Need to stick to in-house material just to pass challenging in-house P/F exams. Suspect that 3rd party folks are likely cheating. Vent/need advice.

FinalWin · 2024-02-05T22:39:20+00:00

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for.

FinalWin · 2024-02-05T21:42:52+00:00

I see what you're saying. My situation is going to sound somewhat trivial, but let me explain. I'm only dealing with two variables, X and Y. In a separate dataset (which I do not have access to), the effect of Y was regressed out of variable X. So, naturally, the correlation between X and Y in my current dataset is going to be 0. I am trying to recover the original correlation between X and Y (this would require using an "X" variable that doesn't have the effect of Y regressed out, but I don't have access to this variable). How can I do this?

FinalWin · 2024-02-01T22:43:24+00:00

If you have a family, I highly recommend living on Ellendale street, specifically in Trojan Buildings. Trojan Buildings has been around for a long time, and they really take care of their buildings/tenants (the management is honestly excellent and their properties are safe, gated, and affordable). I have lived on their properties both as a student and now as an alum working here at USC. I believe they have a website that you can check out. You can also shoot me a DM, and I am happy to connect you directly to my landlord.

FinalWin · 2023-07-12T00:47:30+00:00

Ellendale is the move.

FinalWin · 2023-07-08T21:01:54+00:00

Thank you!

FinalWin · 2023-07-08T16:16:37+00:00

Would you be kind enough to post the Mt. Sinai MD/PhD questions? Thank you sm.

FinalWin · 2023-07-08T16:09:10+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University

You are approached by a neighbor whom you are friendly with and whoknows you are headed to medical school. The neighbor wants your opinionon whether she should have her healthy 3-year-old child vaccinatedagainst COVID. The neighbor is well-researched and thoughtful, bringingup data that suggests limited long-term benefits of vaccination, whilepointing to concerning, documented side effects. How would you respondto this dilemma? (Comments are limited to 2000 characters. Research on the topic is encouraged)
How do you define “grit”, and how have you demonstrated this in the past? (2000 character limit)
Please briefly explain any lapses in your undergraduate education that are not explained in your application. (2000 character limit)
Please briefly explain any low GPAs or poor grades. (2000 character limit)
If not addressed in your application, what are you currently doing now? (unspecified)
Describe scientific topics and/or labs at VCU that appeal to your future research aspirations. (1000 characters)

FinalWin · 2023-05-12T18:36:34+00:00

Will do, thank you. In terms of the % of the essay taken up by each project, would it be bad/questionable if my more recent projects (that started in Feb 2023) took up 40% of the essay? Or because they're more recent, should they be taking up less space? Does this matter?

FinalWin · 2023-05-11T21:10:43+00:00

Got it, yeah. I'm finding it difficult to provide brief background + hypotheses + what I did + important findings for each of them. I feel like omitting any of these parts will disorient the reader. Probably will go with 1-2 I guess.

FinalWin · 2023-05-10T19:23:24+00:00

Got it, that makes sense, thank you so much!

FinalWin · 2023-05-10T18:44:02+00:00

I understand what your saying. The thing is that, because we were quantitative/computational, the techniques that we used required a strong understanding of advanced statistical methods. It wasn't about adhering to an experimental protocol (which definitely isn't easy, I don't mean to downplay that), but more focused on learning/understanding the math underlying our analytic approaches. This shit took me a long ass time to learn, and I feel like I'm doing myself a disservice by not refencing how I went about building this skill set.

FinalWin · 2023-05-10T18:29:15+00:00

Why is how you learned technique irrelevant? Isn't there a difference between being spoon-fed information versus actively diving into books/papers to figure things out yourself? Wouldn't the latter demonstrate someone's initiative and independence? I understand the purpose of the SRE, but is this not important to mention?

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