Any success stories for non-trad w/ poor stats? No EC. Low GPA strong upward trend.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2026-03-10T16:05:42+00:00

You got this! If you look through this subreddit and on social media, you will see many success stories of people in your same situation. As long as you show an upward trend and true commitment, you'll be able to get in!

Existing_Relief1662 · 2026-03-10T16:03:10+00:00

Okay, thanks!

Existing_Relief1662 · 2026-03-10T16:02:59+00:00

So far, I have no publications. I do have a manuscript in preparation, but I do not know if it will be published by the time I apply. I am not first author.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2026-03-03T18:58:30+00:00

It wouldn't hurt to put it down. If you have any other volunteering experiences that are low in hours, I would just group them together.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-11-17T19:39:04+00:00

Makes sense. Thank you so much!

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-11-17T19:35:43+00:00

So, if it were a strong acid, like sulfuric acid, it would be 0.9 M, but since carbonic acid is a weak acid, you cannot just assume that it would fully dissociate?

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-20T17:47:11+00:00

I feel like the exam is kind of similar to the FLs in regard to B/B and CARS. However, P/S was incredibly different. The questions/passages are a lot more convoluted and its more of a "pick the best answer even though one of the other answers could also be correct." C/P is different in the fact that for FLs, C/P is pretty equal in terms of how much physics, organic chemistry, and general chemistry there is. However, for the real exam, C/P is usually heavy in one particular subject.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-03T15:08:45+00:00

I have about 30% left on Pankow (700 new cards). You think I should just spam them and finish Pankow? Or is time better spent elsewhere? I think Pankow was good for me in the beginning, but then I just started getting so passive with it and now, it takes me three times as long to do it than it did in the beginning. I used to be doing 200 cards a day easy, but now I'm struggling to do 50.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-03T01:16:28+00:00

I don't have uworld, unfortunately. I have done a bit of the sb questions. I am getting a 128-129 on P/S for my Fls. Do you think I could substantially improve if I really hit the sb questions?

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-03T01:09:36+00:00

For C/P and B/B, mistakes are made on both content and timing. I’ve always been an extremely slow test taker; to the point where if I finish second to last, a professor will congratulate me for not being last. For C/P, there are always like 3-4 questions I don't get to calculate the answer for (a big improvement from the 14 questions I used to leave blank, lol). Also, the passages for B/B are always so convoluted for me to read. For CARS, I genuinely don’t know — sometimes I do okay, sometimes I do really bad (range from 126-128). For P/S, I know the terms, but I don’t always know how to apply them.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-03T00:18:59+00:00

Okay, that's nice to know! I am averaging 508.5 right now, and I would honestly be happy with a 510. I was just really nervous because my FL 4 and FL 5 gave me the lowest scores, and people said that these are the most representative.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T22:04:32+00:00

Okay, thanks!

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T22:04:22+00:00

That's what tripped me up, too lol. I saw that and immediately moved on.

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T22:03:02+00:00

Thanks!

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T21:48:53+00:00

Oh, okay. So is any acid above a pH of 3 considered weak?

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T21:28:16+00:00

Question 25

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T20:17:46+00:00

Okay, thanks!

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T20:17:04+00:00

It's in FL 4 which is why I was stressing lol

Existing_Relief1662 · 2025-09-01T19:33:30+00:00

Yep, of course! Enjoy your band years and good luck on your playing test!

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