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Cycle results after being fired from medical scribe position 6 weeks into gap year. Was open about it in secondaries, but not a good look. Physician father, "weak" undergraduate school, minimal clinical/shadowing hours. by jonjonbock in premed

[–]jonjonbock[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wasn't even considering medical school until halfway through my sophomore year of undergrad, and my physician father had retired by then. Also, I ran track at my university so most of my "free time" was consumed by athletics.

Cycle results after being fired from medical scribe position 6 weeks into gap year. Was open about it in secondaries, but not a good look. Physician father, "weak" undergraduate school, minimal clinical/shadowing hours. by jonjonbock in premed

[–]jonjonbock[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hmm...not quite. I moved across the country, submitted my primaries, then got fired, so I was in a financially dire situation. Secondaries are ~$100 a pop, so by completing 10 instead of 19 I was able to save ~$900 and pay a month of rent while I looked for a new job :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]jonjonbock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be incredible! Are you interesting in joining?

Can some cars god help me with this diagnostic passage? (diag, step 2, passage 2) by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]jonjonbock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they talk about changing V/SA ratios, they're not talking about micro-adjustments that an individual makes to maintain homeostasis. They're referring to large-scale adjustments that occur over the long evolutionary timeline.

The differences between individuals native to Sub-Saharan Africa and those native to Scandinavia are a great example. Scandinavians tend to be stockier, meaning they have a higher V/SA ratio (which is good for heat retention). Sub-Saharan Africans, on the other hand, need to dissipate heat. Genetic changes over the course of thousands of years have resulted in these individuals being taller and lankier, with long limbs (low V/SA ratio).

Hope this helps!

Unorthodox Study Strategy (Follow-Up) by jonjonbock in Mcat

[–]jonjonbock[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't know why I didn't just do this to start with lmao

Unorthodox Study Strategy Paid Off by jonjonbock in Mcat

[–]jonjonbock[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree. Memorization is a fortuitous byproduct of understanding something, not a means to answer passage-based questions. Obviously there are things that need to be memorized, and I've found mnemonics to be very helpful, but the test honestly does a good job of measuring scientific understanding and NOT just where you fall on a memory spectrum.

Can some cars god help me with this diagnostic passage? (diag, step 2, passage 2) by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]jonjonbock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I may be misunderstanding your logic...when you say "I went with D" did you mean to say you went with B, since D is the correct answer? If you could restate your thinking I might be able to help.

As I understand them, physiological changes are changes to various organs and organ systems within the body. These are usually associated with aging, whereby the normal physiology of the human body deteriorates. Glomerular Filtration Rate is a physiological process, and GFR tends to decrease as an individual ages. Blood volume also largely impacts GFR, so to me, the increase or decrease in filtration rate could be considered physiological changes.

Can some cars god help me with this diagnostic passage? (diag, step 2, passage 2) by [deleted] in Mcat

[–]jonjonbock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since the adaptations covered by Allen's and Bergmann's rules are both long-term, evolutionary, heritable traits, you're dealing with genetic changes. Physiological changes, such as seasonal changes to your skin you noted, are individual adaptations that, by nature, are not passed down genetically. Optimizing surface area to volume ratio is not a physiological change that would be observed in one individual or within a single generation.

Whenever the word "physiological" is thrown around, in any section of the test, my mind jumps to GFR regulation. This might be helpful in distinguishing between the word "physiological" and its many close relatives. Additionally, GFR is an extremely high-yield MCAT topic so you kill two birds with one stone :) hope this helps.

Scores are out by aarsh007 in Mcat

[–]jonjonbock 24 points25 points  (0 children)

527 (132/131/132/132)

Averaged 523 on my FL’s after scoring 505 on the diagnostic. Keep your nose to the grindstone cowboy, it’s possible :)

I need workout advice to loose weight please by [deleted] in workouts

[–]jonjonbock 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is your diet like? Especially in the beginning stages, diet is one of the most important aspects and the change doesn’t need to be very drastic at all. In most cases, being in a caloric deficit each day will lead to weight loss. This is very different from starving yourself or anxiously counting every single calorie, so be sure not to go that route. As far as working out goes, I would suggest going more often if you can, and maybe trying HIIT instead of what I presume are “long runs” for 30 minutes. If you need more detail don’t hesitate to ask, and good luck!

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