205 Answered Questions for the topic MCAT
Mcat Biology
03/18/19
A doctor notices that a patient's blood pressure is high. After administering an ACE inhibitor, what is likely to be true?
Mcat
03/18/19
What are some great strategies for applying to medical school with a low undergraduate GPA, but outstanding MCAT score?
Mcat
03/18/19
Cali applicant with 3.8 looking to go to Cali MD school, what MCAT score should I aim for?
Obviously I should try my best, but the best FL I've done is 510, should I be getting around 518 to be a competitive applicant for California?
Mcat
03/15/19
Generally, for med school applications, is the MCAT score weighed more heavily than other factors such as volunteering?
Mcat
03/15/19
Retake or apply?
So I got my score back yesterday and got a 498. Obviously I was really upset and disappointed in my self.
I took the MCAT once in 2017 and got a 494. Tested a second time in Jan 2019 and got the...
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03/15/19
Question on Action Potentials
***What would occur if the sodium and potassium voltage gated channels were inhibited after depolarization?***
I am trying to work through it with this logic: Na+ channels would stay open (make...
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03/15/19
Beta Decay Question
In the EK chem book, it says position emission and electron capture are a form of beta-decay.
Beta decay is the breakdown of a Neutron into a proton and electron (which is ejected). But position...
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03/15/19
Tips on MCAT preparation in 12th grade
Hi guys, I am a senior in high school and wanted to start preparing for the MCAT, so far I’ve been reading the Princeton Review book everyday for an hour. Is there anything else I can do to help...
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03/15/19
math log question
pH = 8.34
\[H3O+\] = 10\^-8.34 = 4.57 x 10-9 M
i suck at math. can someone explain how they got from 10\^-8.34 to 4.57 x 10-9 M
Mcat
03/15/19
My friend told me they took 20+ practice tests to prepare for the MCAT. How many practice tests do I really need to take?
Mcat
03/15/19
Conditions when anode/cathode are positive vs negative /Kaplan FL 3 B/B 44
Can someone list all the places anode or cathode are used and when each are + vs -?
I am struggling on a way to remember when the anode/cathode is + or -. I have watched too many videos explaining...
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03/14/19
MCAT Retake/Application Advice
So I took the exam 1/24 and was disappointed in my score although not surprised. I got a 506 126/126/128/126. I studied over summer of 2018 and was scoring around 509 on my FLEs and my goal was a...
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03/14/19
C5 Glucopyranose cyclic to linear stereochemistry
How do we know whether the hydroxyl on carbon 5 is on the right or left in a linear structure? I understand that for carbons 2, 3, and 4, groups that are down appear on the right and groups that...
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03/14/19
Le Chatelier violating kinetics?
For the reaction below:
CO2(g) + 3H2(g) CH3OH(l) + H2O (l), ∂H=-40kj/mol
What happens to the rate of the reaction if we heat this up? Normally I'd say the reaction rate increases just by looking...
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03/14/19
Gas Chromatography Content Question - help please!
In gas chromatography, what is the effect on retention time if the volume of the stationary phase in the column increased? I am thinking the retention time would increase because there would be...
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03/14/19
Preparing for MCAT as a college freshman
Hello! I am currently a freshman in college, and I've been thinking that aside from learning from my courses, I would really like to start preparing for the MCAT. The only problem is I'm not sure...
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03/14/19
endocrine system resources
best techniques/resources for hammering out that endocrine system? Already read Kaplan and having a hard time committing it to memory
Mcat
03/14/19
Best way to use AAMC bundle
I'm about 6 weeks out from my exam. By this weekend I'll have done 6 Kaplan FL exams. I've done all the AAMC Qpacks (but 50% done with CARS 2). I'm 50% done with the Official Guide (finishing...
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03/13/19
Rank Difficulty of AAMC Sample, FL1, FL2, & FL3?
Just what the title says. Which one is most predictive of the score? Why do some say to take FL3 before FL2 and the Sample before FL1? I read so many different things on here, not sure what to...
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03/13/19
Do I have enough time to take the MCAT and apply to med school?
Long story short, I was given terrible guidance by my school. Never knew you had to apply the year prior (sept. 2018) to expected admission (fall 2019). I have all my prerequisites (currently...
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