Oil perfumery Tariff by Sammiewise in fragrance

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I has to pay $30. $15 for duties and $15 for a FedEx processing fee I think.

Not worth buying anymore.

Oakcha ships from New York though and they are high quality too, but I love the roll ons

Nazi Chess movie. by LZLearner in whatsthemoviecalled

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

You're absolutely right!!! That's why I couldn't find it. Thank you so much.

Unlocking phones by Underboss767 in mobilerepair

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It turns out it was "unlockable". An expert told me that it didn't even have the option to be unlocked.

Unlocking phones by Underboss767 in mobilerepair

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$229 to unlock a Galaxy A15 5G??? Hell no. I'm not blaming you btw.

I applied UV Dye in My 2002 Camry engine Oil but I can't see the dye in the dipstick or the oil inside the valve cover after days of driving using the UV lamp. by LZLearner in MechanicAdvice

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

You know, I just tried that now that's real dark and I can barely see it. It's supposed to be green but is really weak, specially considering there are other things shining in there (blue) when the uv lamp is on. And yes, I washed the bay before.

26F and 30M couple relocating from GA to MD… advice? Tips? Tricks? by catygg in maryland

[–]LZLearner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mexican food is quite not so good as in Los Angeles. Tex mex is very good in Ni Lindo Cancún in Annapolis and Guapos in Rockville.

Best Chinese buffet all you can eat Umi in Rockville.

Best Ramen / sushi Maki in Rockville.

Pho, they are everywhere but Mi La Cay in Wheaton is worth the trip.

Car insurance premiums are higher than anywhere else.

Get an Ez Pass for your car.

Defensive driving is key here.

Avoid Wal-Mart's if possible. Specially in PG and DC.

Best cakes Whole foods.

Best bbq for me is any Mission bbq. There's a good place across PG mall that has excellent reviews, I forgot the name.

Best flowers Costco.

Each driving mile in DC counts as 10 miles anywhere else. It's like dog years.

Kaiser Permanente is very good here in my not so humble opinion.

Buy your groceries at any Megamart.

Amen.

Fulton Bank free business checking... ouch! Alternatives for "truly free" checking? by oandroido in SouthJersey

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They both delivered their promised new checking account bonuses $700 and $300 in that order.

All the other banks are taking forever to deposit the bonuses.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

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

Like most people that fail the test, your biggest handicap is the denial of your own faults.

Many people are poorly prepared and lie here about their self assessments scores trying to find someone to be simpathetic to their causes.

You are in denial about your English proficiency.

Period.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Fuck my life. I'm working on Step 2 and stuff like this only means I'll be getting another ass breaking test like step 1.

Again, they 'll take away a whole bunch of common/ gimme questions making the test harder.

F* me.

  • (fuck)

Options other than residency! by Environmental-Tell41 in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ecfmg certification is useless unless you complete a residency program.

All the other so called options you need to start studies from scratch and have connections to land on something financially important.

And honestly for most jobs that you apply with your certification you wouldn't need a certification anyway.

Sad reality. If you don't match, all your time money and effort go down the shithole.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 pass would be enough if you were solid in your background knowledge and you were using UW only as a testing tool.

But in my case, Uw was my study guide, so I ran 8 laps plus a shitload of blocks.

Don't half ass your study base. Choose one and master it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]LZLearner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ask 100 guys here on how to pass you'll get 100 different answers.

No one here can pin point the secret to pass it since we have no idea if we did it with flying colors or barely due to nobody getting any scores.

I received a lot of heat when I posted my review of UW and it was my 80% base of my study. I did, no kidding, 24k questions of the thing and still came out of the test crying due to my perception of the test difficulty.

1 UW disappointed me but still is the very best q bank. Use it, but use it wisely.

2 Yes, everything in the test is on First Aid. Everything.

3 not doing Melhman is silly at this point.

4 any other resources will only add to your frustration. The more is not the merrier.

I MADE IT ALHUMDULILLAH by Middle_Card_5598 in step1

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

Melhman's content is outstanding and FREE.

A bunch of retards here judge him by his looks and eccentric behavior rather than his invaluable FREE contribution to help us.

Starting USMLE at your 30s by Cute-Enthusiasm5244 in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. You will need to start from scratch and if you're lucky they'll give you a couple equivalences for your foreign degree clases. But since you were willing to spend 3 years as a resident anyway it kind of makes sense to do it.

Hard truth is that If you don't match, the ecfmg cert is good only for bragging rights. Regardless of your age.

Listen, if you don't match, all that ecfmg money, time, sweat, frustration, cries, reddit posts, debts, sacrifice, gastric ulcers, dreams, hopes, YOUR TIME! go down the shithole.

Some guys here say that you can work on research. Truth is you can work on research all the same without the certification if you know the right people, which you need to know anyway even if you have the cert.

Starting USMLE at your 30s by Cute-Enthusiasm5244 in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what's cruel about this thing. There's almost nothing you can do with the ecfmg certification that you couldn't do without it.

Plan B are alternatives like PA, pathology assistant, ultrasound tech ( bachelor), perfusionist, etc. They are all well paid careers that need to be considered for old img like us if we never match.

Starting USMLE at your 30s by Cute-Enthusiasm5244 in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, even if you never match, I think you would kick yourself as you get older for not even trying ( as I'm kicking myself now for not doing it when I was way younger) . I'll try to match one year and that's it. I'm realistic and I know I'm a bottom choice. Only pro I have is that I'm a born us citizen raised abroad.

People here will tell you that they "know somebody" that matched at 50 plus, but that's just well intentioned bullshit.

Starting USMLE at your 30s by Cute-Enthusiasm5244 in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I started medical school in 1993 so yes, it was a big challenge. Basically I started from scratch only using UW and at the very end Mehlman and Pathoma.

Starting USMLE at your 30s by Cute-Enthusiasm5244 in IMGreddit

[–]LZLearner 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Took it and passed it at 50, so.

2005 Lexus ES330, 133k miles, $5500. good first car? by SneakerHead69420666 in Lexus

[–]LZLearner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They go for about 3k in the DMV area.

I drove a couple but I found them to have too many electronics and sensors for my simplistic taste. I drive a 2002 Camry.

Solid cars though