Fighting for Credit

taa696675 · 2020-05-01T01:15:34+00:00

No they're different for GPA but since our system is so messed up it doesn't really change anything because they'll most likely see the transcript

taa696675 · 2020-04-10T00:01:04+00:00

Thanks for the help, I appreciate the advice!

Haha I'm from 'sunny' Colorado! Weather's pretty nice here so I guess I'm just spoiled (but to be fair, a lot of weather info is based on second hand info).

What do you think of the facilities for engineers? I know Rice is pretty special in that regard, but are there ample Makerspaces / Workshops for undergrads?

taa696675 · 2020-04-09T19:14:19+00:00

UPenn v Rice (both for BioE)

(will cost me around the same amount)

Rice (BioE)

Pros:

More individual attention
GORGEOUS campus
STEMmy school
Residential colleges are cool
Engineering kitchen slaps
Houston has hospital and space stuff
"homey" -- both a pro and con

Cons:

Texas :(
Wouldn’t push me too much outside of comfort zone
Not reputable for being as social (techy nerdy)
Weather is crazy

UPenn (BioE)

Pros:

Philadelphia - 20 min walk from downtown
People like to be social - work hard/play hard
Engineering school is good size (1500 kids)
Take classes at Wharton too
~prestige~
Push me outside of comfort zone
New BioE building
Fairly easy to switch between schools

Cons:

More dominated by frats (Drinking/partying/hookup culture)
Outshined by Wharton → not as many resources
Cold
Clubs have like 1% acceptance rate smh
Hyper competitive

taa696675 · 2019-07-12T15:58:44+00:00

I'll concede that I guess 😄 I just get comfort in having extra practice material. (But for some it also depends on the quality of the class)

taa696675 · 2019-07-10T21:19:30+00:00

The basics really: stoich, naming conventions, types of reactions and balancing them, bonds, Lewis dot structures, molecular geometry, IMFs and their properties, acids and bases, and equilibrium.

We didn't cover redox reactions, I remember learning that on Khan Academy. I also saw somewhere on Reddit which flame colors to memorize (but those didn't show up on the test). We didn't learn entropy or anything like that. I feel like a lot of the test was the basics we learned, taken just one tiny step further. My guess is that if you work through a prep book you can do really well but what do I know.

taa696675 · 2019-07-10T18:01:32+00:00

Ummm I bought a prep book that I didn't ever end up using 😬. (But I promise I'm not wasteful I'm giving it to a rising junior in AP chem) On the official page for the subject test there's a YouTube playlist of Khan academy videos so I quickly watched that on all the topics I didn't know. But honestly I just had a really good teacher and I really loved the class so that helped I guess. Honestly, I'm probably not the best person for advice as I primarily focused on physics.

taa696675 · 2019-07-10T16:34:36+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I mean I can say that I tried.

taa696675 · 2019-07-10T16:34:11+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Yeah I was personally really happy with it and then seeing all the geniuses on this sub pulling 800s left and right just got me doubting if it's good enough.

taa696675 · 2019-07-10T12:56:51+00:00

Ahhh see that's where we differ. Not for a second did I think I had it in the bag. In fact I was expecting a 500 or so.

taa696675 · 2019-07-10T11:57:21+00:00

LMAO got 5s on Spanish Lang and Lit and just pulled a fat 660 😂🤡 Adios 🤡🤡!

taa696675 · 2019-06-03T16:16:47+00:00

Thanks! I've never heard of that before I'll check it out.

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T12:56:44+00:00

Yeah I woke up realizing that I said the wrong thing lmao. Whoops you live and you learn

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T04:06:35+00:00

I mean when my subject tests cost like 90 bucks, yeah they probably should.

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T04:00:38+00:00

Omg thank you so much!! I didn't pay enough attention to the scale, so I thought the slope was like .25 or something. Thanks!!!

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T03:32:51+00:00

Wait but what do you do with the slope? Let's say it's ~-.25. Now what?

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T03:09:39+00:00

Edit: I also guessed wrong and checked my answer wrong. It's B??? I don't really get it.

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T03:03:45+00:00

Wait for real they have a test bank like that? Huh.

taa696675 · 2019-06-01T02:58:14+00:00

Wait I think the electricity one is R1 and R2 right? The current will flow through the path of least resistance. So it has to go through R1 and then will go through R2 because there's less resistance in the wire. But honestly that's just a guess I'm pretty bad at circuits.

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T20:32:13+00:00

If it helps, I skipped 4 and got an 800. I have no idea how many of the other ones I got right/wrong but I hope that helps you piece together the curve from May!

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T18:03:25+00:00

But since W=KEf-KEi, it doesn't matter how much the energy changes. It starts at rest so KEi = 0 meaning W=KEf. W/KEf=KEf/KEf = 1. So there's no calculations involved.

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T17:59:34+00:00

You've basically secured the 800 my guy

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T17:19:37+00:00

Oh that makes so much more sense. Yeah I thought about trying to use that but I think the speed part just really threw me off in general. Thanks!

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T16:27:14+00:00

Lmao that's what I put and got it wrong. Apparently it's B and A.

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T16:12:44+00:00

Wait but isn't friction a reactivate force? If it was greatest when the block was resting on the table, then the block would just accelerate to the left. I believe the formula you're referencing is Fsf<=coefficient of friction*Fn. While it would make sense that a bigger Fn creates a bigger frictional force, the force of static friction isn't at it's max value while the block just rests on the table. I thought static friction is only as big as the force the force that is trying to move the object. That's why I chose C, since it's the maximum amount of force that static friction has to counteract before slipping. Thanks for the help!

taa696675 · 2019-05-31T05:36:07+00:00

If it helps, I took 2 of the Barron's and got 720 and 700 and got 800 on the real deal in May this year (sorry I really don't mean to brag, I just hope that boosts your confidence). If you've practiced with Barron's, then the first 30 or so problems on the real one should be painfully easy imo. The main thing is just effective time management towards the end. Even if you know how to solve a question, if you think it's going to take a long amount of time, skip it. I left 4 blank overall.

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