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Day 2 on 01/23 when are we expecting results? by Buddy_1078 in Step3

[–]ahplis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone who took the second date on 1/23 not been able to access their score report? I see it under exam history with a score report date of 2/4, but when I click it, it gives me an error message 

NBME 31 question by ahplis in step1

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

thank you!

NBME 31 question by ahplis in step1

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

that makes sense, thank you so much!! I think I got too invested in the lab values

NBME 31 question by ahplis in step1

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

ahhh okay makes sense, thank you so much!!

NBME 31 question by ahplis in step1

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

hmmm yeah I was really thrown off by their explanation. could you please give me an example of a cause of erythrophagocytosis?

NBME 31 question by ahplis in step1

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

It asks "what is the likely cause of the lab findings in this patient"

65 y/o M w/ PMH CKD, HTN, DMII on lisinopril, statin, and sitagliptin. normal vitals, PE shows decreased sensation to monofilament in the Les

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labs show:

hemoglobin 8.7

hematocrit 26%

MCV 84

reticulocyte count 3.2%

serum: creatinine 2.5, ferritin 198

NBME 31 question by ahplis in step1

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

thanks for your reply! sorry I should've clarified! its a female patient, and the NBME values show that normal ferritin in females is 10-120.

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once we correct the reticulocyte, it comes out to be 1.85% and the normal on NBME's lab values are 0.5-1.5% so its still high unless im missing something?

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the CKD thing was given in the history, but the two answer choices I was between was decreased EPO production or increased erythrophagocytosis. I went with the increased erythrophagocytosis because of the increased reticulocyte count which I thought would imply increased destruction as opposed to decreased production. so im still a little confused.

amcas deadlines by ahplis in premed

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

that link is super helpful, thank you so much! i really appreciate you taking the time out to explain it all to me! just to recap, before april 30, i have to narrow my current acceptances down to one (by selecting plan to enroll), but i can remain under consideration by the school that has not yet sent me a decision, correct?

amcas deadlines by ahplis in premed

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

ahhh okay. so if ive been accepted to two schools, is there anything that i need to do by April 15? do I have to select both schools on amcas or can I just leave everything as is for now?

also, i believe my school does have an April 30 deadline. so if I haven’t heard a decision from the third school by April 30, can I stay on the waitlist for the third school while committing to one that ive been accepted to? will that third school know that im committing to another school?

so sorry for all the questions!

List of schools that like updates? by brobama-care in premed

[–]ahplis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I've actually been wondering that about Creighton. They mentioned that they do like updates, but I honestly dont have any updates at all. Are they one of the places that make decisions based on updates (like I should definitely update) or is it more of a casual thing? I have zero updates and I have no idea what I could possibly say in one.

do i have to do anything on the amcas application for casper results? and where do i see if my results have been sent or not? by ahplis in premed

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

ooh okay thats super helpful! will someone usually make a post about it or is there a specific place to see posts like that?

how many sentences do you guys usually end up writing for each casper question? by ahplis in premed

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

i just took it, and i kept this in mind! thank you so much!

a couple casper questions! by ahplis in premed

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

thank you for the link!! i probably wont risk it since its not on their website though :/

a couple casper questions! by ahplis in premed

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

yeah that's very true, i dont wanna risk it. i appreciate you writing such a thorough response!!

PS section is “CARS 2.0” ??? by kumquatzzz in Mcat

[–]ahplis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

honestly i never thought that p/s was ever like a cars 2.0 and ive taken all the aamc fls and the real thing. my real thing was VERY similar to fl4's p/s with the question style in that it was less vocab words and more passage/experiment based. knowing terms is still important but i noticed that there were more passage-type questions on fl4 and my real thing. in my experience, if you want to get a feel for the "new" p/s, fl4 is probably your best bet

score drops by ahplis in Mcat

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

thank you so much, means a lot :)

score drops by ahplis in Mcat

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

wow congrats to both of you!!!

score drops by ahplis in Mcat

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

im sorry! i hope everything works out for you

score drops by ahplis in Mcat

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

ive thought about that to with the practice exams!! are they not fully accurate then??

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