MCAT Help!
So I am going to get straight to the point. I want to take the mcat next year and through my research I found out that everyone recommended the Sn2ed schedule. I just needed to know if it is enough to...
View ArticleAAMC Official Guide to the MCAT Q&A
This is the collective thread for MCAT practice questions in AAMC's Official Guide to the MCAT. Approved by GetTheLeadOut here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=1015927
View ArticleMCAT Advice on Purchasing Practice Exams and Kaplan Books
Right now I am thinking about taking the MCAT in April of 2017 and then going to medical school in 2018. I do not know exactly how early medical schools want me to take the MCAT, but I am only taking 6...
View ArticleEnzyme Kinematics Question
My professor said that low Km means low Vmax, and I'm confused about that. Wouldn't a low Km mean higher affinity of the enzyme for the substrate and threfore the Vmax should be higher?
View ArticlePhysics--Spring constant problems
Hey yall--I'm reviewing spring constants and want to check my answers to the following questions: A block of mass m is released on a frictionless ramp with a spring of spring constant K below. You are...
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Why Oliguria occurs because of saline or dextrose?
hi, i have a question that i have to answer to my prof. She asked me that "Why Oliguria occurs when saline or 5% dextrose is given to patient?" i researched but i couldn't find proper answer. It seems...
View ArticleElementary of Biochemistry vs Biochemistry for the MCAT?
Hello, I am currently finishing up my bachelor's degree, and I was concerned about what type of biochemistry course would be the most helpful to take, before taking the MCAT. The medical school I want...
View ArticleTitration Question Kaplan FL1
Hey all, I have a question about number 15 from Kaplan FL1 chem/phys. The question states: "A conservationist would like to test the acidity of a sample of rainwater by titrating it with 0.05M NaOH....
View ArticlePeptidyl Transferase
I know that peptidyl transferases works along with ribozymes and help in the formation of peptide bonds during translation. So, I am thinking that it has to be found in the ribosomes. I am confused...
View ArticleOfficial AAMC Practice Test Physics Questions 2015
Hello, I had a question on the official MCAT physics Questions (Passage 2, question 10) I couldn't figure out the order of the 1st and the 2nd harmonics. From the 1st paragraph on the passage, I could...
View ArticleIs pyruvate actually reduced at the beginning of pyruvate oxidation?
Hi all, Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I understand why pyruvate oxidation is an oxidation of pyruvate overall: you transfer electrons from pyruvate to NAD+. However, in the first step of...
View ArticleIonization energy exceptions
I am confused about the exemption to the general IE trend in the case of Nitrogen to Oxygen. According to Khan video, if we draw out the electron configuration, there is repulsion between the paired...
View ArticleGenetic Drift
Can someone go over how to attack questions on this topic? I thought genetic drift happens when there is a sudden change causing a random change in the allele makeup of the population. So I am confused...
View ArticleElectric Field
What is the electric field at midway between two negative charges? I know it is supposed to be 0. I am mathematically trying to figure it out using the equations but I am confused. Etotal = E1 + E2 =...
View ArticleStudying from scratch for the MCAT - is Kaplan enough?
I recently signed up for a Kaplan MCAT course. I saw an MD/PhD program that looked interesting and the MCAT was the only concrete item I had missing from the admission requirements. Unfortunately, I...
View Articlemcat online study group
anyone interested in reviewing biology concepts such as physiology, molecular, general biology. i would also all of us to share available resources to practice passages, and free base questions....
View ArticleBlood Clotting Summary
Is it worth memorizing the pathway and factors? This is what I have in my notes (am I missing any critical factor/molecule)? Intrinsic: clotting factors from blood Extrinsic: clotting factors from...
View ArticlepH and pKa
"pH depends on the amount of acid in solution whereas pKa does not" Can someone explain this statement using the equations? I am confused because the equations for both pH and pKa involve the acid...
View ArticleIs sensory stimuli the same thing as distal stimuli?
There was an AAMC question about perception of an object/event. My answer was sensory stimulus and the correct answer was distal stimulus. Since distal stimulus is by definition the light, sound, temp,...
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