3 Tips to Taking an MCAT Practice Exam →

http://www.medschoolpulse.com/2013/03/21/3-tips-to-taking-an-mcat-practice-test/

Some nice tips on taking practice exams.

"Cheerfulness, unaffected cheerfulness, a sincere desire to please and be pleased, unchecked by any efforts to shine, are the qualities you must bring with you into society, if you wish to succeed in conversation. … a light and airy equanimity of temper,—that spirit which never rises to boisterousness, and never sinks to immovable dullness; that moves gracefully from “grave to gay, from serious to serene,” and by mere manner gives proof of a feeling heart and generous mind."

The art of conversation, 1866 (via explore-blog)

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herpicusderpicus:

jtotheizzoe:

An important reminder that the universe has three spatial dimensions and is best appreciated with all three engaged*.

*engage fourth as needed for EXTREME MODE

Technically time is the fourth dimension, and since these are repeating .gifs, they do possess a sense of time progression since things are moving

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mywrittenreality:

STRESS EATING

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"I believe wholeheartedly, and without apology, that we have a collective responsibility to the children of our communities even if we did not conceive and bear them. Of course, parents can and should raise their children with their own values. But they should be able to do so in a community that provides safe places to play, quality food to eat, terrific schools to attend, and economic opportunities to support them. No individual household can do that alone. We have to build that world together."

Melissa Harris-Perry, Why caring for children is not just a parent’s job (via msnbc)

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MCAT flashcards

medschoolapplicant:

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Tip #1: Space Out Your Work

Procrastination will be ultimate downfall.  Sometimes, my laziness gets so bad that I don’t finish things until the hour before assignments are due! While sometimes I do like being under that kind of pressure, for the most part, I’ve realized that my work is always much better when I space it out or at least have more than 40 minutes to finish something.  

Future me always thanks Productive me when I do space out my assignments.  For example, last week, I had two lab reports to finish in a span of four days.  The first lab report I split it up in a span of three days.  I worked on certain sections each day and by the time it was due, I had time to revise and check for errors.  I ended up getting a good grade on it.  The second lab report, I wrote three hours before the deadline and didn’t have time to revise.  I did not do as well.

Procrastination is hard to fight off, but it does pay off in the end! Your future self will always thank your productive, present self if you do this! 

4/22/13

To-Do List

Homework: Watch OChem lectures (Alkynes, Alcohols); Study for Microbiology lab quiz; Start Microbiology lab report; Work on Astrobiology presentation, paper; Print out Microbiology lecture notes; Continue working on Microbiology project; Print out Vaccine lecture notes; Work on Vaccine proposal/paper; Print out Functional Genomics lecture notes; Work on Functional Genomics project; Work on Microbiology honors contract, set up appointment; Work on Cultural Encounters paper

Lab Work: UHD sensor deposition; Meeting with lab mentor

Work: Check emails

Misc.: Call Mayo Clinic lab; Email lab director at Biodesign; Look for Space Grant opportunities; Organize emails; Clean room

Coming Attractions

Starting tomorrow, here are some new features that will be on this blog.

-My to-do lists (homework, lab work, club work, my life, etc.)

-Tips (Studying, how to handle stress, college life, life, etc.)

-Motivational quotes

-News

-Science posts

-The MCAT journey

-Personal posts (Bits and pieces of my own personal life)