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Apr
30
Value of a College Degree
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Value of a College DegreeMonday October 30th 2006, 3:19 pm Filed under: College, Graduate School
According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, college graduates with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $51,554 in 2004. These numbers hold true for men and women in every racial and ethnic group.
Graduate School: Adults with advanced college degrees earned an average of $78,093.
High School: High school Read more
Tags: College, Degree, ValueApr
25
Usmle Anatomy & Embryology Mnemonics
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"NAVEL"
N :nerve (femoral)
A :artery(femoral)
V : Vein (femoral)
E :empty space (femoral canal)
L : lacunar ligament
Upper trunk
PAMS
P-phrenic A-axillary M-musculocutaneous S-suprascapular
[think falling on the head & waiters tip]
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Lower trunk [Like a musti Read more
Tags: Anatomy, Embryology, Mnemonics, UsmleApr
24
MCAT organic chemistry mnemonics
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Addition of Amine to Carbonyl Group “SE PI” (or “SEe PIe”)
Secondary amine ? Enamine Primary amine ? Imine (Note: tertiary and quaternary amines do not react with the C=0 group.) Cis/trans (Geometric) Isomers
“Z: Zame Zide E: Epposite”
Z for same side and E for opposite sides Conformations
Gauche conformation: It’s “gauche” (inappropriate) for one Read more
Tags: chemistry, MCAT, Mnemonics, organicApr
23
Conversion units - Physics MCAT
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Some people still have problems converting cm^3 and mm^3 to m^3 for problems such as density and volume.
1) When converting from cm^3 to m^3 move 6 decimal places to the left. For example if the volume of a box is 120 cm^3, then converting it, we will get .000120 m^3 or 1.2 x 10^-4 m^3
2) When converting from mm^3 to m^3 move 9 decimal places to the left. For example, if the volume is 120 mm^3, the conveting it, we will Read more
Tags: conversion, MCAT, Physics, unitsApr
23
USMLE Microbiology & Immunology Mnemonics
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T-cell Thymus
B-cell Bone Marrow antiBody
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Anaerobic bacteria……….ABC……Actinomyces, Bacteriodes, Clostridium
Aerobic bacteria……..Nagging Pest Must Breathe……..Nocardia, Pseudomonas, Mycobacteria tuberculosis, Bacillus anthracis
Obligated Read more
Tags: Immunology, Microbiology, Mnemonics, UsmleApr
22
Note: this explanation is best understood if you have a Lineweaver-Burke plot and a velocity vs. concentration graph available while reading it.
When you look at an enzyme reaction, you’re really looking at two reactions:
E+S ES –> E + P
So in those rxns, E is the enzyme, S is the substrate, and P is the product. You’ll notice that substrate binding is reversible, so you could say that we’re Read more
Tags: Competitive, Enzyme, Inhibition, UncompetitiveApr
21
Not many. And those you need, you do not need with much precision at all.
pi = 3 (Not kidding; this should be good enough. 3.1 in a pinch)sin(30) = 0.5; cos(30) = 0.9sin(45) = 0.7; cos(45) = 0.7sin(60) = 0.9; cos(60) = 0.5the speed of light in a vacuum (and air): c = 3 x 10^8m/sacceleration due to gravity near the surface of the Earth: g = 10 m/s^2the density of water, in the following units: 1000kg/m^3 = 1g/cm^3
Also useful:##3## Read more
Tags: constants, Know, MCAT, Physics, should, WhatApr
21
Homeschooling as the Art of theEveryday
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Here’s a great comment (and some excellent advice) from Laura Derrick.
Excerpts (emphasis added):
It is inevitable that we will not all go about homeschooling the same way, and that we won’t have the same ideas about how to protect our right to homeschool. I think that’s a positive thing. We need diversity, and we need a wealth of ideas and strategies….
But you know, it’s not easy to sit by Read more
Tags: Homeschooling, theEverydayApr
21
‘Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market’
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‘Altruism Meets a Weak Job Market’Friday July 04th 2008, 4:08 pm Filed under: Life, Post-College
According to the Wall Street Journal, recent college grads are giving up on trying to find a decent job in the currently crappy job market, and are opting instead to spend a year or two working and/or volunteering for one of the following world-improvement organizations:
Peace CorpsAmeriCorpsTeach Read more
Tags: 8216, 8217, Altruism, Market, Meets, WeakApr
17
IELTS Preparation and Practice: Reading and Writing - Academic Module (Oxford ANZ English)
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Book Description IELTS Preparation and Practice is designed to meet the needs of students preparing to take the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). Each component in the series reflects the format of the IELTS and offers a complete guide to developing the skills required for each module. The series provides comprehensive preparation for and practice of the complete range of skills Read more
Tags: Academic, English, IELTS, Module, Oxford, practice, Preparation, Reading, writing