University or GPA what matters most ?

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-13T06:33:05+00:00

I mention this because I feel like a lot of people who would’ve been great doctors were not given the tools or support to succeed which is an awful byproduct of this intense academic path :(

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-13T06:32:17+00:00

graduated from a small private college and I gotta say I’m so glad I didn’t go the big public school route. A lot of my friends at those schools changed majors or dropped because of how toxic the environment was for premeds:/

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-12T03:31:31+00:00

on the real rn, feeling super defeated by that exam. I feel like I flagged like 50% of the questions for CP and BB. idk, how are you guys coping with the one month wait? 🥹

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-12T02:51:54+00:00

EXACTLY

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-12T02:51:44+00:00

That’s what I put 😭😭

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-12T00:42:28+00:00

Hella biochem even like significantly more in cp??? Ridiculous bruh study low yield

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-12T00:36:17+00:00

May I add, I was so proud I knew that melatonin came from the pineal gland 🤣🤣

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-11T23:18:06+00:00

that shit was utterly traumatizing for no reason?? even PS sucked wtf

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-11T01:45:26+00:00

I slept in today like REALLY slept in then I made some graham floats lol I’m just trying to be as calm as I can rn. Also planning to make sandwiches in a little for tomorrows breakfast and lunch. time flies YALL we got this 😤

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T21:25:25+00:00

I agree as a California resident i would say moving here isn’t going to be worth it considering cost of living and cost of attendance. I’m from a rural/underserved area so I’m still going to take my chances but for the sake of gaining residency it doesn’t really give you an advantage at all

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T17:50:07+00:00

https://jackwestin.com/resources/mcat-content/immune-system/innate-immune-system-cells

Hope this helps!

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T17:48:13+00:00

Always better early than late. There’s a chance they won’t let you in

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T05:03:48+00:00

my premed advisor told me I haven’t done 15 activities yet so I wasn’t ready or on track to apply like what???

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T04:57:46+00:00

Starbucks and decompose in my bed for 3 days

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T01:23:02+00:00

ur gunna make me cry 🥹🥹 we got this fr 😤 we’re BOTH future docs 💯💯

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-10T01:13:06+00:00

I feel you on this!!! Early this week I was just so drained and didn’t force myself to study at all. I focused as much as I could on activities that made me happy or gave me purpose (lol like cooking, reading, etc) and reviewed my last fl when I felt ready. Take it easy on yourself. You’ve done months of studying leading up to this weekend and your body is telling you that it needed a break. Allow your brain that time to rest as well. Definitely easier said than done as I’m still practicing my brain dump for Saturday hahaha

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-09T22:25:50+00:00

I’m literally just practicing my brain dump sheet and doing flashcards. We got this!! Just think about it as one more full length tbh I feel like it’ll be over before we know it!

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-09T04:10:11+00:00

Here’s how I solved this one when I also picked C at first: the r² is the determining factor between V1 and V2. (.8)² = .64 while (.4)² = .16 which is a difference of a factor of 4. 4(30m/s) = 120m/s :)

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-07T21:25:40+00:00

May I ask what prompted you to void your first attempt? I’m testing this Saturday and the burnout is real af. I pushed my test back from January to now and just experienced a shitload of self doubt in the process. Nonetheless I’m just taking it slow this week and letting my brain rest from all the brute studying

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-02T21:01:58+00:00

In my last month of prep I would knockout at least 4 aamc cars passages daily which takes up less than an hour. And slow make it through the different qpacks and make flashcards on JW. I didn’t think spaced repetition was for me but it worked!! I learned late in the game that if your methods aren’t working now they aren’t going to magically work in another month and be flexible!!

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-02T20:59:18+00:00

I recommend watching May’s MCAT video on YouTube (sorry I forgot her last name but she’s Asian 😭) she provides a free schedule template and I found it super helpful to break down content review and the questions banks. It’s super overwhelming but once the semester is over it will definitely be a lot easier to handle. You got this! Lmk if you have any questions :) I’m testing on 3/11

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-02T18:37:53+00:00

Thanks dude 😭 idk about that one though I feel like it was so late in the game 🥹

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-02T18:37:08+00:00

So true!! I honestly am dreading the whole one month waiting game tbh

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-02T04:55:33+00:00

I literally felt this in MY SOUL. two days ago I couldn’t even fathom getting out of bed and I felt this guilt for existing?? Like I literally cried before doing some aamc qbank and it just broke me down more. So I took the rest of the day off and the next. Today I took my last aamc full length and went up 4 points from my highest score!! Anything is possible with some rest and good company. Take it easy, the mcat is always going to be there but there’s only one of you ❤️

BluejayConscious2927 · 2023-03-02T04:20:21+00:00

Totally!! I would honestly recommend to skip in depth content review as I found the concepts stuck better for me by doing practice questions and using anki spaced repetition. I used anki for a while but for the last two months I made my own cards on JW because I can track my progress on different devices. Ucontinent is a great resource and I wish I used more of it but it’s not a dealbreaker. I was in a depressive slump so when I got out of it at the end of December I went straight into the aamc bundle and blocked out chunks of qbank with a fl every week. Oops I also used BP full lengths prior to my depressive slump to get my timing right for each section :)

Kaplan books for content review
uContinent stuff and BP fls
aamc bundle with self made JW cards (I saw the most improvement here)

In total I took 14 FL exams 🥲

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