cat to hunt them! Stupid Palmetto bugs!
 
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megboo said:
yeah, next spring. I'm such a nerd like that. I'm the one in the class that has the first few chapters read before the first day of class. But it helps me be prepared. I was voted the biggest procrastinator of my senior high school class and I've tried hard to live it down 🙂.

I'll bet, though, that doing some prelim reading before med school helps you feel more in control of your education. At least it does for me. I tell myself - Ok, you're nervous, time to do something about it (like study). At least it's productive.

I can't wait to see what your step I/II scores are! I know it's 4 years off, but any ideas of what specialties you might want to go into?
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Right, that's how I feel, too. I'm going, wow, to think that ten years ago I knew all this stuff. :meanie: I was told at some schools that I could try to test out of courses like biochem or pharm. But I think that it has been so long since I took them (literally a decade) and the fields have advanced so much since the mid-90s that I WANT to retake them.

I will certainly do my best on the steps, but I'm not making any promises of a repeat MCAT performance. 😉 Right now I'm thinking I might do anesthesiology, IM, or path. Those are all fields where my chem background would be useful. Path in particular lends itself very nicely to being an academic specialty; a lot of MD/PhDs are pathologists, like beary. 🙂
 
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mshheaddoc said:
I can't take all this gunnerism in this thread .... must ... run ... away ...
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No, not gunnerism, non-trad-ism!!!!!!!! I totally see that trend with the more *mature* students (because some aren't necessarily older) that they study ahead and do what they need to do.

I'm not a jerk to my fellow classmates (unlike the gunners). Maybe instead of gunning to be the best, I'm just out to gun down the MCAT. It's the only thing standing in my way (picture an old west high-noon showdown between me and black MCAT - i want to draw my pistoleros first!!!!!)
 
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Arsenic said:
ps Q... if i was you i'd delete that post before an adcom sees that and you end up having to re-apply for the class of 2011 :laugh:
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I think the adcoms would admire me for my ingenuity, resourcefulness, and flexibility. Most pre-meds are not willing to think outside of the culinary box. :meanie:
 
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megboo said:
No, not gunnerism, non-trad-ism!!!!!!!! I totally see that trend with the more *mature* students (because some aren't necessarily older) that they study ahead and do what they need to do.
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I would call it being conscientious, but yeah, I agree. If anyone says that I never help others or share what I know, I'll come to wherever you are and beat you. 😡
 
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