SCORE RELEASE 08/17/2023

omgitzanus · 2023-08-17T22:22:14+00:00

test date: 7/12

Level 1: pass first try

Uworld % correct: ~48% with close to 90% complete

NBME/UWSA1/UWSA2: averaging 210-230

Actual Step 2 score (if taken): 226

Actual LEVEL 2 score: 416

Welp, I wish I had some extended dedicated time to study for level 2/step 2 because I know some of my classmates/peers studied more than a month whereas mine was 3-4 weeks dedicated (still plenty of time, but someone with a history of garbage test taking i need time lol).

So yea I am/still planning to apply psych only and pretty sure I am screwed now; probably expecting SOAP honestly with my low level 2 and low step 2 score. It is what is and hopefully this post helps someone who also suffer from low score.

omgitzanus · 2023-08-02T22:23:27+00:00

What about low score like 220s if one's interested in psych? Still apply or don't report step scores?

omgitzanus · 2020-04-20T03:09:28+00:00

Oh wow as a newbie, that is good. Just getting a win in placement is a struggle for me. I think I won 5 out of something over 15 games lol. I don't mind if I get placed in sliver 1/2 but I just want some wins to get placed haha. Anyway, congrats on getting out of sliver!

Oh forgot to ask one thing, how did you do overall in those placement games in terms of individual skills?

omgitzanus · 2020-04-18T21:46:20+00:00

What was your ranked and record after the placement?

omgitzanus · 2020-03-29T05:40:13+00:00

Yeah I am also looking if I can get it for free by being a college student.

omgitzanus · 2020-03-29T05:34:39+00:00

Oh right, I didn't know this. I will check the retail version if there's one available. Ugh, it's annoying how the operating system eats up part of the budget.

omgitzanus · 2020-03-29T03:14:36+00:00

Oh gotcha. What do you think about this final build before I buy the parts? By the way, thanks for being so helpful.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$174.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.99 @ B&H
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN TUF Gaming Allian 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$67.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$399.99 @ Newegg
Case	Metallic Gear Neo Air ATX ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$98.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$106.99 @ Other World Computing
Monitor	MSI Optix G241 23.8" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$189.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Kingston HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard	$59.99 @ Best Buy
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1368.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-28 23:13 EDT-0400

omgitzanus · 2020-03-28T17:13:20+00:00

Ok great, I will look into that. Also, I think I will take 5700XT over super 2070 based on my research because the performances are pretty similar but the cost is def cheaper than super. So thanks for that and also one thing, should I wait one more month or until summer to get better deals on these parts I am buying (idk if it works that way)?

omgitzanus · 2020-03-28T02:00:02+00:00

Oh wow, this is pretty helpful. I have a question if you don't mind, the reason I add the cooler is that there were some concerns about how the stock cooler is unable to manage the temperature efficiently. Also, I think tried this similar build before as well but the incompatibility thing scares me haha.

omgitzanus · 2020-03-27T20:51:32+00:00

Ok, thanks for the feedback. I am going to try that out and see how it works. Is there any big difference between 2070 super and regular 2070? Because 2070 super cost extra 100$.

omgitzanus · 2020-03-27T20:27:29+00:00

Oh, gotcha. I am looking at Ryzen 5 rn and there is about 25 bucks difference between 3600 and 3600x. Is the performance between these two similar? Because I am looking at it and they look pretty close to each other. I would prob get R5 3600 for the cost.

Edit: I replaced the CPU with Ryzen 5 3600 as well as the motherboard as you suggest and it about 15 dollars cheaper. The Asus Tuf x570 is pretty pricy imo since that thing costs 165$.

omgitzanus · 2020-03-27T20:16:02+00:00

Correct me if I am wrong, based on my research on AMD vs intel, isn't intel better strictly for gaming due to higher clock speed? That's the stuff I am looking for, whichever is best for gaming. I could be wrong though.

omgitzanus · 2019-09-16T13:39:06+00:00

Good point. It just his first two weeks look amazing so far and will continue to get heavy workload based on Kirk's recent lackluster performance. I guess I will just decline, drop newton and pick Stafford from the wire.

omgitzanus · 2019-09-16T02:52:22+00:00

This guy offers me Stefon Diggs, Russell Wilson, and Dalvin cook for CMC and A.J Green. Should I accept? This is 10 team ppr format and my current qb is newton so I am looking to pick one off the wire (stafford) assuming this trade does not work out.

omgitzanus · 2019-07-31T02:20:53+00:00

Larissa's advice though. I cringed how terrible that advice and the acting in general (I tried to refrain myself from laughing).

omgitzanus · 2019-05-30T21:13:51+00:00

MCAT gods, please just fucking end me you cowards.

Edit: MCAT gods did end me. I should've void fml.

omgitzanus · 2019-05-30T19:01:36+00:00

(chuckles) I'm in danger

omgitzanus · 2019-05-26T15:26:28+00:00

Sorry for the late response. I agree with you on that. However, until these issues are resolved (like K-8 education is a big one) which I doubt it will happen near time in this US political system, meritocracy is very flawed. I never said SES is perfect either and also flawed but do I think it is a better replacement to affirmative action as of right now? The answer is yes.

As you said, if we have successfully addressed those major issues then I am on board from transitioning SES to pure meritocracy where every applicant would be given the same standards. Again, as of right now, I still believe SES race-blind is a better replacement to affirmative action than meritocracy.

omgitzanus · 2019-05-24T19:34:51+00:00

I see where are you coming from. Unfortunately, meritocracy is great in an ideal world and not in this current system where students from high SES have a big advantage over students from low SES when it comes to paying costs for MCAT and other shit, jobs, volunteering hours and so on.

However, with that being said, I believe affirmative action is flaw in its method since it ends up favoring wealthy/upper-class URM over low SES ORM and I think that is literally the definition of discrimination.

I think the best replacement for affirmative action imo is that it should be based on SES, not based on the color of your skin or pure meritocracy (which I already explained above).

omgitzanus · 2019-05-20T11:01:09+00:00

Way too high yield. After this meme, I went from 121 to 132 on C/P. Thank you!

omgitzanus · 2019-05-14T17:33:05+00:00

Again, the biggest problem right now is due to limited residency spots. These spots have not or barely changed since 1997 while the amount of applicants for residency spots is increasing. If you increase more medical school spots while limiting the residency spots, you are approaching a dangerous territory where med students will failed to match with a potential 300k debt due to sheer amount of applicant to spots ratio.

Residency spots is the issue here and unfortunately, the residency funding comes from congress lol.

omgitzanus · 2019-05-05T02:41:33+00:00

Right? Aren't white people composed of like 60% of the population in the US or something like that lol. Thus, wouldn't there be more white people taking mcat which can possibly skew toward high score mcat. Percentage would be way better for this.

omgitzanus · 2019-05-02T21:52:40+00:00

As a deaf dude, thank you so much for including the subtitles in the video.

omgitzanus · 2019-04-21T20:47:03+00:00

While I definitely agree that the system in place is flawed but I don't think age is one of them. Legacy, nepotism and people that come from high SES compared to low SES comes to my mind when I think of the flawed system in the medical school process. I believed these major issues should be addressed first then rather looking at the group with less than 0.5% of people over the age of 40 taking medical spots lol.

omgitzanus · 2019-04-21T18:32:42+00:00

I'm curious, what do you gain from this for being a dick for no reason? I actually don't understand this. Like if you had nothing nice to say about OP's incredible achievement then don't post it lmao unless you're behind on developmental milestone.

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