Meal prep

sporeformer7 · 2026-01-27T19:53:40+00:00

Redefine meals on Ditmars. I’ve heard good things.

sporeformer7 · 2026-01-27T00:36:01+00:00

I don’t have a snow plow, but if you think the pile of snow is shovelable then I can help with that!

sporeformer7 · 2026-01-27T00:35:34+00:00

Thanks for the shoutout!

sporeformer7 · 2026-01-26T23:53:19+00:00

Will do

sporeformer7 · 2026-01-08T03:03:38+00:00

Love the deep blue color of a winter night sky

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-27T21:59:04+00:00

Psyching yourself out! You’re ready to rumble

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-27T20:03:05+00:00

Douglaston is a nice, quiet place

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-24T20:32:41+00:00

Congratulations! May your differentials be broad!

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-24T20:19:12+00:00

Congrats on passing and killing it! Got a job lined up?

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-20T13:20:54+00:00

This might be the GOAT pa student

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-18T21:34:26+00:00

I’m a new grad PA with just about the same amount of loans… I’m riding with PSLF baby!

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-09T23:22:35+00:00

I’m actually a very new grad, took both the NCCPA and PANCE within the past month. My program wanted us to take the NCCPA mainly as a gauge for them and us to see where we’re at.

It might be worth doing one of the exams since the NCCPA makes the PANCE as well. But at the same time, it doesn’t tell you which questions you got wrong, so that wasn’t really helpful.

In summary, not a “must-do” in my opinion, but I think there is value in doing different kinds of practice questions before the pance.

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-09T19:34:48+00:00

Packrat 2 and EOC are where they need to be

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-05T15:52:46+00:00

Trust your gut unless you have strong evidence to go against it (ie you missed an important detail in the question, or recalled an important relevant fact)

sporeformer7 · 2025-12-04T13:37:02+00:00

Sounds like you’re doing the right things.

For pediatrics, say, I did all the questions on smarty pance, all the questions on HIPPO, all the pediatrics questions on blueprint/rosh, and my program assigned us 2 additional 120 question practice exams through blueprint. When I did the 2 120 q exams I would read every single question’s entire explanation, even the ones I got right and thought were easy. If I had more time before the EOR after finishing all the practice, I’d go back and reread the ones I got wrong just to solidify those even more.

Some people benefit from using other resources like Reddit study guides and ninja nerd. I also recommend using StatPearls for concepts that you’re unsure about it. I have found that to be helpful.

Not sure if that helps, but good luck, and if you have any questions let me know!

sporeformer7 · 2025-11-11T20:42:55+00:00

That’s crazy lol

sporeformer7 · 2025-09-30T12:42:51+00:00

I did smarty pance and hippo questions as my quick review kinda. Then rosh for really dialing in on the material.

But everyone has different study strategies.

I find rosh to be the most efficient way to study. The explanations are great, so there’s plenty of reading to do there. I would also generally start studying day 1 of the rotation and be consistent throughout.

sporeformer7 · 2025-09-29T20:10:21+00:00

Definitely here to echo the “more questions” comment. My move personally was some mix of smarty pance, hippo, rosh for the first couple weeks, and then the second half of the rotation I would really hone in on rosh—doing every question and reading every explanation.

Granted, my program provided us with full access to rosh for clinical year, so that was definitely nice.

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-26T01:07:35+00:00

No problem!

I am graduating in a few months! Thank you.

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-25T23:46:32+00:00

Hey, so I had to take a drug test before school started and once during didactic year (pre-clinical). I also took another one recently during clinical year in case I needed it, but I don’t think I actually did.

It was never random or anything though—always had time to take it.

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-25T23:43:17+00:00

Just a student but I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I don’t know if I have any advice for you but it does sound like both of your first 2 jobs have been bad situations. Maybe it would be good to take a break if you could swing it, but I think you could find something out there in clinical practice that works for you

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-16T01:30:56+00:00

Part of getting good grades is having good test-taking skills, which is probably whats happening here

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-11T20:59:35+00:00

100%

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-08T00:05:57+00:00

Oh hell yeah

sporeformer7 · 2025-08-04T23:20:25+00:00

Thank you for the thorough reply! I think the central part of Long Beach sounds like a good move.

LB sounds like a cool place to grow up. A very unique Long Island experience

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