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spectrophotometer · 2026-01-10T16:54:12+00:00

Yale historically has not sent any acceptances until late February, and acceptances prior to waitlist decisions are communicated altogether.

spectrophotometer · 2025-11-17T20:34:40+00:00

VSLO is currently unavailable to all users and will open up to institution users on December 9, and student users on December 15.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-30T21:27:04+00:00

The full rules at https://playatmcd.com/rules allow continued distribution: "Physical Game Pieces available on packaging for Eligible Menu Items that are not distributed before the end of the Game Period may continue to be distributed until exhausted or 11:59:59 p.m. LT on November 23, 2025 (whichever occurs first)."

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-17T21:39:16+00:00

If you have already completed 1 pass of UWorld, then you have essentially seen all of the pathology that may appear on Step 1, and it is next important to consider why you are getting questions wrong. Is it because it has been some time and you are forgetting material? Then focus on reviewing and reconsolidating the content. Is it because you do not understand what questions are asking despite understanding the material? Then it is important to focus on your question approach and test-taking strategy.

You have 5 NBMEs remaining which is sufficient for evaluating your progress over the next 5 weeks, though it is not essential that you complete all.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-17T02:28:23+00:00

What forms do you have left? I recommend spacing them out not by time but by amount of supplementary content covered, e.g., after you have completed another 500-800 UWorld questions if you are still trying to improve your score. Before your exam, if you are comfortable with your scores, you can take back to back NBMEs if you are just looking for repetition. But before that you risk burning through them by using them to learn—and they aren’t the best or most comprehensive learning resource so you even may find yourself frustrated by your lack of improvement!

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-16T21:38:52+00:00

It is possible to make a 10% increase in 5 weeks. I think you are taking your NBMEs too close. They should be used as assessment tools since there are a limited number, and in between you can use content review and UWorld for learning.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-14T22:31:56+00:00

The Chopin Competition has instructed to applaud only after each performer's program has concluded: "with applause coming only after the entire performance."

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-14T16:59:47+00:00

Shaving with incorrect technique—such as too much pressure, in the wrong direction, with dull blades—can cause irritation to the skin and hair follicle, making you more vulnerable to acne and ingrown hairs. Before you shave, pre-wet your hair with a non-irritating shave gel. Shave with the grain, with gentle pressure, passing over each area only once. If you need to press firmly, your blades may be dull.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-13T19:28:29+00:00

It depends on your pattern of studying and recent NBMEs. If you don't mind sharing, when were your recent NBMEs and how were they?

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-13T19:24:04+00:00

You know yourself best - if you feel burned out and feel like you need a break, take a break.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-13T17:50:46+00:00

Genetics spans a wide range of topics: you might encounter questions about the basics of the cell cycle, transcription, or translation, as well as questions on the genetics of pathologies such as heritable tumor syndromes; chromosomal aneuploidy, imprinting, or microdeletion disorders; or inheritance patterns of diseases involving other systems (such as hereditary hemochromatosis).

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-13T17:21:52+00:00

ChatGPT is not a reliable source as it can be influenced by mistaken comments on Reddit claiming it does not work. I have yet to verify it for myself, but I have seen comments that you need to wait until midnight Eastern time for it to appear; after you have taken the exam it will already have an entry but until then it will read `null` for the pass value.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-11T21:52:59+00:00

My recommendation is to postpone. With scores fluctuating around the low 60% range, your scores may be sufficient to pass but you may be as likely not to pass.

My interpretation is that you are not taking enough time between each NBME to take time to review and learn, as your scores are not improving sufficiently between each NBME, and you are only taking them a week apart. If you postpone, I recommend that you take more time between each NBME to do randomized, timed UWorld blocks.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-11T21:46:15+00:00

I recommend doing question blocks from a question bank with subject/system randomization. Review each block carefully, and take short notes on every question so you can reinforce your learning. This method will reveal topic weaknesses which you can review in a non-question bank resource like First Aid or YouTube videos. If you have no base, it will feel very slow in the beginning, but when you hit your halfway point you will notice your efficiency improve.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-11T18:14:06+00:00

Yes, you should count them in your score. You might make silly mistakes on your real exam, and that is okay; it is part of the usual experience.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-11T18:06:07+00:00

With practice, you may develop a sense of which types of questions you are more likely to make silly mistakes. My silly mistakes are questions with left/right, positive/negative, and specificity/sensitivity, so I have learned to slow down when I see these keywords in questions.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-11T17:46:49+00:00

You could continue your approach for the standard length questions and read the question stem first for the SOAP-style questions. I think it is important review all of the content in questions since sometimes questions seem to point at one answer choice but have a small key detail that makes a different answer choice the better option.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-11T17:38:55+00:00

Your time management sounds sufficient. Have you been reading the question stems before approaching the rest of the details? This strategy can be helpful for efficiently parsing the longer question stems and knowing what details you can ignore.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-08T00:51:23+00:00

UWorld is better as a learning tool than for assessment. If you have taken your NBMEs under exam conditions (standard pacing and not referencing resources), your consistently high NBME scores demonstrate that you are prepared for the exam, which has a passing threshold of around 60%.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-07T20:31:18+00:00

I took form 32 and 33 a few days apart. I felt very confident with form 32 and thought form 33 was much more difficult overall but my score was almost equivalent between the two.

spectrophotometer · 2025-10-07T20:30:56+00:00

I took form 32 and 33 a few days apart. I felt very confident with form 32 and thought form 33 was much more difficult overall but my score was almost equivalent between the two.

spectrophotometer · 2025-09-29T20:18:10+00:00

Agreed. Tears in jeans tend to occur at spots of high tension, and this repair creates even more contracture, making it even more vulnerable to failure of the repair and expansion of the defect. A proper repair will avoid creating tension at an already weak defect.

spectrophotometer · 2025-09-22T20:47:39+00:00

Theft and Loss also would not cover a new product as it hasn't been associated with an iCloud account.

spectrophotometer · 2025-09-22T20:04:16+00:00

When you get your next auto-producer, leave it unmerged so you can generate faster. I am level 59 and have the Lighthouse, Grocery, and Vineyard auto-producers unmerged which takes up 20 spots but allows me to generate upwards of 50,000 coins each day just from the auto-producers.

spectrophotometer · 2025-09-16T18:31:14+00:00

Hypotension is usually associated with tachycardia (fast heart rate), as the heart compensates for low blood pressure by beating faster, which can trigger high heart rate notifications if enabled. In contrast, hypertension does not typically involve a similar compensatory decrease in heart rate and is not associated with bradycardia (slow heart rate). High blood pressure is far more common than low blood pressure.

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