What to write down during 10 minute tutorial

[Caffein3]

Hey all. Anyone have a list of things they write down during the 10 minute tutorial time that they find to be particularly high yield topics during passages?

A list of things I've started to write down:
-draw a mini line-weaver burke plot, state the affect on Km/Vmax from each inhibitor
-Doppler effect equation and frequency shifts
-optics (real images are always inverted, etc.)
-Buoyancy equations/trends
-Hemoglobin affinity for O2 trends (right shift/left shift)
-which atoms undergo funky electron configurations

Anyone else have any more they like to share? Thanks!

Also, found this older thread of "high yield topics" from the old MCAT. Some good topics on there too! http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/mcat-high-yield-cheat-sheet.1048626/

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[Dreamstoo]

If i remember the funky electron configurations are just cobalt and copper. (4s13d5 and 4s13d10 I think).

I'm thinking of writing out mnemonics and some equations I often forget. I might start writing down optics concepts too because even though I have been getting about 80% of them right on practice tests, I feel I'm using more intuitive nature than recall from what I learn. I studied it a lot before the old MCAT I voided in January. I would say most of it stuck with me as I'm studying now.

 

[mikil100]

If i remember the funky electron configurations are just cobalt and copper. (4s13d5 and 4s13d10 I think).

I'm thinking of writing out mnemonics and some equations I often forget. I might start writing down optics concepts too because even though I have been getting about 80% of them right on practice tests, I feel I'm using more intuitive nature than recall from what I learn. I studied it a lot before the old MCAT I voided in January. I would say most of it stuck with me as I'm studying now.

There are a couple more with funky electron configurations, however they're in the same group.. not sure if there's more.

All electromagnetic Equations.
Amino acid name designations, and probably group those names by their category (basic, acidic, etc etc)

 

[DocMarz47]

There are a couple more with funky electron configurations, however they're in the same group.. not sure if there's more.

All electromagnetic Equations.
Amino acid name designations, and probably group those names by their category (basic, acidic, etc etc)

Amen, perhaps even the reactions in metabolic pathways with large - dG, but those should actually be committed to memory, maybe regulated enzymes?

 

[mikil100]

Amen, perhaps even the reactions in metabolic pathways with large - dG, but those should actually be committed to memory, maybe regulated enzymes?

I am committing to memory the enzymes that have high delta G. I wouldn't both memorizing the regulation... most of it seems to be common sense.. ie downstream products inhibit upstream enzymes seems to be the vast recurring theme.

 

[DocMarz47]

I am committing to memory the enzymes that have high delta G. I wouldn't both memorizing the regulation... most of it seems to be common sense.. ie downstream products inhibit upstream enzymes seems to be the vast recurring theme.

I speak of the specifics, for example, when ATP or AMP is abundant what enzyme will be inhibited or activated in the glycolysis pathway. Or the fact that Insulin will stimulate and glucagon will inhibit this said enzyme indirectly (this second part might be overdoing it). It could be helpful to just write down PFK-1 is highly regulated in glycolysis, then one could figure out what inhibits it through your amazing theme of downstream products inhibit upstream enzymes. Even so, we miss what activates it but that is besides my main point that it would be most helpful to try and write down the major regulated enzymes in each pathway.

 

[Dreamstoo]

There are a couple more with funky electron configurations, however they're in the same group.. not sure if there's more.

All electromagnetic Equations.
Amino acid name designations, and probably group those names by their category (basic, acidic, etc etc)

Basic
HAL
histidine, arginine lysine
ACID:
aspartic acid, glutamic acid

Honestly, if you know the amino acid structure by heart you can usually figure it out. I practice the amino acid sporcle quiz for structure, three letter amino acid quiz, and one letter amino acid quiz on a daily basis.

Everyday I try to beat my personal best in terms of how quick I can do it. Took me about 2-3 days to get them all in one try 🙂

 

[Dimasalang]

Basic
HAL
histidine, arginine lysine

Reminds me of my favorite mnemonic for the basic amino acids courtesy of a friend from undergrad:

His Lyes aRe Basic

Histidine - Lysine - Arginine - Basic

 

[panda16]

Literally all I wrote during my tutorial was "you got this. You're going to slay!" Etc. my brain was so saturated at that point that I couldnt bear to write down anything else

 

[PakiMDDreamer]

I feel like this would make me very nervous and I should already be confident I've remembered everything...not saying that I WILL have it all memorized, but I'm hoping that I will, and I will be confident that I will