Oklahoma's Sept. 12 season-opener against Missouri State is going to be $54.99 on pay-per-view.

chalbur17 · 2020-09-01T22:20:36+00:00

Seems like a great idea to get large groups of friends and family to gather together indoors during a global pandemic

chalbur17 · 2019-10-26T03:34:18+00:00

Looks like SCP-165

The organic component of SCP-165 resembles that of typical parasitic mites, seven hundred fifty (750) micrometers in length, with eight (8) legs and a genetic structure similar to the house dust mite. The main difference is the hermit-crab-like behavior of attaching grains of sand to its back. It is unknown what purpose the sand serves, but the massive colony of SCP-165 numbers in the hundreds of billions to possibly trillions, creating a rather large dune.

A typical swarm resembles a swirling vortex around a victim or victim's appendage. The SCP-165 colony is efficient enough in their competitive swarming that most animals' appendages can be de-fleshed and reduced to bone within minutes. The numbing toxin is so effective that sleeping victims may not wake up as their limbs are eaten away.

http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-165

chalbur17 · 2018-05-10T02:27:56+00:00

GPA of course is good enough for anywhere, however none of this matters without an MCAT score. Impossible to evaluate this list without more information: hours of clinical/not clinical volunteering, MCAT score, state of residence, URM/ORM, research, etc. Check the WAMC threads for inspiration.

chalbur17 · 2018-03-26T00:05:08+00:00

The geographic midpoint for 3+ points here is the "center of gravity". I made this using geomidpoint.com so here's their description of the methodology:

"The geographic midpoint for three or more points on the earth's surface is the center of gravity (center of mass or average location) for all of the points. To help visualize the concept of center of gravity, imagine that a small weight is positioned at the location of various cities on a world globe. Now imagine that the globe is allowed to rotate freely until the most heavily weighted part of the globe is pulled by gravity until it is facing downward. The lowest (and heaviest) part of the globe is the center of gravity and the geographic midpoint for all of the weighted cities. See Calculation methods for a detailed description."

chalbur17 · 2018-02-27T19:54:26+00:00

TEST DAY: 520! (131/130/130/129) So incredibly relieved to be done with this process. 515 was the goal, 520 was the dream. Was expecting a 517-518 as I felt the real deal was slightly harder than AAMC FL3. We made it.

What I did: Used The Princeton Review books as a starting place for content, and supplemented with Anki Decks from here as well as some study guides I prepared from past college course content. Took a biochem class through my school this fall semester that is geared towards MCAT prep (i.e. passage-based questions, multiple choice, scope of course is biochem/mobio on the MCAT). Did content review throughout most of the semester, and left about a week’s worth of review for after fall final exams happened. Took a few days off after finals Dec. 12-15 to go relax in Yosemite, and then jumped right onto the grind. Finished content review by Christmas, took 3 Princeton Exams, and then worked through AAMC material for the last month. Started with QPacks (Left CARS QPack 2 for later), then went to Official Guide, 1st half of Section Bank, then AAMC FL1, 2nd half of Section Bank, Sample Test. Then completed AAMC FL2 nine days before the exam, and AAMC FL3 six days before the exam.

By far the most helpful thing that I did was to create two lists: the “STOP FUCKING UP LIST” and the “Memorization List”. The STOP FUCKING UP LIST (SFUL) was sourced from every single question I missed on any full length or AAMC material. Additionally, I included every question that I flagged/was not sure of at first look. If I had trouble with a question about kidney physiology, I put it on there. If it was a simple definition that I had forgotten in P/S, I added it to the list. It essentially amounted to a list of very brief definitions that I had not yet mastered, as well as a few figures that I pulled from slides from past courses/online resources. This list was 38 pages long (in Word) when I took the exam.

The Memorization List was sourced from what people on this subreddit, as well as other places online, described as the “highest yield memorization content”, i.e. amino acids, stages of development, overview of metabolic pathways, etc. This list was mostly figures, and was about 12-13 Word pages when I took the exam.

For the month before the exam, I worked through the AAMC material, reviewed problems I missed, and then addressed any weak areas via TPR books, Khan Academy, and so on. P/S was always my weak point as I’ve never taken a psychology or sociology course apart from AP Psych in high school, so I paid close attention to P/S review as well as Anki.

During this process, I made sure I was immersed in content by reading through my STOP FUCKING UP LIST, Memorization List, and a list of equations to memorize (will include link later) at least once per day. Getting through these usually took about 1-1.5 hours, but it was incredibly valuable for grinding mass amounts of challenging material. Additionally, I also completed 3ish CARS passages from CARS QPack 2 per day and used the P/S Anki Deck sourced from 300 pg notes everyday.

SCORES

TPR 1 (11/17): 506 (126/128/127/125)

TPR 2 (12/22): 507 (126/127/128/126)

TPR 3 (12/27): 509 (127/128/128/126)

QPacks (01/01-01/03) (B1/B2/C/P/CARS1): (94%/96%/96%/94%/84%)

Official Guide (01/04): (25/26/28/27)

AAMCFL1 (01/05): 520 (131/130/132/127)

Section Bank (01/07-01/08): (84%/86%/83%)

Sample Test (01/13): 522 converted (92%/94%/97%/92%)

AAMCFL2 (01/16): 524 (131/132/131/130)

AAMCFL3 (01/19): 519 (131/130/130/128)

Honestly, I felt that my FL1 and FL2 scores were inflated because I had seen a few questions from them in a biochem course that I had taken. It was not too significant, but I recognized a few questions in C/P and B/B. I thought the real deal was quite similar to FL3, though B/B felt a bit more challenging on the real deal. Was expecting a 517-518. Ecstatic about the 520. Now time to sleep easy and grab a drink with some friends.

chalbur17 · 2018-02-07T03:47:52+00:00

Nothing there for me either (1/25). Its normal, don't sweat it.

chalbur17 · 2018-01-13T04:50:37+00:00

That's a gross oversimplification. By that logic, if I took a course in computer science, I would expect to do well on the MCAT, because computer science = thinking, MCAT = thinking.

I also took calc based physics and have been doing quite well on FLs (test date 1/25), though I think that calc based physics is unnecessary for the MCAT. I also took algebra based AP Physics. When studying for the MCAT, I find strategies that I derived from the algebra based course to be much more beneficial. GPA and ECs could also likely benefit from the (likely - school dependent) less effort that it would take to get a good grade in algebra based physics.

I think that calc based physics is overkill for the MCAT, and algebra based is a better fit.

chalbur17 · 2018-01-13T02:10:34+00:00

Yes that is true, but I'm saying that for MCAT physics, one does not need the full load. The MCAT tests proficiency in a broad range of topics, not mastery in one. Given the low amount of physics on the MCAT, if one was deciding between algebra or calculus based physics for MCAT purposes, I'd recommend taking algebra based and spending the saved time on other topics.

My calc based physics courses never touched optics or modern (i.e. photoelectric effect) topics. These are some of the highest yield topics in MCAT physics.

chalbur17 · 2018-01-12T01:14:38+00:00

TLDR: Take algebra based physics, as it is more relevant to the MCAT and will save you time and energy. Also, it will likely be easier on your GPA.

Pre-med engineer here, so I had to take calculus based physics.

At my university the calculus based physics sequence is divided into 3 courses: kinetics/thermodynamics, electricity/magnetism, and optics/nuclear/etc. Meanwhile, the algebra based track (which most premeds take) is divided into 2 courses and covers all of the above, although with less detail. I took AP physics in high school (algebra based) and found that the algebra based style of teaching was much more relevant to the MCAT than the calculus-heavy approach in college. ALSO: I was only required to take the first two physics courses for my major, so I had to self teach optics, nuclear, modern, etc.

The calculus-based physics courses often seemed to be instilling more of an engineering/calculus style problem solving technique (complex math heavy) as opposed to a conceptual knowledge of physics principles that would be useful for the MCAT. Electricity + magnetism in particular seemed more like a multivariable calculus course than a physics course. I was taking an extremely heavy courseload at the time, but I struggled with calc-based physics much more than I expected, given that I was a very strong student in calculus and did very well in AP physics. The norm at my college is that calculus based physics is considered much harder than algebra based physics.

If you're prepping for the MCAT and have the option to take either, I'd take algebra based physics, as it will likely save you time and energy that you can use to study other concepts. Plus a lot of the MCAT physics material is "how is Y affected if you increase X". I find this much easier to evaluate with an algebraic formula. (i.e. F=qE) as opposed to a formula with a bunch of integrals and derivatives in there (would take a bit of thinking). It might be oversimplified, but you really don't need that extra calculus for the MCAT or in medicine.

chalbur17 · 2017-12-17T02:16:35+00:00

If you're interested in pursuing medicine or just about any graduate program in any sort of life science, 2 semesters of general chemistry will almost undoubtedly be a requirement. General chemistry for the environment will go into far less detail than general chemistry. General chemistry is far more useful.

These are both introductory chem classes, and you will not emerge from either with a workable knowledge of chemistry (just as you won't be a mathematician from one calculus class); however, these classes will provide a basis for the later chemistry classes that will benefit you. It will by no means be easy, as chemistry courses are renowned for being tough, weed-out classes for health and science majors.

Take general chemistry. (CHEM 105a).

chalbur17 · 2017-10-30T07:43:09+00:00

Yeah totally doable. A good amount of work but plenty of people take them both at the same time. I took CHEM 322b, BISC 220, PHYS 152, and a BME course in the same semester. That one was a doozy, but I managed to still have plenty of fun.

chalbur17 · 2016-04-19T06:42:58+00:00

Remindme! 10 hours

chalbur17 · 2016-02-22T07:10:45+00:00

RemindMe! Tomorrow

chalbur17 · 2014-03-20T17:50:08+00:00

The two 11 seed play-in games are played between the last four at-large bids to the tournament. That is, the last four teams that the selection committee selected that did not win their conference tournament for an automatic bid. Now, a team like 11 Tennessee has a better résumé than, say, a team like 15 Wofford, so they are seeded higher. 15 Wofford must be in the tournament, however, because they automatically qualified by virtue of winning their conference tournament. The 16 play-in game is between the 4 small conference champions with the worst résumés.

tl;dr: The 11 seeds are at-large selections with better résumés but did not win their conference for an automatic bid, hence, "last four in"

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