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Nov
29
‘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, WeakNov
27
Nutmeg: I’ve never understood this mentality. If you cram ’til the last minute, you can rely on information in your long-term memory and your short-term memory. I always do much better on a test if I enter the test in the mindframe of the subject–it helps wake up all of the relevant mental machineray, so you don’t need to wait for the engine to warm up before you start cranking and firing. It makes you more tired by the Read more
Tags: cram, hurt, MCAT, score, Test, WillNov
27
‘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, WeakNov
24
Example questions dealing with capacitors
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Q: What would happen to the capacitance value, C, for a capacitor if the charge, q, were doubled?
A: The MCAT loves proportions, but this is a trick question. Possible answer choices could be:
a. double b. triple c. no change d. cannot be determined
Without a good understanding of capacitance, many might choose a, but that is the incorrect answer. Although q and C are directly proportional, capacitance is dependent Read more
Tags: Capacitors, Dealing, Example, Questions, WithNov
22
The IELTS Tutor (Book and CD-ROM) download
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Book Description The IELTS Tutor is a 40 minute CD/Video with an accompanying booklet. It has been developed to help students to pass the IELTS test. This is an international test which students have to pass in order to gain entry into universities in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The IELTS Tutor is unique in that it provides hints and suggestions in an audio-visual format. Most other IELTS Read more
Tags: Book, download, IELTS, TutorNov
22
Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL Test
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Book Description A new edition designed to prepare students for the TOEFL iBT test, administered online. Cambridge Preparation for the TOEFL� test, Fourth Edition helps students master the language skills they need to succeed on the TOEFL� iBT Test and communicate effectively in an academic setting. Using an integrated skills approach that mirrors the structure of the TOEFL� iBT, this fully revised text is ideal Read more
Tags: Cambridge, Preparation, Test, ToeflNov
22
Book Description The GRE subject tests are among the most difficult standardized exams. Rather than testing general problem-solving skills, they require highly specialized knowledge.
The experts at The Princeton Review have thoroughly research each subject test to provide students with the most thorough, up-to-date information available. Students don’t need to relearn the entire histories of their fields—just Read more
Tags: Biology, Cracking, download, RapidshareNov
20
Blood pH and How It Is Controlled
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Important things to know about acid/base balance in the human body FOR THE MCAT:
The buffer system you need to know: HCO3-/CO2 (think HCO3- = base and CO2 = acid)
Chemical equation: H+ + HCO3- = H2CO3 = CO2 + H2O (imagine the equilibria arrows)
The lungs independently control CO2 (fast response – minutes to hours) while the kidneys independently control HCO3- (slow response – hours to days).##7## Read more
Tags: Blood, ControlledNov
20
‘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, WeakNov
19
Backdoor Admissions to Selective Universities
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Backdoor Admissions to Selective UniversitiesSunday November 05th 2006, 3:03 pm Filed under: College, Tips, College Admissions, Ivy League
The NY Times today published a piece about an interesting college admissions strategy: To get into a selective school, apply to a less popular program and then once you’re accepted, transfer into your desired program. Transfering within a university is easier than entering it.
How to choose Read more
Tags: Admissions, Backdoor, Selective, Universities