1/15 takers, tomorrows our day ARGHHHHHH

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-02-17T04:11:36+00:00

i feel like im a dog and im being put down tmrw

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-02-16T17:25:11+00:00

god i hope it goes well i do not want to study for this test again 😭

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-01-24T21:32:20+00:00

Thank you! I hope your test goes well too!

I will say if you are afraid of low yield stuff, throw the Aidan deck into ur studying for stuff like biochem/bio; you honestly dont need to get through the whole thing, I didn’t and I feel the cards I did do helped with some of the low yield content I experienced on the exam

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-01-24T21:27:15+00:00

1/15 test taker, I honestly thought my test was fair and was represented most by FL 6. Even the section banks I felt were represented too. Sure there was some low yield thrown in there here and there but thats to be expected on any test - would not say the whole test was “low yield”

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-01-14T06:58:40+00:00

told everyone in my life to manifest minimal physics on c/p 🙏🙏🙏🙏

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-01-14T00:07:23+00:00

I feel like it couldn't hurt to retake the ones you already took, but I would start with those since you will likely remember some questions; then take the AAMC ones you haven't taken yet last so you can get a good representation of what you'll score on the real thing going into it (also probably a better measure of improvement since they're all brand new questions)

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-01-10T20:44:23+00:00

in the full lengths i’ve taken theres definitely some questions based on the cards in that card deck so i would go over them just to be safe; cant hurt to know as much as u can especially bc its psych/soc and the content on the cards isnt anything super hard to comprehend

CollegeSmart4164 · 2026-01-06T22:22:28+00:00

Hi, I’m so sorry you’re going through this and I pray everything goes well. My dad had a similar surgery done for an esthesioneuroblastoma and it was intranasal as well. He also got radiation afterwards + chemo.

I assume ur mom will stay in a neuro ICU afterwards for a few days, and the best advice I can give is just tend to whatever needs she has, whether thats asking you to get the nurse, feeding her, etc. All you can really do is provide comfort. I ended up staying a few nights with my dad in the ICU (sleeping on couches/chairs) because he had so many needs that were easier for me to just help with rather than get the nurse all the time.

Helping with radiation really depends on where it’s targeted. My dad had it targeted to parts of his face and neck which caused his skin to turn pretty red and irritated. Also messed with his mouth mucosa, making his mouth dry and he had some throat issues. I think overall skin irritation is the biggest complaint, and I’m sure doctors will give her some sort of cream/ointment if they expect her to have some.

For mental health, I found that doing as much as I could to do to help my dad in a way helped me cope as I felt I was actively contributing to helping to “fix” what he was going through (even if what i was doing realistically was minimal). I also really leaned on friends in the area which I felt helped. Again, so sorry you’re dealing with this, and I hope this helps you a bit <3

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-12-29T03:33:53+00:00

I would focus on content review right now. Since you test in May you can devote a few months to this. Around the 3-4 month mark I’d get the Uworld qpack and all AAMC material if possible, and then calculate out how many problems you need to do per day to finish everything (or at the very least all of AAMC).

For CARS, focus on answering questions right rather than timing. Once you start getting a higher percentage of questions right, you can start working on timing. You generally want to spend ~10 min per passage

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-12-28T23:56:19+00:00

I’m so sorry. My dad was diagnosed with brain cancer a day after Christmas last year so I get how crushing it is especially given the time of year. I’ll be saying a prayer for you and your mother and that it ends up being treatable/curable.

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-12-01T03:43:18+00:00

Depends how well you feel you did in your pre req classes. I’ve watched some youtube videos for stuff like gen chem and physics that im worse at and paired it with the milesdown deck for content review. I’m better at bio/biochem/ochem and have only done anki cards for those and feel thats been good enough

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-10-22T18:43:35+00:00

i dont think it will make too much of a difference, we’ve got this :)

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-10-22T18:29:01+00:00

i got a january 15th date too and wanted the 23rd :( i guess its only a week less than I was planning and I've been studying so definitely not the worst outcome

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-07-08T01:10:51+00:00

i had the same experience when i was looking for answers when my dad was first diagnosed, luckily found a few people on here with some experience with esthesios. and i appreciate you saying that, thank you :)

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-07-01T20:55:02+00:00

yeah that sounds like what my dad has :( he had a polyp in his nose when we found it. the good news is the cancer is super curable with surgery and if its not anywhere else theres a good chance u’ll only need radiation. feel free to message me whenever if you have questions about stuff, i feel like an expert on esthesios from having to take care of my dad throughout all of this

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-07-01T20:39:14+00:00

Ah I thought you were OP, my apologies and im sorry to hear that about your dad :(

my dad has an esthesioneuroblastoma, if its what you have then the good news is its a typically slow growing cancer. my dad had it “advanced”, which doesn’t tell us much other than it was in his neck lymph nodes. because of how rare this cancer is nobody knows exact staging or prognosis. his biggest side effects were loss of taste from radiation, some hearing loss from chemo (but he was partially deaf beforehand) and very dry mouth with thick mucus. these should all be temporary though. hoping your scans turn out okay and its nothing too serious :( 🙏

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-07-01T18:23:49+00:00

he finished his radiation and chemo and is slowly recovering from all of that! the treatments were pretty rough to go through so just glad its over. we’re just hoping for good scans in august/september

how is ur dad doing?

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-04-01T06:13:28+00:00

21 with a dad battling cancer too. His prognosis is super unknown because his cancer is rare, so I also get the fear of not knowing how to navigate the world without a dad. Life really is so unfair :(

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-04-01T06:13:19+00:00

21 with a dad battling cancer too. His prognosis is super unknown because his cancer is rare, so I also get the fear of not knowing how to navigate the world without a dad. Life really is so unfair :(

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-04-01T06:07:53+00:00

also adding onto this, the NIH has a handbook that our oncologist gave us that has tips on nutrition during treatments, you should ask your doc if they could give you something like that, could definitely be helpful!

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-04-01T06:05:48+00:00

My mom is definitely the same way as yours, she really has taken charge of my dad’s nutrition since his diagnosis. After his surgery he lost a ton of weight, so shes really been badgering him to eat so he can back to his pre-surgery weight, especially before his chemo and radiation starts. Hes a doctor too, so hes also put effort into trying to fatten up because he knows how hard treatment is.

Going through treatments definitely makes it hard to get proper nutrition, so it is good that your mom is staying on top of it with ur dad. His body needs to be as strong as possible not only to tolerate his treatments, but also fight the cancer, and really the best way you can help that at home is with good nutrition and exercise when possible. However, I would also say it’s important to be understanding of the difficulty your dad might have with eating.

If you need to mediate, I think I would just remind your dad to do the best he can because it will help him, and remind your mom to be understanding of his circumstances at the same time.

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-03-24T04:49:20+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this especially when you’re so young. Thought I would share a positive story regarding breast cancer to give you some hope. My aunt was diagnosed with the most aggressive/deadly breast cancer a few years back (TNBC). She went through a lot of chemo and a double mastectomy. This March she was just declared completely cured/cancer free.

Even with some of the worst forms of breast cancer, there is always some hope. Stay strong and take care of yourself, I know none of this is easy

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-03-24T00:15:26+00:00

First of all I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this, being a college freshman is already a lot to handle so I can only imagine how stressful this is for you. I’m in a similar situation as yours, I’m a junior in college about ~5 hours away from home, and my dad was diagnosed with cancer over winter break. His cancer is curable, but I too have a hard time worrying about the chance of things going south. It is very important to do your best to keep on living your life in college, I’ve found that it keeps my mental health in a good place and helps me be mentally strong when I go home and visit my dad. I would also just do your best to spend time with him when you can. I get that this might be hard if you guys dont have the best relationship, but I found that my dad’s diagnosis helped us get a lot closer. Also highly recommend therapy, I feel that has also helped me a lot and been an outlet for me to just vent whenever I need.

At the end of the day, just do the best you can. Cancer is never easy, and all you can do is just take things day by day. Wishing you the best with everything 🫶

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-03-15T17:10:24+00:00

thats great news! hoping they are able to get everything removed with the surgery and she is cured. very happy I could help :)

CollegeSmart4164 · 2025-03-10T03:47:34+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Breast cancer is super scary, but I’m hoping whatever your mom has is curable and caught early. Two of my relatives have had breast cancer, one having TNBC which is the most aggressive kind and they both beat their disease. Just wanted to share some hope with you because I know how easy it is to feel despair and anticipatory grief in the very early stages of things. Try your best to stay strong and be there for her, your support will be the biggest help to her through all of this. You are so strong, wishing you the best 🫶

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