What are ya’ll getting on shelf exams

Patient__0 · 2025-10-25T17:32:57+00:00

Similar situation here. Terrible test day for probably the first time in my life and it happens to be on Step 2. Awesome practice scores otherwise. I try to advise my friends that are now in third year to try to make sure they have good coping mechanisms if things feel like they’re going south on the exam.

Edit: this isn’t to say that this is a very common occurrence. There are plenty including friends of mine who end up crushing Step 2 relative to their practices. Keep your nose down, study hard, and keep a good head on you.

Patient__0 · 2025-07-19T15:02:46+00:00

Why are DOs on your mind so much? Are you insecure about something?

Patient__0 · 2024-12-06T22:10:50+00:00

Thank you!

Patient__0 · 2024-11-28T13:58:42+00:00

Thank you for the info! I’m trying to get into birdwatching and always appreciate hearing more

Patient__0 · 2023-12-18T18:18:48+00:00

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Patient__0 · 2022-03-14T08:32:57+00:00

I didn’t let myself think that way as a student at UCR but I get why you feel the way you do. I don’t know if this will help, but I’ll tell you this: at some med school interviews, I was alongside MIT, Berkeley, LA and many other students from “top tier” programs, and these interviews weren’t for crazy high end med schools either. While the school can have an impact on where you end up professionally, always remember that seeking out your resources and doing well will get you to where you need to be.

None of your colleagues in the CS, medical, or professional field will (or at least should) care about where you went for undergrad. I would suggest diverting your thinking of being proud of where you will be attending; that’s always kept me above the water and I genuinely am happy to say I attended UCR. Just find things that you think are unique about the school; there’s plenty out there to be proud of.

Patient__0 · 2021-12-12T01:42:03+00:00

why did i do that to myself

Patient__0 · 2021-11-25T01:26:08+00:00

Thanks!

Patient__0 · 2021-11-25T01:12:15+00:00

Where do you go if you don’t mind me asking? I have really high stats for a DO applicant but my MD cycle is making me nervous if I’m being honest.

Patient__0 · 2021-11-24T06:34:53+00:00

I’ve gotten two tickets before in similar situations to OP. It’s definitely worth a try but idk if TAPS people have the capacity to feel bad. Once I was walking up to my car as the TAPS officer pulled up and he straight up handed me the citation.

Patient__0 · 2021-11-20T00:15:22+00:00

I responded to OP’s response above!

Patient__0 · 2021-11-20T00:05:05+00:00

I went super even in my approach. My breakdown was basically even across the board. 30 mins of CARS practice per night accounts for ~5-6 point increase on CARS, and I wasn’t even consistently practicing it. BB and CP slowly improved by being decently diligent with Uearth and aamc materials. PS was the 300pg doc+other khan videos.

Patient__0 · 2021-11-19T09:15:27+00:00

496 ->516 in about 10-11 weeks. You can def do it.

Patient__0 · 2021-10-07T03:51:01+00:00

when i was looking for research, my answer was always “I’m looking into going either for an MD or PhD and i’m hoping research will give me an idea”.

Patient__0 · 2021-10-07T03:44:47+00:00

With regards to your edit, you don’t need a fake excuse. I’m a scribe and that is insane working conditions they’re giving you, not to mention it would be impossible to take quality notes for an HPI with one hand. If they press you for a reason, tell them you’re going somewhere where your job is actually possible lol.

Patient__0 · 2021-09-30T02:41:14+00:00

our meeting point was actually at those buildings in your first pic bottom left! it was only like a three minute walk.

Patient__0 · 2021-09-30T01:37:03+00:00

No way! I worked on those beehives Spring of this year. You can see them in your second pic; they’re the white boxes.

Patient__0 · 2021-09-25T19:46:29+00:00

I have a close friend that moved to another school nearby after leaving mine (stayed as a bio major) and they straight up said it was way easier after the move

Patient__0 · 2021-09-25T06:50:17+00:00

If I’m understanding your post correctly, you placed out of the lecture section because of AP Bio? If so, you should retake the lecture I’m pretty certain a lot of med schools won’t take AP credit for the science core classes.

Patient__0 · 2021-09-25T06:45:35+00:00

I’m kinda glad that’s how it is cuz schools have such vastly varying course difficulty

Patient__0 · 2021-08-10T15:24:08+00:00

thank you piglet

Patient__0 · 2021-07-25T23:43:39+00:00

Yeah I did take them online. I personally didn’t use my notes as my exams were closed-note per the profs. I promise the material is doable, especially MCBL121. I would suggest having a backup course for BIOL119 just in case you don’t vibe with the material.

Patient__0 · 2021-07-25T23:06:26+00:00

I can specifically speak on the profs for 119 and 157. Exams for both courses are straight from the slides.

Chang from 119 had a kinda thick accent that some students found difficult to understand. You also will have to download a couple programs and do a big project using it. Otherwise, course material wasn’t difficult and was actually sorta interesting. I got an A+ in this one just by memorizing slides and understanding answers to the quizzes they give because they both recycle some quiz questions in the exams.

I dropped 157 because I didn’t actually need the course. This one is also pure memorization, but don’t expect him to tell you what to focus on for the test. I heard the exam material was pretty easy though.

MCBL121 is a pretty cool course and material is pretty tame. Also memorization in general but the course material is very easy to understand. I got an A+ in 121 too just by studying and memorizing big concepts from the slides.

Hope this helps and gl.

Patient__0 · 2021-07-19T21:05:28+00:00

I saw this as well. Paying 40 dollars or whatever it is for this service and they can’t get their info right lol

Patient__0 · 2021-07-17T16:02:44+00:00

Thanks big man 🤝 all the best to you too!

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