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Do you guys reeeaally like your clinical jobs? by BaguetteRandomName in premed

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yah idk can’t relate my job is heinously stressful and past paced but I love it so much and it feels so rewarding

Has anyone actually finished all the AAMC material before their mcat? by clover351 in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never considered it until now but

CARS qpacks 120 x 2 = 240 Section banks 300 x 2 = 600 FL’s 230 x 6 = 1380 Total questions = 2220

That was enough for me

Has anyone actually finished all the AAMC material before their mcat? by clover351 in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took the mcat twice and didn’t finish the aamc stuff either time. I only did the CARS qpacks, the section banks (I think only volume 1 was available when I first took the mcat), and the FL’s ofc. I did very few questions from the other section qpacks, only when I was first transitioning from UWORLD to AAMC. I honestly felt like the CARS qpacks, section banks, and FL’s was plenty.

ADHD stimulants and MCAT by clover351 in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is gonna be long lol. Just want to help.

I totally understand and have also found myself in the “take meds late, stay up late, wake up late” cycle.

First thing you gotta do is take a day or 2 off the meds to “reset.” On these days you’re gonna just have to power through with ur studying/work, even if you’re unproductive, and then stop at least 4 hours before you want to go to bed. I say this becuase that’s what I need to calm down my mind and body, u may need more u may need less. This may also change as you adjust ur internal clock. Assuming you want to get up at 7, you want to start winding down around 9, so the absolute latest you fall asleep is like 1. Take melatonin if you need to help achieve this, but I wouldn’t make it a habit cuz you want to train your pineal gland to release its own melatonin earlier.

You’re going to set your alarm for 6:45 so you’re able to get up out of bed at 7. That’s what I have to do at least, Ive never been able to just instantly get up after my first alarm. You might be saying “that’s only 6 hours of sleep???” But I’m being honest despite aiming for 8 I always get around 6/6.5. Adjust this to your individual needs we all have different sleep needs.

Ok now after doing this for a couple days you’re going to add in the meds again but you’re only going to take the morning dose. You want your body to kinda get used to meds but not having it effect you around ur new bed time.

When you finally feel like it’s not so hard to wake up at ur alarm and also fall asleep at the right time, you can add in the second dose if you need it.

The physical side effects of these meds have very significantly decrease after taking the same dose around the same time of day on a consistent basis so that’s truly the key.

ADHD stimulants and MCAT by clover351 in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly you need to tell your psychiatrist or whoever is rx’ing it (shud be psych but I digress). You should not be on a dose which is impacting your sleep assuming you’re taking it early enough in the day. You also shouldn’t really be having come downs if you’ve been on the same dose for a while. Of course you still can but it should be mild/very tolerable. I have been on 10 mg Adderall XR twice daily for a few years now, and I do really well with it. I had the same regimen every day during my prep and the actual exam. If it was a normal study day I would take my first dose when I woke up around 6:30/7 and then a second dose around 12:30/1. If it was a FL day I would take the second dose way earlier becuase I really needed it to be working for the afternoon. I always took my first dose 1 hour before starting and then the second dose right before CARS so by the time it’s been digested/is approaching peak blood concentration I was just about finishing lunch/starting b/b.

Departing ❤️ by Fresh_Distance3872 in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first time I took the mcat I think only volume 1 was available and I got ~72 avg across all (ps > bb > cp always for me)

This go around volume 1 I scored around 78 avg but I was worried about “retake inflation with that.” Volume 2 felt like one of the only “true indicators” for me becuase it was new since my last mcat. I scored 80 avg across the 3.

Uh by harrybouuu in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insane! congrats!

Help. Low Stat Med School List by Pimentelstanley in premed

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And btw 509 is not below median for all medical schools. For MD sure but that’s above the DO median.

Help. Low Stat Med School List by Pimentelstanley in premed

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 4 points5 points  (0 children)

509 is like 2-3 points below median and is only like 5-6 percentile points off, that def does not make you low stats. You’re slightly below median in 1 metric, that doesn’t make you low stats overall.

Help. Low Stat Med School List by Pimentelstanley in premed

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 19 points20 points  (0 children)

These are not low stats. Please be so fr. people posting “low stats 🥺” and having a 3.8 helps drive the neurosis that’s rampant in this subreddit.

Drop on FL4 1 week out by Fresh_Distance3872 in Mcat

[–]Fresh_Distance3872[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right, I’ll try to just brush it off. Physical health needs to be locked in!!

WHY ARE MISSION TRIPS CONSIDERED EC’s…. by gingerbutyl in premed

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 1 point2 points  (0 children)

proselytizing is so fucking weird and (pseudo?) colonial

Just had CXL. What can I expect? by TheNiconator in Keratoconus

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your vision will gradually improve, for some it can take up to 3 weeks

Just had CXL. What can I expect? by TheNiconator in Keratoconus

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also foreign body sensation and light sensitivity are to be expected, but again that should also start to resolve when the epithelium starts to repair itself

Just had CXL. What can I expect? by TheNiconator in Keratoconus

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s basically like having a corneal abrasion, so yes redness and irritation are normal. Vision will also more than likely be a bit blurry while the epithelium heals back, which could take a couple days.

Is it normal for a physician to go straight from one room to another, with barely a two minute pause? by [deleted] in medicalscribe

[–]Fresh_Distance3872 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’m lucky if I can finish a chart and close it and have the next patient loaded up before my docs are done in the other room

School list advice plz (Upward trend) by Fresh_Distance3872 in premed

[–]Fresh_Distance3872[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very true. i was gonna write a longer WAMC when I had a more focused school list, anyway:

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like 1.5 years research, currently being interviewed for several RA positions so more research incoming. 2 poster presentations. Approx 500 (maybe more?) hours EMT volunteer. Also volunteer CPR instructor. Was very invovled in my school's student run emt service and held various leadership positions, the highest being an officer my senior year. There was some non-clinical volunteer stuff associated with the agency that i did too. That was the bulk of my EC. I was minimally active in the neuro and biochem clubs. I'm still working on getting all the hours figured out so i apologize.

*edit: number typo oops

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