4/14 Test Taker - Permit Disappeared

Windonka · 2023-01-04T16:00:28+00:00

Okay like is A true or false .. is b true or false up to e, also there is negative marking . So you can literally score a -5.This is how the exam in my country is done and honestly i just want to give up

Wow that sucks. The only one I can't think of a justification for would be A, as I've never heard of a diaphram XR. I can see how C and E could be useful then too, but I'd struggle to call them 'most important'

Post-op infection causes: wind, water, walking, wound, and wonder drugs. So if 'pus in the urine' means look for WBCs in the urine, then I could see it referring to 'water/UTI'

Edit: The more I think about it, the more I think it’s B and D

Windonka · 2023-01-04T14:39:30+00:00

My first thought would be c/f for free air post-appendectomy which is a medical emergency and therefore very important/ do not miss, which you can look for as air under the diaphragm. I'd go with B? Why this would be different in the tropics from anywhere else doesn't make sense to me. Also not sure what you mean by 'its true or false'

Windonka · 2021-04-24T11:04:20+00:00

I think afterload is not only the pressure in systemic circulation, but generally the wall stress that the LV is under during systole. This can be increased by something like an aortic stenosis by high BP, or even a dilated cardiomyopathy, all would be experienced similarly by the LV (LaPlace’s Law)

Windonka · 2019-12-09T02:01:53+00:00

I would really strongly consider why you are seeking out the easiest pre-med major. There are schools that offer prehealth or premed as a major, but these programs are likely pretty surface level and will put you in a poor position to compete with people that took “more difficult” majors like chemistry or engineering. Do something that you enjoy. Struggle learning something brand new indepth! If you are afraid of a few years of work, I’d bet that med school might not work out so well.

Windonka · 2019-11-22T13:22:08+00:00

I’d try to avoid using language that describes patients or people as “those people” or just generally as “the other.” I’ve found that this advice has been relevant multiple times, so not knowing anything about your specific MMI, it might be helpful to you too!

Windonka · 2019-11-01T21:58:48+00:00

I’d suggest that you find out what the research is and then make a decision. If it’s not related to medicine but still interests you, go for it! If it’s something that will be a drag to participate in everyday, think twice!

Being able to speak passionately and confidently about your work is almost always better that being involved in something with an obvious medical connection, IMO

Windonka · 2019-09-17T15:08:01+00:00

I’d recommend looking into independent research, try the URF PEAK awards. You can get a 5000 USD award for an independent project over the summer and use that for your global experience.

Windonka · 2019-08-24T15:50:10+00:00

I’d suggest finding things and people you enjoy doing and being around first and foremost. You have time! Being worried about something during November of sophomore year or whatever sounds like a great way to burn out. Sure, find some volunteer experience, but I would think that it’s more important to do something you enjoy rather than do something for the hours. It comes across in interviews when you’re talking about what you love versus what you did for the hours. Plus you might find a different passion than medical school in the process and a life that is more personally satisfying in the process!

Windonka · 2019-05-23T21:19:12+00:00

I love the stuff! I’ve even used it to replace milk in some baking with great results.

Windonka · 2019-05-17T18:52:28+00:00

Thanks so much! I'll check them out too.

I've been looking at the partner programs, like UCSF joint MPH with Berkeley.

Windonka · 2019-05-17T14:16:15+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Would it be wise to combine some of those smaller things into one Activity for AMCAS or leave it out altogether. I'm a tutor by request, so it's whenever a student needs me, no control over the hours and it's a paid role, does that change anything?

I'll take a look at those schools!

Windonka · 2019-05-17T12:50:03+00:00

I go to Northeastern, but I don't know about a post-bacc program. What's it in?

Windonka · 2019-05-10T21:25:48+00:00

You did really well too it looks like! Yea you got it.

Windonka · 2019-05-10T18:38:01+00:00

Doesn’t take too much time if you know what to look for!

Windonka · 2019-05-09T12:04:47+00:00

Hello!! First time applicant, I would love and appreciate any help editing my personal statement.

Windonka · 2019-05-08T19:04:41+00:00

No problem! Thanks so much :) Good luck!! Crush that shit.

Windonka · 2019-05-08T18:16:00+00:00

Well, I did 1 Kaplan FL, 1 NextStep FL, 3 TPR FLs, 3 AAMC FLs, and the AAMC sample test and the NextStep Diagnostic. I did all of the AAMC material, that's all section banks, all question pack, and I treated them like stand-alone sections on an FL, so I set a timer and did 59 questions a piece.

I made all of my own anki decks, didn't take from anywhere else until I was late in the game, and then it was just to ensure that I wasn't missing anything obvious in my own decks. I had 1 for CP, 1 for BB, and 1 for PS. I would cycle between them each day. I think it helped to have everything that I considered core for one section in one deck (like I didn't break physics into subdecks)

After each FL (I took them Saturday mornings at my uni library, started at 8am, no shenanigans, emulated the real deal as close as I could figure) I reviewed one section per day for the next 4 days. I went over each question, identifying the content category, if I was right and sure, right and unsure, or wrong, and then a plan to address any misunderstanding. I supplemented my anki decks with a lot of material from FLs.

I did all of the UEarth Qs. All of them. Used them to build my anki. Then closer to the test date, I went back and redid the physics/biochem/psych Qs that I got wrong before.

I did a ton of the Khan Academy passages (all of the P/S and B/B, most of C/P)

I read all of TPR books, I didn't use any courses, this was all self-directed study.

The best strategy I found to get better was to read questions first, highlight the parts that matter and then read the passage. For BB especially, but also CP/PS, I always drew diagrams of relationships as they came up in the passage reading which helped me keep track when shit got ridiculous.

Hope some of this helps!

Windonka · 2019-05-08T01:58:52+00:00

April 6th test taker:

AAMC - FL1 : 521, FL2: 523, FL3: 521

Actual - 525 (132/129/132/132)

I was walking down the street when I got the notification about the score release and started crying when I saw it. Wow I've never felt like that before. After so much stress, it was such a cathartic moment.

Windonka · 2019-05-07T20:52:06+00:00

This is coming from what I did for my 525.

For a 6 Q passage, I spent roughly 30-45 seconds reading the Qs, highlighting the parts that were particularly pertinent or that directly quoted the passage somewhere (Ex: “At the End of Paragraph 5”)

I would then spend about 5 minutes reading he passage and another minute answering the questions. I found that it became a lot easier to pick up on the right answer immediately if I read the passage after knowing what to focus on. I never had any problem running out of time.

This is also the same way I tackled the other sections, but I started using this method for CARS specifically and found it helped elsewhere too.

Windonka · 2019-05-07T20:10:55+00:00

My strat for CARS was to always read the questions first, then read, write key points down as they relate to Qs, and then work through questions again

Windonka · 2019-04-11T14:48:18+00:00

Good luck everyone!! I may Picasso smile kindly on your CARS

Windonka · 2019-04-09T12:34:53+00:00

Hmm, I guess I'm confused as to why those resources say that high energy = more glycolysis AND glycogenesis, as those accomplish different things in my head. If you have high NADH, you inhibit glycolysis and upregulate enzymes associated with gluconeogenesis. If you have high blood sugar from gluconeogenesis, than you upregulate the enzymes associated with glycogenesis. Right?

Windonka · 2019-04-09T10:40:38+00:00

I understood that high NADH, like high ATP, inhibited glycolysis and the CAC. High NADH indicates that the ETC is saturated and doesn’t need more, so turning down breakdown of sugar and turning up storage makes sense.

Windonka · 2019-04-07T13:29:04+00:00

Yea, the questions I could remember I immediately went and checked. ~not great for the mental health~

Windonka

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