MCATs...mkay?
Seems so, so far!
Yes, shocking, I know. MCATs are sort of fun to practice! :)
Wow...I am a dork.
But really, some of the physics is actually coming back to me- it's all about practicing and practicing (but I want more practice problems...I feel like an MCAT junkie...). Not too good with some of the tension problems, or the torque stuff. Rememorizing formulas is sort of hit and miss at present, but getting better.
Haha, my weekends are going to be fun, aren't they?
No, I think I just need to focus when I'm studying. It hasn't been entirely efficient at present. Let's see...the presentation on Thursday went okei, mostly because no one actually asked me questions or to explain the research (haha, it was benign!) but I got to show off my poster and get some good eats. We had our first lab meeting on Friday and it was AWESOME- got to learn about reading EKGs, science-y and clinical stuff along with it, and a good review of the research we're doing. I did end up presenting the data to our lab, but it wasn't too bad (I feel bad that lots of lab folk had to hear it some 3x from my practicing earlier in the week). My poster looks soooo cool too!!!! V. proud of it (of course, the PI changed a lot of it, so it's way better than what I first came up with).
Hmm...what else? Oh, last week, a bunch of us lab rats got to go dress up in blue scrubs and go to the OR to see an operation- they were putting a balloon pump in- it was incredible! Seriously, the guy's chest was completely open, you could see his heart beating! I could hardly believe he was alive and could recover from this! There were so many tubes and things going in and out of him, and his blood was being pumped by a machine (which is why they were putting the pump in). It really changed my perspective on medicine and where we stand in terms of technology- part of it was just jaw-dropping (that it works) and part of it just seemed so rustic! Rounds was tiring- just on your feet for so long. We saw Jim put a wedge probe (Swanz catheter? not sure) into this lady to check for blocks.
Buuuuut, i'd better get back to MCATs. It starts to feel sadly neglected.
To do:
Hang out with Navneeta! :) Crossing my fingers you get a job here at S of 'ford!
Talk to high school friends via the phone
Keep from going waaaaay over my phone bill
Practice Gen Chem MCATs
More Physics review for MCATs
Genotyping at lab on Monday
Some PFC contacts to contact
...and other such things
Yes, shocking, I know. MCATs are sort of fun to practice! :)
Wow...I am a dork.
But really, some of the physics is actually coming back to me- it's all about practicing and practicing (but I want more practice problems...I feel like an MCAT junkie...). Not too good with some of the tension problems, or the torque stuff. Rememorizing formulas is sort of hit and miss at present, but getting better.
Haha, my weekends are going to be fun, aren't they?
No, I think I just need to focus when I'm studying. It hasn't been entirely efficient at present. Let's see...the presentation on Thursday went okei, mostly because no one actually asked me questions or to explain the research (haha, it was benign!) but I got to show off my poster and get some good eats. We had our first lab meeting on Friday and it was AWESOME- got to learn about reading EKGs, science-y and clinical stuff along with it, and a good review of the research we're doing. I did end up presenting the data to our lab, but it wasn't too bad (I feel bad that lots of lab folk had to hear it some 3x from my practicing earlier in the week). My poster looks soooo cool too!!!! V. proud of it (of course, the PI changed a lot of it, so it's way better than what I first came up with).
Hmm...what else? Oh, last week, a bunch of us lab rats got to go dress up in blue scrubs and go to the OR to see an operation- they were putting a balloon pump in- it was incredible! Seriously, the guy's chest was completely open, you could see his heart beating! I could hardly believe he was alive and could recover from this! There were so many tubes and things going in and out of him, and his blood was being pumped by a machine (which is why they were putting the pump in). It really changed my perspective on medicine and where we stand in terms of technology- part of it was just jaw-dropping (that it works) and part of it just seemed so rustic! Rounds was tiring- just on your feet for so long. We saw Jim put a wedge probe (Swanz catheter? not sure) into this lady to check for blocks.
Buuuuut, i'd better get back to MCATs. It starts to feel sadly neglected.
To do:
Hang out with Navneeta! :) Crossing my fingers you get a job here at S of 'ford!
Talk to high school friends via the phone
Keep from going waaaaay over my phone bill
Practice Gen Chem MCATs
More Physics review for MCATs
Genotyping at lab on Monday
Some PFC contacts to contact
...and other such things
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